Antes muerta que sencilla

"Antes muerta que sencilla"
Single by María Isabel
from the album No me toques las palmas que me conozco
Released 2004
Format Compact Disc
Label Universal Music Group
María Isabel singles chronology
"Antes muerta que sencilla"
(2004)		 "No me toques las palmas que me conozco"
(2006)
Spain "Antes muerta que sencilla"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
María Isabel
Lyricist(s)
María Isabel
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
171
Appearance chronology
◄ "Desde el cielo" (2003)   
"Te traigo flores" (2005) ►

"Antes muerta que sencilla" (English: I'd rather be dead than plain) is a song composed and written by Spanish singer María Isabel in 2004. Maria Isabel sang it in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and won the competition with a record total of 171 points. It later became a huge hit in Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, was also a top ten hit in France and a top twenty in Switzerland. She performed the song on many shows as a star guest.

A cover version was recorded in Mexico by Los Horóscopos de Durango and became popular among the Duranguense banda scene, gaining huge success in the United States and Mexico. The same title was used for their 2005 CD.

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 36
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 6
German Singles Chart[3] 89
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 18

References

  1. ↑ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ↑ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ↑ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", in various singles charts". Acharts. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. ↑ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", Swiss Singles Chart". Hitparade. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sergio
with "Desde el cielo"		 Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2004 		Succeeded by
Antonio José
with "Te traigo flores"
Preceded by
Croatia "Ti si moja prva ljubav"
by Dino Jelusić		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners
2004 		Succeeded by
Belarus "My vmeste"
by Ksenia Sitnik