Cristie

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Cristie
Birth nameCristina Sánchez Ruiz
Born (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 43)
Fuengirola (Málaga), Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, dancer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsO'Clock Music (2003),
Major (2011),
Independent (present)
Website web.archive.org/web/20080919101811/http://www.cristiemusic.es/

Cristina Sánchez Ruiz (born 31 May 1978), known professionally as Cristie, is a Spanish R&B, Pop and flamenco singer.

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Since a very early age she was involved in music. In October 2002 she became one of the official contestants of the second series of the Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo . Years later she also took part on La Voz . In January 2023 it was announced her appearance on the music TV show Tierra de talento. [1]

She has released two albums as solo artist.

Early life

Cristina Sanchez was born on 31 May 1978 in Fuengirola (Málaga), where she was raised by her father along her two brothers. When she was 16, she started pursuing her music career. She formed a music band with some friends and they played in different bars and pubs of her home town.

Career

Her first contact with the music industry was in as part of a flamenco band called Cheli 3, where they experimented mixing flamenco, gospel and funk. [2]

Later on she joined Caste Huarochiri, where she became deeply involved in flamenco and dance. With Los Activos, Cristie took part in some of the most prominent festivals in Spain including Espárrago Rock , Festimad , The Festival of Autumn of Madrid, and The Sea of Music. She also performed in other countries including the Expo 2000 in Hannover, the Popkomm (Germany) and the theater Ouro Verde in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2002, Cristie spent seven months acting at the Blue Note Tokyo. [3]

Back in Spain, José María Elegant (a prestigious classical flamenco guitarist) invited Cristie to join La Maestranza and to perform during the Bienal de Flamenco in (Seville). That same month, Cristie took part on the castings for the second edition of Operación Triunfo on RTVE. She became one of the chosen participants and she joined the Academy of Artists.

2002: Operación Triunfo and No quiero sufrir

Cristie was on the live television shows for six weeks. In one of the shows she collaborated on a duet with Antonio Orozco and his song Devuélveme la vida. That performance became one of the highlights of that season live shows. [4]

After that, all contestants recorded and released a single. [5] Those artists whose single reached the goal of 200,000 sold copies sold would sign a record deal.

Cristie's single, No quiero sufrir was very well received by fans and it got good reviews by the critics, but it only reached 76,000 copies, missing the goal. However, she signed a contract with O'Clock Music to release her first album. [6]

2003: Puro teatro

She started to work again with José María Elegant and there sertulst was the release of her debut album as a soloist: Puro teatro. The album was recorded between Madrid and Barcelona and produced by Sergio Castillo and Nacho Lesko. It included different styles of music, mostly flamenco, but with a flavour of R&B, Pop music and Funky. [7] "Puro Theatro" is the title track; its name is after a song of the great Puerto Rican musician and composer Catalino Curet Alonso. [8]

The specialized critic described Puro teatro as Urban-Flamenco or New Flamenco/Nuevo Flamenco. They emphasized the song called "Tonight" produced by Noel Pastor and Dioni Gómez. Pedro Javier Hermosilla and Mayan Juan collaborated on the track Soleá, dedicated to her hometown, Fuengirola. Noel Pastor and Dioni Gómez (who had previously worked with artists such as Tony Santos, Tony Aguilar and Austin) produced songs such as Cambiar and Tonight.

First single was "Pal Infierno", a flamenco fusion of R&B and soul.

2008 - 2015: Con la suerte en los tacones and other projects

Her second music album was Con la suerte en los tacones, a fourteen tracks album (five of them written by Cristie). The style was described as fresh. She combined genres such as Soul, R&B, Salsa, Funky, Ballad, and flamenco.

In Cristie's own words with this new album I want to express myself as I am, without feeling pressured to be who I'm not. [9]

The first single was Marbella and it videoclip was shorted in one of the most luxurious beaches of that city, the Ocean Club, which was turned into a massive filming set.

She collaborated with the also Spanish singer Pablo López, who was her pianist and back vocals on her live shows during a period of time . [10]

Due to personal reasons she took a hiatus on her music career.

Between 2014 and 2015, Cristie joined the Orquesta Olympus and, in 2016, Nueva Alaska in Zaragoza. One year later, in 2017, she joined Kubo Project. [11]

2020: La Voz Spain

She decided to take part on the 2020 edition of The Voice in Spain, where she was praised by Pablo López (formerly Cristie's pianist and back vocals), [12] Antonio Orozco, Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini. [13] She was on the show during eleven weeks as part of Pausini's team. [14]

2023: Tierra de Talento

Her live audition on this format of Canal Sur television (Spain) was a real success as the four coaches pressing their star buttons and praising her performance of Aretha Franklin's Natural Woman. [15]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleDetailsLabel
2004Puro teatroO'clock Music (#35 Afyve).
2006Con la suerte en los taconesIndependent

Singles

Spanish charts: Lista Afyve, Los 40 Principales.
YearSongAlbum
2002No quiero sufrirSingle
2004Pal infiernoPuro teatro
2004Ámame
2005Ámame (remix)
2006MarbellaCon la suerte en los tacones
2006Apunta mi teléfono
2022Como una florSingle

Collaborations

YearSongRoleAlbum
2003No te dejaré jamás(Tony Santos ft. Cristie)DancerAlma negra

Filmography

Videoclips

Television

Telecinco)

Films

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References

  1. ↑ "Tierra de Talento" vuelve este sábado a Canal Sur
  2. ↑ TomaTicket.es
  3. ↑ about.me
  4. ↑ 'La Voz' volvió con una concursante de 'OT', una ganadora de 'Menudas estrellas' y un 'crossover' con 'La Ruleta'
  5. ↑ Los40.com
  6. ↑ 20 años desde el primer OT: así ha pasado el tiempo para los triunfitos de Málaga. El Español de Málaga
  7. ↑ MusicBrainz
  8. ↑ "Cristie: Puro teatro".
  9. ↑ "Cristie: Con la suerte en los tacones".
  10. ↑ Cristie Sánchez, sobre el Pablo López del pasado: "Él me ha acompañado tocando el piano en mis actuaciones"
  11. ↑ "Cristie Sánchez Ruiz - Orquestas de Galicia".
  12. ↑ Cristie Sánchez canta ‘I say a little prayer’ en los Asaltos de ‘La Voz’
  13. ↑ Hola.com
  14. ↑ 'La Voz' y 'OT', un camino de ida y vuelta: 25 artistas que han pasado por los dos grandes talents en España
  15. ↑ canalsur.es
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