Mercedes Trujillo Callealta (born 14 June 1974 in
Cádiz
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, Spain), best known as Merche, is a Spanish singer.
Early life
When she was a child, she acted in school plays and wished to be a singer, and received her first guitar as a gift at age six.
She finished school, high school and university, and became a music teacher.
At this time she sang in an orchestra named Bahia Azul, and worked as a direction assistant in Astilleros de
Cádiz
Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.
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.
Rise to stardom
In 2001, she participated as Luna in the
Spanish national final for the
Eurovision Song Contest with the song "No Pidas Mas Amor". She finished in sixth place, but signed with Vale Music and start to record her first album ''Mi Sueño''. From spring 2002 to the end of summer, the single "No Pidas Mas Amor" was a national hit in Spain, with TV appearances supporting the single and album, and was also the title track of the
Spanish version of ''Big Brother''.
"Como Pude" was released as second single, but sales were not as high as expected. In fall 2002 the third single, "Le Deseo" was released, and the album became a hit, up to No. 12 some weeks, and certificated gold, and a months later, platinum.
In the summer of 2003, the fourth single was released, "Mi Sueño", also with supporting appearances in TV.
In 2002 and 2003, Merche toured with her first album, in the Mi Sueño Tour, where she sang all songs from the album and two covers of other artists,
Alaska
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's "A Quien Le Importa" and
Ray Heredia's "Alegria de Vivir".
Personal life
Her father, Pedro also was a singer in Carnavales de Cadiz, now retired. Her mother Caty is a housewife. Merche has two sisters, one older, Maria, and one younger, Veronica who is also her personal assistant. She adopted a little girl on her own named, Ambika.
Discography
*''Mi sueño'' (2002) (
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
)
*''Auténtica'' (2004) (
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
)
*''Necesito libertad'' (2005) (
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
)
*''Cal y arena'' (2007) (
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
)
*''Acordes de mi diario'' (2010) (
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...
)
*''Un mundo de colores'' (2012)
*''Quiero contarte'' (2014)
*"De otra manera" (2017)
*"Es Ahora" (2020)
* "20 Conmigo" (2022)
References
External links
Official webFan club
{{Authority control
1974 births
Living people
Singers from Andalusia
People from Cádiz
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers
Sony Music Spain artists
Women in Latin music