María del Monte

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tejado and the second or maternal family name is Algaba.
María del Monte
Background information
Birth name María del Monte Tejado Algaba
Also known as Reina de las Sevillanas (Sevillanas' Queen)
Born (1962-04-26) April 26, 1962
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Genres Copla
Sevillanas
Occupation(s) Singer
TV and Radio hostess
Instruments Vocalist
Castanets
Years active 1982–present

María del Monte Tejado Algaba (born on 26 April, 1962 in Seville, Andalusia[1]) is a Spanish folk singer and TV and radio hostess.[2][3] She's most known in Spain as "La Reina de las Sevillanas" (Sevillana's Queen).[2]

Biography

In 1982 won a TV contest show in Ceuta and thereafter released her first album. With the second one titled Cántame sevillanas being a hit in Spain and achieved triple Platinum disc (thirteen in her long career).[1][2] In this album there's her most famous single: Cántame.[4]

Also has worked in several TV and radio programs. In 1993 hosted Vamos juntos in Canal Sur Radio and three years later in Antena 3 in Al compás de la copla.[3] In 1998 she appeared in TVE in a special TV-Show Esa copla me suena and Especial Feria de Abril.[5]

Discography[1]

TV Career

References

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