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for|the Cuban volleyball player|Marta Sánchez (volleyball)BLP sources|date=June 2007nofootnotes|date=May 2012Infobox musical artist|name = Marta Sánchez|image = Marta Sanchez.jpg|caption = Marta Sánchez|image_size = 250|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Marta Sánchez López|birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|5|8|origin = Madrid , Spain |Instruments = Singing |genre = Pop rock , dance music|dance , Pop music|pop , R& B , Latin American music|Latin |occupation = Singer, guitarist|years_active = 1985|label =|website = http://www.misssanchez.es Official website http://www.martisima.com/ Official website {Spanish} Marta Sánchez López (born 8 May 1966) is a Spanish people|Spanish female vocalist. She is frequently cited as the "Queen of Pop" in Spain .
Biography
Marta was born in Madrid . Her father, Antonio Sánchez Camporro, was a Galician people|Galician 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 Olé Olé . In 1985, Marta became the band's lead singer, which brought her to fame and made her one of the biggest sex symbol s of the 1980s in Spain, during a time when the country was easing the traditional rigid moral values of Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism .
Her first hit with Olé Olé was "Lilli Marlen", a Spanish adaptation of the popular World War II German love song. Other hits like "Bailando Sin Salir de Casa" and "Con Sólo 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 ,cite web|url= http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp? blnWriter=True& blnPublisher=True& blnArtist=True& keyID=1904336& ShowNbr=0& ShowSeqNbr=0& querytype=WorkID |title= BMI but it was the 3rd single, "De Mujer a Mujer" which would establish her as a household name all over Latin America.cn|date=May 2012 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 (musician)|Slash (from Guns N' Roses ) and Nile Rodgers . The first single, "Moja Mi Corazón" 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 Más de Ti" and "Los Mejores Años de Nuestra Vida". In 2000 she led the musical La Magia de Broadway.
Her fifth album, Soy Yo , was released in 2002 and sold over 200,000 units in Spain.cn|date=May 2012 In 2004, she released Lo Mejor de Marta Sánchez a greatest hits compilation with three new songs, "Profundo Valor", "Caradura". The compilation also included updated versions (with new recorded vocals) of "Desesperada" and "Soldados del Amor" (from her Olé Olé days), produced by Carlos Jean. In 2005, she launched her first live album, Gira 2005: La Coruña En Directo , which was released on CD and DVD.
April 2007 saw the release of "Superstar", the lead single from her sixth studio album, Miss Sánchez . Produced and co-written by the electro hit maker DJ Sammy, the song became an instant hit, reaching the top positions on airplay and digital sales charts in Spain. Miss Sánchez debuted at number three on physical CD sales and at number one on digital sales. It is Marta's most successful album in Spain in terms of charting and was certified gold.cn|date=May 2012 Instead of releasing songs which had become fan favorites like "Si me cambias los recuerdos" or "Reina de la radio" as the second single, Marta choose the disco-influenced "Levántate", which became a minor hit in Spain, overshadowed by "Superstar"'s enduring popularity.
Sanchez was chosen as Europride 2007's Special Guest and the album was named Spanish Album of the Year at the 2007 Shangay Awards . In the end of 2008, she collaborated with Venezuela n singer Carlos Baute with the song " Colgando En Tus Manos ". This was a huge hit, setting iTunes records in Spain and maintaining its number one spot for 29 straight weeks. The single was later released in the Americas and reached the Top Five in Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Chile, El Salvador, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico. The single was number one in Mexico and was number one on Billboard charts|Billboard Latin Pop Songs for two weeks in a row.
A greatest hits album with special guests is being planned.fact|date=May 2012
Albums
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01
Released: November 18, 1993
Singles: Desesperada, Desperate Lovers, Amen, Tal Vez, De Mujer a Mujer, Lejos de Aquella Noche, Nube de Verano
Sales : 1 000 000 (Worldwide)
02
Released: 20 June 1995
Singles: Dime La Verdad, Arena y Sol, La Belleza, ¿Qué Harás Tú Cuando Mueras? ,Vive Cada Día
Sales: 900 000 (Worldwide)
03
Released: 22 April 1997
Singles : Moja Mi Corazón, Negro Azabache, Amor Perdido, Ya Ves, Algo Tienes
Sales: 900 000 (Worldwide)
04
Released: November 17, 1998
Singles: Quiero Mas De Ti, Desconocida, Los Mejores Años de Nuestra Vida, Loca de Amor, Estrellas de Fuego
Sales: 600 000 (Worldwide)
05
Released: 2001
Greatest Hits CD + CD Remixes
Sales: 500 000 (Spain & Americas)
06
Released: 16 July 2002
Singles: Sigo Intentando, Soy Yo, No Te Quiero Más, Amor Cobarde
From the animated show "El Nuevo Mundo de los Gnomos"
21
Released: 1998
22
Released: 1998
23
Released: 1999
24
Released: 1999
Replaced by Loca de Amor in the Americas
25
Released: 1999
26
Released: 1999
Promo remix version only released in Argentina
27
Released: 1999
From the compilation album "Tatuaje"
28
Released: 2002
29
Released: 2002
30
Released: 2002
31
Released: 2003
32
Released: 2004
B-sides: Soldados del Amor 2004 (Only in the Americas)
33
Released: 2005
Canceled single
34
Released: 2007
Sales: 40.000
35
Released: 2007
36
Released: 2007
37
Released: 2009
Sales: 320.000
Videography
"Desesperada"
"Desperate Lovers"
"De Mujer A Mujer"
"Dime La Verdad"
"Such A Mystery"
"Arena Y Sol"
"Vivo Por Ella"
"Moja Mi Corazón"
"La Noche Del Amor"
"Desconocida"
"Perfect Stranger"
"Quiero Más de Ti"
"Sigo Intentando"
"Soy Yo"
"Profundo Valor"
"Nadie Mejor Que Tú (Fangoria)"
"Superstar"
Notes and references
Reflist
http://www.publispain.com/marta-sanchez/biografia.htm Small biography about Marta Sánchez
http://www.lahiguera.net/musicalia/artistas/marta_sanchez/biografia.php Biography and discography
http://eltangoysusinvitados.blogspot.com/2009/01/marta-sanchez-biografia.html Biography of the singer Marta Sánchez
http://www.biografias.es/famosos/marta-sanchez-5hc.html Entry at Biografías.es
http://www.mundodescargas.com/2k7/servicios/famosos/marta_sanchez/biografia_marta_sanchez.htm Biography at MundoDescargas
http://perso.wanadoo.es/especialmarta/ms/historia.htm Pictures and Notes of Marta Sánchez
External links
http://www.misssanchez.es Official website
http://www.myspace.com/martasanchez Marta Sánchez at MySpace
;Videos
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v480608SSpfgme2 "Soy Yo" music video
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v474770cRws2EG6 "Superstar" music video
La Academia
Persondata|NAME= Sánchez, Marta |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= López, Marta Sánchez |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Spanish musician |DATE OF BIRTH= 8 May 1966 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Madrid , Spain |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH=
DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Marta Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:People from Madrid Category:Spanish singers Category:Spanish female singers Category:Spanish-language singers Category:Galician people
