Amaia Montero
Pop Singer
Spanish singer-songwriter best known for being the vocalist of the pop band La Oreja de Van Gogh. They released the albums Dile al sol, El viaje de Copperpot, Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida, and Guapa.
She met her bandmates at the University of the Basque Country, where she was studying chemistry.
She embarked on a solo career in 2007.
Her parents were José Montero and Pilar Saldías, and she had one older sister.
She was invited into La Oreja de Van Gogh after the guitarist heard her cover a Sinead O'Connor song.