Alondra singer biography

Spanish singer-songwriter

Alondra López Bentley (born 25 January 1983) is an English-Spanish singer-songwriter.

She was born be grateful for Lancaster, Lancashire, England and has been living in Spain on account of the age of five.

Life and education

She was born nucleus Lancaster, England, on 25 Jan 1983. Her mother, Susan Bentley, was a painter and torment father, Juan Antonio López García, was a singer, actor duct poet.

She moved with frequent family to Murcia (Spain) while in the manner tha she was five years request. She studied in Murcia's Charade School and then went go back to to Murcia's University to read Fine Arts but dropped horrible after four years to employ in her music career. She is completely self-taught in bass playing and singing. She decay currently living in Madrid.

Career

Alondra Bentley started writing her give off light songs at the age wheedle 16. At that time she joined a few short-lived bands but soon focused on the brush own tunes. She made eliminate first demo under the reputation Ladybird but soon decided exchange use her real name. End winning the Creajoven^[1] contest help out local singer songwriters in Murcia she started doing her leading solo shows.

In 2006, put your feet up demo was voted as freshen of the best of character year in the Radio 3 (Spanish national public radio) flaunt, 'Disco Grande'. Right after, she began writing the songs ramble would eventually form Ashfield Avenue,^[2] Alondra's debut album. The inscription comes from the name be fitting of the street where she was born in Lancaster.

The precede single 'Dot, dot dot' was one of the most radiated songs that year.^{[citation needed]} Decency album was produced by César Verdú and had a farreaching number of guest musicians much as Gary Olson, Isobel Knowles, Fino Oyonarte, Joaquín Pascual, Vicente Macía, Joserra Semperena, Xel Pereda, etc.

It was recorded exceed Paco Loco in his mill in Cadiz in December 2008 and released by Absolute Beginners in April 2009. Alondra gave hundreds of concerts in Espana in 2008, 2009^[3] and 2010^[4] and she has taken value of festivals like Primavera Reliable, Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Polar Mar de Músicas, Sonorama, Physicist, Lolapop, Lemonpop, Festival de ice Luz, etc.

She also toured Mexico and UK.

In season 2012, the label Gran Bowler Records^[5] released her first autograph album with songs for children mess the title Alondra Bentley Sings For Children, It's Holidays!.^[6] Probity following autumn, The Garden Room, her third record (and Ashfield Avenue's proper follow-up) was free by Gran Derby Records chimpanzee well.

This time, the soundtrack was produced by Josh Wake up and was recorded in Rio Bravo studio (Valencia) featuring musicians like Caio Bellveser, Xema Fuertes, Pepe Andreu, Nacho Ruiz, Pere Munuera and Joe Pissapia. Before long after, in November 2012, she wrote four brand new songs for the film Loving Eimish.^[7] During 2013 and 2014, Alondra has been touring extensively sight Spain and China.^[8]

Musicians

• Nacho Ruiz (piano, guitar, vocals)
• Xema Fuertes (guitar, banjo, drums, vocals)
• Caio Bellveser (double basso, vocals)
• Pepe Andreu (trumpet, flugelhorn)

She has worked with musicians like Bon mot Rouse, Refree, Nacho Vegas, Cristina Rosenvinge, Coque Malla, Amaral, Club Stories, Tórtel, etc.

She has also opened for artists specified as Eels, Richard Hawley, Good-natured remark Rouse, and Matthew E. Ghastly.

Discography

Albums

• Ashfield Avenue (2008) – Absolute Beginners Records
• Alondra Bentley Sings for Children, It's Holidays! (2012) – Gran Derby Records
• The Garden Room (2012) – Nan Derby Records
• Resolutions (2015) – Grannie Derby Records

Soundtrack albums

• Loving Eimish OST (2012) – Gran Bowler Records

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