Chanel_Terrero
Chanel Terrero
Cuban-Spanish actress, singer and dancer
Chanel Terrero Martínez (born 28 July 1991), known simply as Chanel (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃa'nel]), is a Spanish and Cuban[1] singer, dancer and actress, having worked in several stage musicals. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after having won Benidorm Fest 2022 with her debut single "SloMo".[2] She finished in third place with 459 points, the best placing for Spain since the 1995 contest.
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Chanel Terrero in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chanel Terrero Martínez |
| Born | (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 (age 32) Havana, Cuba |
| Origin | Olesa de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | |
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Chanel was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Olesa de Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain, at the age of three.[3] Part of her family is of Spanish origin.[4]
She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age.[5] She learned from choreographers such as Víctor Ullate, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen she started her career in musical theatre.[6]
Chanel moved to Madrid to start her acting career. During the 2010s she participated in stage musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Flashdance, El guardaespaldas and El rey león.[7]
Her acting career includes various roles on television and cinema, both nationally and internationally.[8][9][10]
As a dancer, she has worked with different artists. In 2010, she was part of Shakira's dancing crew for a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[11]
She also was part of the dancing crew in the Spanish show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3.[12][13]
Chanel took part in the castings for the Spanish stage production of West Side Story. She was one of the three finalists for the role of Anita. She also was one of the five finalists worldwide for the same role in Steven Spielberg's film version of the musical, West Side Story.[14]
She took part in Benidorm Fest in 2022 with her debut single "SloMo". Her performance was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami,[15] who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Blackpink, among other artists. She won the first semi-final on 26 January 2022,[16] and also the final on 29 January, becoming the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.[17][18][19] The song entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number thirteen.[20] In the Eurovision final, the song placed third, Spain's best result since 1995. Following the contest, the song went on to top the Spanish Singles Chart and obtained a triple platinum certification by Promusicae.[21][22]
On 10 June 2022, she participated in the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[23][24]
Her second single, titled "Toke", was released on 25 October 2022, as the official song of the Spain national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and as RTVE’s theme song for their coverage of the tournament.[25] On 13 January 2023, she released a new version of “Toke”, titled “Toke (Si te’s ok)”, with French rapper Ridsa.[26]
On 2 February 2023, Chanel was announced as a judge for the RTVE singing competition series Cover Night.[27]
On 14 and 15 April 2023, Chanel participated at the LOS40 Primavera Pop festival.[28] She performed her singles “Toke”, “SloMo” and her single “Clavaíto”, a collaboration with Abraham Mateo that was released on 28 April 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number twenty-four and in the subsequent weeks climbed to number six, obtaining a quadruple platinum certification.[29][30]
On 19 May 2023, she released her fourth single titled “P.M.”.[31] On 13 July 2023, she announced the remixes of the last two singles, “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, released on 14 and 21 July 2023.
On 23 July 2023, she announced her single, fifth overall, titled “Ping Pong”, a collaboration with spanish rapper Ptazeta that was released on 28 July 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number ninety.[32]
On 18 August 2023, she performed the first concert of the project ¡Agua! in Ciudad Real and presented three new songs: “House Party”, “Lucky Me” and “Loka”.
On 11 October 2023, she performed “P.M.”, “Ping Pong” and “Clavaíto” in LOS 40 Pilar Pop in Zaragoza. On 21 October 2023, she performed “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, with Abraham Mateo, in the concert of CADENA 100 Por Ellas in Madrid.
On 29 October 2023, she announced her single, titled “Loka”, a collaboration with Maikel Delacalle. It was released on 3 November 2023, alongside the pre-order of her debut album, titled ¡Agua!, released on 12 January 2024. On the same day she performed “Loka”, along “Clavaíto”, in LOS40 Music Awards 2023. She also won the Best Spanish Collaboration with “Clavaíto”.
On 6 January 2024, she announced her new single, titled “Ahora Que No Te Tengo”, a collaboration with rapper FMK that was released on 9 January 2024.
On 22 January 2024, her debut album debuted on the Spanish Albums Chart at number one.[33]
She has taken part in several musical productions,[34] becoming a regular name in this genre in Spain.[35]
- Fiebre Hamilton (musical homage to Lin-Manuel Miranda in Madrid).
- El guardaespaldas (main character).[36]
- Flashdance (actress/singer in Barcelona and tour).
- Nine (main actress/singer).
- El rey león (Teatro Lope de Vega Madrid).
- Mamma Mia! (actress, singer and dancer).
- Lío Ibiza (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
- El gran libro mágico (children's musical, main actress/singer).
- Show “Starlite Marbella” (lead singer).
- Delizia (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
- La ratita presumida, centro estético (children's musical, lead role).
- El lobo y las 7 cabritas (children's musical, lead role).
- Tarzán (children's musical, singer and dancer).
- Mortadelo y Filemón (dancer and actress).
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fuga de Cerebros 2 | - | - |
| 2015 | The King of Havana | Yamilé | - |
| 2018 | El Último Invierno | - | - |
| 2019 | La Llorona | - | Short film |
Television
Fiction
| Year | TV series | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Águila Roja | TVE | Gloria | 1 episode |
| 2014 | B&b, de boca en boca | Telecinco | Sira Lindo | |
| 2015 | Los Nuestros | Gloria | 2 episodes | |
| 2015–16 | Gym Tony | Cuatro | Deisy | 216 episodes |
| 2017 | Centro Médico | TVE | Gloria | 1 episode |
| iFamily | Isa | 8 episodes | ||
| El Secreto de Puente Viejo[9] | Antena 3 | Lucía Torres | 62 episodes | |
| Perdóname, Señor | Telecinco | Sibebi | 4 episodes | |
| La Peluquería | TVE | Guadalupe "Lupe" | 118 episodes | |
| 2018 | Cupido | Playz | Venus | 6 episodes |
| El Continental | TVE | Julieta | 10 episodes | |
| Wake Up | Playz | Deborah[10] | 6 episodes | |
| 2020 | Kosta (The Paradise) | YLE | Limón | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Convecinos | Movistar Plus+ | Isla | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | El inmortal | Perla | 8 episodes |
Non-fiction
| Year | Show | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tu Cara Me Suena | Antena 3 | Dancer | |
| 2022 | Benidorm Fest | TVE | Contestant (Winner) |
| Eurovision Song Constest | Spanish entrant (3rd place) | ||
| 2023 | Cover Night | Judge |
Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | "Gigantes"[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2017 | "Another Day of Sun"[lower-alpha 2] (with Fran Coem) |
| 2021 | "México Mágico"[lower-alpha 3] |
| "SloMo" | |
| 2022 | "TOKE" |
| 2023 | "Clavaíto" (with Abraham Mateo) |
| "P.M." | |
| "Ping Pong" (with Ptazeta) |
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| SPA [37] | ||
| ¡Agua! |
|
1 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [38] |
CRO [39] |
GRE [40] |
ISL [41] |
IRE [42] |
LIT [43] |
NLD [44] |
POR [45] |
SWE [46] |
SWI [47] |
UK [48] |
WW [49] | ||||
| "SloMo" | 2021 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 72 | 88 | 32 | 65 | 56 | 151 |
|
¡Agua! |
| "Toke"[lower-alpha 4] (solo or remix with Ridsa) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Clavaíto" (with Abraham Mateo) |
2023 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
¡Agua! |
| "P.M." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ping Pong" (with Ptazeta) |
90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Loka" (with Maikel Delacalle) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Un Año Más"[lower-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Ahora Que No Te Tengo" (with FMK) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ¡Agua! | |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "La Estrella Azul" | 2022 | Pinocchio |
| "Aigua (Agua)" | 2023 | El Disc de La Marató 2023 |
| "Agua" | 2024 | ¡Agua! |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Mentira" (Alberto Collado featuring Chanel Terrero) |
2021 | Non-album single |
| "México Mágico" (among Malinche cast) | ||
Headlining
- ¡Agua! Summer Shows (2023)
- ¡Agua! Tour 2024 (2024)
- As an actress, she has been nominated as part of the cast of the short film La Llorona by Ismael Olivares.
| Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benidorm Fest | 2022 | "SloMo" | — | Winner | |
| LOS40 Music Awards | 2022 | Herself | Best Spanish New Act | Nominated | [52] |
| Del 40 Al 1 Award | Won | ||||
| 2023 | "Clavaíto" | Best Spanish Song | Nominated | [53] | |
| Best Spanish Collaboration | Won | ||||
| Academia De La Música De España | 2024 | "Clavaíto" | Best Pop Song | Pending | [54] |
| Premios Odeón | "Clavaíto" | Video Of The Year | Won | [55] | |
- Dancer in the music video by Ruth Lorenzo.
- Spanish version of the song from the film La La Land.
- As part of the original cast of Malinche El Musical by Nacho Cano.
- Cover version of the song with the same name by Mecano.
- Sánchez, Teresa (31 January 2022). "Jesús Vázquez se desdice de sus polémicas palabras sobre Chanel intentando defender a Ana Mena". El Mundo.
- Farren, Neil (30 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- González, Xavier (16 March 2019). "Chanel Terrero: "La escena del agua de "Flashdance" es muy divertida de hacer"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- RTVE Notícies (31 January 2022). "Aquest és l'emocionant retrobament entre #Chanel i la seva àvia, després del triomf al #BenidormFest! "La meva iaia ho és tot!""". Twitter (in Catalan). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "Los actores y actrices de tus series favoritas. Hoy ¡Chanel Terrero!". Cadena Dial (in Spanish). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- CÓRDOBA, Diario (31 January 2022). "VÍDEO | El día que Chanel hizo vibrar a Córdoba con su voz". Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- Carla Hernández (26 January 2022). El Confidencial (ed.). "Chanel Terrero: la actriz, cantante, bailarina y "fiera luchadora" que debes conocer" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- Javier Silvestre (27 January 2022). La Vanguardia (ed.). "¿Quién es Chanel, la sorprendente ganadora de la primera semifinal del Benidorm Fest?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Tres imitaciones perfectas con las que Chanel Terrero sorprendería en 'Tu cara me suena'". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- RTVE.es (31 January 2022). "Ya habías visto a Chanel en alguna serie, y no te acordabas". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- Sevilla, Diario de (31 January 2022). "Chanel: "Me he criado aquí y yo soy española"". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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- "Rigoberta Bandini acaba así con la polémica por la victoria de Chanel Terrero". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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- "La impresionante actuación de Chanel en el Carnaval de Tenerife: "Es un regalo"". 20 Minutos. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Santa 'Chanel' de Tenerife deslumbra en la Gala de la Reina". Diario de Avisos. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "La letra de 'Toke' de Chanel, el himno de España para el Mundial de Catar, se conocerá el 24 de octubre". Las Provincias (in European Spanish). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "Chanel presenta "Toke (Si t'es ok)" junto al rapero RIDSA". Sony Music (in European Spanish). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Chanel, Mónica Naranjo y Juan Magán serán jurado de 'Cover Night', nuevo talent musical de TVE, con Miguel Bosé". eldiario.es (in European Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 |
Succeeded by |