Jeanette (Spanish singer)

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Jeanette
Jeanette performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Janette Anne Dimech
Born	(1951-10-10) 10 October 1951 (age 72) Willesden, Middlesex, England
Genres	Canción melódica pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1968–1985, 1989–present
Labels	Hispavox Ariola RCA Victor Producciones Twins EMI

Janette Anne Dimech (born 10 October 1951), known professionally as Jeanette, is a Spanish English-born singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence as the lead singer of Pic-Nic, a teenage folk-pop band that found success in 1968 with her song "Cállate, niña". Jeanette returned as a solo artist in 1971 with the Hispavox single "Soy rebelde", which redefined her career as a romantic balladist and was a hit across the Spanish-speaking world, becoming a generational anthem.

In 1976, Carlos Saura included Jeanette's 1974 song "Porque te vas" in his film Cría cuervos, which propelled it to become a major hit and one of the most famous Spanish pop songs of all time. After the international success of "Porque te vas", Jeanette worked in France and Germany until she returned to the Spanish market with the 1981 album Corazón de poeta, which includes several of her most famous songs. The commercial reception of Corazón de poeta allowed her to record two more albums with RCA Victor—Reluz in 1983 and Ojos en el sol in 1984—which were unsuccessful. Her last studio album, Loca por la música, was released in 1989 on independent record label Twins and sought to reinvent her style with techno-pop influences.

The figure of Jeanette has been revalued in the 21st century and she is now considered a cult artist and an influence on Spanish-language indie pop. In 2010, 20 minutos described Jeanette as "a legend of Spanish music and muse of independent pop".^[1]