Estrella Morente was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada, Spain. She grew up in a family of flamenco singers and guitarists. She is the daughter of one of the greatest flamenco singers, Enrique Morente, and flamenco dancer Aurora Carbonell. Estrella Morente has spent her life in an authentic flamenco and musical environment.
At the age of seven, she sang accompanied by Maestro Sabicas’ guitar and at 16 she made her debut before the whole world at the Gala for the presentation of the Alpine Ski Championships in the Sierra Nevada (Spain).
She started as a flamenco singer (cantaora) at the age of 17. Her songs blend traditional and more unconventional flamenco. From early on in her career she started attracting the attention of stars like Lenny Kravitz and also that of flamenco experts and purists. Her voice, her rhythm, her enthusiasm, her intelligence and her dedication have also been noticed by the major music publications.
She has also sung live accompanied by the illustrious Chano Lobato and Juan Habichuela.
On December 14, 2001 she married the bullfighter Javier Conde.
Discography:
Mi cante y un poema (Virgin Records, 2001)
Calle del Aire (Virgin Records, 2001)
Mujeres (Virgin Records, 2006)
Autorretrato (EMI, 2012)
Amar En Paz, with Niño Josele (Calle 54 Records, 2014)
DVD
Casacueva y escenario (2007)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.