Mercedes Ferrer
Encyclopedia
Mercedes Ferrer is a Spanish singer-songwriter, active since 1983.
She studied Modern literature
in the Sorbonne
.
Influenced by The Doors
, Bob Dylan
and David Bowie
, she played in several French bands until she went back to Madrid in 1984, during La Movida Madrileña
. She met Carlos Torero and more musicians and they founded the group La llave, which won VIII trofeo rock Villa de Madrid in 1985 and was a support band of The Cure
.
She later began a solo career during which she has met Yoko Ono
and Nacho Cano
, who composed the famous song "Vivimos siempre juntos" ("We Always Lived Together"), which was a number 1 hit in Spain in 1996. In the early 1990s she lived in New York and went back to Madrid in 1993. She has participated in several artistic events, like a tribute to John Lennon
and a concert for the victims of 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings
.
She studied Modern literature
Modern literature
Modern literature can either refer to*modernist literature *modern literature ....
in the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
.
Influenced by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, she played in several French bands until she went back to Madrid in 1984, during La Movida Madrileña
La Movida Madrileña
La Movida Madrileña was a countercultural movement that took place mainly in Madrid during the Spanish transition after Francisco Franco's death in 1975...
. She met Carlos Torero and more musicians and they founded the group La llave, which won VIII trofeo rock Villa de Madrid in 1985 and was a support band of The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
.
She later began a solo career during which she has met Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
and Nacho Cano
Nacho Cano
Ignacio Cano Andrés, aka Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He studied solfège and was one of the members of the Spanish group Mecano along with his brother José María Cano and Ana Torroja.He has released 4 solo albums, including Vivimos siempre juntos with...
, who composed the famous song "Vivimos siempre juntos" ("We Always Lived Together"), which was a number 1 hit in Spain in 1996. In the early 1990s she lived in New York and went back to Madrid in 1993. She has participated in several artistic events, like a tribute to John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
and a concert for the victims of 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings
11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings
The Madrid train bombings consisted of a series of coordinated bombings against the Cercanías system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004 , killing 191 people and wounding 1,800...
.
Discography
- Entre mi sombra y yo, 1986
- Tengo todas las calles, 1988
- Imán, 1991
- Tiempo futuro, 1994
- Generaciones, 1997
- Tiempo real, 2003
- Intermedio (1986-2006), 2006
- Travesía, 2009