Rosalia

Rosalia Vila Tobella[2] (born 25 September 1992),[3] known mononymously as Rosalia (Spanish: [rosa'li.a], Catalan: [ruz@'li.@]),[4][5][6] is a Spanish singer. She was raised in Barcelona and has been called an "atypical pop star" due to her variety of musical styles. After being captivated by Spanish folk music as a child of 13she enrolled in musicology at the Catalonia College of Music while performing in bars and weddings.She finished her studies with distinction due to her collaborative cover album with Raul Refree in Los Angeles (2017) and her Baccalaureate-related project El Mal Querer (2018). Blending flamenco and hip hop and pop music the album produced "Malamente" (single) as well as "Pienso in tu Mira" (single). Both songs sold out and have received a hefty amount of critical acclaim. El Mal Querer was the first artist to bring Rosalia on the international stage. Rosalia's albums of 2019 "Con Altura" (13) and "Yo Ti Tu x Mi" (12-13) were a pioneer in urban music and achieved worldwide success. The third studio album she released, Motomami (2022) brought reggaeton an innovative sound that was breaking away from the previous flamenco style. Its songs "La Fama" and "Saoko", caught the attention of international fans and was the top-rated album by Metacritic. Rosalia has scored ten number one songs throughout her career in her home country. It's the most for an artist hailing from the region. She also has won two Grammy Awards, eleven Latin Grammy Awards (including two Album of the Year nominations) as well as four MTV Video Music Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award, three UK Music Video Awards and two Premio Ruido awards, among other things. Billboard presented her with the Rising Star Award, in 2019 for "changing the sound today's mainstream songs by introducing her unique flamenco pop". 18 years ago, she was also the first singer from a Spanish group to be recognized for the Best New Artist at the Grammys. Rosalia was born on 25 September 1992 in Sant Cugat del Valles and raised in Sant Esteve Sesrovires,[20][21][22] Baix Llobregat, Catalonia. Rosalia is the youngest of four children born to Pilar Tobella, an entrepreneur who runs a small metalworking company. Jose Manuel Vila was her father. He was born in Cudillero (Asturias). They split in 2019. [23] Her older sister, Pilar Vila ("born 1989") is her stylist and creative mind. Rosalia was interested in performing arts from an early age. She discovered the discography of Camaron De la Isla. Her musical education began at Taller de Musics. She completed a 6 year program at the academy. She attended classes at the Raval School, and later was transferred to the Superior School of Music of Catalonia. Also, she worked in a private capacity as a performer at weddings, bars with music and other events. She was offered "a little over 80 euro or in exchange for dinner". Rosalia has also met a lot of underground Spanish musicians in this period including La Zowi (Yung Beef), Kaydy Cain and Hinds.