Ruth Lorenzo

She achieved a Guinness World Records in 2016 for performing in eight different Spanish cities in 12 hours, in a breast cancer awareness charity event.

At the age of 12, Lorenzo's family moved to Utah in the United States and this was the first time she had the opportunity to be involved in music at school.

[6] After much encouragement from her teachers, Lorenzo was entered into competitions and played lead roles in musical productions such as The Phantom of the Opera and My Fair Lady.

She also made a big decision to quit her job in her family's business in order to pursue her dreams once again, but after three years of touring around Spain the group decided to split up.

In 2008, Lorenzo auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh.

After an emotional performance of "True Colors", sung in Spanish, Minogue decided to pick Lorenzo for her final three who would proceed to the live shows.

In 2010, Lorenzo was approached by Spanish TV Channel Cuatro and asked to write a song for their new fictional drama Valientes.

She accepted and composed two songs for the show, one for the opening ("Quiero Ser Valiente") and one for the end credits ("Te Puedo Ver").

Ruth performed "Quiero Ser Valiente" on Friday 22 January on Spanish talent show Fama a bailar (which was also aired on Cuatro).

[citation needed] Lorenzo confirmed in a blog posting that she parted away from Virgin Records/EMI due to "creative differences"[1] and that she would continue working on her album as an independent artist.

[14] On 20 January,2014 Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) selected Ruth Lorenzo as one of the potential five candidates to represent Spain at Eurovision Song Contest.

[15] Months earlier the eurovision-spain.com website made a survey known as "La Elección Interna" among Eurovision fans and international juries from thirteen different countries to check who could be the ideal Spanish candidate to represent Spain.

On 16 October 2015, a special repackage of her debut album Planeta Azul was released, which includes new tracks and some songs she had recorded previously in English language.

[20][21] On 30 July 2015, Lorenzo was announced to join the cast of the fourth season of spanish version of the television show Your Face Sounds Familiar, in which celebrity contestants impersonate a different iconic music artist on stage each week.

[24] After a short break from television, the artist focused on music, recording her new album between Berlin, Stockholm, Madrid, Barcelona and London.

On 13 October 2017 and after a little break from music industry, Lorenzo released "Good Girls Don't Lie", the first single of her upcoming second studio album Loveaholic.

", originally performed by Alaska y Dinarama, as the anthem for WorldPride Madrid 2017, with other famous Spanish singers such as Marta Sánchez, Rosa López, Vicky Larraz, La Terremoto de Alcorcón, Soraya Arnelas and Nancys Rubias, among others.

The song was released on the 13 October 2017, reaching number one in sales on the main digital platforms such as iTunes, Google Play Music and Amazon.

[32] In 2021, Lorenzo joined the Antena 3 music game show Veo cómo cantas (the Spanish version of I Can See Your Voice) as a panelist.

[35] In January 2023, she was confirmed as the main host of the RTVE singing competition series Cover Night, along with Ana Guerra and Abraham Mateo.

[36][37] In January 2024, she was announced as one of the hosts of Benidorm Fest 2024, the Spanish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, alongside Marc Calderó and Ana Prada.

[39] On 19 October, International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, she performed in 12 hours in eight different Spanish cities, achieving the Guinness World Records for this special cause.

Ruth performing live in Ayr , Scotland
Lorenzo at a rehearsal in Copenhagen for Eurovision 2014
Ruth Lorenzo receiving the World Guinness Records Certificate