Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1993), known mononymously as
RosalÃa (pronounced [rosaˈlia], stylised in all caps), is a Spanish
singer-songwriter from Barcelona. Initially known for her contemporary
interpretations of flamenco music, RosalÃa received international
attention after several collaborations with such artists as Travis
Scott, Lil Baby, J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, and James Blake. She has
received various accolades, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a
Grammy Award.RosalÃa was born on 25 September 1993. She began her
professional musical education at the age of 16 at the Taller de
Músics in Barcelona, Spain. She did a six-year course at the academy.
She began attending class at the Raval school. Due to her high grades
and multiple recommendations, she transferred to the Superior School
of Music of Catalonia in order to finish her course. There she
received lessons from Chiqui de La LÃnea, a flamenco teacher who only
accepted one student per year.At 15, she competed on the television
show Tú sà que vales, although she wasn't selected. In 2012 she
formed Kejaleo, a flamenco group, with Jordi Franco, Roger Blavia,
Cristo Fontecilla, Diego Cortés and Xavi Turull, where she was the
vocalist. They released an album, Alaire, in 2013. On that same year,
RosalÃa worked as a duo with Juan "Chicuelo" Gómez at the 2013
Panama International Film Festival and at the Festival Grec de
Barcelona for the contemporary dance work De Carmen. In 2013, she
participated in the Association of Performing Arts Professionals
(APAP) Conference in New York, and was the lead voice in the
culmination of the Año Espriu 2014 at the Palau de la Música. In
2015 she collaborated with La Fura dels Baus on a show premiered in
Singapore. She was the opening act for Catalan flamenco artist Miguel
Poveda, accompanied by Alfredo Lagos, at the International Music
Festival of Cadaqués, and also at the 2016 Jerez Jazz Festival. She
worked with RocÃo Márquez on the presentation of her album El Niño,
produced by Raül Refree, at Primavera Sound 2015. In 2015, she also
worked with clothing brand Desigual and sang the single for their 2015
campaign jingle "Last Night Was Eternal". That same year, she released
"Un Millón de Veces". The song was part of the benefit album Tres
Guitarras Para el Autismo. All proceeds benefited studies on autism.
Through her teenage years and early twenties, she performed in musical
bars and weddings. At 20, she worked as a flamenco teacher.
RosalÃa (pronounced [rosaˈlia], stylised in all caps), is a Spanish
singer-songwriter from Barcelona. Initially known for her contemporary
interpretations of flamenco music, RosalÃa received international
attention after several collaborations with such artists as Travis
Scott, Lil Baby, J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, and James Blake. She has
received various accolades, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a
Grammy Award.RosalÃa was born on 25 September 1993. She began her
professional musical education at the age of 16 at the Taller de
Músics in Barcelona, Spain. She did a six-year course at the academy.
She began attending class at the Raval school. Due to her high grades
and multiple recommendations, she transferred to the Superior School
of Music of Catalonia in order to finish her course. There she
received lessons from Chiqui de La LÃnea, a flamenco teacher who only
accepted one student per year.At 15, she competed on the television
show Tú sà que vales, although she wasn't selected. In 2012 she
formed Kejaleo, a flamenco group, with Jordi Franco, Roger Blavia,
Cristo Fontecilla, Diego Cortés and Xavi Turull, where she was the
vocalist. They released an album, Alaire, in 2013. On that same year,
RosalÃa worked as a duo with Juan "Chicuelo" Gómez at the 2013
Panama International Film Festival and at the Festival Grec de
Barcelona for the contemporary dance work De Carmen. In 2013, she
participated in the Association of Performing Arts Professionals
(APAP) Conference in New York, and was the lead voice in the
culmination of the Año Espriu 2014 at the Palau de la Música. In
2015 she collaborated with La Fura dels Baus on a show premiered in
Singapore. She was the opening act for Catalan flamenco artist Miguel
Poveda, accompanied by Alfredo Lagos, at the International Music
Festival of Cadaqués, and also at the 2016 Jerez Jazz Festival. She
worked with RocÃo Márquez on the presentation of her album El Niño,
produced by Raül Refree, at Primavera Sound 2015. In 2015, she also
worked with clothing brand Desigual and sang the single for their 2015
campaign jingle "Last Night Was Eternal". That same year, she released
"Un Millón de Veces". The song was part of the benefit album Tres
Guitarras Para el Autismo. All proceeds benefited studies on autism.
Through her teenage years and early twenties, she performed in musical
bars and weddings. At 20, she worked as a flamenco teacher.
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