Rosana Arbelo Gopar (; born October 24, 1963), known professionally by her

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Rosana, is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

Biography

Early life and beginnings

She was born in 1963 on the island of

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in the

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, where she was raised. She was the youngest of a family of eight children. Arbelo was given her first guitar at the age of five years old and wrote her first song aged eight. She began composing music after moving to

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in the early 1980s. She won first place in the

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in 1996 with her song "Fuego y Miel" ("Fire and Honey" in English), which led her winning a recording contract with

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. Before pursuing a solo career, she wrote songs for other musicians, including

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, and

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Rise to fame in the 1990s

Her debut album, ''

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'', was released in 1996. The soundtrack for the 1996 movie '' Curdled'' featured her songs "Lunas Rotas" and "El Talismán", exposing her to an international audience. Her second album, ''Luna Nueva'', was released in 1998 and had a more mature and deep sound, but maintained the natural and smooth sentiments that characterize the artist. After three years, during which she wrote songs for other artists, her third album, ''Rosana'', was released in 2001. Its sounds explored the rhythms of her birthplace in the Canary Islands.

Growing of popularity in the 2000s and the 2010s

In December 2003, Rosana released ''Marca Registrada'', a double-disc album that contained 10 new songs, 12 greatest hits, and two videos. That same year her book ''Material sensible: Canciones y poemas'' (''Sensitive Material: Songs and Poems''). It is a compilation of thoughts, poems, songs written for other performers, songs she wrote and performed, as well as some unreleased songs. In the summer of 2005 the album ''Magia'' was released and at Christmas time came ''Grandes Exitos'', another greatest hits compilation. In 2009 she released the album ''A Las Buenas y Las Malas'', followed by ''¡Buenos Días, Mundo!'' in 2011, and ''8 Lunas'' in 2013. 2016 saw the release of ''En la Memoria de la Piel'', a collection of 11 songs she wrote following her 2013-2015 international tour, which included concerts in Europe, the United States and Latin America. In 2018 a new version of ''En la Memoria de la Piel'' was issued, this time as a two CD set, consisting of a disc of the 11 original songs plus a duet with Mexican singer

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on the song ''No Olvidarme De Olvidar'', and a second disc of acoustic versions of all the songs of the original album.

Role of judge in talent show programs

Rosana also appears regularly as an adviser and coach on the Spanish television song contest programs like ''Operación Triunfo'', ''La Voz Kids'', and ''La Voz Senior''.

Discography

Albums

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1996 *'' Luna Nueva'', Universal Latino Records 1998 *'' Rosana'', Universal Latino Records 2001 *''

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'', Universal Latino Records 2003 *'' Magia'', Warner Music Spain 2005 *'' A Las Buenas y a Las Malas'', Warner Music Spain 2009 *'' ¡Buenos Días Mundo!'', Warner Music Spain 2011 *'' 8 Lunas'', Warner Music Spain 2013 *'' En la memoria de la piel'', Warner Music Spain 2016

References

External links

Rosanna's Official Website
(Spanish) * *
Biografía de Rosana
(Spanish)
10 pistas para conocer a Rosana
Spanish
Goodreads Rosana. Material Sensible. Canciones y poemas / Rosana. Sensitive Material. Songs and Poems
English and Spanish {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbelo, Rosana 1963 births Living people People from Lanzarote Musicians from the Canary Islands Singers from the Canary Islands Spanish women singers Spanish women songwriters Universal Music Latino artists Warner Music Latina artists Latin music songwriters Women in Latin music