Lydia Rodríguez Fernández (; born 1980 in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
), better known as Lydia, is a Spanish pop singer.
Career
When Lydia was 16 years old, she released her first album, ''Lydia'', which went platinum in
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Album of the Yea ...
. In 1998 she released her second album, that became gold in Spain.
She represented Spain at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israe ...
with the song "
No quiero escuchar" (''I don't want to listen''), finishing last with one point.
Her colorful dress, designed by
Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, attracted much attention and criticism from the Spanish media and spectators.
In 2002, she released her last album as solo singer. In 2007, she starred in the musical ''
Jesus Christ Superstar
''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...
'' in several Spanish cities and other projects. In 2008, she replaced
Sole Giménez as singer for the Spanish multi-platinum band
Presuntos Implicados
Presuntos Implicados was a Spanish pop band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia. The band was originally composed of the siblings Sole Giménez and Juan Luis Giménez, and their friend Pablo Gómez. In the same year 1983, they won a radio c ...
.
The first album that she released with this band, ''Será'' (''It will be''), was nominated for the
Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been ...
2009.
Discography
With Presuntos Implicados
Albums
*2008 Será
*2011 Banda Sonora
Singles
*2008 Tu cómo estás
*2008 ¿A dónde voy?
*2011 Vuelvo a pensar en ti
Solo studio albums
*1996 Lydia (''x1 Platinum'')
*1998 Cien veces al día (''x1 Gold'')
*1999 Cien veces al día, Edición Eurovisión (''Eurovision Edition'')
*2002 Si no me pides la vida
Compilations
*1999 Lydia: el tacto de tu piel y otros grandes éxitos (''Greatest Hits'')
*2002 Discografía básica (''Discography Box'')
*2003 Lydia: grandes éxitos (''Best of'')
Solo singles
*1996 De la amistad al amor
*1996 Fueron buenos tiempos
*1996 El tacto de tu piel
*1996 No sé si es amor
*1997 Sin ti no puedo
*1998 No sé vivir sin ti
*1998 Cien veces al día
*1998 Aún no quiero enamorarme
*1998 Pienso en tí
*1999 No quiero escuchar (Eurovision)
*2001 Across the universe
*2002 Esta vez no caeré
*2002 A través de mi ventana
*2002 Ansiedad
*2002 Si no me pides la vida (with Nacho Campillo)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lydia
1980 births
Living people
Singers from Madrid
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1999
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain
Lydia
Lydia ( Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish pro ...
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers