Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, known professionally as Beth, (; born 23 December 1981 ) is a Catalan singer.

Biography

Beth was born in

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. After finishing school, she studied

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and lived for a time in the

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, as well as participated in humanitarian missions in Africa. In 2002, she entered the musical talent show '' Operación Triunfo''. She finished third, but in a separate vote was selected by the audience to compete in the

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. She finished eighth at Eurovision with the song " Dime" (Tell Me), which was a number one hit in Spain; that edition of the contest was the most watched TV program in Spain in 2003. She was referred by British commentator

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in dreadlocks, which was played on by many British tabloids. Beth released her first studio album entitled '' Otra realidad'', which included "Dime", on 23 April 2003 with

Vale Music Vale Music was a Spanish record company founded and directed by Ricardo Campoy. Alongside him were José María Castells, Gabriel Blanco, Toni Peret, Quique Tejada, Andreu Ugas, and Narcís Rebollo, who came from Campoy's previous record label, ...

. It peaked at number one on the weekly Spanish Albums Chart and sold 200,000 copies; it ranked tenth in the year-end albums chart. In 2004, Beth released live album and DVD ''

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'', from her first concert tour ''Gira Otra realidad 03-04''. On 9 October 2006, Beth released her second studio album, '' My Own Way Home'', this time with

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. Most of the album was composed in

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. On 18 May 2010, Beth released her first

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album, ''Segueix-me el fil''. At the same time, she developed a career as a theatre actress, and in 2013 she starred in the stage musical ''La Dona vinguda del futur'', produced by the

Teatre Nacional de Catalunya Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC; ; ''National Theatre of Catalonia'') is a public theatre located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was created by the Culture Department of the Catalan Government to normalize and enhance the theatre and dance ...

and created by Marc Rosich and Guille Milkyway. Beth's fourth studio album, ''Família'' was released in 2013.

Discography

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beth 1981 births Living people English-language singers from Spain Catalan-language singers Singers from Catalonia Operación Triunfo contestants 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers Música Global artists Eurovision Song Contest entrants