Rebeca
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Rebeca Pous Del Toro is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

) is a pop
Pop music
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-eurodance
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 singer, producer, songwriter and actress.

Biography

She is daughter of the singer Franciska and the painter José María Pous.
Rebeca's mother is the Spanish singer Franciska who was born in Barcelona to a Spanish
Spanish people
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-Valencian
Valencian Community
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 mother and Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican people
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 father. 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
Spain
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, Latin America
Latin America
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 and U.S.
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, 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 is released the album Supernatural. She released her latest album in 2005, a greatest hits compilation called Lo Mejor De Rebeca. http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/2083/portada7yj.jpg

Discography

  • 1996: Rebeca
  • 1997: Rebelde
  • 1999: Grandes Exitos
  • 2000: Brava
  • 2002: Supernatural
  • 2005: Lo Mejor De Rebeca

Discography

Discos:
  • Rebeca (1996)

1. Solo amante

2. Duro de pelar

3. No hay dos sin tres

4. Espera, chico, espera

5. Piano, Piano

6. Corazón, corazón

7. Cállate ya

8. A un paso del fin

9. Un lugar para ti

10. Mas que un engaño

11. Un llanto en occidente

12. Duro de pelar (NU-NGR MIX)
  • Rebelde (1997)

1. Todos los chicos son igual

2. Si tu te vas

3. Al cien por cien

4. Dime si me quieres

5. Mi ciudad

6. Locos por vivir

7. Nada me puede parar

8. Mensajes de amor

9. Quien- a duo con Franciska

10. Mundo feliz

  • Grandes Exitos (1999)

1. Duro De Pelar

2. Dime Si Me Quieres

3. Todos Los Chicos Son Igual

4. Corazón, corazón

5. Vas a ser mi amor - Ángel Ríos & Rebeca (from grease en español)

6. Al Cien Por Cien

7. Mas Que Un Engaño

8. Si Tu Te Vas

9. Noches de Verano - Edu & Rebeca (from grease en español)

10. Piano Piano

11. Cállate Ya

12. Nada Me Puede Parar
  • Brava (2000)

1. Yo Soy Buena

2. Mi Forma de Vivir

3. Brava

4. Declaración de Amor

5. Lo Que Paso Paso

6. La Cara Oculta

7. Noche Caliente

8. Típico, Típico

9. Mas Grandes Que el Amor

10. Fiesta en Soledad

  • Supernatural (2002)

1. Tatuaje

2. Eso no es amor

3. Supernatural

4. Eres tú

5. Tócame donde más me duela

6. Calor

7. Sábado noche

8. Vive

9. De cara a la pared

10. Simplemente amor

11. Te esperaré
  • Lo Mejor De Rebeca (2005)

1. Duro de Pelar [África 2005 RMX]

2. Tatuaje

3. Más Que un Engaño

4. Dime Si Me Quieres

5. Corazón, Corazón

6. Piano Piano

7. Si Tú Me Vas

8. Sólo Amante

9. Supernatural

10. Duro de Pelar

11. Mi Ciudad

12. Tócame Dónde Más Me Duela

13. Eso No Es Amor

14. Nada Me Puede Parar

15. Vive

16. Calor [Remix]

17. Quisiera

18. Te Esperaré

19. Todos Los Chicos Son Igual

20. Más Que un Engaño [Pop Version]
  • Matador (2010) (ep digital)

1. Matador

2. Valentino Boy

3. Much

4. Tu nombre

5. Se me olvidó
Others Songs:
  • Lo Prefiero (unreleased)
  • Que no Daría yo
  • I Love you mi vida (unreleased)
  • Mentiras de verdad (unreleased)
  • Sola (unreleased)
  • Amor Radical (unreleased)
  • Goin' you loca (con Isaak)

Videography

  • Duro De Pelar (European version)
  • Duro De Pelar (latinoamerican version)
  • Cállate Ya
  • Brava
  • Que No Daría Yo
  • Se Me Olvidó
  • Valentino Boy
  • Matador

About Eurovision

She recorded 2 songs for Eurovision 2006: Lo Prefiero and Que No Daría Yo, unfortunately, the songs were not selected to represent Spain in the Festival by TVE. This year, she is one of the participants of Misión Eurovisión 2007
Misión Eurovisión 2007
Misión Eurovisión 2007 is the show in which Spain selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, which was held in Helsinki, Finland on May 12, 2007. Misión Eurovisión 2007 was held throughout January and February 2007. The songs and singers was selected separately...

, a new programme to choose a song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She is one of the selected singers, and has also written a song called I Love You Mi Vida. It was recorded in Sweden.

Que No Daría Yo was released in Audio and Video in the CD+DVD Disco Estrella 2006, a compilation album; this cd has sold over 100 000 copies in Spain.

Trivia

  • She was born surrounded by artists like her father José aría Pous, painter, and Franciska, her mother, singer. Her cousins are the poet David Ortiz Arglero and the actor Benicio del Toro
    Benicio del Toro
    Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic . He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual...

    .

  • She has now decided to pose after she was on a reality TV show "Adventure in Africa", which made her suffer a little bit, but despite this she reached 4th position among the finalists.


  • In 1995 she worked in the film Una Pareja de Tres.

  • After releasing 5 albums and getting gold and platinum records for her sales in Spain, Mexico and USA, she now wants to conquer UK and Germany hit lists.

External links

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