Pastora Soler | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Soler in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | María del Pilar Sánchez Luque (1978-09-28)28 September 1978 (age 47) Coria del Río (Seville), Spain |
| Genres | Pop,flamenco |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–2014 2017–present |
| Labels | Polygram (1994–1999) Emi-Odeón (1999–2005) Warner Music Spain (2005–present) |
| Website | [1] |
María del Pilar Sánchez Luque[1][2] (born 28 September 1978 inCoria del Río,Seville), better known by her stage namePastora Soler, is a Spanish singer. She is also a songwriter and her compositions usually mixcopla orflamenco with pop orelectronic music.
Soler represented Spain in theEurovision Song Contest 2012 inBaku,Azerbaijan with the song "Quédate conmigo" and came in 10th place.
A precocious chanteuse, she started singingcoplas andflamenco songs at several events when she was a child. In 1994 she was signed to the record company Polygram to release her first studio album,Nuestras coplas, which consisted of covers of ten classical copla songs byLeón orQuiroga. Pop and commercial sounds arrived in 1996 with her second album,El mundo que soné, which was the last she published with Polygram.[3]
In 1999, she was signed to Emi-Odeón and released her third album,Fuente de luna. This album included her first big hit single, "Dámelo ya", which sold 120,000 copies in Spain and was also a number one hit inTurkey.[4][5]
In 2001, her fourth albumCorazón congelado was published, produced byCarlos Jean.[4] The same-titled single was selected to be the official theme of the2001 Vuelta a España.[6] The album received a platinum certification for its sales. Her fifth album,Deseo (2002), was also produced by Carlos Jean; musically it was closer toelectronic music than her previous works. This album was also awarded a platinum certification.[4]
In 2005, she changed record company and signed toWarner Music Spain. Her first studio album with Warner,Pastora Soler, produced by Danilo Ballo and recorded inMadrid andMilan, included more mature music and themes. Its first promotional single "Sólo tú" was a dramatic ballad.[7] The album received a gold certification for its sales.[8] The same year her first compilation album was released,Sus grandes éxitos.[9]
Her seventh studio album,Toda mi verdad, was released in 2007. Recorded inTarifa and produced by Jacobo Calderón, it consisted mostly of compositions by Antonio Martínez-Ares. For the first time a composition by Soler herself was included, the song that gives title to the album. The album peaked at number thirteen in the official Spanish album chart[10] and received thePremio de la Música (Spanish Music Award) for Best Copla Album.[11] The tour that followed the release of the album took her toEgypt, where she performed at theCairo Opera House.[3]
In February 2009, her single "Bendita locura" was released, the single that gives title to the same titled studio album. The album, produced by Pablo Pinilla, consisted of thirteen new tracks, including a duet withManuel Carrasco and compositions byDavid DeMaría, Martínez Ares, Esmeralda Grao, Vanesa Martín, David Santiesteban, José Abraham andAlejandro Sanz. It peaked at number eight in the official Spanish album chart.[12]
In September 2010 she released a CD+DVD recorded live at the Teatro Lope de Vega inSeville that celebrated her 15 years of career as a recording artist,15 años. It includes her biggest hits, as well as duets withMalú, Miguel Poveda and Manuel Carrasco. The single chosen to promote this album was an acoustic version of "La mala costumbre", a song dedicated to her father that was included in her previous work. The album peaked at number eight in the official Spanish album chart.[13] The album was nominated for the 2011Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album. In Spain, it won thePremio de la Música for Best Copla Album and was nominated for Best Album of the Year.[14]
Her ninth studio album was released in October 2011,Una mujer como yo, including twelve new tracks. It was produced by Pablo Pinilla. The album debuted at number No. 3 on the Spanish album chart.[15]
On 21 December 2011 she was selected internally byRTVE to representSpain in theEurovision Song Contest 2012 inBaku, Azerbaijan.[16] The song "Quédate conmigo", penned byThomas G:son,Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and Erik Bernholm, was chosen as her entry in a special live show on 3 March.[17] On 26 May 2012 she finished 10th in the Eurovision final with 97 points. Commercially, "Quédate conmigo" ranked at number 35 on the year-end Spanish singles chart.[18]
In 2013, Soler was hired as a judge for the second season of Spanish talent showEl Número Uno along withDavid Bustamante,Mónica Naranjo and Pitingo. The show aired onAntena 3 from 31 May to 5 July 2013.[19]
On 10 September 2013 Soler released her tenth studio album,Conóceme, produced byTony Sánchez-Ohlsson.[20] The album was preceded by its first single, "Te despertaré", which was released on 22 July 2013 and debuted at number 17 on theSpanish Singles Chart.[21][22] The album debuted at number 2 on theSpanish Album Chart.[23]
On 1 December 2014, Soler announced that she would stop her career for a while citingstage fright problems. On 8 March 2014, Soler had fainted on stage in a concert inSeville, and she had postponed or cancelled a number of events afterwards. The announcement came after she abruptly left the stage during a concert inMálaga on 30 November 2014.[24]
The career hiatus announcement coincided in time with the release of a compilation album to celebrate her 20 years of career as a recording artist, titled20, on 9 December 2014.[24]
In October 2015, Soler made an appearance as a guest mentor on the second season of Spanish seriesLa Voz Kids (The Voice Kids).[25]
On 1 February 2017, Soler announced through her social media that she had ended her break from music career and that she would start recording a new studio album, produced by Pablo Cebrián. She also announced a national tour of concerts through Spain for 2017 with stops inMadrid'sTeatro Real, Barcelona'sLiceu,Seville's Auditorio Rocío Jurado, andValencia'sPalau de les Arts, among others.[26] On 14 July 2017, "La tormenta", the first single of her upcoming album, was released.[27] Her eleventh studio album, titledLa calma, was released on 15 September 2017.[28] It debuted at number 1 on theSpanish Album Chart, her first number one with Warner ever.[29]
On 18 October 2019, Soler released her twelfth studio album, titledSentir and produced by Pablo Cebrián. It was preceded by the promotional single "Aunque me cueste la vida".[30] In December 2019, Soler was featured in the holiday television specialQuédate conmigo onLa 1 on occasion of her twenty-fifth anniversary as a recording artist.[31][32]
In 2020, Soler became a coach on the second season of Spanish seriesLa Voz Senior (The Voice Senior).[33] Also in 2020, Soler participated in theAntena 3 seriesMask Singer: Adivina quién canta (part of theMasked Singer franchise) as Pavo Real (Peacock).[34]
Soler married choreographer Francis Viñolo on 17 October 2009.[35] Together they have two daughters, Estrella (born 15 September 2015) and Vega (born 28 January 2020).[36][37]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| SPA | |||||||||||||
| Nuestras coplas |
| — | |||||||||||
| El mundo que soñé |
| — | |||||||||||
| Fuente de luna |
| 1 |
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| Corazón congelado |
| — |
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| Deseo |
| — |
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| Pastora Soler |
| 17 | |||||||||||
| Toda mi verdad |
| 13 | |||||||||||
| Bendita locura |
| 8 | |||||||||||
| Una mujer como yo |
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Conóceme |
| 2 | |||||||||||
| La calma |
| 1 |
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| Sentir |
| 4 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||||||||||
| 15 años |
| 9 | |||||||||||
| La calma directo |
| — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||||||||||
| Sus grandes éxitos (Greatest Hits) |
| — | |||||||||||
| 20 |
| 28 | |||||||||||
| 30 |
| — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details |
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| Especial Eurovisión |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| SPA | |||||||||||||
| "Triniá" | 1994 | — | Nuestras coplas | ||||||||||
| "Romance de la reina Mercedes" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Capote de grana y oro" | 1995 | — | |||||||||||
| "La flor de los cantes" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Lento amanecer" | 1996 | — | El mundo que soñé | ||||||||||
| "Cómo sabré" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Sike noke" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Gracias madre" | 1998 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Dámelo ya" | 1999 | — | Fuente de luna | ||||||||||
| "La brisa" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Diki diki" | 2000 | — | |||||||||||
| "Solo por amarte" | — | ||||||||||||
| "En mi soledad" | 2001 | — | Corazón congelado | ||||||||||
| "Corazón congelado" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Ven a mí" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Otra ocupa mi lugar" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Ese niño es de verdad" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Guerra fría" | 2002 | — | Deseo | ||||||||||
| "Herida" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Se me va la vida" | 2003 | — | |||||||||||
| "Café Café" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Solo tú" | 2005 | — | Pastora Soler | ||||||||||
| "Flor de romero" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Quién" | 2007 | — | Toda mi verdad | ||||||||||
| "Qué va a ser de mí" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Por si volvieras" | 2008 | — | |||||||||||
| "20 años" | 2009 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Bendita Locura" | 34 | Bendita locura | |||||||||||
| "Esta vez quiero ser yo" | — | ||||||||||||
| "La Mala costumbre" | 2010 | 27 | 15 años | ||||||||||
| "Demasiado amor" | 2011 | 23 | Una mujer como yo | ||||||||||
| "Quédate conmigo" | 2012 | 6 | |||||||||||
| "Vamos" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Te despertaré" | 2013 | 17 | Conóceme | ||||||||||
| "Espérame" | 2014 | — | |||||||||||
| "Vive" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Con él" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Un ratito más" | 2015 | — | |||||||||||
| "La Tormenta" | 2017 | — | La calma | ||||||||||
| "Ni una más" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||
| "No te atrevas a olvidarme" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Aunque me cueste la vida" | 2019 | — | Sentir | ||||||||||
| "Al fondo a la izquierda" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Charcos de luz" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Cicatrizando" | — | ||||||||||||
| "La soledad" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Mi Luz" (featuringBlas Cantó) | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 2012 | Succeeded by |
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