María Parrado (born 28 April 2001) is a Spanish singer. She is best known as the winner of the first season of The Voice Kids Spain in 2014. She has since released two albums and has been nominated for a 2017 Kids' Choice Award.
María Parrado | |
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 María Parrado in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 April 2001 Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Spain |
| Website | mariaparrado |
Biography edit
At the age of eight she participated in the TV contest Cántame una canción (on the Spanish channel Telecinco).[1][2] After that she also was selected to perform on the TV show Menuda noche on Canal Sur.[2]
In 2014, at the age of 12, she won the first season [es] of La Voz Kids, the Spanish version of The Voice Kids[3][4] (broadcast by Telecinco).[4] She was part of Malú's team on the show.[5][6][7]
The two songs that she sang on the final day of La Voz Kids ("Quién" by Pablo Alborán in the semifinal of nine competitors and "Lucía" by Joan Manuel Serrat in the final of three), were promptly released as singles and appeared on the Spanish national chart.[8][9]
A few weeks later María Parrado released her debut album, produced by Universal Music Spain and titled simply María Parrado.[5] It soon reached number 2 on the Spanish national album chart. The album spent 46 consecutive weeks on the chart.[10]
Later in the year, she recorded songs for the Spanish-language version of the 2014 American musical film Annie.[11] She performed Spanish versions of the songs sung by Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie) in the original English version.[12] The movie was released to Spanish cinemas in January 2015.[13]
In June 2015,[14] she released her second album, titled April,[5] which entered the Spanish national album chart at its peak position of number six and spent 17 consecutive weeks on the chart.[14]
In 2016 she became a jury member on a new talent show titled Fenómeno Fan, broadcast on Canal Sur.[5]
She also performed the Spanish version of the main theme of the Disney animated feature Moana that hit cinemas in Spain on 2 December 2016.[15]
She has been nominated for a 2017 Kids' Choice Award for Best Spanish Music Act.[16]
In 2018, she released her third album, titled Alas.[17] It contained a song written by her.[18]
Family edit
Her mother, Mariló Ávila, is a psychologist.[19] Her father, Salvador Parrado Díaz, died suddenly on February 16, 2017, aged 45.[20][21][19] Her paternal grandfather is in the construction materials business, his company is the official distributor of Porcelanosa and of all the major local construction companies.[21][19]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Album details | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| SPA | ||
| María Parrado |
|
2 |
| Abril |
|
6 |
| Alas |
|
6 [22] |
| Conmigo |
|
38 |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Neox Fan Awards 2015 | Best Solo Act of the Year[24] | Finalist |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Spanish Music Act[16] | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "María Parrado". Elepé. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ a b "María Parrado – Biografía, historia y legado musical". BuenaMusica.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "María Parrado: "Me encantaría poder cantar algún día en la Habana"" (in Spanish). CubaxDentro. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ a b "Telecinco busca niños para 'La voz kids'". Telecinco. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
"Telecinco inicia en Otoño la producción de las nuevas ediciones de 'La Voz' y 'La Voz Kids'" (in Spanish). Telecinco. 2014-03-24. Archived from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-24. - ^ a b c d "¿Qué fue de los ganadores de 'La Voz' y 'La Voz Kids'?". Chance. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ ""La Voz Kids": La filtración era cierta, María Parrado gana la versión infantil de "La Voz"". La Voz de Galicia. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "'La Voz Kids' repasa la trayectoria de María Parrado por el programa". 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com – María Parrado – Quién". Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com – María Parrado – Lucia". Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ a b "spanishcharts.com – María Parrado – María Parrado". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "María Parrado pone voz al remake de 'Annie'". CHANCE: Noticias de famosos, moda y belleza (in Spanish). Europa Press. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Europa Press (23 January 2015). "María Parrado, la voz de las canciones de 'Annie'". La Voz Digital (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ ""Annie", coproducida, coescrita y dirigida por Will Gluck". Diario La Comarca de Puertollano (in Spanish). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ a b c "spanishcharts.com – María Parrado – Abril". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "María Parrado, ganadora de La Voz Kids, interpreta el tema central de Vaiana, la nueva película de Disney". Agencia Europa Press. 2016-12-01.
"María Parrado, la voz en español de las canciones de Vaiana que se estrena el 2 de diciembre". LOS40. 2016-11-29. - ^ a b "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "María Parrado nos presenta su nuevo álbum 'Alas'". Canal Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Europa Press (4 April 2018). "María Parrado firma este viernes en Bahía Sur su nuevo disco 'Alas'". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Salvador Parrado, padre de la cantante María Parrado, falleció ayer en Córdoba". PuenteChico.com : Noticias de Chiclana, desde 1990 (in Spanish). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "El emotivo mensaje de Malú a María Parrado tras la muerte de su padre" (in Spanish). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ a b "Muere Salva Parrado, padre de la cantante María Parrado". 100% Pop Español (in Spanish). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 15: del 6.4.2018 al 12.4.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "María Parrado - Conmigo". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Neox Fan Awards 2015: Cantante que perseguirías". Antena 3 TV. Retrieved 2017-03-10.