| "Lola Soledad" | ||||
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| Single byAlejandro Sanz | ||||
| from the albumParaíso Express | ||||
| B-side | "Duet Version" | |||
| Released | October 15, 2010(Original) November 11, 2011(Duet) | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | WEA Latina | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alejandro Sanz,Tommy Torres | |||
| Producer(s) | Tommy Torres[1] | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Lola Soledad" onYouTube | ||||
"Lola Soledad" (English:"Lola Loneliness") is a song recorded by the Spanish singer-songwriterAlejandro Sanz. It was released as the fourth and lastsingle from his eighth studio albumParaíso Express (2009). The song was released for digital download on October 15, 2010.
The song is a tribute to a special woman's life, named Lola. It's about loneliness of lola and how she lives her life. also Alejandro sings about himself and his feelings for Lola. In the second chorus of the song, he sings "Tú ya no estás sola aquí estoy yo", It means "You are not alone here I am", Alejandro comes to save his love from this loneliness and stay with her to end her sadness.
A music video for the song was filmed in October 2010. Director of the video isGracia Querejeta. she is a famous Spanish director who also directed movies likeLas palabras de Max andSeven Billiard Tables.
It also stars Spanishactress,Maribel Verdú. Verdú played the role of Lola in this video. In the beginning of the video, we saw an alarm ringing. Lola woke up and started her day, washed the dishes and made coffee. In this video, we clearly saw loneliness of Lola in her daily life. In the end, we saw Alejandro found his way to Lola to end her loneliness . In the last scene, Lola came from behind and kissed Alejandro.
In 2010, Alejandro released his newLive album, Canciones Para Un Paraíso En Vivo. In this album, he put aBonus track, new version of Lola Soledad featuring Spanish singer,Joaquin Sabina. This track officially released on November 11, 2011.[2]
The single was performed live many times. On many stages, Alejandro performed this music by himself, like the original version and on few stages, Alejandro Performed it with a guest artist. For example, once Sanz invited Colombian singer-songwriterJuanes toMiami, Flo. to performe this music with him. or at2011 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Sanz invited Argentinian singerNoel Schajris to do a duet on this song. Interesting fact is that both Juanes and Noel Schajris had some mistakes during their performances.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] | 31 |