Ailyn
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| Birth name | Pilar Giménez García |
| Born | May 29, 1982 |
| Origin |  Granada, Spain |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock, Dance, Ballad, Pop, R&B, JPop, Gothic Metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2002-Present |
| Website | Official Fanclub |
Pilar Giménez García (May 29, 1982), known first as An Ling, then as Ailyn, is a Spanish singer born in Esplugues de Llobregat. The new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia, she is also known as a member of the young team in the Spanish version of X Factor.
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[edit] Musical start
Her musical career started at the age of 15, when she studied solfeo and canto at "Albeniz School".
Her professional debut was in 2002 in Cornellá De Llobregat, in an annual benefit fashion show the city held to raise money for Alzheimer's sufferers.
Her first discographic contract was as part of the female trio "Charm". After their first album, she wanted to try her luck as a solo artist, and under the name of An Ling (later became Ailyn), she began recording tracks on her own.
[edit] Solo career
In September 2005, she was a contestant representing Spain in the International Pop Music Festival "Canzoni Dal Mondo", being among the 10 finalists.
In October, she got the "Silver Tabaiba" to the Best Performance in the 5th Edition of the International Song Festival in the Canary Islands.
In summer of 2006 she appeared as an extra on Lua's video "Assim Chegaremos La".
In November, she got the "Gold Tabaiba" to the Best Singer Of A Published Song, in the 6th Edition of the International Song Festival in the Canary Islands. The song, Puedo Sentir, was originally sung by Lena Park (Fall In Love).
[edit] X Factor + More
In May 2007, she was selected as a member of the young team in the Spanish version of X Factor.
In the different episodes she sang Time After Time, Moonlight Shadow, Bring Me to Life and Why. She was eliminated in the fourth episode.
[edit] Sirenia
On April 9th 2008 it was announced that Ailyn was chosen as the new singer of Sirenia out of over 500 women.
