Edurne García Almagro (; born 22 December 1985) is a Spanish singer, actress, and television presenter. She rose to fame in late 2005 when she took part in the Spanish casting show ''

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'' on

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and finished in sixth place in 2006. She represented

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in the

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with the song " Amanecer" where she finished in 21st place.

Biography

Early life and early beginnings

Edurne was born on 22 December 1985 in the capital of

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. She started attending auditions as a child. At the age of 9, she became a member of the children's music group ''Trastos''. She also had as a child minor roles in Spanish TV series like '' Hospital Central'' (2002) or ''Ana y los 7'' (2003). In late 2005, Edurne auditioned for the fourth series of ''

'', where she was selected by the show's jury. She was eliminated in the 12th live show, finishing in sixth place in early 2006.

Career

Edurne embarked on a music career with

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and released her first studio album, called ''

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'' in 2006, which spawns the single " Despierta" that debuted on the fifth position on the Spanish Singles Charts, " Amores Dormidos", and "Te Falta Veneno", which were the soundtrack for the Spanish telenovela ''Yo Soy Bea'' and both reached the top-twenty in Edurne's native country. 2007 saw the release of Edurne's second studio album, called '' Ilusión'', which produced two singles. " Ven Por Mí" reached, as the album's lead single, the top-twenty in the Spanish Dance iTunes Chart. Edurne released her third album ''Première'' on 4 June 2008, with the lead single being "Un Poco de Amor" (Spanish version of

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's " Somebody to Love)". "Sigo Enamorada de Ti" (Spanish version of " Hopelessly Devoted To You") and "Tú serás para mí" (Spanish version of "

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") were the following singles. Edurne en Granada

Both are songs from '' Grease'', because of Edurne's role as "Sandy" in the stage production '' Grease, El musical de tu vida'' from 2007 to 2013. Edurne's fourth studio album ''Nueva Piel'' was released in 2010. It produced the two singles "Soy Como Soy" and "Oigo Mi Corazón"; both achieved moderate success on the Spanish charts. Edurne joined the cast of '' ¡Más Que Baile!'', the Spanish version of ''

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'', where she took the second place in the final. Edurne released her fifth studio album ''Climax'' on 24 September 2013, with the lead single "Pretty Boy", which went straight to number thirty-three on Del 40 al 1 chart, hit list on the most important Spanish music radio Los 40 Principales. "Pankiller" was selected to be the second single and the music video became popular very fast in the social networks because of the comparisons with US popstars

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and

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. In 2013, Edurne joined the cast of the third season of '' Tu Cara Me Suena'', a Spanish show where celebrities impersonate singers for charity, where she also was proclaimed winner with the 60% of popular votes with her

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impersonation and her song " Hurt" in the show's finale. From June to December 2014, Edurne presented the comedy show '' Todo va bien'', along with Xavi Rodríguez, on Cuatro. On 14 January 2015,

announced the internal selection of Edurne to represent

in the

with the song " Amanecer". In the final of the contest, which took place in

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on 23 May 2015, the song finished 21st overall out of 27, scoring 15 points. "Amanecer" is included in Edurne's sixth studio album ''Adrenalina'', which was released on 16 June 2015. ''Adrenalina'' debuted at number six on the

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, her most successful entry since her debut album. On 5 August 2015, it was announced Edurne would be joining ''

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'' (Spanish version of ''

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'') as one of the four judges. In September 2016, Edurne recorded and released a video of the song " Taste the Feeling", a

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campaign for the Spanish-speaking world. On 31 October 2018, it was announced Edurne would be joining the cast of daytime

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'' Servir y proteger''. On 24 April 2019, Edurne released her first single in four years, titled "Demasiado Tarde", which features

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and precedes her seventh studio album. In September 2019, it was announced Edurne would be joining the talent show ''Idol Kids'' (part of the '' Idols'' franchise) as one of the three judges.

Awards

During her music career Edurne has earned one 40 Principales Award nomination.

Discography

Studio albums

Other albums

* ''BSO Grease, el musical de tu vida'' (2008) * ''BSO Grease, el musical'' (2011)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Tours

Solo tours

* 2006: Tour Edurne * 2007: Tour Ilusión * 2008: Mini Tour Première * 2010: Tour Nueva Piel * 2014: Painkiller Tour * 2015–16: Adrenalina Tour

Joint tours

* 2005: Tour Operación Triunfo * 2008: Grease, el musical de tu vida * 2011: Tour PopStars * 2011–13: Grease, el musical * 2013: 40 Hot Mix Road Show

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *
Official Website

EdurneWorld.com

Official Facebook
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