Ainhoa Cantalapiedra
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| Ainhoa | |
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| Birth name | Ainhoa Cantalapiedra |
| Born | 25th September 1980 (age 27) |
| Origin | Biscay, Spain |
| Genre(s) | Rock pop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Associated acts | Lorena, David Bisbal |
| Website | Ainhoa.info |
Ainhoa Cantalapiedra is a popular Spanish singer/songwriter, most commonly known as simply Ainhoa (born 25 September 1980 in Galdakao, Spain).
She is the winner of the second series of Operacion Triunfo (spanish Fame Academy).
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[edit] Early Life
Born in her hometown of Galdakao, since 1998 formed different groups of different styles, given the nickname of 'la Céline' (galdakao's reference to their very own Celine Dion).
[edit] Operacion Triunfo - Present
In 2002, she became a contestant in the second series of Spanish Fame Academy, Operación Triunfo. Within a week, she ended up in line for eviction, but managed to survive against Mai Meneses, who is now one of Europe's leading singers in the group Nena Daconte. Ainhoa came up for eviction 2 more times while being on the show. The public obviously loved her (as they kept her in). She ended up winning the show with over 34% of the vote between the remaining 6 finalists, as well as receiving 1 million Euros and a record deal with Vale Music.
In 2003, Ainhoa released her debut album, 'Escencia Natural' (Natural Essence). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, and was very successful in Spain, selling 80,000 copies on its first week of release, selling over 150,000 copies later on (although 1 million voted for her to win Operación Triunfo). The first single was Acéptame Así, the second was El Amor Me Está Llamando (a version of LeAnn Rimes's 'Love Must Be Telling Me Something'), and the third was Decídete. Also in this year, Ainhoa recorded the theme tune for the Spanish animation series 'Glup', noticeably in both Spanish and her native Basque.
A year later, Ainhoa released her second album, 'Mi Tiempo Roto' (My Broken Time). Her image became a lot more rock (compared to Avril Lavigne), and wasn't well appreciated by fans. It only had one single (Seguiré Estando Yo), which received limited radio play. The album was considered a failure in the charts. However, to date the album has sold over 50,000 copies.
In 2005, Ainhoa stayed out of the public view. However, in December 2005, Ainhoa sang Can't Help Falling In Love live with Soraya Arnelas on an Operación Triunfo Christmas special (this duet was originally recorded by Ainhoa and Marey on the 2003 Operacion Triunfo Season 2 compilation Fuerza de la Vida). On this same show, Ainhoa revealed that she was working on a brand new album to be released in 2007.
In 2006, She parted ways with her management and signed a new deal with another agency.
After much delay of the album release, it was finally released on January 31st 2008 under the name, 'Imperfecta' (Imperfect). Her third album, Imperfecta, is made up of original compositions, with all of its 11 tracks written and composed by Ainhoa herself, it consists of 10 spanish songs and an english one. The album was put online as a free legal download, which can now be downloaded off her website (www.ainhoa.info).
As of 19 May 2008, Imperfecta has had around 12,000 downloads.
[edit] Discography
- Imperfecta (only released via download off her website) (in 5 months there have been over 12.000 downloads of the album)
- In order to promote the album Imperfecta, at the end of every month there will be a new single released along with a videoclip. Until all of the album's 11 tracks have a videoclip, It will probably last till December 2008.
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Esencia Natural (debut album)
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Mi Tiempo Roto (second album)
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Imperfecta (third album)
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[edit] 2003 Esencia Natural Tracklisting
- 1. Inquilino
- 2. Aceptame Asi - 1st single
- 3. No Hieras Mas
- 4. El Amor Me Esta Llamando - 2nd single
- 5. Buscando Senales Divinas
- 6. Cuando Tu No Estas
- 7. Decidete - 3rd single
- 8. Le Digo Adios Al Ayer
- 9. Resignacion
- 10. Emotional Rescue - rumoured 4th single
- 11. Lo Bueno Queda
- 12. El Camaleon
[edit] 2004 Mi Tiempo Roto Tracklisting
- 1. Seguire Estando Yo - 1st single
- 2. Tengo Que Aprender
- 3. Mi Oportunidad
- 4. Siempre Amanece
- 5. Cuando Existe El Amor
- 6. Es Mi Juego
- 7. Dame Una Razon
- 8. A Veces
- 9. Salir Corriendo - rumoured 2nd single
- 10. Buscando Quien Eres
- 11. Cristales Rotos
- 12. En Silencio
[edit] 2008 Imperfecta Tracklisting
- 1. Suerte
- 2. Crece - 3rd single
- 3. Estas Aqui - 4th single
- 4. Mi Hogar
- 5. Recuerdame
- 6. Tu Mejor Animal
- 7. No Hay Lugar
- 8. Hasta El Final - 2nd single
- 9. Entre Tanto
- 10. Las Calles De Madrid
- 11. My Prisoner - 1st single
| Operacion Triunfo Series 2 (2002 - 2003) | |
| Ainhoa Cantalapiedra | Winner |
| Manuel Carrasco | Runner - Up |
| Beth Rodergas | 3rd Place |
| Miguel Nandez | 4th Place |
| Hugo Salazar | 5th Place |
| Joan Tena | 6th Place |
| Tony Santos | 7th Place |
| Nika | 8th place |
| Vega | 9th Place |
| Danni Ubeda | 10th Place |
| Elena Gadel | 11th Place |
| Tessa Bodi | 12th Place |
| Marey | 13th Place |
| Cristie | 14th Place |
| Enrique Anaut | 15th place |
| Miguel Angel Silva | 16th Place |
| Mai Meneses | 17th Place |
| Preceded by Rosa Lopez |
Operacion Triunfo Winner
Ainhoa Cantalapiedra |
Succeeded by Vicente Segui |
