| "Antes muerta que sencilla" | ||||
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| Single by María Isabel | ||||
| from the album ¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco! | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | María Isabel | |||
| María Isabel singles chronology | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | ||||
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| Composer(s) | María Isabel | |||
| Lyricist(s) | María Isabel | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st | |||
| Final points | 171 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Desde el cielo" (2003) | ||||
| "Te traigo flores" (2005) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Antes muerta que sencilla" on YouTube | ||||
"Antes muerta que sencilla" (English: "I'd rather be dead than plain") is a song composed and written by Spanish singer María Isabel in 2004, when she was nine years old. It represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Lillehammer, winning the competition with a then record total of 171 points. It became a huge hit in Spain, Latin America, Japan, and it was also a top ten hit in France, and a top twenty in Switzerland. It was the first single of her first album ¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco! released on 2 November 2004.
A cover version titled "Antes muertas que sencillas" was recorded by Regional Mexican band Los Horóscopos de Durango and became popular among the Duranguense scene, gaining huge success in the United States and Mexico. The same title was used for their 2006 album.