Leire Martínez is a singer-songwriter who was born on June 22, 1979 in Rentería, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The vocalist started her career with her participation in the Factor X show in 2007. After her participation in the show, she was selected to replace outgoing vocalist Amaia Montero for the band La Oreja de Van Gogh.
Now, after a stay with the band for 17 years, she is parting ways. This was announced via a post on the official Instagram page of the band:
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"After 17 marvelous years filled with music and emotions we’ll never forget, we’d like to announce that the professional journeys of Leire and La Oreja de Van Gogh will go down different paths."
The singer continued:
"The decision has been hard to make, but it comes after much time of reflection and deep conversations, in which we have not managed to align our different ways of living the group. This concludes a fascinating time that we all will carry in our hearts and that has allowed us to enjoy the best profession in the world."
A brief overview of Leire Martínez's career
Leire Martínez started her career with La Oreja de Van Gogh with the album, A las cinco en el Astoria, which was released on September 2, 2008.
The album charted at number 1 for the Spanish album chart and at number 20 on the Mexican album chart. The album achieved multi-platinum certification in Spain.
Leire Martínez's second album with the band was Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo, which was a collection of old songs recorded with Leire Martínez. The album received multi-platinum certifications in Spain and was released on October 20, 2009.
The band susbequently released the album, Cometas por el cielo, which was released on September 13, 2011. The album charted at the top spot on the Spanish album chart and at number 21 on the Mexican album chart.
Leire Martínez next worked with La Oreja de Van Gogh on the album El planeta imaginario, which was released on November 4, 2016. The album peaked as a charted at the top spot on the Spanish album chart. The album also charted at number 9 spot on the Top Latin Albums chart in the US.
The final studio album Martínez worked on with the band is Un susurro en la tormenta, which was released on September 18, 2020. The singer elaborated on the album and its title in an exclusive interview with Grammy.com on October 24, 2020:
"We believe the space created by the album title allows you to keep sharing things [and keep conversations going]. We believe that we live in somewhat crazy times, we live very fast, everything is done fast at breakneck speed. I believe that sometimes we spend little time looking at day-to-day things a lot but that they really are the things that matter."
Leire Martínez continued:
"Sometimes, like the title says, it’s those whispers in the middle of the storm, especially that noise that sometimes takes over us and accompanies us on a daily basis, that are precisely what gives meaning to life and what we like. In this case, we believe that this album and these 11 stories are something between whispers and conversations, a bit with the idea that they are a whisper in the middle of the storms that each of us live."
Leire Martínez also worked with the band on the album, Cometas por el cielo en directo desde América, which was released on September 18, 2012 and then the album Primera Fila, which was released in 2013.
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