Estrella Morente

Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell, (born August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish flamenco singer. She is the daughter of flamenco singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell.

Estrella Morente
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Background information
Birth nameEstrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell
Born (1980-08-14) August 14, 1980 (age 44)
DiedLas Gabias, Granada, Andalusia
GenresCante flamenco
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter
Years active2001–present
LabelsMute Records
Websitehttp://www.estrella-morente.es/estrellamorente.html

She has performed with her father since age seven.[1] She released her first album in 2001, Mi Cante Y Un Poema (My Songs and A Poem). This was followed the same year by Calle del Aire. It was well received by critics and flamenco fans. She released her third album, Mujeres (Women) in 2006, which her father produced. On December 14, 2001 she married bullfighter Javier Conde in Nuestra Señora de las Angustias basilica in Granada. They have two children, Curro (2002) and Estrella (2005).

Discography

  • Mi cante y un poema (2001)[2]
  • Calle del Aire (2001)[3]
  • Mujeres (2006), Mute Records
  • Casacueva y escenario (2007) (DVD)
  • Autorretrato (2012)
  • Amar En Paz (con la guitarra de Niño Josele) (2014)

Notes

  1. http://www.esflamenco.com/bio/en10774.html
  2. Mi cante y un poema (2001) liner notes in Spanish, with sung texts
  3. Calle del Aire (2001) liner notes in Spanish, without sung texts

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