Ruth Lorenzo | |
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 Lorenzo in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ruth Lorenzo Pascual |
| Born | 10 November 1982 Las Torres de Cotillas (Murcia), Spain |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Virgin/EMI Records (2009–2010)[1] H&I Music (2012–2013) Roster Music (2013–2017) Raspberry Records (2017–present) Binary Beryl Music (2022–present) |
| Website | ruthlorenzo |
Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrut ˈloɾenθo]; born 10 November 1982)[2] is a Spanish singer, composer and television personality, best known in the UK for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British TV talent show The X Factor in 2008. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing In The Rain", scoring 74 points in the final and finishing in 10th place; the song peaked at #5 in the Spanish Singles Chart And also charted in the UK at #100.
Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue[3] have included compositions of hers in their albums.
Her debut single "Burn" entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011. She released her first UK single "The Night" on 15 June 2013, featuring a club remix by Almighty. [citation needed]
Her debut album 'Planeta Azul' was released on 27 October 2014, with number six single on the Spanish Single Charts ‘Gigantes’. In November 2017 ‘Good Girls Don't Lie’ was released as the first single of her second album 'Loveaholic' (9 March 2018). The song made it to number one iTunes Spain on the first 24 hours.[4] Loveaholic includes a collaboration of guitarist Jeff Beck.
She achieved a Guinness World Records in 2016 for performing in eight different Spanish cities in 12 hours, in a breast cancer awareness charity event.[5]
- ^ "'X Factor' Lorenzo splits from EMI". Digital Spy. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "X-Factor Horoscopes". Russell Grant. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Dannii Minogue is releasing a new greatest hits and it'll feature a new song called "'Cos You're Beautiful' • Popjustice". 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Ruth Lorenzo, número 1 en virales de Spotify en España". Jenesaispop.com. 18 October 2017.
- ^ "La cantautora Ruth Lorenzo establece récord con ocho conciertos en 12 horas a través de España para recaudar fondos para fundación para la cura del cáncer". Guinness World Records. 25 October 2016.