María Dolores Amaya Vega (born 1962 in

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), better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya (), is a Spanish

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singer. She represented Spain at the

1983 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Munich, then West Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song " Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole. Despite their first ...

. Remedios Amaya has been popular with international audiences since the debut of her first self-titled album in '78. Her first album, the self-titled ''Remedios Amaya'', was published in 1978. In 1983 she was internally selected by

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to represent Spain in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Munich, then West Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole. Despite their first vic ...

in Munich. She scored

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with the song " ¿Quién maneja mi barca?". Amaya's first works, ''Luna nueva'' (1983) and ''Seda en mi piel'' (1984), were an example of flamenco-rock. In 1997 she released the album ''Me voy contigo'' (1997), produced by

Vicente Amigo Vicente Amigo Girol (born 25 March 1967) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist, born in Guadalcanal near Seville. He has played as an accompanying guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers Camarón de la Isla, and Luis de Córdoba, and ...

; the album sold more than 150,000 copies. It included her biggest hit, "Turu Turai". The following albums were ''Gitana soy'' (2001) and ''Sonsonete'' (2002), and in 2004 she released a Greatest Hits compilation. In 2016, she released a new album, ''Rompiendo el silencio''.

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