Remedios Amaya
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Remedios Amaya (born 1962 in Seville
) is a flamenco
singer and former Eurovision Song Contest
contestant. Amaya's first records, Luna nueva (1983) and Seda en mi piel (1984) were an example of flamenco-rock. She reappeared in 1997, alongside Vicente Amigo
, with Turu Turai (1997).
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
) is a 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....
singer and former 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...
contestant. Amaya's first records, Luna nueva (1983) and Seda en mi piel (1984) were an example of flamenco-rock. She reappeared in 1997, alongside Vicente Amigo
Vicente Amigo
Vicente Amigo Girol is a Spanish flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist, born in Guadalcanal, near Seville. He has played as backing guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers El Pele, Camarón de la Isla, Vicente Soto, Luis de Córdoba and the rociero band Salmarina, and he has acted as a...
, with Turu Turai (1997).