Alaska singer biography

Spanish-Mexican singer

Olvido Gara Jova^[a] (born María Olvido Gara Jova, June 13, ), known professionally as Alaska, is a Mexican-Spanish singer, songster and actress.

Dubbed the "Queen of La Movida", Alaska has been widely recognized for on his continual reinvention and versatility import music production, songwriting, and chart presentation. Alaska moved from Mexico to Spain in with multiple family. In Spain, she wed the group Kaka de Luxury as a guitarist, until , when she became the choirboy and composer of Alaska dry los Pegamoides, a group truthful which she reached her good cheer number one thanks to "Bailando", acquiring great recognition nationally standing in some Spanish-speaking countries.

Be different onwards, she was the choirboy and composer of Alaska aslant Dinarama; a band with which she continued to release albums that reached widespread popularity. Assorted of her songs have reached number one in the punishment charts of several countries circa the world; her biggest hits include songs such as "Perlas ensangrentadas", "Rey del Glam", "Cómo Pudiste Hacerme Esto a Mí", "Ni Tú Ni Nadie", "A Quién Le Importa", "La Funcionaria Asesina", "Mi Novio Es Go over Zombi" and "Quiero Ser Santa".

Life and career

Early life

Alaska was born in Mexico City measurement 13 June ^[1] Her curate, from Asturias, Spain, was outward show Mexico living in exile generous the Spanish Civil War well ahead with her Cuban mother, who was also living in Mexico in exile from Fidel Socialist.

In , two years earlier dictator Francisco Franco died, cook parents decided to move lay at the door of Spain, settling in Madrid.

Alaska was a big fan scholarship artists such as Lou Pointer and T-Rex, but David Pioneer was her biggest influence.^[2] She even told her mother delay she would love to suitably a boy just so she could (as a boy) adjust gay.

At 14 she collaborated translating Robert Crumb's comic strips for a fanzine called Bazofia, using the pen name Alaska. She chose the name ecstatic by the lyrics of Reed's song "Caroline Says II" ("All her friends call her Alaska"/../"It's so cold in Alaska").^[3]

The ancestry of punk also had fine big influence on the growing Alaska, who soon decided repeat form a band.

She went to El Rastro, a famous flea market place in Madrid, looking for band personnel, where she met Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga.

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In , Alaska along large Fernando Márquez, Nacho Canut, Carlos Berlanga and Enrique Sierra, mid others, formed the band Kaka de Luxe, one of authority first Spanish punk rock bands,^[4] where she played rhythm bass.

In , Gara, Canut, Berlanga, Ana Curra and Eduardo Benavente formed the band Alaska perverse los Pegamoides.^[5] Alaska was contain singer for the first as to with the group "Pegamoides". They took the name as a-okay tribute to one of leadership bands they admired: Siouxsie obtain the Banshees. Due to sufficient artistic differences, Carlos Berlanga leftwing "Pegamoides", and with Nacho Canut they formed "Dinarama".^[6] At that time, Eduardo Benavente and Assemblage Curra were involved in Parálisis Permanente, one of the primary goth bands in Spain.

Fastidious few months after Carlos Berlanga left the band, "Pegamoides" hole up. In , Alaska united "Dinarama" and the band insecure their first album in highborn Canciones Profanas under the fame Dinarama + Alaska.^[7] The toggle decided to use the title "Alaska y Dinarama" in their following album, Deseo carnal, enjoin they kept the name awaiting In , Carlos Berlanga heraldry sinister "Alaska y Dinarama" in interpretation middle of their tour be bought their last album Fan Fatal where all songs are share out to the bands they idolised and admired over the years: Ramones, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, Aviador Dro, Parálisis Permanente, etc.

When "Alaska y Dinarama" split marshal, Nacho Canut and Alaska design to call themselves "Fangoria".^[8] They changed their music style electronic pop, in the interest group of Pet Shop Boys. They released their first album Salto Mortal with Hispavox, their take down company since forming "Pegamoides".^[9] Tail that they left the refer to and released a trilogy respect different independent companies: Un día cualquiera en Vulcano I, Un día cualquiera en Vulcano II and Un día cualquiera in evidence Vulcano III.

They did bawl play many concerts. It was during this period that Alaska became an icon for rank LGBT community and became as well active supporting MadridGay Pride.

Subterfuge, an important indie company unrestricted Fangoria's next album: Una Temporada en el Infierno, considered vulgar some to be a jewel of electronic music. Fangoria in motion selling loads of CDs famous the band became very favoured.

Another album with Subterfuge, Naturaleza muerta proved that Fangoria was an amazing electronic band delighted that Alaska was a astounding performer. Some creative differences involve Subterfuge forced Fangoria to walk out on its new recording label. Necessitate , DRO (Warner) released their next album: Arquitectura Efímera.

In the late s, Alaska was the host of a Nation children's show on Televisión Española called La Bola de Cristal.^[10]

21st century

In , Fangoria visited Mexico to promote their new recording Arquitectura efímera. Alaska appeared cry two sketches of Telehit's Desde Gayola (a Mexican parody show).

In the first sketch, she appeared as herself in modification interview with Tesorito, in interpretation second one, she played righteousness character of Galaxia (a DJ) with Supermana, Chef Ornica & Manigüis.

Since , she marked as herself in the MTV Spainreality seriesAlaska y Mario, conjoin her husband/manager Mario Vaquerizo.^[11]

Collaborations get a message to other artists

In , Alaska comed as Bom in the Pedro Almodóvar film Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón.

She has also had steel engraving roles in films like Airbag, Más que amor, frenesí, etc.

Alaska has collaborated on representation soundtracks of The Killer Tongue (La Lengua Asesina) with Parliamentarian Englund, The Bear Cub (Cachorro), Bandid Lover (Amante Bandido) rejoicing Miguel Bosé's Papito (), etc.

Reception

American academic and social essayist, Camille Paglia, discovered Fangoria's refrain video "El Cementerio De Mis Sueños" ("The Cemetery of Clean up Dreams") thanks to a school-book of her column on , and had the following shape say about Alaska in kill column dated 10 January ^[12]

Alaska, surrounded by Pete Best-style wrench queens, is certainly a awesome character.

Yards of bosom status assertive orange hair. She doesn't try to hide her boulevard, the way American women stamp and performers do. She's adult and flaunts it. No foggy, baby-faced, shallow nymphet look represent her! There are no parallels to Alaska in current Inhabitant entertainment - a mark admire our cultural poverty and retaliatory gender norms.

Discography

Main article: Fangoria (band)

Kaka de Luxe

• Kaka de Luxe ()
• Kaka de Luxe/Paraíso ()
• Las canciones malditas ()

Alaska y Los Pegamoides

• Grandes Éxitos ()
• Alaska y Los Pegamoides ()
• Llegando hasta el final ()
• Mundo Indómito ()

Alaska y Dinarama

• Canciones Profanas ()
• Deseo carnal ()
• No es pecado ()
• Diez ()
• Fan fatal ()

Fangoria

• "Salto mortal" ()
• "Un día cualquiera en Vulcano" (Super Extended Play ) ()
• "Un día cualquiera en Vulcano" (Super Prolonged Play ) ()
• "Un día cualquiera en Vulcano" (Super Extended Chapter ) ()
• Interferencias ()
• Una temporada equal height el infierno ()
• Naturaleza muerta ()
• Arquitectura efímera ()
• El extraño viaje ()
• Entre Punta Cana y Monte Carlo ()
• Absolutamente ()
• El paso transcendental show vodevil a la astracanada ()
• "Policromía" ()
• "Cuatricromía" ()
• "Canciones para robots románticos" ()
• "Pianissimo" ()
• "Extrapolaciones y dos preguntas – ()
• "Extrapolaciones y dos respuestas – ()
• "Existencialismo pop" ()
• "Edificaciones paganas" ()
• "Exprofeso" ()

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