Raquel del Rosario
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| Raquel del Rosario | |
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 Raquel del Rosario in concert on October 13, 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 3 November 1982 |
| Origin | Teror, Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Genres | Celtic |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | El Sueño de Morfeo |
Raquel del Rosario Macías (born 3 November 1982 in Teror, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas) is a Spanish singer. She is member of the band El Sueño de Morfeo (Morpheus' Dream).
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[edit] Biography
Raquel is the second of six children. At the age of 14 she started writing the first of many songs. Raquel, a self-taught musician, was 17 when she met David Feito from Asturias, who headed a Celtic-based music group.
In 2000 Raquel left her native Gran Canaria for Asturias with David and joined his group, Xemà, finally to see their first album released. Soon after Raquel and David met Juan Luis Suárez, and the three created El Sueño de Morfeo. Raquel del Rosario is the vocalist of this Spanish Band, and she has written and composed most of their songs with the help of David and Juan.
[edit] Personal life
On November 17, 2006,[1] she married Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso.[2] They lived in Oxford, England until they moved to Mont-sur-Rolle, near Lake Geneva, Switzerland in 2006. In February 2010 they moved to Lugano, Switzerland in order to be closer to his new Formula One employer Ferrari. On December 20, 2011 the couple announced their divorce to the press [3].
[edit] References
- ^ "The girls in pole position". Mail on Sunday (Associated Newspapers): p. 34. 25 February 2007.
- ^ "2007 FIA Gala Awards Gallery". The Official Formula 1 Website. http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2007/202.html. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ http://www.marca.com/2011/12/20/motor/formula1/zona_alonso/1324394431.html
