Idaira

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Idaira
Birth name	Idaira Fernández Rodríguez
Born	March 14, 1985 (1985-03-14) (age 23)
Origin	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Genre(s)	Pop, Rhythm and Blues
Instrument(s)	Voice, Guitar
Years active	2005–present
Label(s)	Movistar, Multitrack, Cincomasmusic
Website	Official Site

Idaira Fernandez Rodriguez, better known as Idaira, which is her artistic name, is a Spanish singer. She is a participant of the reality show Operación Triunfo (2005).

1 Biography
2 Fraud denunciation
3 Discography
4 See also
5 Web
6 Notes

[edit] Biography

She was born 14 March 1985 in La Laguna, Tenerife. She is the youngest child, after three brothers, David, Besay and Airam. Their parents are: Balvina and Rafael. In year 2003 she tried out for the casting of the show, "OT" but was not selected. Two years later she returned to try out again with her brother Airam; he didn't pass the first round, but Idaira did. Not only did she pass the first round, but one round after another until arriving at the finales, where she competed against another 16 contestants to obtain a place in the Academy. In the so called "Show 0", she chose Christina Aguilera's song titled "Genie in a bottle" (Spanish language version literally "Captured Genie" or "Genio Atrapado"). Idaira arrived at the semi-final shows, being the favorite to win the competition. During one of the final shows in which the three finalists appeared, Idaira, who came being voted the favorite by the public to win the show, was nominated again along with Víctor.

[edit] Fraud denunciation

Idaira's supporters and kindred in the Canary Islands denounced an alleged fraud in the Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo after she was eliminated. According to them, many votes were not entered for her, but for Víctor, since the votes sent through SMS to save the contestant were sent back with the message "Put the name of the offerer", "Insolvent shipment" or with a reply time of 2 hours. Gestmusic, the producers of the show, attributed the problems to a collapse of the telephone lines. The Spanish Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) petitioned the Ministry of Industry for an investigation on the presumed irregularities of the voting system after they received complaints. On the other hand, others denounced that the city councils of Tenerife and La Laguna were allegedly campaigning to "Save Idaira" with public money. After her elimination from the show, the young girl promoted her single "Me lo dice el mundo", available only for mobile telephones.

[edit] Discography

Album	Information
	OT Galas 0-14 Released: 2005 Singles: Genio Atrapado El Universo Sobre Mí Hopelessly Devoted to You The Voice Within Relight My Fire River Deep, Mountain High Algo de Mí El Sol No Regresa Cada Vez Que Estoy Sin Ti Killing Me Softly Días de Verano Lento Puedes Contar Conmigo Fíjate Bién Inevitable
	OT: Los Musicales Released: 2005 Singles: Felíz Navidad Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In No Llores Por Mí Argentina Popurrí Mecano Last Christmas Mamma Mia Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar
	Las 100 Mejores Canciones de OT Released: 2006 Singles: Grease Megamix Hair Medley
	Me Lo Dice El Mundo Released: 2006 Single: Me Lo Dice El Mundo
	Secreto a Voces feat. Skavia Released: 2006 Single: Ganador o Vencido
	*Te Encontraré* Released: 2007 Singles: Te Encontraré Nada Bueno en Mí