| Name |
Marta |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Spanish |
| Date of Birth |
8-May-1969 |
| Place of Birth |
Madrid, Spain |
| Famous for |
Singing |
Marta Sanchez Lopez is a Spanish vocalist who is often cited as the Queen of Spanish pop.
Marta was born in Madrid. Her father, Antonio Sanchez Camporro, was an Asturian opera singer. She began her musical career with the band Cristal Oskuro, but shortly after she was discovered by Tino Azores, a sound technician for the popular pop/rock group Ole Ole. In 1985, Marta became the band's lead singer, which brought her to fame and made her one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1980s in Spain, during a time when the country was easing the traditional rigid moral values of Catholicism.
Her first hit with Ole Ole was "Lilli Marlen", a Spanish adaptation of the popular World War II German love song (It's greatest hit was singing this same theme in the Television Espanola New Year Celebration, aired on december 31th 1986). Other hits like "Bailando Sin Salir de Casa" and "Con Solo Una Mirada" followed with the group. She remained with the band until 1991 before deciding to pursue a solo career.
In 1993, Marta released her debut solo album, Mujer. Its first single, "Desesperada", was released both in Spain and The Americas. A second single, "Tal Vez", was provided by Thomas Anders, but it was the 3rd single, "De Mujer a Mujer" which would establish her as a household name all over Latin America. Following this successful debut album, Marta released Woman, an English version of Mujer. This made her one of the first Latin artists to do the English crossover.
Marta's second solo album, Mi Mundo, was released in 1995 with worldwide hits like "Dime La Verdad" followed by "Arena y Sol" and "La Belleza". Due to the success of Mi Mundo, Marta once again released her second album in English titled My World. In 1996, Marta recorded "Obsession", a song for the movie Curdled produced by Quentin Tarantino.
Her third solo album, Azabache, was released in 1997 with the collaboration of Slash (from Guns N' Roses) and Nile Rodgers. The first single, "Moja Mi Corazon" reached number one in Spain and Mexico's pop airplay in 1997. Also in 1997, she recorded the duet "Vivo Por Ella" ("Vivo per lei") with Andrea Bocelli. It became a major hit in Latin America. Marta released her fourth album, Desconocida, in 1998. Its hits include "Desconocida", "Quiero Mas de Ti" and "Los Mejores Anos de Nuestra Vida". In 2000 she led the musical La Magia de Broadway.
