Birth name Rebeca Pous Del Toro Name Rebeca Del Website Rebeca Official Site | Years active 1996–present Occupation(s) singer-songwriter, Role Singer | |
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Albums Nao ha crise, Simplesmente, Azul, Peco-Te Ajuda Parents Jose Maria Pous, Maria Francisca del Toro Similar People Diego Miranda, Jose Reza, Jose Alberto Reis, Ichirou Agata Profiles | ||
Rebeca Pous Del Toro (born November 1, 1978 in Barcelona, Spain), known professionally as Rebeca, is a pop-eurodance singer, producer, songwriter and actress.
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Biography
She is daughter of singer Franciska, who was born in Barcelona to a Spanish mother from Valencia and a Puerto Rican father, and painter José María Pous. Eliseo Del Toro, a famous Puerto Rican singer, is Rebeca's uncle.
Music career
She started her music career in 1996, when she was 18 years old. Her first single "Más Que Un Engaño" was a big hit in Spain, Latin America and U.S., while the following singles "Solo Amante" and "Duro De Pelar", established her as a major artist in Spain and Latin America.
Her first album called Rebeca, a big success in Spain, Latin America and United States, sold 200 000 (+) and was certified 2xPlatinum in Spain. In 1997, she released her second album Rebelde, which was a big success, and was certified Gold in Spain. In 1998 she worked on the album Grease en Español and in the Grease Tour until 1999. In 1999, the album Grandes Exitos was released in Latin America and USA but not in Spain. In 2000 she released the album Brava with moderate success in Latin America and Spain. In 2002, the album, Supernatural was released. She released her latest album in 2005, a greatest hits compilation called Lo Mejor De Rebeca. [1]
She wrote, along with Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Thomas G:son and Andreas Rickstrand, the song "I Love You Mi Vida" that represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed by boy band D'Nash. She attempted to participate in Eurovisión herself in four occasions: in 2006 ("Qué no daría yo"), 2007 ("I Love You Mi Vida"), 2009 ("Amor radical") and 2010 ("Valentino Boy").
Television
In 2005, Rebeca was a contestant on reality show Aventura en África (sixth season of Survivor Spain), where she finished in fourth place. In 2014, she participated again in the thirteenth season of Survivor Spain, Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras. During her stay in the program, she had to be evacuated from the island due to an allergic reaction to over 200 mosquito bites at one time.
Discography
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