Mai Meneses
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Madrid
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, 4 January 1978), is a Spanish singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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Mai Meneses, the youngest of six children, holds a Bachelor degree in Law from Universidad San Pablo CEU (Madrid). In 2002, she was a contestant on the 2nd series of Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...
, where she was first to be voted off; after her participation, she released her first single, titled Vuelve.
In 2003, she collaborated in one of the songs of "Soy capaz & Pequeñas cosas" by Inma Serrano
Inma Serrano
Inma Serrano is a Spanish singer-songwriter. Serrano was born in Alicante, Spain, in 1968.She has lived in Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. In 2003, she created the record label "Cerebro Demente Records"...
called Mi Amor. It was released as a single, and its remix was widely played across Spain. She started the pop band Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte are a Spanish pop group. Originally, the group consisted of Mai Meneses , and Kim Fanlo...
. In 2005 they released their debut album He Perdido Los Zapatos under their own label Daconte Music. The next year Universal Music signed them and re-released the album with a bonus track (a remix of the song Idiota). This album was the 3rd best selling album in Spain. It included En que estrella estará, which became the most downloaded song of Spain that same year.
Their second album, titled "Retales De Carnaval", was released on September 30, 2008. The first single, "Tenia Tanto Que Darte", premiered on 23 August and became Spain's Best Selling song of 2008 on iTunes