Meritxell Negre

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Meritxhell Negre (17 February 1971 – 21 January 2020) was a Spanish singer-songwriter who was the sixth "Peaches" of international R&B/pop duo Peaches and Herb. Negre was born in Barcelona, Spain. She was the lead singer in Barcelona's The Sutton Club Orchestra and was a runner up in the hit TV talent show El Trampolin (Telecinco), Spain's equivalent of Star Search. In 1996 Negre signed a publishing and production contract with EMI Publishing, Inc. She recorded her first solo album in 2004, The Meritxell Project/El Proyecto Meritxell. The album, which holds the same title as Negre's band, was co-written and produced with popular bassist/producer Gary Grainger. The album incorporates a bilingual mixture of R&B, Latin grooves and Jazzy ballads.^[1]