Shaila Dúrcal

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Not to be confused with the Argentine punk-rock band Shaila.

Shaila Dúrcal

Background information
Birth name	Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras
Also known as	Shaila Dúrcal
Born	(1979-08-28) August 28, 1979 Madrid, Spain
Genres	Latin pop, Pop
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	EMI
Website	http://www.shailadurcal.com

Shaila Dúrcal (born Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras on August 28, 1979) is a Spanish singer-songwriter best known for being the daughter of singing legend Rocío Dúrcal. Her father is Antonio "Junior" Morales.

Biography

She was born in Madrid and made her musical debut at the age of 12 on TVE singing for Nikka Costa. She later studied singing under the tutelage of Robert Jeantal before touring extensively with her mother Rocio as a back-up singer throughout Spain, Mexico and the United States. While continuing her studies in Miami, she was courted by several major record labels, recording a series of demos including a session of songs by English songwriter Richard Daniel Roman. In 2001 she moved to Mexico and signed to BMG who later released her eponymous debut album which was largely ignored by both critics and public alike. This album was followed by Recordando in 2006 on EMI, an album dedicated to her mother and which went straight to number one in Spain, going platinum in its second week after selling over 80,000 singles. She has sold more than 200,000 albums in Spain and 30,000 in Mexico. She has also performed at the Latin Grammy Show singing "Amor Eterno".

Discography

Albums

2004: Shaila (BMG) #99 MÉX
2006: Recordando (EMI) #1 ESP; #52 MÉX; #87 USA; #36 EUROPA
2008: Tanto Amor (EMI) #5 ESP; #80 MÉX
2009: Corazón Ranchero (EMI) #30 ESP; #27 MÉX
2011: Asi

Singles

"No Sirvo Para Estar Sin Ti"
"Vuélvete La Luna" #1 Spain
"Por Ti"
"Vivir Asi Es Morir De Amor"
"Sola"
"Tanto Cielo Perdido" #16 Chile
"Convenceme"

Charts and sales

"Recordando"

Chart (2006/2007)	Peak	Certification	Sales
US Latin	87
Spain	1	2× Platinum	+160,000
Mexico	52		+15,000
European Top 100	36

"Tanto Amor"

Chart (2008)	Peak	Certification	Sales
Spain	5	Gold	+40,000
Mexico	80		+5,000

"Corazón Ranchero"

Chart (2009)	Peak	Certification	Sales
Spain	30		+10,000
Mexico	27		+20,000

External links

Authority control	VIAF: 169762383

Persondata
Name	Durcal, Shaila
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish singer
Date of birth	August 28, 1979
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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