Soraya Arnelas

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Soraya
Background information
Birth name	Soraya Arnelas Rubiales
Born	September 13, 1982
Origin	Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Genre(s)	Pop, Rhythm and Blues
Years active	2005–present
Label(s)	Santander Records
Website	Soraya Official Site

Soraya Arnelas Rubiales (September 13, 1982) is a Spanish singer. She was born in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

Soraya won the World Online Song Contest 10 (WOSC) for Spain with 141 points, with her song entitled Mi Mundo Sin Ti (My World without You). Her 2005 album is Corazon De Fuego ("Heart of Fire"). Soraya is the second winner of the reality show Operación Triunfo 2005 edit by Telecinco.

Soraya studied at Nuestra Señora de los Remedios school and at Lostau Valverde High School. In Madrid, she learned English, French and Portuguese. She has worked as a flight attendant, but aspired to become an actress.

On November 21st, Soraya will be releasing her second album, Ochenta's. The first single is a cover of Laura Branigan's Self Control. The single is also set to be released across Europe early in the new year. On November 18th, a remix of the song was played on Scott Mills's radio show on Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Discography

Album information
Corazón De Fuego Released: December 5 2005 Promusicae Certification: 100,000 (Platinum) Peak Position: #8 (SPN) Label: Santander Records Official Singles: 2005 "Mi Mundo Sin Ti" — #1 (SPN), #80 (POR), #140 (FR) 2006 "Corazón De Fuego" — #5 (SPN) Other Singles: 2006 "No Debería" (with Antonio Romero) — (promo only) 2006 "Fruto Prohibido" (with Santa Fe) — #40(SPN)
Ochenta's Released: November 21 2006 Promusicae Certification: 80,000 (Platinum) Peak Position: #20 Label: Vale Music Official Singles: 2006 "Self Control" — (promo only)
TBA third studio album Released: early 2007 Promusicae Certification: Peak Position: Label: Santander Records Official Singles: 2007 "TBA" — release March