Estrella Morente

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Born 1980.

Estrella Morente Philip Ryalls/Redferns

Biography

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

She has performed with her father since age seven and recorded 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, which 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.

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  1. My Songs And A Poem

    Review of My Songs And A Poem

    Reviewed by Peter Marsh

    Debut release from 20 year old flamenco singer that's deep in the tradition.

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