Lorena (singer)
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Lorena Gomez Pérez is an Spanish pop
singer known artistically as Lorena.
She was the winner of TV's Spanish Language
's talent-search program Operación Triunfo 2006
. In 2007, her debut album, Lorena
was released under the Sony BMG label.
). She has two older sisters, Sonia and Gemma.
At age 8 performed in a stage for the first time and she never went down of it. For 14 years she was at the Casa de Andalucía of Lleida singing and dancing flamenco
, sang in various benefit acts (always as a solo singer) and was component of a gospel choir where she studied vocal training.
In television, Operación Triunfo wasn't her first appearance, she was at age 10 in Menudas Estrellas and Menudo Show, at age 12 in Sabor a ti and at age 16 in Cerca de ti.
She also taken part in different singing competitions: in 2001 was finalist of the Benidorm International Song Festival
, in 2003 won Operación Tremp
and in 2004 was second in the Concurso Nacional de Coplas.
In the first part of the program, the show's favorite was chosen by the public, and the jury nominated to leave the academy. In this part, she was, every week, except one, between the four most voted by the public, and was the favorite in the gala (episode) 6. She was nominated by the jury one time, in the gala 9, but she was saved by the teachers.
In the second part of the program, the favorite was chosen by the jury, and the two less voted by the public fought a duel to not leave the academy. During this part, she was elected favorite by the jury 3 times, in the galas 11, 14 and 15. She fought a duel with Moritz in the gala 13 and was saved by the public with 62% of the votes.
In the final gala 16, the January 26 of 2007, she was chosen winner of the program with a 50.7% of the votes of the public in front of her top rival, Daniel. For winning the 5th season of the show, Lorena got a record contract with the multinational Sony BMG "label".
The March 27 of 2007, two months after winning Operación Triunfo, this album, named Lorena was released, the album was an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists, with two new songs also included. The album entered and peaked at number 4 of the Spanish Top 100 Albums.
Two singles were released from the album: "Sin Medida" in march 2007 and "Otro Amor Vendrá" in July 2007. Lorena promoted these singles in television, radio and press (National and Autonomic); also she was invited to perform in several galas and events (as the Cup's Soccer Final in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium or the Europride 2007 between others); and she appeared in the TV Series more viewed in Spain: Yo soy Bea.
She started the tour Adelante the march 24 of 2007 with her mates in Operación Triunfo 2006. In this tour they performed songs of the TV program and their first single of their albums. The tour was composed of 11 concerts in big precincts in Lleida, Santander, Zaragoza, Madrid, Barcelona, València, Murcia, Fuerteventura, Málaga and Bilbao. The tour finished the May 26 of 2007 in Bilbao.
In the summer of 2007 she made a mini-tour presenting the songs of her debut album. The tour started the June 16 of 2007 in Lleida as supporting artist of David Bisbal. The tour was composed of 10 concerts in the provinces of Lleida, Lugo, Murcia, Málaga, Asturias, Barcelona, Madrid and Huesca. The tour finished the October 12 of 2007 in Fraga (Huesca).
The lead off single is Maniac, which failed to make any impact on the charts, due to the low promotion given on radios and TV shows.
The album was released on April 1 of 2008 in Spain, and peaked at a very disappointing #34 on the Spanish Albums Chart, due to the low promotion and the album is another cover-release. The album fell to #57 the following week, rising to #46 the fourth week.
. she came in third place
Lorena's third studio album will be released in the spring of 2010. Her new record will be her very first full length album consisting of original compositions.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer known artistically as Lorena.
She was the winner of TV's Spanish Language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
's talent-search program Operación Triunfo 2006
Operación Triunfo Fifth Series
Telecinco announced in May 2006 that the fifth series of the program was to be released in October 2006.On July 25, 2006 Telecinco released a TV show called Operación Triunfo 2006: Otra Vez en Marcha...
. In 2007, her debut album, Lorena
Lorena (album)
__FORCETOC__Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.The album entered and peaked...
was released under the Sony BMG label.
Early years
She was born April 12, 1986 in Lleida, Spain. She is the youngest daughter of Paco (police) and Mari (homemakerHomemaker
Homemaking is a mainly American term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping or household management...
). She has two older sisters, Sonia and Gemma.
At age 8 performed in a stage for the first time and she never went down of it. For 14 years she was at the Casa de Andalucía of Lleida singing and dancing flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
, sang in various benefit acts (always as a solo singer) and was component of a gospel choir where she studied vocal training.
In television, Operación Triunfo wasn't her first appearance, she was at age 10 in Menudas Estrellas and Menudo Show, at age 12 in Sabor a ti and at age 16 in Cerca de ti.
She also taken part in different singing competitions: in 2001 was finalist of the Benidorm International Song Festival
Benidorm International Song Festival
The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. The contest, based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, was born to promote Benidorm and the Spanish...
, in 2003 won Operación Tremp
Tremp
Tremp is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, the capital of the comarca of the Pallars Jussà. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area , accounting for nearly a quarter of the total area of the comarca....
and in 2004 was second in the Concurso Nacional de Coplas.
Operación Triunfo 2006
This program started the October 8 of 2006 and, for four months, she was shut in an academy with an adjusted timetable of classes and rehearsals.In the first part of the program, the show's favorite was chosen by the public, and the jury nominated to leave the academy. In this part, she was, every week, except one, between the four most voted by the public, and was the favorite in the gala (episode) 6. She was nominated by the jury one time, in the gala 9, but she was saved by the teachers.
In the second part of the program, the favorite was chosen by the jury, and the two less voted by the public fought a duel to not leave the academy. During this part, she was elected favorite by the jury 3 times, in the galas 11, 14 and 15. She fought a duel with Moritz in the gala 13 and was saved by the public with 62% of the votes.
In the final gala 16, the January 26 of 2007, she was chosen winner of the program with a 50.7% of the votes of the public in front of her top rival, Daniel. For winning the 5th season of the show, Lorena got a record contract with the multinational Sony BMG "label".
Debut-album: Lorena
Once finished the program, and after made the required interviews in television and press as winner of Operación Triunfo, she started the recording of her first album in Sony BMG. The recording of this album was made between February and march of 2007 in the Estudios Filigrana at Córdoba, under the direction and production of Manuel Ruiz "Queco".The March 27 of 2007, two months after winning Operación Triunfo, this album, named Lorena was released, the album was an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists, with two new songs also included. The album entered and peaked at number 4 of the Spanish Top 100 Albums.
Two singles were released from the album: "Sin Medida" in march 2007 and "Otro Amor Vendrá" in July 2007. Lorena promoted these singles in television, radio and press (National and Autonomic); also she was invited to perform in several galas and events (as the Cup's Soccer Final in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium or the Europride 2007 between others); and she appeared in the TV Series more viewed in Spain: Yo soy Bea.
She started the tour Adelante the march 24 of 2007 with her mates in Operación Triunfo 2006. In this tour they performed songs of the TV program and their first single of their albums. The tour was composed of 11 concerts in big precincts in Lleida, Santander, Zaragoza, Madrid, Barcelona, València, Murcia, Fuerteventura, Málaga and Bilbao. The tour finished the May 26 of 2007 in Bilbao.
In the summer of 2007 she made a mini-tour presenting the songs of her debut album. The tour started the June 16 of 2007 in Lleida as supporting artist of David Bisbal. The tour was composed of 10 concerts in the provinces of Lleida, Lugo, Murcia, Málaga, Asturias, Barcelona, Madrid and Huesca. The tour finished the October 12 of 2007 in Fraga (Huesca).
Second-album: De Pelicula
11 famous movie soundtracks of all time: Maniac, I've had the time of my life, I say a little prayer, I don't want to miss a thing, Eye of the tiger, Footloose, Up where we belong, If you could read my mind, Fame, Think and Save the best for last.The lead off single is Maniac, which failed to make any impact on the charts, due to the low promotion given on radios and TV shows.
The album was released on April 1 of 2008 in Spain, and peaked at a very disappointing #34 on the Spanish Albums Chart, due to the low promotion and the album is another cover-release. The album fell to #57 the following week, rising to #46 the fourth week.
2010 - Eurovision/Third Album
Lorena is currently competing in the pre-selection of the Spanish entry to the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with her song, "Amor Magico" (Magical Love). She currently holds a place in the top 5 on the online voting & is a strong favorite to win. Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
. she came in third place
Lorena's third studio album will be released in the spring of 2010. Her new record will be her very first full length album consisting of original compositions.
Albums
| Year | Title | Charts | Sales/certifications | |
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| 2007 | Lorena Lorena (album) __FORCETOC__Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.The album entered and peaked...
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Sales: 40,000+ Certification: Gold |
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| 2008 | De Pelicula
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Sales: 18,000+ Certification: — |
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| 2010 | Tba
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Sales: Tba Certification: — |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2007 | "Sin Medida"
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Lorena (album) __FORCETOC__Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.The album entered and peaked... |
| "Otro Amor Vendrá"
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Lorena (album) __FORCETOC__Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.The album entered and peaked... |
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| 2008 | "Maniac Maniac Maniac may refer to:*A person who exhibits the behaviour known as mania*A classification of serial killer*MANIAC I, an early computer... " |
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| "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing I Don't Want to Miss a Thing "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998... " |
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| 2010 | "Amor Magico"
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| 2010 | "Ahora soy yo"
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Collaborations
| Year | Album | Artist | Song(s) |
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| 2006 | Contigo
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Sergio Rivero Operación Triunfo Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their... |
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| Adelante Operación Triunfo 2006: Adelante Operación Triunfo 2006: Adelante, is the first album from the 5th Operación Triunfo Generation in the Telecinco Spanish TV Show. The album was produced for the academy's director Kike Santander and collaborated with Bono, La Guardia, Rosa López, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Pasión Vega and Sergio... |
Operación Triunfo 2006 Operación Triunfo Fifth Series Telecinco announced in May 2006 that the fifth series of the program was to be released in October 2006.On July 25, 2006 Telecinco released a TV show called Operación Triunfo 2006: Otra Vez en Marcha... |
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| 2007 | Iniciando Sesion
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