Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Sílvia Pérez Cruz (born in Palafrugell, 15 February 1983) is a Spanish singer and composer.

In 2022, the Spanish Government awarded her the "Premio Nacional de la Músicas Actuales"[1] ("National Prize for contemporaneous music").

In her latest album, "Toda la vida, un día" (2023), Cruz "recreated her whole life in a single album, embarking on what would become a year-long work recorded in Barcelona, Pontós, Madrid, Jerez, Buenos Aires, Coatepec and Havana.

Her mother Glòria Cruz i Torrellas taught her to play the saxophone and piano as well as how to dance and sculpt.

While she was at Catalonia College of Music, she and three other women founded a flamenco group called Las Migas.

Cruz first understood the story in the song when she was part of a concert honoring the remaining veterans of the International Brigades who fought against the Nationales in the civil war.

"[3] As journalist Betto Arcos concluded, this example illustrates how Cruz comes to understand the stories in the songs she sings.