- La Terremoto de Alcorcón
La Terremoto de Alcorcón (in English, "The Earthquake of Alcorcon"), is a Spanish singer. Born in
Madrid ,Spain her real name is Pepa Charro.She grew up in
Alcorcón and studied languages. She went to theUnited Kingdom to work as an "au pair ". She has been a member of the groupDiabéticas Aceleradas since1999 . She lives inMajorca , where she owns a bar. She became well-known inSpain because of the parodies of Madonna's "Hung Up " or "Can't Get You Out of My Head " and "2 Hearts ", both byKylie Minogue .Recently she appeared as a regular feature of
TVE2 's late-night programme, presented byCayetana Guillén Cuervo .She has become in a
gay icon inSpain , and she has been performing inNew York ,London (at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern) andMexico D.F. clubs. In2007 , she wrote and performed the track "Libérate", becoming the OfficialEuropride Anthemn (2007 ,Madrid ).Discography
All these singles are "parodies" of the original artists:
* "
I Will Survive byGloria Gaynor (titled "Sin Afeitar") [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L34O6_5bElw La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Sin Afeitar] ]
* "A Quien Le Importa" by Alaska [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCWNIF9uDc La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Sin Afeitar] ]
* "It's Raining Men " byGeri Halliwell [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gc325c6pmI La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing It's Raining Men] ]
* "Thriller" byMichael Jackson [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6lDFUMLSqw La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Thriller] ]
* "Hung Up " by Madonna [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCS88inG5b0 La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Hung Up] ]
* "Enajená" ("Let Me Out" by Dover) [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg-vy5CdZj8 La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Enajená] ]
* "Crazy in Love " byBeyoncé [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtyxxiiAyF4 La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Crazy in Love] ]
* "Can't Get You Out Of My Head " byKylie Minogue [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCqXQDmiR10 La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Can't Get You Out Of My Head] ]
* "Libérate" - original song written and performed by Terremoto de Alcorcón for the Official Europride Anthemn, Madrid 2007 [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMQ-SnAkRWA La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Libérate] ]
* "2 Hearts " byKylie Minogue [(Song performed at the Spanish TV show "Channel Nº4", Cuatro on FridayDecember 14 ,2007 ).]
* "He's My Man" (Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - not chosen to be the Spanish contestant)References
External links
* [http://www.laterremotodealcorcon.es www.laterremotodealcorcon.es]
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