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Paloma San Basilio (born November 22, 1950 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish singer. Although she was born in Madrid, at the age of 6 months the family moved to Sevilla ( Andalucia region of Spain), where she was raised till the age of 8. Her family then moved to Lugo in Galicia.

She starred in the Spanish language premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Evita at Teatro Monumental in Madrid. The show later transferred to Barcelona and certain cities in Latin America. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the ballad "La fiesta terminó" (The party ended), and finished 14th. She also starred in highly acclaimed Madrid productions of Man of La Mancha and My Fair Lady, and the Madrid production of Victor/Victoria. In 2006, the Latin Grammy Award Society gave San Basilio the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award based on her work in Spanish-language music.

She recorded several tracks with Plácido Domingo and a particularly notable duet version of 'Soledad' by Emilio Jose.

Discography

Sombras (1975)
Donde Vas (1977)
En Directo (En vivo) (1978)
Beso a beso... dulcemente (1979)
Evita (musical) (1980)
Ahora (1981)
Dama (1982)
Al Este del Edén (1994)
Como un Sueño (1995)
Clásicamente Tuya
El Hombre de la Mancha (musical) (1998)
Los diez de Paloma San Basilio (2002)
Invierno Sur (2007)
Encantados (2008)

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Bravo with "Lady, Lady"	Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985	Succeeded by Cadillac with "Valentino"

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 '''Paloma San Basilio''' (born November 22, 1950 in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] singer. Although she was born in Madrid, at the age of 6 months the family moved to Sevilla ( Andalucia region of Spain), where she was raised till the age of 8.  Her family then moved to [[Lugo]] in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]].
-She starred in the Spanish language premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' at Teatro Monumental in Madrid.  The show later transferred to Barcelona and certain cities in Latin America.  She represented Spain at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1985]] in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]], with the ballad "[[La fiesta terminó]]" (The party ended), and finished 14th.  She also starred in highly acclaimed Madrid productions of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' and ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', and the Madrid production of "Victor/Victoria." In 2006, the [[Latin Grammy Award]] Society gave San Basilio the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award based on her work in Spanish-language music.
+She starred in the Spanish language premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' at Teatro Monumental in Madrid.  The show later transferred to Barcelona and certain cities in Latin America.  She represented Spain at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1985]] in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]], with the ballad "[[La fiesta terminó]]" (The party ended), and finished 14th.  She also starred in highly acclaimed Madrid productions of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' and ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', and the Madrid production of ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]''. In 2006, the [[Latin Grammy Award]] Society gave San Basilio the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award based on her work in Spanish-language music.
 She recorded several tracks with [[Plácido Domingo]] and a particularly notable duet version of 'Soledad' by [[Emilio Jose]].