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Paloma San Basilio

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the rst or paternal family name is San
Basilio and the second or maternal family name is Martnez.
Paloma Cecilia San Basilio
Martnez (Spanish pronunciation: [paloma
san basiljo]; born November 22, 1950
in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish singer
whose career has spanned ve
decades. She was awarded a Latin
Grammy Award for lifetime excellence
in Spanish music.

Paloma San Basilio

She was born in Madrid, and at the age

of six months the family moved to
Seville, where she was raised until the
age of eight. Her family then moved to
Lugo.
She starred in the Spanish-language
premiere production of Andrew Lloyd
Webber's Evita at Teatro Monumental
in Madrid in 1980. The show later
transferred to Barcelona and later to
Mexico City and other cities in Latin
America. One of her rst greatest hits
was "Juntos". She represented Spain at
the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in
Gothenburg, Sweden, with the ballad
"La esta termin" (The Party Ended),
composed by Juan Carlos Caldern,
and nished 14th. She also starred in
highly acclaimed Madrid productions of
Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady and
Victor/Victoria. She is considered one
of the best Spanish representatives in
the history of the Eurovision Song
Contest.

Background information
Birth name

Paloma Cecilia San Basilio

Martnez

[1]

Born

November 22, 1950

Origin

Madrid, Spain

Genres

Latin Pop,

Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record

producer
Years active

1970present

Labels

Capitol, EMI Latin, EMI

(singer)

International
Associated

Emilio Jos

acts

She recorded a Live album with Plcido Website

Ocial Website
Domingo; several songs with Jos
(http://www.palomasanbasilio.net/)
Carreras; and a particularly notable
duet version of "Soledad" by Emilio
Jos. In 2006, she won the special Latin Grammy, "Excelencia Musical 2006", in New
York.

Discography
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Sombras (1975)
Dnde vas (1977)
Beso a beso... dulcemente (1978)
En directo (1978)
Evita (musical) (1980)
Ahora (1981)
Dama (1983)
Paloma (1984)
La Cenicienta del Palace (1985)
Las Leandras (1985)
El sobre verde (1985)
La esta termin (1985)
En vivo (1985)
Vuela alto (1986)
Grande (1987)
La sinfona de los tres tiempos de Amrica (1988)
Vida (1988)
Nadie como t (1990)
Quireme siempre (1990)
Plcido, Paloma por n juntos! [Live] (1991)
De mil amores (1991)
Paloma mediterrnea (1992)
Al este del edn (1994)
Como un sueo (1995)
Clsicamente tuya (1997)
El hombre de La Mancha (musical) (1997)
Perlas (1999)
Escorpio (2001)
My Fair Lady (musical) (2001)
Eternamente, grandes xitos de grandes musicales (2002)
La msica es mi vida (compilation) (2003)
Vctor Victoria (musical) (2005)
Diva (compilation) (2006)
Invierno Sur (2006)
Encantados (2008)
Amolap (2012)

References
1. [1] (http://www.discogs.com/artist/1268493-Paloma-San-Basilio)

External links
Ocial website (http://www.palomasanbasilio.net/)
Foro internacional (http://boards4.melodysoft.com
/app?ID=ETERNAMENTEPALOMA)

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Awards and achievements

Preceded by
Bravo
with "Lady, Lady"

Spain in the Eurovision Song

Contest
1985

Succeeded by
Cadillac
with "Valentino"

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