María José "Mery" Bas Arguijo (; born 29 December 1967) is a Spanish singer. Since 2018, she has been one half of the

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duo

Nebulossa Nebulossa () is a Spanish electropop duo from Ondara, consisting of singer María "Mery" Bas (born 29 December 1967) and keyboardist and producer Mark Dasousa (born 5 May 1975). On 3 February 2024, the duo won the Benidorm Fest 2024 with the ...

, together with her husband Mark Dasousa.

Biography

Bas was born in

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on 29 December 1967, but moved to

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as a child. She is a resident of the town of

Ondara Ondara is a village and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It covers an area of and as of 2023 had a population of 7,308. Notable people * Nebulossa, electropop duo consisting of Mar ...

( province of Alicante), where she runs a beauty center and spa, open since 1974, in the said town.

Nebulossa

Along with Dasousa, Bas formed Nebulossa in 2018. In 2022, along with Ophelia Alibrando, they participated in '' Una voce per San Marino'', San Marino's preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, but did not progress past the audition stage. Nebulossa competed in Benidorm Fest 2024, the Spanish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song " Zorra". They placed first in their semi-final on 30 January 2024, qualifying for the final, which they won. At the Eurovision grand final, "Zorra" placed 22nd out of 25, with 30 points.

Personal life

Dasousa and Bas have been married for over 20 years and they have two children together; a daughter named Maria born in 2000 and a son named Neo born in 2014.

Discography

With Nebulossa

Albums

* ''Poliédrica de mí'' (2021)

Singles

* ''La Colmena'' (2020) * ''Glam'' (2021) * ''Anoche'' (2022) * '' Zorra'' (2024) * ''Cotilleo'' (2024)

References

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