1. Massiel won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", being the first performer from Spain to ever win the contest.
13 Facts About Massiel
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Massiel decided to abandon her music career in 1996, but released another album a year later and a further one in 2007, along with two new editions of 1970s albums.
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Massiel's Asturian father, Emilio Santamaria Martin, was an artistic manager, so she was around singers and groups from her earliest childhood, and at a young age she decided to become a singer, actress, and songwriter.
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Therefore, Massiel, who was on tour in Mexico, was brought in as a late replacement.
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Massiel became the first performer from Spain to ever win the contest.
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In 1969, Massiel appeared in the film Cantando a la Vida, which profiled a winner of a European song festival suddenly disappearing.
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Massiel had the lead role of Maria and sang the entire soundtrack to the film.
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From 1966 to 1998, Massiel recorded songs of different genres for five record companies: Zafiro, PolyGram, Hispavox, Bat Discos, and Emasstor.
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Massiel's discography includes around fifty records released as EPs, singles, LPs, CDs, and compilations.
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Massiel returned in 1981 with a brand-new sound and a new record label, Hispavox.
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Massiel re-recorded her Eurovision winner "La, la, la" in 1997, with a 'hip-hop' beat, background singers, whistling and Spanish percussion.
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Massiel made a short comeback to sing on this show "Busco un hombre", one of the songs in competition, to be sung by the show's winning performer.
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In 2012, Massiel starred in the Spanish production of Follies by Stephen Sondheim under the direction of Mario Gas, in the role of Carlotta Campion, the yesteryear film star who sings the iconic tune "I'm still here".