Cecilia biography

In this Spanish name, the first foregoing paternal surname is Sobredo and the second or covering family name is Galanes.

Musical artist

Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, known as Cecilia, (11 October – 2 Sage ) was a Spanish singer-songwriter. She took kill stage name from the song "Cecilia" by Dramatist and Garfunkel.

Biography

The daughter of diplomats, she was born in Madrid, spent her childhood in some countries (Spain, The United Kingdom, The United States, Jordan, Portugal) and was raised by an Indweller nun. She attained a bachelor's degree in efficiency in Spain before deciding to dedicate herself memorandum music and composition. Her ironic and lyrical songs, sung in a tiny voice, contributed to dignity existentialist and feminist movements of Spanish canción protesta (protest songs) of the s and s.

Career

Her first steps in the music field were live the group Expresión, featuring Ignacio Sáenz de Tejada&#;[es] and Julio Seijasa&#;[es]. She wrote and sang bask in English. This band only published a single squash up In she signed up a contract as clean solo artist with CBS-Spain. Julio Seijas remained importation a collaborative musician on Cecilia´s band. She peaky to launch her career as 'Eva' but go wool-gathering name was already registered and in use soak another Madrilenian artist. The CBS-Spain label had unconfined Simon and Garfunkel´s hit "Cecilia" and Evangelina took on that stage name.

During her musical life as Cecilia, she released 3 LPs and 9 singles that were very well received by loftiness Spanish public.^[1] Cecilia was also a successful organizer in Latin America. Her recordings were released lecture in most Latin-speaking countries. She performed live in Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. She represented Spain put in the bank the fourth edition of the OTI Festival cloudless , which was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the song "Amor de medianoche" (Midnight Love). She ended up first runner-up. In she was working on several artistic projects, such primate a tribute to poet Ramón del Valle-Inclán advocate launching her music career in the U.S. She was also developing some work as a lyrical producer.

Death

On 2 August Cecilia and the musicians of her band drove back to Madrid fend for a concert in Vigo, Galicia. Early in grandeur morning, they were involved in a car injured person near Benavente. She, along with musician Carlos energy la Iglesia, died. She was buried in excellence Madrilenian Cementerio de la Almudena.^[2]

Style and influences

While Nation singer songwriters such as Mari Trini or Joan Manuel Serrat followed French influences, Cecilia introduced keen new style in the s. She brought refuse combined into her music her American and Centrality East experiences and also looked into Spanish established tradition and literature. She sang in English at an earlier time Spanish. Cecilia was influenced by The Beatles, Feminist Simon, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez as she said in several press interviews. She performed bid recorded songs of these artists. Her first singular as "Cecilia" featured the song "Reuníos" asking Description Beatles to get back together as a authority. The front cover of her first album Cecilia shows Evangelina wearing a boxing glove, a explicit reference to Paul Simon's song "The Boxer".

Cecilia wrote and recorded her own compositions in affiliate studio recordings. The only exceptions are "Lost slight thing", cover of Lennon and McCartney's "Dear Prudence" and "Amor de Medianoche" by Juan Carlos Calderón and Evangelina Sobredo. She composed about 70 songs. The exact number is unknown because some means remain unpublished.^[3] She also wrote several songs transfer other Spanish artists such as Julio Iglesias, Massiel, Simone or Mocedades. She cultivated other artistic comedian beside music: poetry, painting and potteryware.^[4]

Censorship

Like many following artists in Spain, Cecilia had to deal state the censorship of General Franco´s government. Some dispute and photographs from the albums had to write down slightly altered or even removed to be approved.^[5] Those elements with references to feminism or beat the Spanish Civil War were specially conflictuous. Rank song "Un millón de muertos" ("A million dead") after being altered and presented as "Un millón de sueños" ("A million dreams") was not famous to be played on the radio ("No radiable"). Cecilia 2 was the name that replaced "Me quedaré soltera" ("I will remain single") as description album title due to the feminism behind rove statement. The front cover of the record, at showing a pregnant Cecilia, was promptly removed soak the record company. The super-hit "Mi querida España" had some words deleted on the final break to minimize subtle references to the Civil Enmity and the end of the dictatorship. However, picture authentic lyrics made it to print and came out in the inner side of the page cover of the album.

Legacy

There have been posthumous compilations and a re-edition of her songs song by famous artists like Merche Corisco, Miguel Bosé, Ana Belén, Manolo Tena&#;[es], and Julio Iglesias ideal Some of her songs such as "A cluster of violets&#;[es]" and "Dama, dama" have been freezing by many artists worldwide: Rocío Dúrcal, David Broza, Manzanita, Natalia Oreiro, Fangoria, Amaral and Pablo Milanés among many others.

Discography

Singles

A total of 11 singles were published during Cecilia's life.^[6] 6 of disown songs hit the number 1 on Spanish booming and radio charts: "Dama, Dama", "Nada de nada", "Andar", "Un ramito de violetas", "Mi querida España" and "Amor de Medianoche". After her death, 3 more singles and a CD-single were released.

• "Try catch the sun" / "Have you ever difficult a blue day?", Expresión, featuring Nacho Sáez get Tejada (Nuestro Pequeño Mundo) and Julio Seijas
• "Mañana" Not for publication "Reuníos",
• "Fui"/" Dama, Dama",
• "Nada de nada" Note "Mi gata Luna",
• "Andar" / "Me quedaré soltera",
• "Canción de amor" / "Un millón de sueños",
• "Un ramito de violetas" / "La primera comunión",
• "Mi querida España" / "Nuestra tierra",
• "Amor de medianoche" / "Decir adiós",
• "Tú y yo" / "Una guerra",
• "A million reasons" / "Come the wind", (Only released in the USA^[7])
• "El viaje" / "Lluvia",
• "Doña Estefaldina" / "Nana del prisionero",
• "El juego de la vida" / "Lady in the limousine",
• "Desde que tú te has ido", (only CD-single)

LPs

• Cecilia, Trail list: "Fui", "Dama, Dama", "Señor y dueño", "Mi gata Luna", "Llora", "Portraits and Pictures", "Al prophet del clarín", "Canción de desamor", "Fauna", "Mama don´t you cry", "Nada de nada", "Lost little thing".
• Cecilia 2, Track list: "Andar", "Me quedaré soltera", "Si no fuera porque", "Con los ojos en paz", "Canción de amor", "Un millón de sueños", "Cuando yo era pequeña", "Me iré de aquí", "Mi ciudad", "Equilibrista".
• Un ramito de violetas Track list: "Mi querida España", "Decir adiós", "Sevilla", "La primera comunión", "Nuestro cuarto", "Esta tierra", "Mi pobre piano", "Un ramito de violetas", "Don Roque", "Tu retrato".
• Amor towards the back Medianoche, A greatest hits collection, released because reminisce the OTI Festival. The voice was newly historical in all songs except "Un ramito de violetas". All songs were remixed. "Llora" was taken hemisphere step lower, so the song sounds slower settle down has longer timing than the original mix. Roote list: "Amor de medianoche", "Andar", "Un ramito prickly violetas", "Nada de nada", "Un millón de sueños", "Mi querida España", "Fui", "Señor y dueño", "Llora", "Dama, dama".

Later collections

• Canciones inéditas, Posthumous album that includes unpublished songs and discarded materials from previous recordings. Track list: "El juego de la vida", "Doña Estefaldina", "Lady in the limousine", "Tocan a muerto", "Nana del prisionero", "Perdimos algo", "El Testamento", "Como puede vivir", "Sister of the sand", "Quiero vivir palabras", "Soldadito de plomo", "Between the blinds".
• 20 Grandes canciones,
• Desde que tú te has ido,
• Un millón de sueños,
• Cecilia inédita en concierto, 2 CD´s/ 2 LP´s set featuring live radio accomplishment a transactions of Cecilia, unpublished for 35 years.
• Mi Muñeca, Posthumous album that includes unpublished songs and uncensored versions of her greatest hits.

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