Maria Concepcin Balboa Buika (born May 11, 1972, in Palma de Mallorca) known as

Concha Buika and by the stage name Buika, is a Spanish singer. er alb!m Nia de
Fuego was nominated "or the 2##$ %atin &rammy 'ward "or 'lb!m o" the (ear and La
Noche Mas Larga was nominated "or )est %atin *a++ 'lb!m at the ,-th 'nn!al &rammy
'wards.
Biography
.oncha )!ika was born on May 11, 1972, in Palma de Mallorca, the capital o" the
)alearic /slands in Spain. She is the da!ghter o" 01!atog!inean parents, the late writer
*!an )alboa and onorina )!ika, and c!rrently li2es in Miami, 3lorida, 4S'.
)!ika is a a poet, composer, m!sic prod!cer and considers the role o" 5mother5 her
paramo!nt priority.
/t has been said that 5)!ika combines all the styles along with her emotionally charged
lyrics and s!ch broken sens!ality in her 2oice, make her an !nparalleled artist.5
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She has collaborated with m!sicians and singers in Spanish, .atalan, 0nglish, 3rench and
Port!g!ese, with artists s!ch as 'no!shka Shankar, .hick .orea, 8i9o *osele, Mari+a,
)ebo y .h!cho :aldes, %!+ .asal, /2an 5Melon5 %ewis, 5;i++y5 ;aniel Moorehead,
*ose %!is Perales, Seal, 'rmando Man+anero, 8elly 3!rtado, and *a2ier %imon.
)!ika has collaborated on the so!nd tracks o" se2eral "ilms. er last e<perience was in
2#11, when ;irector Pedro 'lmod=2ar incl!ded two )!ika songs in his mo2ie La piel
que habito (The Skin I Live In). )!ika>s songs 5Por el amor de amar5 (3or lo2e>s sake)
and 5Se me hi+o "acil5 (/ "o!nd it easy) made their "irst appearance on the big screen.
)!ika has per"ormed in more than 22 co!ntries. /n 2#1#, she per"ormed 9, concerts in
places incl!ding 3rance, ?!rkey, 'rgentina and Me<ico.
/n 2###, )!ika began in the m!sic ind!stry with her "irst alb!m Mestizuo (2###,
Prod!cciones )la! S.%.), a presentation in the "orm o" piano and 2ocals. %ater, this was
"ollowed by Buika (2##,, ;@A), and the trilogy prod!ced by m!sic prod!cer *a2ier
%imon, Mi nia Lola (My baby girl %ola B 2##-, ;@A), Nia de Fuego (&irl o" 3ire B
2##$, Carner), which incl!ded her "irst book o" poems, and El ultio Trago (?he last
drink B 2##9, Carner),
'n anthology alb!m .; which incl!ded her most pi2otal songs as well as, some
!nreleased songs.
/n 2#1#, an article by 'lice Cinkler o" 8P@ listed )!ika among the best ,# 2ocalists.
?he article de"ined her as 5the 2oice o" "reedom5.
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?he arri2al o" )!ika>s se2enth alb!m in 2#1D is taking her to a new stage o" her career.
'n era de"ined by her di""erent creati2e processes, which incl!de her second book o"
poems, 5?o those who lo2ed hardcore women and ended !p easing !pE, and prod!cing
her "irst mo2ie based on a tale "rom her book, 53rom solit!de to hell5.
)!ika>s largely sel"Bprod!ced new alb!m, La Noche Mas Larga, recorded in 8ew (ork
and Madrid, came o!t on *!ne F, 2#1D.
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?he alb!m contains "i2e o" her own
compositions, incl!ding a collaboration with Pat Metheny on )!ika>s own composition
58o %o Se5, as well as her take on s!ch classic songs as 5%a 8a2e del Al2ido5, 5;on>t
0<plain5, 58e Me G!itte Pas5 and 5Siboney5. er website recently changed to
conchab!ikam!sic.com.
Discography
Mestiz!o , with *acob S!reda (2###)
Buika (2##,)
Mi Nia Lola (2##-)
Nia de Fuego (2##$)
El "ltio Trago , with .h!cho :aldHs (2##9)
The Skin I Live In so!ndtrack "i<ing (2#11)
En Mi #iel (2#11)
La noche $s larga (2#1D)
Awards and nominations
)!ika>s alb!ms ha2e recei2ed the "ollowing awardsI
;isco de Aro B certi"ied &old "or the alb!m Mi nia Lola, presented by *oa1!in
Sabina.
)est Spanish Song 'lb!mI Mi nia Lola (Premios de la M!sica, 2##7 ).
)est Prod!cerI Mi nia Lola, *a2ier %imon (Premios de la M!sica, 2##7 ).
&ermany :is!al .ritics 'ward 2##7I Mi nia Lola
;isco de Aro B certi"ied gold "or El %ltio Trago (.olombia, 2#1# ).
%atin &rammy 'wards 2#1#I )est ?raditional ?ropical 'lb!m "or El %ltio
Trago.
)!ika>s alb!ms and songs ha2e recei2ed the "ollowing nominationsI
%atin &rammy 'wards 2##$I 'lb!m o" the (earI Nia de Fuego (2##$,
CarnerJ.asa %imon ).
%atin &rammy 'wards 2#1#I @ecord o" the (earI Se Me &izo Facil.
%atin &rammy 'wards 2#1DI @ecord o" the (earI La Nave del 'lvido.
&rammy 'wards 2#1DI )est %atin *a++ 'lb!mI La Noche Mas Larga (2#1D,
Carner M!sic Spain S.%.).