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Mirela Birth name Mirela Cabero Born July 31, 1990 Origin Aranjuez, Spain Genres Pop, R&B Years active 2004–present Website Mirela MySpace site Mirela Cabero (born July 31, 1990, born in Aranjuez, Spain) is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child. A big influence for Mirela is her aunt, also a singer, Pastora Soler.
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EuroJunior 2004
In 2004 Mirela participated in Eurojunior, the Spanish pre-selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, with Maria Isabel and Blas Cantó, where she sung her song, Conoci El Amor (I Met Love).[1] She narrowly lost out to Maria Isabel, who represented Spain and overall went on to win the festival with the song Antes Muerta Que Sencilla
Gente De Primera 2006
In 2006, she appeared in the TV-musical show "Gente de Primera" competing for a record deal. She was praised by the judges and audience alike for her impeccable performances of Celine Dion's Sola Otra Vez [2] and Mariah Carey's Heroe.[3] She went on to finish second overall in that reality show, losing out to a close vote against male pop singer, Nauzet.
Eurovision
In 2007, Mirela participated in Misión Eurovisión 2007. Her best performance was with the song "La Reina de la Noche" (Queen of the Night).[4] She was the public and judge favorite to win. However, she went on to face her 'deja vu' for the third time in a reality show, by finishing second place once again, losing to boyband D'Nash. Mirela later on won the chance to represent Spain in the OGAE Second Chance Contest with the track La Reina De La Noche and finished in 3rd placed overall, only beaten by Sweden and the United Kingdom.
In 2008 she took part for the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song entitled Stronger,[5] but did not reach the national final.
Mirela took part in her third bid for the Eurovision song contest, taking part in Eurovision 2009: El Retorno. She made the national final on the 2009 pre-selection for Spain with the song Nada Es Comparable A Ti (No One Compares To You).[6] She first performed her song on the semi final on February 28, 2009. She came in second in that semi final. She performed it for a second time in the final, and ended up finishing fourth place overall. It was the most successful ballad to enter that year.[7] Despite finishing fourth in the Spanish national final, Mirela won her chance to represent Spain in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 With 880 votes, beating Melody, Isi & Santa Fe, the next highest vote getters. This is the second time Mirela represented Spain in this contest, previously in 2007 with La Reina de la Noche. She reached third place overall out of twenty countries in the 2009 OGAE with Nada Es Comparable A Ti.
Song Trivia
Year Song Translation In English Show 2004 Conocí El Amor I Met Love Eurojunior 2004 Sí O No Yes Or No Eurojunior 2007 La Reina De La Noche The Queen Of The Night Mision Eurovision 2007 Tu Voz Se Apagará Your Voice Will Turn Off Mision Eurovision 2007 I Love You Mi Vida I Love You My Darling Mision Eurovision 2007 Busco Un Hombre Looking For A Man Mision Eurovision 2007 Una Lágrima A Teardrop Mision Eurovision 2008 Stronger - Salvemos Eurovision 2009 Nada Es Comparable A Ti No One Compares To You Eurovision: El Retorno References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HngYPxWsqv4
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX4kQ2dyruQ
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9I4VYiDB8c
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZWowPBMg-M
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7n4y-K4Bjw
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6p1uClrWd0
- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12671
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Aranjuez
- Spanish singers
- Spanish female singers
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