Lantana (singer)

Lantana

Lantana (Alba Gárate)
Background information
Birth name Alba Sara Gárate Maculet
Born (1980-12-18) December 18, 1980
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Genres Pop,
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, performance artist, musician, producer, actress
Instruments Vocals, piano, Synthesizer, guitars, bass
Years active 2006–present
Labels EMI/Virgin, Rubie Music
Website www.lantaname.com

Alba Gárate (born December 18, 1980), better known by her stage name, Lantana, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actress. She was born in Barcelona and raised in Fuengirola, Malaga. She moved to Madrid when she was 19 years old to study acting and pursue her musical career. She was signed with EMI/Virgin by 2006 and Rubie Music in 2010. She was nominated to several important Spanish awards, including The 21st Goya Awards, MTV Spain Awards, Televisión Española Awards Album of the Year and The Spanish Music Awards. She currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

Biography

Lantana was born in Barcelona and raised in the southern city of Fuengirola, Malaga. It was here where she started to feel her passion for music. She remembers «I started writing on the school bus. I would sit by the window on rainy days and I would just make songs up». Her family had a pub and by the time she was 14, she started singing in rock bands and working in a local kareoke bar.[1] Later on she would move into the jazz scene, starting and directing several groups. She then moved to Madrid by the time she was 19 years old to pursue an acting career. Here she studied acting in ECAM and NIC of Madrid. She also studied with teachers such as Fernando Sansegundo, Fernando Piernas and Marta Alvarez. It was here where she began to sing standards and jazz in different clubs.

Music career

In Madrid she started to write her own songs again. She quickly began playing in singer-songwriter clubs and was soon noticed by then EMI/Virgin A&R, Javier Liñán, who offered her a record deal. At the same time, she acts in several short films and gets to be better known by her small role in the movie Azuloscurocasinegro by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, where she also wrote the original song "Imaginarte", which was nominated for "Best Original Song" at the Goya Awards.[2]

In 2006 Lantana signs with EMI/Virgin and releases a self-titled EP, "Lantana". She releases her first LP, "Desorden y Amor", the next year with Cadiz native Suso Saiz as producer.[3] This latter album was nominated by MTV Spain's spectators as "Best Artist Revelation" 2007.[4] The same year, the electronic band Hotel Persona releases a remix of her first single, "Siempre". She also films the video of the unreleased song "Sally's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton.

In 2010, no longer with EMI, Lantana goes to London to record her third album "Ex-Corazón", produced by Dimitri Tikovoi and releases it independently with her own label, Rubie Music.[5] She spends the rest of the year and great part of the next one touring in Spain.

She also released 2 videoclips, "Ex-Corazón", which aired in most of Spain's TV channels [6] and "Perfecto", filmed in Granada.[7]

She relocated to Berlin in 2011 where she started working on her next album.

El Encanto (EP - 2013)

En EP recorded between Berlin and London, was produced by Stefan Olsdal (Placebo (band), who also played synthesizers in "Aquello del Querer" and "Desde que te fuiste".[8]

Ex-Corazón (LP - 2007)

Album recorded entirely in London and produced by Dimitri Tikovoi (Placebo (band), The Raveonettes, The Horrors o Goldfrapp).[9]

Desorden y Amor (LP - 2007)

Album mostly produced by Suso Saíz, filled with lots of string arrangements.[10]

Lantana (EP - 2006)

Lantana's debut album, Lantana, was released in 2006. It is composed of 5 songs, including "Imaginarte", song included in the original soundtrack of the movie Azuloscurocasinegro, and nominated to the Goya awards.[11] Mostly produced by Lantana.

Present

She is currently working on a new LP, produced, played entirely, and mixed by Stefan Olsdal (Placebo (band).

Discography

Studio albums
Singles
Remixes
Film soundtracks

Nominations

Collaborations

Charity work

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2011 El Vuelo del Tren Elena Also, original song
2008 Furia Thriller
2006 Los Planetas
2006 Azuloscurocasinegro Also, original song, nominated to the Goya Awards 2007
2006 Proverbio Chino (short film) Short film nominated to the Goya Awards 2008
2005 Amiguisimas (short film)
2003 Domingos (short film) Woman's voice
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 El Comisario Spanish TV series

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Biography by MTV Spain". MTV Spain.
  2. ↑ "Official Goya Awards 2007 Nominations (PDF)" (PDF). Spanish Film Academy.
  3. ↑ "Biography by Madrid's Chamber of Commerce". Descubre Madrid (Madrid's Chamber of Commerce).
  4. ↑ "Biography by La Vanguardia Newspaper Online". La Vanguardia Newspaper Online.
  5. ↑ "Biography by Sol Musica TV". Sol Musica TV.
  6. ↑ "Biography by WOMEX". WOMEX.com.
  7. ↑ "Que! News review of the video Perfecto". Que! Newspaper Online.
  8. ↑ "El Encanto in MusicBrainz".
  9. ↑ "Ex-Corazon in AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ↑ "Desorden y Amor Review by Los 40 Principales TV". Los 40 Principales TV.
  11. ↑ "Biography by Los 40 Principales TV". Los 40 Principales TV.
  12. ↑ "Lantana plays in Benefit Concert". Yahoo Music News.
  13. ↑ "Concert DVD with Tam Tam Go". Doitter.
  14. ↑ "Concert DVD with Tam Tam Go". Que! Newspaper.
  15. ↑ "News section of her website". Her official website.
  16. ↑ "News section of her website". Her official website.
  17. ↑ "Lantana plays in Benefit Concert". Yahoo Music News.
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