Sílvia Pérez Cruz | |
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![]() Sílvia Pérez Cruz in 2008 | |
Background information | |
Born | Palafrugell, Catalonia, Spain | 15 February 1983
Genres | flamenco, jazz, classical, folk, contradanza, fado, tonada |
Occupation | Singer |
Website | www |
Sílvia Pérez Cruz (born in Palafrugell, 15 February 1983) is a Spanish singer and composer. In 2012, she recorded her first solo album, 11 de Novembre, which was nominated for album of the year in both Spain and France. A song performed by her, "No te puedo encontrar", received a Goya Award for Best Original Song for 2012. In 2014, she released her album Granada. Both releases have been in collaboration with Raül Fernández Miró. She received another Goya Award for best original song, for the song "Ai, ai, ai", composed and performed by her, for the film At Your Doorstep (2016). In 2022, the Spanish Government awarded her the "Premio Nacional de la Músicas Actuales" [1] ("National Prize for contemporaneous music"). In her latest album, "Toda la vida, un día" (2023), Cruz "recreated her whole life in a single album, embarking on what would become a year-long work recorded in Barcelona, Pontós, Madrid, Jerez, Buenos Aires, Coatepec and Havana."
Cruz's parents were both singers who sang together. Her mother Glòria Cruz i Torrellas taught her to play the saxophone and piano as well as how to dance and sculpt. Her father Càstor Pérez Diz was a self-taught guitarist. She has a daughter, Lola. [2]
She went to Catalonia College of Music in Barcelona, where she received classical training studying the piano and saxophone and receiving a degree in vocal jazz. While she was at Catalonia College of Music, she and three other women founded a flamenco group called Las Migas. They combined their different musical approaches to create a new type of flamenco. It was not long after this that she became well known in the Spanish music scene. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Cruz told NPR that a song must have a story. She believes that her view of songs as stories comes from her mother who was a singer and storyteller. Her mother, she said, also viewed songs as stories. [3]
In 2012, Cruz released her album 11 de Novembre with Raül Refree. She met Miró in 2006 and they toured together in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. [4] Miró was both guitarist and producer for the album. [3] Their songs have been described as a blend of music genres including Fado, jazz improvisation, and flamenco. [4] Cruz won a Goya Award, Spain's most prestigious film award, for best original song "No Te Puedo Encontrar" in the film Blancanieves . [3] [4] The album received a Gold Award disc. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In 2014, Cruz released her second album Granada, again collaborating with Raül Refree. It reflects Cruz's practice of singing in multiple languages: French, German, English, and four Iberian languages. Included on the album is the song "El Cant Dells Ocells," a Catalan folk song previously made famous by Pablo Casals. Another song is "Gallo Rojo, Gallo Negro", a well-known song from the Spanish Civil War. Cruz first understood the story in the song when she was part of a concert honoring the remaining veterans of the International Brigades who fought against the Nationales in the civil war. Cruz told NPR that she saw tears in the veterans' eyes when they sang the song in their own language. She said, "These people have lived through so much. It's good that I can sing and help them remember." [3] As journalist Betto Arcos concluded, this example illustrates how Cruz comes to understand the stories in the songs she sings. [3]
Year | Title | Notes | Release and special editions | |
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As member of other groups | 2005 | Llama | With Ravid Goldschmidt | |
2006 | Unas voces | As member of Las Migas | ||
2007 | Immigrasons | With Ernesto Snajer y Raül Fernández | Reissued in 2015 | |
2008 | We sing Bill Evans | With Joan Díaz Trío | ||
2010 | Un sordo s'ho escoltava | As member of Xalupa | ||
Reinas del matute | As member of Las Migas | |||
2011 | En la imaginación | With Javier Colina Trío | Reissued in 2016 | |
Rompiendo aguas | As member of Llama with Ravid Goldschmidt | |||
Solo | 2012 | 11 de novembre | Special edition in 2012 and Portuguese release in 2013. | |
2014 | Granada | With Raül Fernández Miró | Special edition in 2014 | |
2016 | Domus | Original soundtrack of At Your Doorstep | Special edition in 2016 | |
2017 | Vestida de nit | With string quintet | ||
2018 | Joia | Double compilation album released only in Japan | ||
2020 | MA. Live in Tokyo | With Marco Mezquida, recorded life in Blue Note | ||
Farsa (género imposible) | Compilations of themes composed for movies, theater and dance. | |||
2023 | Toda la vida, un día |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Feroz Awards | 2017 | Best Original Score | At Your Doorstep | Nominated | [9] |
Gaudí Awards | 2017 | Best Actress | Nominated | [10] | |
Best Original Score | Won | ||||
Goya Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Nominated | [11] | |
Best Original Song | "Ai, Ai, Ai" (from At Your Doorstep ) | Won | |||
Latin Grammy Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | "313" (with Residente & Penélope Cruz) | Pending | [12] |
Best Short Form Music Video | Won | ||||
Premios de la Academia de Música | 2024 | Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [13] |
Album of the Year | Toda la Vida, un Día | Nominated | |||
Best Singer-Songwriter Album | Won | ||||
Best Recording Package | Won | ||||
Best Music Video | "Toda la Vida, un Día" | Nominated | |||
Best Catalan/Valencian/Aranese Song | "Ell no vol que el món s'acabi" | Won | |||
Premios Max | 2018 | Best Musical Composition for Stage Performance | Grito Pelao | Won | [14] |
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