Lydia Rodríguez Fernández (; born 1980 in

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), better known as Lydia, is a Spanish pop singer.

Career

When Lydia was 16 years old, she released her first album, ''Lydia'', which went platinum in

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. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol

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. In 1998 she released her second album, that became gold in Spain. She represented Spain at the

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with the song "

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" (''I don't want to listen''), finishing last with one point. Her colorful dress, designed by

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, attracted much attention and criticism from the Spanish media and spectators. In 2002, she released her last album as solo singer. In 2007, she starred in the musical ''

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'' in several Spanish cities and other projects. In 2008, she replaced

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as singer for the Spanish multi-platinum band

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. The first album that she released with this band, ''Será'' (''It will be''), was nominated for the

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2009.

Discography

With Presuntos Implicados

Albums

*2008 ''Será'' *2011 ''Banda Sonora''

Singles

*2008 "Tu cómo estás" *2008 "¿A dónde voy?" *2011 "Vuelvo a pensar en ti"

Solo studio albums

*1996 ''Lydia'' (x1 Platinum) *1998 ''Cien veces al día'' (x1 Gold) *1999 ''Cien veces al día, Edición Eurovisión'' (Eurovision Edition) *2002 ''Si no me pides la vida''

Compilations

*1999 ''Lydia: el tacto de tu piel y otros grandes éxitos'' (Greatest Hits) *2002 ''Discografía básica'' (Discography Box) *2003 ''Lydia: grandes éxitos'' (Best of

Solo singles

*1996 "De la amistad al amor" *1996 "Fueron buenos tiempos" *1996 "El tacto de tu piel" *1996 "No sé si es amor" *1997 "Sin ti no puedo" *1998 "No sé vivir sin ti" *1998 "Cien veces al día" *1998 "Aún no quiero enamorarme" *1998 "Pienso en" *1999 "No quiero escuchar" (Eurovision) *2001 "Across the universe" *2002 "Esta vez no caeré" *2002 "A través de mi ventana" *2002 "Ansiedad" *2002 "Si no me pides la vida" (with Nacho Campillo)

References

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