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Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez (born October 12, 1990), best known by her stage name Melody, is a Spanish singer. Melody became famous at the age of 10 with her song "
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", one of the biggest summer hits of 2001 in Spain. She has released six albums and numerous singles.


Early life

Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez was born on October 12, 1990, in
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, a city near Seville,
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. Her family has strong ties to music; her father and some other family members played in a Sevilla fiesta band called Los Quillos or Los Kiyos, a
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-like group of child singers. Melody learned to sing before she could talk. At six, she declared (to her mother) that she was born to sing and dance. Her mother tried to discourage her, saying music was a difficult profession, but she persisted.


Career


2001: ''De pata negra''

Melody was discovered by
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veteran and producer
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after her father sent him a demo tape of her singing. El Fary was impressed and asked her to come to Madrid to record an album. In 2001, at the age of 10, Melody released her debut album '' De pata negra''. The album was produced by Gustavo Ramudo at El Fary's Carabirubí ProduccionesAccording to the album booklet.
and released through Epic Spain (Sony Music Entertainment Spain). The lead single "
El baile del gorila "El baile del gorila" is the debut single by Spanish singer Melody A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceive ...
" (The Gorilla Dance), which was written and composed by José Antonio Benítez Serrano, became a big summer hit in Spain. It reached number one in Spain for the week of July 21.S- El baile del gorila"> Melody became a
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of Spanish music. The song " De pata negra" was released as the second single from her debut album;S- De pata negra"> it debuted at number 18 in Spain for the week of September 15, 2001 and peaked at number 12 three weeks later.S- De pata negra" /> Melody's debut album sold between 500,000 units and 600,000 copies. By October 2001, it had been certified double platinum in Spain for selling 200,000 copies. On October 30, it was released in the United States and in Latin America. In May 2002, it was certified gold in the US by the
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. The same year, it received a
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nomination for Best Children's Album.





2002: ''Muévete''

On June 10, 2002, Melody released her second album, ''
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'', also produced by Gustavo Ramudo.According to the album booklet.
The title track "
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" debuted at number 11 in Spain for the week of June 2, 2002, peaking at number 7 one week later. The album sold 50,000 copies.


2003: ''T.Q.M.''

In early 2003, Melody's first album ''De pata negra'' was a finalist for the
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in the category "Latin Pop Album of the Year, New Artist".

Her third album ''
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'' was released on June 23, 2003. It was produced by
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and
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. The first single was "Será". The song "
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" was featured on the Spanish soundtrack for the Brazilian soap opera ''
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'' (titled ''Mujeres apasionadas'' in Spain). The soundtrack album, which also includes tracks by
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,
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,
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, and other well-known Spanish-language artists, went on sale on March 23, 2004. "Dabadabadá" was released as a single and debuted at number 9 in Spain for the week of September 14, 2003. Melody's third album sold 30,000 copies. In November 2003, Melody appeared on the
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DVD ''Ellas & magia'', a compilation of Disney princesses songs performed in Spanish by famous artists including
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,
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, and
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. Melody sang Meg's song (Spanish title: "No diré que es amor") from the animated film ''
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''.n fotosAsí luce la cantante de 'El baile del Gorila' a sus 26 años , Fotogalería , album , Caracol Radio"> Profits from the DVD went to the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción.


2004: ''Melodía''

On October 18, 2004, Melody released her fourth album ''
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'', which saw her move towards a teenage audience. The album was produced by
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and a team led by Emanuele Ruffinengo. The first single was "Y ese niño", which was composed by Lucas González Gómez from the duo Andy y Lucas. The album debuted at number 15 in Spain for the week of October 30, 2004. That year, Melody also released a duet with Greek tenor
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. The song, titled "Cu'mme", was part of Frangoulis' second international album ''Follow Your Heart'', which was released on November 9, 2004, on
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.


2005–2008: Urban legend

By 2005 Melody had disappeared from the media and waited three years to release another record, dedicating that time to her personal development. Due to her complete disappearance from the media, a rumour that she had died began circulating. An urban legend claimed she was killed in an airplane accident. Another version of her death myth, presented by a blog titled ''Los Corotos'', alleged she committed suicide while suffering from depression, but it turns out it was another person named Melody (not Melodía, which is the singer's real name) who died. Melody dismissed the rumours when she released her fifth album '' Los buenos días'' in 2008.


2008: ''Los buenos días''

'' Los buenos días'' was produced by Queco and was mastered in New York. Melody was 17 at the time of the album's release, and the album was marketed as her "first disc of maturity". Melody co-wrote some of the tracks. The first single was "Te digo adiós", a modern
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song. In it, Melody appeared to become a woman.


2009: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 preliminaries

At the end of 2008, Melody collaborated with Los Vivancos, a flamenco dance group, on a song titled "Amante de la luna", which was written by Manolo Carrasco and
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. Melody and Los Vivancos entered the Spanish national pre-selection for the
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, held in Moscow. The selection process was organized by
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and started with an online vote on the TVE website, which Melody and Los Vivancos won with 208,481 votes and advanced directly to the semifinals.
On February 14, 2009, they performed in the first of three semifinals and, having received the maximum support from the jury (12 points) and the highest score from the viewers (12 points), finished first and advanced directly to the final. In the final, held on February 28, 2009, Melody, this time on her own after Los Vivancos' withdrawal, received the same number of points (22) as
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with her song "
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", but it was Soraya who was declared the winner because she scored higher in the televote.


2012: "Ten cuidaíto conmigo"

In 2012 Melody gave a preview of her sixth studio album, releasing a single titled "Ten cuidaíto conmigo". The official presentation of the song was held in Málaga in February. The album's title was announced as ''Mucho camino por andar''. Preparing to promote the album, that spring she changed her management office to Serendipity Producciones, S.L.


2013–2014: ''Tu cara me suena''

On February 25, 2013, Melody appeared on the Spanish television channel Antena 3 in the first edition of '' Tu cara me suena'' ("Your Face Sounds Familiar"), a show in which celebrities impersonate famous singers. Melody impersonated
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and advanced to the final along with
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and
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. On March 8, 2013, Melody released a merengue version of her song "
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", which she re-recorded as a duet with Venezuelan
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artist
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. The music video for the song was shot on location in Venezuela and Miami and premiered on YouTube on October 15. In late October, the song reached number 1 in Venezuela. From October 2013 to March 2014, Melody competed in the third season of ''Tu cara me suena'', reaching the final along with
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, Xuso Jones, Llum Barrera, and Florentino Fernández; she finished as the vice-champion (
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2019: "Rúmbame"

On February 15, 2019, Melody released a new digital single titled "Rúmbame". The music video was released on YouTube on February 26. On January 18, "Mátame", Melody's collaboration with Cuban artists
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and El Micha was premiered on Descerner Bueno's YouTube channel. The music video was directed by Pedro Vázquez and Descemer Bueno and was filmed in March 2017 during Melody's visit to Cuba at locations in
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including Jardines de La Tropical.


Discography

* '' De pata negra'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2003) * ''
Melodía ''Melodía'' is the fourth album by Spanish singer Melody. She released it on October 18, 2004, at the age of 14. The album saw her move towards a more teenage demographic. The album was produced by Danilo Ballo and a team led by Emanuele Ruff ...
'' (2004) * '' Los buenos días'' (2008) * ''Mucho camino por andar'' (2014)


Awards and nominations

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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melody Living people People from Dos Hermanas Singers from Andalusia Spanish child singers 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers 1990 births Women in Latin music