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Amaia Romero
Amaia and Alfred posing at the Eurovision Pre-Party in Madrid in April 2018
Amaia and Alfred posing at the Eurovision Pre-Party in Madrid in April 2018
Background information
Birth nameAmaia Romero Arbizu
Born (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25)
Pamplona, Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • ukelele
Years active2010–present

Amaia Romero Arbizu (born 3 January 1999) is a Spanish singer.[1] She gained national recognition when she took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo, which she won, and also represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, along with Alfred García, with the song "Tu canción". They finished in twenty-third place[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

Romero was born on 3 January 1999 in Pamplona, Navarre.

Daughter of Ángel Romero and Javiera Arbizu, Romero belongs to a family of musicians. Her uncle, Joaquín Romero, was the manager of the Orfeón Pamplonés concert choir from 2008 until 2016, as well as of the Pablo Sarasate Orchestra for two years.[7] It was his uncle who discovered that as a child, Romero had absolute pitch.[7][8]

On her mother's side, Romero is the niece of Carmen Arbizu, professor of singing at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra since 1990.[7] Romero is in the last year of studying for a degree in piano at this conservatory.[9][10]

Career

2010-2016: Beginnings

In 2010, Romero participated in the children's talent show Cántame una canción on Telecinco, where she sang alongside David Civera and Sergio Rivero, the winner of the fourth series of Operación Triunfo.[11] In 2011, she was the winner of a scholarship to Rock Camp 2011, and participated in the camp in 2011 and 2012.[12]

In 2012, she took part in series one of the talent show El Número Uno on Antena 3, qualifying for the show performing The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" with her ukelele. She was eliminated in week six of the series.[13] The jury in the show was made up of David Bustamante, Ana Torroja, Miguel Bosé, Natalia Jiménez and Mónica Naranjo.[14] Romero and Naranjo would meet again on series nine of Operación Triunfo, as Naranjo went on to be part of the jury.

In 2016, Amaia collaborated with the Navarrese band Lemon y Tal on the song "Cicatrices de mi realidad".[15]

2017-2018: Operación Triunfo and the Eurovision Song Contest

Amaia and Alfred during their performance at the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party.

In 2017, Romero auditioned for series nine of the reality television music competition Operación Triunfo, a program that was returning to television after a six-year hiatus.[16] On 23 October 2017, she was selected to enter the show's "Academy" on the season premiere: Romero performed David Bowie's "Starman" and was not selected originally by the show's jury, but she was saved by the "Academy"'s staff of teachers.[17]

On 15 January 2018, Romero became a finalist in the competition after being awarded a perfect score of 40 points from the jury – the highest score in the history of the competition –. On 5 February, she was proclaimed the winner of the series with 46% of the final votes.[18]

Additionally, due to being one of the final five finalists on Operación Triunfo, Romero was a candidate to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. For the special Eurovision selection show that was held on 29 January 2018, she was allocated three songs: "Camina", which she performed as part of a group made up of the five finalists; "Al cantar", composed by Rozalén, which she performed solo;[19] and "Tu canción", composed by Raul Gómez and Sylvia Santoro, which she sang in a duet with Alfred García. The latter was selected with 43% of the public vote to represent Spain in the 2018 Contest in Lisbon, Portugal.[20]

Amaia and Alfred were the second to perform at the Eurovision final, held on 12 May 2018.[21] They placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries with 61 points: 43 from the professional juries and 18 from the televote.[22]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SPA
[23][24]
"Al cantar" 2018 62 Non-album single
"Tu canción"
(with Alfred García) 		3

Selected releases from Operación Triunfo 2017

Title Year Peak position
SPA
[23][25]
"Todas las flores"
(Ana Guerra & Amaia Romero) 		2017 44
"City of Stars"
(Amaia Romero & Alfred García) 		3
"Shape of You"
(Amaia Romero & Roi Méndez) 		8
"Across the Universe" 43
"Shake It Out" 2018 3
"Soñar contigo" 7
"Love on the Brain" 7
"Te recuerdo Amanda" 26
"Todo mi amor eres tú"
(Alfred García & Amaia Romero) 		19
"Miedo" 37

References

  1. ^ Doria, Javier (January 27, 2018). "El éxito de Amaia en 'Operación Triunfo' no es una casualidad". El País (in Spanish). Pamplona. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Olabarrieta, Ane (January 15, 2018). "Habla la psicóloga de OT1: "Amaia de España es la líder de la verdad que necesitábamos". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Adams, William Lee (January 30, 2018). "Spain: Alfred & Amaia win OT Eurovision Gala with "Tu canción"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (January 30, 2018). "Spain: Alfred & Amaia will fly to Lisbon!". ESCToday. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Amaia Romero se derrumba en la recta final de 'Operación Triunfo'". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). January 27, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Ortiz, Laura (February 6, 2018). "Amaia gana 'OT 2017'". Formula TV (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Fernández, Eva. "La familia de Amaia Romero nos acerca a su lado más desconocido". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Méndez, Jesús. "Operación Triunfo: conocer el cerebro de Alfred a través del jazz". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "La pamplonesa Amaia Romero participa en la nueva edición de 'OT'". Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  10. ^ Doria, Javier (January 27, 2018). "El éxito de Amaia en 'Operación Triunfo' no es una casualidad". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Amaia ya conquistó a Noemí Galera en el 'Cántame una canción' de Pilar Rubio". El Huffington Post (in European Spanish). January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Héctor Miguel (October 27, 2017). "Amaia Romero en Operación Triunfo" (in European Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  13. ^ Santos, Elena (January 15, 2018). "Amaia ya conquistó a Noemí Galera en el 'Cántame una canción' de Pilar Rubio". Huffington Post (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "El debut de Amaia Romero ('Operación Triunfo') fue en 'El Número Uno'". Antena3.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  15. ^ Lemon y Tal (29 September 2016). Cicatrices de mi realidad - Lemon y Tal ft. Amaia Romero (En Clave y Amigos) (Ahora Lemon y Tal). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  16. ^ "La pamplonesa Amaia Romero participa en la nueva edición de 'OT'". Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). October 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "OT 2017: Los mejores momentos de la gala de estreno de Operación Triunfo". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  18. ^ Ortiz, Laura (6 February 2018). "Amaia gana 'OT 2017'". FormulaTV (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Operación Triunfo: Amaia de OT hace a todos soñar con 'Al Cantar', pero no convence para Eurovisión - Marca.com". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Amaia Romero y Alfred García llevarán 'Tu canción' a Eurovisión. Republica.com". Republica.com (in European Spanish). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  21. ^ Redacción (11 May 2018). "Amaia y Alfred serán los segundos en actuar en el Festival de Eurovisión". Diari de Terrasa (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Lisbon 2018 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Discography - Amaia Romero". Spanish Charts (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 6: del 2.2.2018 al 8.2.2018" (PDF). Productores de Música de España (in Spanish). Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 6: del 2.2.2018 al 8.2.2018" (PDF). Productores de Música de España (in Spanish). Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018
(with Alfred García) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Operación Triunfo winner
Series 9 		Succeeded by
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