Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías (; born 26 August 1976) is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
Amaia has sung in a variety of languages, including Basqu ...
, after an eleven-year music career as the frontwoman for
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. The lyrical themes of their songs typically include love, friendship ...
and the success of her first album
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías (; born 26 August 1976) is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
Amaia has sung in a variety of languages, including Basqu ...
. It was released in Spain on 8 November 2011 by
Sony BMG
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.
Upon its release, the album debuted at No. 1 on the
iTunes
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best-selling albums chart and held the top position for a week. It also entered the Spanish albums chart at No. 3. Since its release in 2011, the album has sold over 40,000 copies.
The song "Caminando" was released as the first single from ''2''. It was premiered on September 17, 2011, on the
Spanish
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radio station
Los 40 Principales
Los 40 (stylized as LOS40, formerly ''Los 40 Principales'', ) is a Spanish Top 40-themed music radio station that broadcasts current and recent music, primarily focusing on genres such as pop, dance, electropop, Electro Latin, and Reggaeton. Th ...
and was released on September 20, 2011, on
iTunes
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