Karina (Spain)

Karina, born María Isabel Bárbara Llaudés Santiago, is a Spanish singer who had her biggest success in the late 60s until the mid-70s. She was born in Jaén, Andalusia on December 4, 1943.

Career

After having worked on television for some years, she recorded her first album in 1964, which was specially successful in Venezuela. She became known to the Spanish audience in 1965 with a hit version of France Gall's Poupée de cire, poupée de son. In 1966 she was awarded the Best Yé-yé Singer Prize. In 1971 se took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song En un mundo nuevo, where she achieved the second place, only losing to Monaco's contestant Séverine (singer) with her song Un banc, un arbre, une rue. At the end of the yé-yé years she moved to Mexico where she became moderately successful singing rancheras.

Personal life

She has been married four times and has two daughters. In recent years, she was diagnosed with cancer but has since made a full recovery.

Discography

Selected LP

• 1966 "Karina Vol. I"
• 1968 "Karina Vol. II"
• 1970 "Karina Vol. III"
• 1970 "Colores"
• 1971 "Pasaporte a Dublín"
• 1972 "Tiempo al tiempo"
• 1972 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 1973 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 1974 "Lady Elizabeth"
• 1974 "Juntos para ayudarte"
• 1978 "Karina"
• 1985 "El disco de oro de Karina"
• 1991 "Soy como soy"
• 1995 "Primera época (1961-1964)"

Selected CD

• 1989 "Grandes éxitos"
• 1996 "Los LP originales Vol. I"
• 1996 "Los LP originales Vol. II"
• 1996 "Colores"
• 1996 "El disco de oro de Karina"
• 1997 "Pasaporte a Dubín"
• 1998 "Tiempo al tiempo"
• 1998 "Mis momentos"
• 2001 "El baúl de los recuerdos" 2 CD
• 2002 "Antología"
• 2003 "Los LP originales Vol. I y II"
• 2003 "Lo mejor de Karina"
• 2005 "40 éxitos" 2 CD

References

• "Maribel Llaudés" (in Spanish). los40.com. http://www.los40.com/articulo/un%20dia%20como%20hoy/Nace-Maribel-Llaudes-conocida-Karina-Jaen-1963-debuto-cantante-programa-Escala-Hi-Fi/l40actn05/20021203l40l40udh_6/Tes. Retrieved 29 July 2010. ^{[dead link]}
• "Karina, la chica más yeyé" (in Spanish) (PDF). eurovision-spain.com. http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/biografias/63.pdf. Retrieved 29 July 2010. </ref>

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Preceded by Julio Iglesias with "Gwendolyne"

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Succeeded by Jaime Morey with "Amanece"

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