Ainhoa Cantalapiedra
| Ainhoa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ainhoa Cantalapiedra Cuñado |
| Born | 25 September 1980 |
| Origin | Galdakao, Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain |
| Genres |
Rock Pop Contemporary Folk Indie |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Associated acts | Rosa Lopez, Lorena, David Bisbal |
| Website | www |
Ainhoa Cantalapiedra Cuñado (born 25 September 1980 in Galdakao, Basque Country, Spain) is a popular Spanish singer and songwriter, most commonly known as Ainhoa.
She is the winner of the second series of Operación Triunfo (Spanish version of Star Academy).
Born in Galdakao, since 1998 she has been in many groups of different styles, and was once given the nickname of 'la Céline' (Galdakao's reference to their very own Celine Dion).
In 2002, she became a contestant in the second series of Spanish Fame Academy, Operación Triunfo. Within a week, she ended up in line for eviction, but managed to survive against Mai Meneses, who is now a member of the group Nena Daconte. Ainhoa came up for eviction 2 more times while being on the show. Her Renditions of Celine Dion's Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre and Monica Naranjo's Sobrevivire made her one of the favorites to win. She went on to win the show with over 34% of the votes split between her and the remaining 6 finalists. She received one million Euros and a record deal with Vale Music.
In 2003, Ainhoa released her highly anticipated debut album, 'Escencia Natural' (Natural Essence). It was produced by Latin Grammy Award winning record executive, Emilio Estefan, and was very successful in Spain, selling 80,000 copies on its first week of release, selling over 300,000 copies later on. However, close to 1 million people voted for her to win Operación Triunfo. The first single was Acéptame Así, the second was El Amor Me Está Llamando (a version of LeAnn Rimes's 'Love Must Be Telling Me Something'), and the third was Decídete. Also in this year, Ainhoa recorded the theme tune for the Spanish animation series 'Glup', noticeably in Spanish, Catalan and her native Basque.
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