Lydia Rodríguez Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliðja]; born 1980 in Madrid), better known as Lydia, is a Spanish pop singer.

Lydia
Birth nameLydia Rodríguez Fernández
Born (1980-01-15) 15 January 1980 (age 44)
Madrid, Spain
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVoice
Years active1996–present
LabelsWarner Music

Career

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When Lydia was 16 years old, she released her first album, Lydia, which went platinum in Spain. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol Alejandro Sanz. In 1998 she released her second album, that became gold in Spain.[citation needed]

She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "No quiero escuchar" (I don't want to listen), finishing last with one point.[1] Her colorful dress, designed by Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, attracted much attention and criticism from the Spanish media and spectators.[citation needed]

In 2002, she released her last album as solo singer. In 2007, she starred in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar in several Spanish cities and other projects. In 2008, she replaced Sole Giménez as singer for the Spanish multi-platinum band Presuntos Implicados.[2] The first album that she released with this band, Será (It will be), was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards 2009.

Discography

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With Presuntos Implicados

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Albums

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  • 2008 Será
  • 2011 Banda Sonora

Singles

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

Solo studio albums

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Escucha La soledad, el nuevo single de Lydia en el 20 aniversario de su participación en Eurovisión". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Una eurovisiva sustituye a Sole en Presuntos Implicados". El País (in Spanish). 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
Preceded by Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1999
Succeeded by