Beth (singer)

Beth
Background information
Birth name Elisabeth Rodergas Cols
Also known as Beth
Born 23 December 1981 (1981-12-23) (age 30)
Súria, Catalonia, Spain
Occupations Singer, actress
Years active 2003–present
Website [1]
This article is about Beth, the singer. For other uses of the name Beth, see Beth.

Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, better known as Beth, (born 23 December 1981 in Súria) is a popular singer in Spain. In 2003 she competed in the musical talent show Operación Triunfo. She finished third, but in a separate vote was selected by the audience to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[1] Her win created controversy for representing Spain since she is a supporter of the independence of Catalonia.

Discography

She was brought up in Barcelona

Album information
Otra Realidad
  • Released: 23 April 2003 (SPN)
  • Peak Positions: #1 (SPN)
  • AFYVE Certification: 200.000 units (2xPlatinum)
  • Official Singles:
    • 2003 "Dime" (Eurosong 2003, #8) — #1 (SPN)
    • 2003 "Parando El Tiempo" — #3 (SPN)
    • 2004 "Otra Realidad" — #4 (SPN)
    • 2004 "Estás" — #7 (SPN)
Palau De La Música Catalana
  • Released: 20 April 2004 (SPN)
  • Peak positions: #4 (SPN)
  • AFYVE certification: 50.000 (Gold)
  • Official single:
    • 2004 "La Luz (Live)" — #2 (SPN)
My Own Way Home
  • Released: 9 October 2006 (SPN)
  • Re-released:
  • Peak positions: #57
  • AFYVE certification:
  • Official singles:
    • 2006 "Rain On Me"
    • 2007 "All These Things"
Segueix-me el fil[2]
  • Released: 18 May 2010 (SPN)
  • Re-released:
  • Peak positions: #37
  • Official singles:
    • 2010 "Tots els botons"
    • 2010 "Terra trencada"

References

  1. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010 | News - Beth, a stewardess in Barcelona". http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14500. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  2. ^ http://www.musicaglobal.com/ca/pl28/id893/noticies/beth-donant-els-ultims-detalls-al-seu-tercer-disc.htm

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Rosa
with "Europe's Living a Celebration"		 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
2003		 Succeeded by
Ramón
with "Para llenarme de ti"
First Series  • Second Series  • Third Series  • Fourth series  • Fifth Series  • Sixth Series  • Seventh Series • Eighth Series
Winners / Finalists
1st series:1. Rosa López • 2.David Bisbal • 3.David Bustamante • 4.Chenoa • 5.Manu Tenorio • 6.Veronica Romeo
2nd series:1. Ainhoa Cantalapiedra  • 2.Manuel Carrasco • 3.Beth • 4.Miguel Nández • 5.Hugo Salazar • 6.Joan Tena
3rd series:1. Vicente Seguí Porres • 2. Ramón  • 3.Miguel Cadenas • 4.Davinia Cuevas • 5.Mario Martínez • 6.Leticia Pérez
4th series 1. Sergio Rivero • 2.Soraya Arnelas  • 3. Victor  • 4. Idaira  • 5. Fran Dieli  • 6. Edurne
5th series:1. Lorena • 2.Daniel Zueras • 3.Leo Segarra Sánchez • 4.Saray Ramírez • 5.Moritz Weisskopf • 6.José Galisteo
6th series: 1. Virginia Maestro • 2.Pablo López • 3. Chipper Cooke • 4.Manu Castellano • 5.Sandra Criado • 6.Mimi
7th series:1. Mario Álvarez • 2.Brenda Mau • 3.Jon Allende • 4.Ángel Capel • 5.Patricia Navarro • 6.Silvia Parejo
8th series:1. Nahuel Sachak  • 2.Álex Forriols • 3.Mario Jefferson • 4.Alexandra • 5.Niccó • 6.Josh
Other Contestants
Hosts
Carlos Lozano (series 1-3) • Jesús Vázquez Martínez (series 4-7)  • Pilar Rubio (series 8)
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