Concha Piquer
María de la Concepción Piquer López, also known as Concha Piquer (13 December, 1906 in Valencia, Valencian Community – 12 December, 1990 in Madrid) was a Spanish singer and actress.[1]
She was one of the most successful couplist female singers.
Most of her singles were composed by the songwriters Salvador Valverde and Quintero, León and Quiroga. Ojos verdes (Green eyes) was her most known single because of its controversial lyrics.[2][3]
Biography
In September 1922, Piquer debuted in New York City on Manuel Penella's opera The Wild Cat. She was living in tge United States, acting in Broadway theaters and movies.[4]
Several years later, Piquer back to Spain. She stayed there the rest of her life. One year later the Civil War began and her songs were it [partially] censored by the Francoist politics.
In 1958, during a concert in Isla Cristina, Andalusia, she lost her pitch for a moment while singing. She continued with her performance. Five years later, she retired.[5]
On 12 December 1990 she died in Madrid.
Other sources
- Stephanie Sieburth, Survival Songs: Conchita Piquer's 'Coplas' and Franco's Regime of Terror, Índice Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014, ISBN 9781442644731
References
- ↑ Concha Piquer y su nacimiento. Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano, 21 de diciembre de 2010. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Concha Piquer muere a los 82 años. El Pais, 13 de diciembre de 1990.
- ↑ Moderna siempre. El Pais, 13 de diciembre de 1990. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Artículo diario El país 17-12-2006 (Comunidad valenciana) (in Spanish)
- ↑ La hija de Concha Piquer: "Mi madre vende más discos ahora que cuando vivía" (Interview to her daughter)[dead link], Vanitatis - El Confidencial (in Spanish).