About Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the lead vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh from 1996 to 2007, and 2025 onwards. Amaia then completed work on the band's first album Dile al sol, which sold about 800,000 copies in Spain, making it the 20th best-selling album in Spanish history. They used to record covers of songs from local bands, like Soziedad Alkoholika and international rock bands, such as U2, Janis Joplin, Tool, Pearl Jam and Nirvana, usually with San Martín providing lead vocals. In 1998, the band was signed by Sony BMG after they won a Rock music competition in San Sebastián. In 2001, they won an award for Best Spanish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Germany.
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