Karina, born María Isabel Bárbara Llaudés Santiago, is a Spanish singer who had her biggest success in the late 60s until the mid-70s. She was born in Jaén

Jaén, Spain

Jaén is a city in south-central Spain, the name is derived from the Arabic word Jayyan, . It is the capital of the province of Jaén. It is located in the autonomous community of Andalusia....

, Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

 on December 4, 1943.

Career

After having worked on television for some years, she recorded her first album in 1964, which was specially successful in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. She became known to the Spanish audience in 1965 with a hit version of France Gall

France Gall

France Gall is a popular French yé-yé singer.Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, French singer-songwriter Michel Berger....

's Poupée de cire, poupée de son

Poupée de cire, poupée de son

"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" was the winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1965. It was performed in French by French singer France Gall, representing Luxembourg....

. In 1966 she was awarded the Best Yé-yé

Yé-yé

Yé-yé was a style of pop music that emerged from France, Québec and Spain in the early 1960s. The term "yé-yé" derived from "yeah! yeah!" The style expanded worldwide, due to the success of figures such as the French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg....

 Singer Prize. In 1971 se took part in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 with the song En un mundo nuevo, where she achieved the second place, only losing to Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

's contestant Séverine (singer)

Séverine (singer)

Séverine is a French singer.Séverine won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 for Monaco, performing "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" , with music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and words by Yves Dessca...

 with her song Un banc, un arbre, une rue

Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue

"Un banc, un arbre, une rue" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 performed in French by French singer Séverine, representing Monaco....

.
At the end of the yé-yé

Yé-yé

Yé-yé was a style of pop music that emerged from France, Québec and Spain in the early 1960s. The term "yé-yé" derived from "yeah! yeah!" The style expanded worldwide, due to the success of figures such as the French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg....

 years she moved to Mexico where she became moderately successful singing rancheras.

Personal life

She has been married four times and has two daughters. In recent years, she was diagnosed with cancer but has since made a full recovery.

Selected LP

• 1966 "Karina Vol. I"
• 1968 "Karina Vol. II"
• 1970 "Karina Vol. III"
• 1970 "Colores"
• 1971 "Pasaporte a Dublín"
• 1972 "Tiempo al tiempo"
• 1972 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 1973 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 1974 "Lady Elizabeth"
• 1974 "Juntos para ayudarte"
• 1978 "Karina"
• 1985 "El disco de oro de Karina"
• 1991 "Soy como soy"
• 1995 "Primera época (1961-1964)"

Selected CD

• 1989 "Grandes éxitos"
• 1996 "Los LP originales Vol. I"
• 1996 "Los LP originales Vol. II"
• 1996 "Colores"
• 1996 "El disco de oro de Karina"
• 1997 "Pasaporte a Dubín"
• 1998 "Tiempo al tiempo"
• 1998 "Mis momentos"
• 2001 "El baúl de los recuerdos" 2 CD
• 2002 "Antología"
• 2003 "Los LP originales Vol. I y II"
• 2003 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 2005 "40 éxitos" 2 CD

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