Beatriz Luengo

Beatriz Luengo Biography

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Beatriz Luengo (born 23 December 1982) is a Spanish singer–songwriter, actress, dancer and entrepreneur. She gained international recognition by portraying Lola Fernández in the Antena 3 series ''One Step Forward'' (Spanish: ''Un paso adelante'') and its spin–off musical group UPA Dance. Consisting of Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Mónica Cruz and Silvia Marty, UPA Dance released one studio album, ''UPA Dance'', which reached number one at the Spanish Albums Chart and sold over 1.1 million units in Spain and France. Following the ending of ''Un paso adelante'', Luengo launched a solo career and released her debut studio album ''Mi generación'' in 2005, followed by ''BL'' (2006), ''Carrousel'' (2008) and ''Bela y sus moskitas muertas'' (2011). She also co–wrote the song "Más fuerte" for Cucu Diamantes and earned a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Song in 2009. Apart from her native Spain, Luengo also enjoys popularity in other countries such as France, Italy and Portugal. In 2007 Beatriz Luengo won an EBBA Award. Every year the European Border Breakers Awards ([http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/ EBBA]) recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.

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