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{{short description|Spanish singer (1952–2021)}}
{{family name hatnote|Martínez|Mendiola|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = María Mendiola
| name = María Mendiola
| image = MariaMendiola Baccara.jpg
| image = MariaMendiola Baccara.jpg
| alt = María Mendiola
| alt = María Mendiola
| caption = María Mendiola during a performance in Bilbao, Spain in 2011
| caption = Mendiola during a performance in [[Bilbao]] in 2011
| birth_name = María Eugenia Martínez Mendiola
| birth_name = María Eugenia Martínez Mendiola
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|04|04}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|04|04}}
| birth_place = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
| origin = [[Spain]]
| origin =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|09|11|1952|04|04}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|09|11|1952|04|04}}
| death_place = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| death_place = Madrid, Spain
| occupation = Singer
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1968 - 2021
| years_active = 1968–2021
| label = [[RCA Records]], [[EMI Electrola]], [[CBS Records]], [[Baby Records]], [[Virgin Records]], [[Movieplay]], [[Neon]], [[Team33 Music]]
| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records]]|[[EMI Electrola]]|[[CBS Records]]|Baby Records|[[Virgin Records]]|Movieplay|Neon|Team 33 Music}}
}}
}}
'''María Eugenia Martínez Mendiola'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=23 September 2021 |title=María Mendiola, Half of a Chart-Topping Disco Duo, Dies at 69 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/arts/music/maria-mendiola-dead.html |last1=Minder |first1=Raphael }}</ref> (April 4, 1952 – September 11, 2021),<ref name=":0"/> known as '''María Mendiola''', was a Spanish singer, dancer and actress, creator and founder of the musical duo [[Baccara]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=2021-09-12 |title='Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' singer María Mendiola has died |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/yes-sir-i-can-boogie-singer-maria-mendiola-has-died-3043262 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

'''María Eugenia Martínez Mendiola''', known as María Mendiola (April 4, 1952 – September 11, 2021)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 September 2021 |title=María Mendiola, Half of a Chart-Topping Disco Duo, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/arts/music/maria-mendiola-dead.html}}</ref> was a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[Singing|singer]], [[Dance|dancer]] and [[Actor|actress]], creator and founder of the musical duo [[Baccara]].


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==


=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Mendiola’s mother, Lola Mendiola, was a housewife; her father, Emilio Martínez, was a police officer at the Madrid airport.<ref name=":0" /> From a very young age she showed interest in the world of dance and trained in her native city, [[Madrid]] - taking [[dance]], [[singing]], recitation and interpretation classes. Mendiola studied at an Italian school in [[Madrid]] and trained to be a [[ballet dancer]] at the national school there before joining the [[Televisión Española|Spanish state broadcaster’s]] dance troupe.<ref name=":0" /> Mendiola made her debut in the flamenco and Spanish dance companies of María Rosa and the legendary [[Antonio (dancer)|Antonio El Bailarín]], with whom she toured the world<ref>{{Cite web |last=Román |first=Manuel |date=2021-09-15 |title=La muerte de la injustamente olvidada María Mendiola, del grupo Baccara |url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/cultura/musica/2021-09-15/muere-maria-mendiola-baccara-6817986/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Libertad Digital - Cultura |language=es-ES}}</ref>; Mendiola even performed in [[Japan]].
Mendiola's mother, Lola Mendiola, was a housewife; her father, Emilio Martínez, was a police officer at the Madrid airport.<ref name=":0" /> From a very young age Mendiola showed interest in the world of dance and trained in her native city, [[Madrid]] – taking dance, singing, recitation and interpretation classes. Mendiola studied at an Italian school in [[Madrid]] and trained to be a ballet dancer at the national school there, before joining the [[Televisión Española|Spanish state broadcaster's]] dance troupe.<ref name=":0" /> Mendiola made her debut in the flamenco and Spanish dance companies of María Rosa and the legendary [[Antonio (dancer)|Antonio El Bailarín]], with whom she toured the world;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Román |first=Manuel |date=2021-09-15 |title=La muerte de la injustamente olvidada María Mendiola, del grupo Baccara |url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/cultura/musica/2021-09-15/muere-maria-mendiola-baccara-6817986/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Libertad Digital – Cultura |language=es-ES}}</ref> Mendiola even performed in Japan.


Alberto Portillo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberto Portillo {{!}} Additional Crew, Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692385/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>, [[Choreography|choreographer]] of the [[RTVE|Spanish Radio Television]] [[ballet]], chose her as the first dancer, and with the other members of the corps de ballet Mendiola was taking part in the most popular Spanish television programs in the early 70s<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2016-06-23 |title=La culpa fue del boogie: las Baccara repasan su apasionante historia |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/la-culpa-fue-del-boogie/19207 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=La hora de... |type=Comedy, Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450530/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Ballet Zoom, Daniel Cicare, Alberto González |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref>.
Alberto Portillo,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberto Portillo {{!}} Additional Crew, actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692385/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> choreographer of the [[RTVE|Spanish Radio Television]] ballet, chose her as the first dancer, and with the other members of the corps de ballet Mendiola was taking part in the most popular Spanish television programs in the early 70s.<ref name="revistavanityfair.es">{{Cite magazine |date=2016-06-23 |title=La culpa fue del boogie: las Baccara repasan su apasionante historia |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/la-culpa-fue-del-boogie/19207 |access-date=2024-03-30 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation |title=La hora de... |type=Comedy, Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450530/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Ballet Zoom, Daniel Cicare, Alberto González |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref>


=== Baccara ===
=== Baccara ===
In 1976, assuming that the dancer's life was short professionally, Mendiola proposed to one of her ballet colleagues to form a musical duo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2016-06-23 |title=La culpa fue del boogie: las Baccara repasan su apasionante historia |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/la-culpa-fue-del-boogie/19207 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}}</ref>. Inspired by the popular [[Kessler Twins|Kessler sisters]] and with Paco Bermúdez as their representative<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-08 |title=40 años de éxito y 35 de enemistad: el caso insólito del dúo Baccara |url=https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/grandes-historias/20170407/206729861_0.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=El Español |language=es}}</ref>, the duo ''Venus'' was born, debuting under this stage name on Enrique Martí Maqueda's program ''Palmarès''<ref>{{Citation |title=Palmarés |date=1976-07-03 |type=Comedy, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374439/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Pilar Velázquez, Ballet Zoom, Marcia Bell}}</ref>.
In 1976, assuming that the dancer's life was short professionally, Mendiola proposed to one of her ballet colleagues to form a musical duo.<ref name="revistavanityfair.es"/> Inspired by the popular [[Kessler Twins|Kessler sisters]] and with Paco Bermúdez as their representative,<ref name="elespanol.com">{{Cite web |date=2017-04-08 |title=40 años de éxito y 35 de enemistad: el caso insólito del dúo Baccara |url=https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/grandes-historias/20170407/206729861_0.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=El Español |language=es}}</ref> the duo ''Venus'' was born, debuting under this stage name on Enrique Martí Maqueda's program ''Palmarès''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Palmarés |date=1976-07-03 |type=Comedy, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374439/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Pilar Velázquez, Ballet Zoom, Marcia Bell}}</ref>


After a failed attempt to perform at the “Cancela” venue in [[Zaragoza]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2016-06-23 |title=La culpa fue del boogie: las Baccara repasan su apasionante historia |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/la-culpa-fue-del-boogie/19207 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Vanity Fair |language=es-ES}}</ref>, in January 1977 Mendiola asked her husband Jimmy Lim, who was at that time managing the hotel ''Tres Islas'' in [[Fuerteventura]], to perform there. That performance was seen by Leon Deane and other executives from the [[Germany|German]] record label [[RCA Records|RCA]], who happened to stay in the hotel<ref name=":0" />. The duo was invited to [[Hamburg]], and after the test recording in the studio they have signed a record deal with [[RCA Records|RCA]]. The duo was renamed from ''Venus'' to [[Baccara]] after the sort of the dark-red roses.
After a failed attempt to perform at the "Cancela" venue in [[Zaragoza]],<ref name="revistavanityfair.es"/> in January 1977 Mendiola asked her husband Jimmy Lim, who was at that time managing the hotel ''Tres Islas'' in [[Fuerteventura]], to perform there. That performance was seen by Leon Deane and other executives from the German record label [[RCA Records|RCA]], who happened to stay in the hotel.<ref name=":0" /> The duo was invited to [[Hamburg]], and after the test recording in the studio they have signed a record deal with [[RCA Records|RCA]]. The duo was renamed from ''Venus'' to [[Baccara]] after the sort of the dark-red roses.


As a member of [[Baccara]] duo, Mendiola recorded hits like ''[[Yes Sir, I Can Boogie]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-453 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>, ''Cara Mía''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-16189 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref> and ''[[Sorry, I'm a Lady|Sorry I'm A Lady]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-464 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>; represented [[Luxembourg]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]], and entered in the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]] as the female musical duo with the highest number of sales with a single<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ singer Maria Mendiola has died aged 69 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/bacarra-maria-mendiola-yess-sir-i-can-boogie-news |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Mixmag}}</ref>. [[Baccara]] was acclaimed by half the world and recognized for what the [[Baccara]] concept brings to the world of entertainment: two young girls, one in white and the other in black, who combine music with dance, always with a touch of sophistication and elegance<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-08 |title=40 años de éxito y 35 de enemistad: el caso insólito del dúo Baccara |url=https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/grandes-historias/20170407/206729861_0.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=El Español |language=es}}</ref>.
As a member of [[Baccara]] duo, Mendiola recorded hits like ''[[Yes Sir, I Can Boogie]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-453 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref> ''Cara Mía''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-16189 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref> and ''[[Sorry, I'm a Lady|Sorry I'm A Lady]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-464 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref> represented [[Luxembourg]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]], and entered in the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]] as the female musical duo with the highest number of sales with a single.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' singer Maria Mendiola has died aged 69 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/bacarra-maria-mendiola-yess-sir-i-can-boogie-news |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> [[Baccara]] was acclaimed by half the world and recognized for what the [[Baccara]] concept brings to the world of entertainment: two young girls, one in white and the other in black, who combine music with dance, always with a touch of sophistication and elegance.<ref name="elespanol.com"/>


After four years together and with four albums on the market, the original line-up of the duo, created by María Mendiola broke up in 1981<ref name=":0" />. From that moment on, each of the members of the original duo tried to launch their solo-careers - buwit thout much success; and later each created their own line-ups of [[Baccara]], with new stage companions<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-08 |title=40 años de éxito y 35 de enemistad: el caso insólito del dúo Baccara |url=https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/grandes-historias/20170407/206729861_0.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=El Español |language=es}}</ref>.
After four years together and with four albums on the market, the original line-up of the duo, created by María Mendiola broke up in 1981.<ref name=":0" /> From that moment on, each of the members of the original duo tried to launch their solo-careers – but without much success; and later each created their own line-ups of [[Baccara]], with new stage companions.<ref name="elespanol.com"/>


=== Solo career ===
=== Solo career ===
As a solo-singer, Mendiola recorded the album ''Born Again''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola - Born Again |url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Maria-Mendiola/Born-Again-217485 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> with singles such as ''Sugar Boom Boom''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola - Sugar Boom Boom |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Sugar-Boom-Boom-376838 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>, ''I Wanna See The World''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola - I Wanna See The World |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/I-Wanna-See-The-World-402512 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>, ''[[Stupid Cupid]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola - Stupid Cupid |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Stupid-Cupid-23951 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> (cover of a [[Connie Francis]] song) and followed the tendencies of the early 80s with ''Aerobic''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola - Aerobic |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Aerobic-79634 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>.
As a solo-singer, Mendiola recorded the album ''Born Again''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola – Born Again |url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Maria-Mendiola/Born-Again-217485 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> with singles such as ''Sugar Boom Boom'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola – Sugar Boom Boom |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Sugar-Boom-Boom-376838 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> ''I Wanna See The World'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola – I Wanna See The World |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/I-Wanna-See-The-World-402512 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> ''[[Stupid Cupid]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola – Stupid Cupid |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Stupid-Cupid-23951 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> (cover of a [[Neil Sedaka]] song) and followed the tendencies of the early 80s with ''Aerobic''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Maria Mendiola – Aerobic |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Maria-Mendiola/Aerobic-79634 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>


When Fernando García de la Vega was preparing the series ''La Comedia Musical Española''<ref>{{Citation |title=La comedia musical española |date=1985-10-01 |type=Comedy, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458536/?ref_=tt_ov_inf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Beverly Rolls, Sara Mora, Ángel de Andrés |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref> for [[RTVE]] and Mendiola was invited to be part of four of the musical episodes in the series; ''Las Leandras''<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=Las leandras |date=1985-10-15 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544675/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Luis Barbero, María Barranco, Quique Camoiras}}</ref> with [[Paloma San Basilio]], ''Róbame Esta Noche''<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Róbame esta noche |date=1985-11-05 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544677/?ref_=ttep_ep6 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Pilar Bardem, Francisco Camoiras, Mónica Cano}}</ref> with [[:es:María_José_Cantudo|María José Cantudo]], ''Luna de Miel en El Cairo''<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=Luna de miel en El Cairo |date=1985-10-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544676/?ref_=ttep_ep5 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=José Bódalo, Fabián Conde, Margot Cottens}}</ref> with [[Teresa Rabal]], and ''El Sobre Verde''<ref name=":4">{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=El sobre verde |date=1985-12-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544668/?ref_=ttep_ep13 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Tomás Zori, Fernando Santos, Pedro Valentín}}</ref>.
When Fernando García de la Vega was preparing the series ''La Comedia Musical Española''<ref name="La comedia musical española">{{Citation |title=La comedia musical española |date=1985-10-01 |type=Comedy, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458536/?ref_=tt_ov_inf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Beverly Rolls, Sara Mora, Ángel de Andrés |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref> for [[RTVE]] and Mendiola was invited to be part of four of the musical episodes in the series; ''Las Leandras''<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=Las leandras |date=1985-10-15 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544675/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Luis Barbero, María Barranco, Quique Camoiras}}</ref> with [[Paloma San Basilio]], ''Róbame Esta Noche''<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Róbame esta noche |date=1985-11-05 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544677/?ref_=ttep_ep6 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Pilar Bardem, Francisco Camoiras, Mónica Cano}}</ref> with [[:es:María José Cantudo|María José Cantudo]], ''Luna de Miel en El Cairo''<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=Luna de miel en El Cairo |date=1985-10-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544676/?ref_=ttep_ep5 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=José Bódalo, Fabián Conde, Margot Cottens}}</ref> with [[Teresa Rabal]], and ''El Sobre Verde''.<ref name=":4">{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=El sobre verde |date=1985-12-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544668/?ref_=ttep_ep13 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La comedia musical española |others=Tomás Zori, Fernando Santos, Pedro Valentín}}</ref>


For her work in ''La Comedia Musical Española'' Mendiola received a “Premios Revelación” in the television category, at a gala organized by the Vanity nightclub. [[:es:María_José_Cantudo|María José Cantudo]], who had met Mendiola in the Fernando García de la Vega series, invited her to be part of the cast of the musical show; “Doña Mariquita de mi Corazón”, authentic success of the 1985 theater season in [[Madrid]] at the [[Teatro Calderón, Valladolid|Teatro Calderón]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doña Mariquita de mi corazón, Programa {{!}} CDAEM, Teatro Español |url=https://www.teatro.es/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.teatro.es |language=eu}}</ref>.
For her work in ''La Comedia Musical Española'' Mendiola received a ''Premios Revelación'' in the television category, at a gala organized by the Vanity nightclub. [[:es:María José Cantudo|María José Cantudo]], who had met Mendiola in the Fernando García de la Vega series, invited her to be part of the cast of the musical show, "Doña Mariquita de mi Corazón", authentic success of the 1985 theater season in [[Madrid]] at the [[Teatro Calderón, Valladolid|Teatro Calderón]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doña Mariquita de mi corazón, Programa {{!}} CDAEM, Teatro Español |url=https://www.teatro.es/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.teatro.es |language=eu}}</ref>


=== Return to Baccara ===
=== Return to Baccara ===
It is at this moment when Mendiola decided to re-create the duo that she founded at the end of the seventies, and for this new line-up she invited an old colleague from the [[RTVE]] ballet; Maryse Pérez<ref name=":0" />. The duo was named “New Baccara”<ref name=":0" /> and its first appearance before the media took place at the [[:es:Teatro_La_Latina|Theater “La Latina”]], owned by [[Lina Morgan]]. For their debut, Mendiola and Perez released the songs ''Esta Noche No''<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2009 |title=María Mendiola y Maryse Pérez interpretan la canción "Esta Noche No" en el Teatro La Latina de Madrid. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PE2H0CA47w&pp=ygUVYmFjY2FyYSBlc3RhIG5vY2hlIG5v}}</ref> and ''Cuerpo, Alma y Corazón''<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2009 |title=María Mendiola y Maryse Pérez interpretan la canción "Cuerpo, Alma Y Corazón " en el Teatro La Latina de Madrid |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3yszeac288}}</ref>. Mendiola and Perez re-entered the charts thanks to the hit ''Call Me Up''<ref>{{Citation |title=New Baccara - Call Me Up |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/New-Baccara/Call-Me-Up-70652 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> - written by [[Ian Cussick]], produced by [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]]. Mendiola wrote the lyrics for the Spanish version of this song, entitled ''Talisman''<ref>{{Citation |title=New Baccara - Talisman |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/New-Baccara/Talisman-70653 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref>. “New Baccara” released a few very danceable singles that brought the duo back to the charts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-70651 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-70652 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-63273 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>. Together with Perez and during the 25 years they worked together<ref name=":5">{{Cite AV media |url=https://shows.acast.com/eurovisionlegends/episodes/5ef9a42fedf2b34ef52fd669 |title=Baccara {{!}} Eurovision Legends |date=2020-05-07 |access-date=2024-03-30 |via=shows.acast.com}}</ref>, Mendiola released several albums: ''F.U.N''<ref>{{Citation |title=Fun by New Baccara - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/new_baccara/fun/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> (1990), ''Made in Spain''<ref>{{Citation |title=Made in Spain by Baccara - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/baccara/made_in_spain/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> (1999), ''Face to Face''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baccara – Face To Face (Album, 2000) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1201819-Baccara-Face-To-Face}}</ref> (2000), ''Greatest Hits''<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Baccara – Greatest Hits (Album, 2002) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15954200-Baccara-Greatest-Hits}}</ref> for [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] in 2002 and ''Singles Collection''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baccara – Singles Collection (Album, 2006) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1363607-Baccara-Singles-Collection}}</ref> with Divucsa in 2006.
It is at this moment when Mendiola decided to re-create the duo that she founded at the end of the seventies, and for this new line-up she invited an old colleague from the [[RTVE]] ballet; Maryse Pérez.<ref name=":0" /> The duo was named ''New Baccara''<ref name=":0" /> and its first appearance before the media took place at the [[:es:Teatro La Latina|Theater ''La Latina'']], owned by [[Lina Morgan]]. For their debut, Mendiola and Pérez released the songs ''Esta Noche No''<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2009 |title=María Mendiola y Maryse Pérez interpretan la canción "Esta Noche No" en el Teatro La Latina de Madrid. |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PE2H0CA47w&pp=ygUVYmFjY2FyYSBlc3RhIG5vY2hlIG5v}}</ref> and ''Cuerpo, Alma y Corazón''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2009 |title=María Mendiola y Maryse Pérez interpretan la canción "Cuerpo, Alma Y Corazón " en el Teatro La Latina de Madrid |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3yszeac288}}</ref> Mendiola and Perez re-entered the charts thanks to the hit ''Call Me Up''<ref>{{Citation |title=New Baccara – Call Me Up |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/New-Baccara/Call-Me-Up-70652 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> – written by [[Ian Cussick]], produced by [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]]. Mendiola wrote the lyrics for the Spanish version of this song, entitled ''Talisman''.<ref>{{Citation |title=New Baccara – Talisman |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/New-Baccara/Talisman-70653 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> "New Baccara" released three dance-singles, that brought the duo back to the charts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-70651 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-70652 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-63273 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref> Together with Pérez and during the 25 years they worked together,<ref name=":5">{{Cite AV media |url=https://shows.acast.com/eurovisionlegends/episodes/5ef9a42fedf2b34ef52fd669 |title=Baccara {{!}} Eurovision Legends |date=2020-05-07 |access-date=2024-03-30 |via=shows.acast.com}}</ref> Mendiola released several albums: ''F.U.N''<ref>{{Citation |title=Fun by New Baccara – RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/new_baccara/fun/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> (1990), ''Made in Spain''<ref>{{Citation |title=Made in Spain by Baccara – RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/baccara/made_in_spain/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> (1999), ''Face to Face''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baccara – Face To Face (Album, 2000) |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1201819-Baccara-Face-To-Face}}</ref> (2000), ''Greatest Hits''<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Baccara – Greatest Hits (Album, 2002) |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15954200-Baccara-Greatest-Hits}}</ref> for [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] in 2002 and ''Singles Collection''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baccara – Singles Collection (Album, 2006) |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1363607-Baccara-Singles-Collection}}</ref> with Divucsa in 2006.


Perez had to leave the duo due to a health problem that prevented her from dancing; and Mendiola has chosen the Madrid-native singer [[Cristina Sevilla]] as a stage partner<ref name=":5" />. Together with Sevilla, Mendiola worked her last twelve years of professional life, and the duo continued to perform all over the world. On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the original formation they release the album ''I Belong To Your Heart''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telemadrid |date=2017-06-07 |title=Baccara vuelve con nuevo trabajo y recibe el Disco de Oro |url=https://www.telemadrid.es/noticias/cultura/Baccara-vuelve-trabajo-Disco-Oro-0-1909909031--20170607060246.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Telemadrid |language=es}}</ref>, produced by [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]] for the “Team 33”<ref>{{Citation |title=Baccara - I Belong To Your Heart - hitparade.ch |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Baccara/I-Belong-To-Your-Heart-1669614 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> record label.
Pérez had to leave the duo due to a health problem that prevented her from dancing; and Mendiola has chosen the Madrid-native singer [[Cristina Sevilla]] as a stage partner.<ref name=":5" /> Together with Sevilla, Mendiola worked her last twelve years of professional life, and the duo continued to perform all over the world. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the original formation they released the album ''[[I Belong to Your Heart|I Belong To Your Heart]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telemadrid |date=2017-06-07 |title=Baccara vuelve con nuevo trabajo y recibe el Disco de Oro |url=https://www.telemadrid.es/noticias/cultura/Baccara-vuelve-trabajo-Disco-Oro-0-1909909031--20170607060246.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Telemadrid |language=es}}</ref> produced by [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]] for the Team 33<ref>{{Citation |title=Baccara – I Belong To Your Heart – hitparade.ch |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Baccara/I-Belong-To-Your-Heart-1669614 |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> record label.


In November 2020, ''[[Yes Sir, I Can Boogie]]'' returned to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] charts thanks to the Scottish football team and in particular one of its players, [[Andrew Considine|Andy Considine]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2020 |title=Euro 2020: Scotland’s unofficial 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' anthem re-enters the charts |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/euro-2020-scotlands-unofficial-yes-sir-i-can-boogie-anthem-re-enters-the-charts-3036654}}</ref>. For that reason; Mendiola received a lot of interview requests from the British media - and she gave a lot of interviews for the most prominent tabloids, radio and television stations, including [[BBC]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-13 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie: Why disco hit is now Scotland's unofficial anthem |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54930718 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref>.
In November 2020, ''[[Yes Sir, I Can Boogie]]'' returned to the UK charts thanks to the Scottish football team and in particular one of its players, [[Andrew Considine|Andy Considine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2020 |title=Euro 2020: Scotland's unofficial 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' anthem re-enters the charts |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/euro-2020-scotlands-unofficial-yes-sir-i-can-boogie-anthem-re-enters-the-charts-3036654}}</ref> For that reason, Mendiola received a lot of interview requests from the British media – and she gave a lot of interviews for the most prominent tabloids, radio and television stations, including [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-13 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie: Why disco hit is now Scotland's unofficial anthem |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54930718 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


As a consequence, the main hit of [[Baccara]] was re-recorded by Mendiola and Sevilla – and released together with Scottish DJ George "GBX" Bowie<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=George Bowie and Baccara release 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' remix ahead of Euro 2020 |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19356182.euro-2020-george-bowie-releases-yes-sir-can-boogie-fan-anthem/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}}</ref>. In 2021 the single ''No Sir, Don't Say Goodbye'' was released by “Team 33”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-30 |title=Baccara are back with ‘No Sir, Don’t Say Goodbye’ - ESC Covers |url=https://www.esccovers.com/baccara-are-back-with-no-sir-dont-say-goodbye/,%20https://www.esccovers.com/baccara-are-back-with-no-sir-dont-say-goodbye/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>. In September 2021 Mendiola died at the age of 69<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-12 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie singer dies aged 69 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58533613 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=S. T. V. |date=2021-09-12 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie singer Maria Mendiola dies aged 69 |url=https://news.stv.tv/entertainment/yes-sir-i-can-boogie-singer-maria-mendiola-dies-aged-69 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=STV News |language=en-GB}}</ref>. Many national and international media have published articles, overviewing Mendiola’s career – that lasted 45 years<ref name=":0" />.
As a consequence, the main hit of [[Baccara]] was re-recorded by Mendiola and Sevilla – and released together with Scottish DJ George "GBX" Bowie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=George Bowie and Baccara release 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' remix ahead of Euro 2020 |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19356182.euro-2020-george-bowie-releases-yes-sir-can-boogie-fan-anthem/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2021 the single ''No Sir, Don't Say Goodbye'' was released by Team 33.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-30 |title=Baccara are back with 'No Sir, Don't Say Goodbye' – ESC Covers |url=https://www.esccovers.com/baccara-are-back-with-no-sir-dont-say-goodbye/,%20https://www.esccovers.com/baccara-are-back-with-no-sir-dont-say-goodbye/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2021 Mendiola died at the age of 69.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-12 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie singer dies aged 69 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58533613 |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 September 2021 |title=Yes Sir, I Can Boogie singer Maria Mendiola dies aged 69 |url=https://news.stv.tv/entertainment/yes-sir-i-can-boogie-singer-maria-mendiola-dies-aged-69 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website= |language=en-GB}}</ref> Many national and international media have published articles, overviewing Mendiola's career – that lasted 45 years<ref name=":0" />


== Private life ==
== Private life ==
From her first marriage with Jimmy Lim, Mendiola had a son, Jaime Emilio Lim Martínez, who is now the owner and director of Musical Academy in [[Madrid]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forum Musikae – Escuela Superior de Música |url=https://www.forummusikae.com/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>. One of the auditoriums in that educational institution now bears the name of María Mendiola<ref>{{Cite web |last=Musikae |first=ByForum |title=FESTIVAL DE NAVIDAD FORUM MUSIKAE – Forum Musikae |url=https://www.forummusikae.com/2022/11/30/festival-de-navidad-forum-musikae/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>.
From her first marriage with Jimmy Lim, Mendiola had a son, Jaime Emilio Lim Martínez, who is now the owner and director of Higher School of Music in Madrid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forum Musikae – Escuela Superior de Música |url=https://www.forummusikae.com/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref> One of the auditoriums in that educational institution now bears the name of María Mendiola.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Musikae |first=ByForum |title=FESTIVAL DE NAVIDAD FORUM MUSIKAE – Forum Musikae |url=https://www.forummusikae.com/2022/11/30/festival-de-navidad-forum-musikae/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>


Mendiola's second marriage, that lasted nearly 3 decades, was to Swedish businessman Jan-Erik Olsson, whom she met on an airplane in May 1991. María Mendiola is buried at "[[Almudena Cathedral|La Almudena]]" cemetery in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=María Mendiola (1952-2021) - Find a Grave... |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232037817/mar%C3%ADa-mendiola |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.findagrave.com |language=en}}</ref>.
Mendiola's second marriage, that lasted nearly 3 decades, was to Swedish businessman Jan-Erik Olsson, whom she met on an airplane in May 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2021 |title=One half of the Spanish disco duo Baccara who had a smash hit in 1977 with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/maria-mendiola-obituary-t00stmkff}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
'''Album:'''
'''Album:'''

* 1981: ''Born Again'' (EMI Electrola – 1C 064-64 554) (Germany)
* 1981: ''Born Again'' (EMI Electrola – 1C 064-64 554) (Germany)
* 1982: ''Born Again'' (CBS – S 85618) (Baby Records – LPX-040) (Spain, Netherlands)
* 1982: ''Born Again'' (CBS – S 85618) (Baby Records – LPX-040) (Spain, Netherlands)


'''Singles:'''
'''Singles:'''

* 1981: ''Higher And Higher / Luxury Life'' (EMI Electrola – 1C 006-64 555) (Germany)
* 1981: ''Higher And Higher / Luxury Life'' (EMI Electrola – 1C 006-64 555) (Germany)
* 1982: ''Sugar Boom Boom / Hungry For Love'' (CBS – CBS A-2268) (Spain)
* 1982: ''Sugar Boom Boom / Hungry For Love'' (CBS – CBS A-2268) (Spain)
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'''Maxi singles:'''
'''Maxi singles:'''

* 1983: ''Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio'' (Virgin – 600 979-213) (Germany)
* 1983: ''Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio'' (Virgin – 600 979-213) (Germany)
* 1983: ''Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio'' (Neon – N1245005) (France)
* 1983: ''Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio'' (Neon – N1245005) (France)
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'''Appearances (Compilations):'''
'''Appearances (Compilations):'''
* 1981: ''Single News 9'81 – Higher And Higher'' (EMI Electrola – P 518 108) (Germany)

* 1981: ''Single News 9'81 - Higher And Higher'' (EMI Electrola – P 518 108) (Germany)
* 1982: ''Single News 3'82 – I Wanna See The World'' (EMI Electrola – P 518 203) (Germany)
* 1982: ''Single News 3'82 - I Wanna See The World'' (EMI Electrola – P 518 203) (Germany)
* 1982: ''Un Verano Caliente CBS 1982 – Sugar Boom Boom'' (CBS) (Spain)
* 1982: ''Un Verano Caliente CBS 1982 - Sugar Boom Boom'' (CBS) (Spain)
* 1983: ''Die Neue Ronny's Pop Show – Stupid Cupid'' (CBS – 24025) (Germany)
* 1983: ''Die Neue Ronny's Pop Show - Stupid Cupid'' (CBS – 24025) (Germany)
* 1983: ''Movie Dance – Especial Disco – Stupid Cupid'' (Movieplay – 17.3695/8) (Spain)
* 1983: ''Movie Dance - Especial Disco - Stupid Cupid'' (Movieplay – 17.3695/8) (Spain)
* 1983: ''Fascination (16 Hits Of Today) – Stupid Cupid'' (Virgin – 40 143 0) (Germany)
* 1983: ''Fascination (16 Hits Of Today) - Stupid Cupid'' (Virgin – 40 143 0) (Germany)
* 1985: ''Paloma San Basilio – Las Leandras'' (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B5) (Hispavox – 160 340) (Spain)
* 1985: ''Paloma San Basilio – Las Leandras'' (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B5) (Hispavox – 160 340) (Spain)
* 1985: ''María José Cantudo – Robame Esta Noche'' (Hispavox – 160 341) (Spain)
* 1985: ''María José Cantudo – Robame Esta Noche'' (Hispavox – 160 341) (Spain)
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== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
'''Television:'''
'''Television:'''
* 1975/1976: ''La hora de...''<ref name=":6" />

* 1975/1976: ''La hora de...''<ref>{{Citation |title=La hora de... |type=Comedy, Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450530/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Ballet Zoom, Daniel Cicare, Alberto González |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref>
* 1975: ''Felices Pascuas''<ref>{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=Felices Pascuas |date=1975-12-24 |type=Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16610096/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_17_slf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Les Humphries Singers, Juan Camacho, Antoñita Moreno |publisher=Radio Televisión Española (RTVE)}}</ref>
* 1975/1976: ''Especial Nochebuena''<ref>{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=Especial Nochebuena 1975 |date=1975-12-24 |type=Comedy, Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457882/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |others=Florinda Chico, Manolo Gómez Bur, Mariano Ozores |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref>

* 1975: ''Felices Pascuas''<ref>{{Citation |last=Vega |first=Fernando García de la |title=Felices Pascuas |date=1975-12-24 |type=Music |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16610096/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_17_slf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Les Humphries Singers, Juan Camacho, Antoñita Moreno |publisher=Radio Televisión Española (RTVE)}}</ref>
* 1982/1983: ''Estudio Abierto''<ref>{{Citation |last1=Navarrete |first1=Fernando |title=Episode dated 24 August 1983 |date=1983-08-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5912580/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i35 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Estudio abierto |others=José María Íñigo, Felipe Campuzano, Pablo Castellano |last2=Íñigo |first2=José María}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Navarrete |first1=Fernando |title=Episode dated 27 October 1982 |date=1982-10-27 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9654620/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i35 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Estudio abierto |others=José María Íñigo, Ladislao Azcona, Carmen de la Maza |last2=Íñigo |first2=José María}}</ref>
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* 1985'': La Comedia Musical Española''<ref name="La comedia musical española"/> "''Las leandras''",<ref name=":1" /> "''Luna de Miel en El Cairo''",<ref name=":3" /> "''Róbame esta noche''",<ref name=":2" /> "''El sobre verde''"<ref name=":4" />
* 1982/1983: ''Estudio Abierto''<ref>{{Citation |last=Navarrete |first=Fernando |title=Episode dated 24 August 1983 |date=1983-08-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5912580/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i35 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Estudio abierto |others=José María Íñigo, Felipe Campuzano, Pablo Castellano |last2=Íñigo |first2=José María}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Navarrete |first=Fernando |title=Episode dated 27 October 1982 |date=1982-10-27 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9654620/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i35 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Estudio abierto |others=José María Íñigo, Ladislao Azcona, Carmen de la Maza |last2=Íñigo |first2=José María}}</ref>
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* 1985'': La Comedia Musical Española''<ref>{{Citation |title=La comedia musical española |date=1985-10-01 |type=Comedy, Musical |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458536/?ref_=tt_ov_inf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Beverly Rolls, Sara Mora, Ángel de Andrés |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref> "''Las leandras''"<ref name=":1" />, "''Luna de Miel en El Cairo''"<ref name=":3" />, "''Róbame esta noche''"<ref name=":2" />, "''El sobre verde''"<ref name=":4" />
* 1986'': Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez''<ref>{{Citation |title=Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez |date=1972-04-24 |type=Comedy, Family, Game-Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300872/?ref_=tt_ov_inf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Paloma Hurtado, Teresa Hurtado, Fernanda Hurtado |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref> "''La oficina siniestra''"<ref>{{Citation |title=La burocracia, la oficina siniestra |date=1986-01-10 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758725/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i588 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez |others=Mayra Gómez Kemp, Paloma Hurtado, Teresa Hurtado}}</ref>
* 1986'': Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez''<ref>{{Citation |title=Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez |date=1972-04-24 |type=Comedy, Family, Game-Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300872/?ref_=tt_ov_inf |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Paloma Hurtado, Teresa Hurtado, Fernanda Hurtado |publisher=Televisión Española (TVE)}}</ref> "''La oficina siniestra''"<ref>{{Citation |title=La burocracia, la oficina siniestra |date=1986-01-10 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758725/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i588 |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez |others=Mayra Gómez Kemp, Paloma Hurtado, Teresa Hurtado}}</ref>
* 1995/1996'': La Revista''<ref>{{Citation |title=La revista |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1984677/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Piti Sancho, Manolo Royo, Silvia Gambino}}</ref> "''Si fausto fuera faustina''"<ref>{{Citation |title=Si fausto fuera faustina |date=1995-02-04 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16985320/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La revista |others=Alberto Closas, Fernando Conde, Esther Del Prado}}</ref>, "''La de los ojos en blanco''"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358027/ |title="La revista" La de los ojos en blanco (TV Episode 1996) |language=en-US |access-date=2024-03-30 |via=m.imdb.com}}</ref>
* 1995/1996'': La Revista''<ref>{{Citation |title=La revista |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1984677/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |others=Piti Sancho, Manolo Royo, Silvia Gambino}}</ref> "''Si fausto fuera faustina''",<ref>{{Citation |title=Si fausto fuera faustina |date=1995-02-04 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16985320/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |series=La revista |others=Alberto Closas, Fernando Conde, Esther Del Prado}}</ref> "''La de los ojos en blanco''"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358027/ |title="La revista" La de los ojos en blanco (TV Episode 1996) |language=en-US |access-date=2024-03-30 |via=m.imdb.com}}</ref>


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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Mendiola.
María Mendiola
María Mendiola
Mendiola during a performance in Bilbao in 2011
Background information
Birth nameMaría Eugenia Martínez Mendiola
Born(1952-04-04)April 4, 1952
Madrid, Spain
DiedSeptember 11, 2021(2021-09-11) (aged 69)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1968–2021
Labels

María Eugenia Martínez Mendiola[1] (April 4, 1952 – September 11, 2021),[1] known as María Mendiola, was a Spanish singer, dancer and actress, creator and founder of the musical duo Baccara.[2]

Life and career

Early life

Mendiola's mother, Lola Mendiola, was a housewife; her father, Emilio Martínez, was a police officer at the Madrid airport.[1] From a very young age Mendiola showed interest in the world of dance and trained in her native city, Madrid – taking dance, singing, recitation and interpretation classes. Mendiola studied at an Italian school in Madrid and trained to be a ballet dancer at the national school there, before joining the Spanish state broadcaster's dance troupe.[1] Mendiola made her debut in the flamenco and Spanish dance companies of María Rosa and the legendary Antonio El Bailarín, with whom she toured the world;[3] Mendiola even performed in Japan.

Alberto Portillo,[4] choreographer of the Spanish Radio Television ballet, chose her as the first dancer, and with the other members of the corps de ballet Mendiola was taking part in the most popular Spanish television programs in the early 70s.[5][6]

Baccara

In 1976, assuming that the dancer's life was short professionally, Mendiola proposed to one of her ballet colleagues to form a musical duo.[5] Inspired by the popular Kessler sisters and with Paco Bermúdez as their representative,[7] the duo Venus was born, debuting under this stage name on Enrique Martí Maqueda's program Palmarès.[8]

After a failed attempt to perform at the "Cancela" venue in Zaragoza,[5] in January 1977 Mendiola asked her husband Jimmy Lim, who was at that time managing the hotel Tres Islas in Fuerteventura, to perform there. That performance was seen by Leon Deane and other executives from the German record label RCA, who happened to stay in the hotel.[1] The duo was invited to Hamburg, and after the test recording in the studio they have signed a record deal with RCA. The duo was renamed from Venus to Baccara after the sort of the dark-red roses.

As a member of Baccara duo, Mendiola recorded hits like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie,[9] Cara Mía[10] and Sorry I'm A Lady;[11] represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978, and entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the female musical duo with the highest number of sales with a single.[12] Baccara was acclaimed by half the world and recognized for what the Baccara concept brings to the world of entertainment: two young girls, one in white and the other in black, who combine music with dance, always with a touch of sophistication and elegance.[7]

After four years together and with four albums on the market, the original line-up of the duo, created by María Mendiola broke up in 1981.[1] From that moment on, each of the members of the original duo tried to launch their solo-careers – but without much success; and later each created their own line-ups of Baccara, with new stage companions.[7]

Solo career

As a solo-singer, Mendiola recorded the album Born Again[13] with singles such as Sugar Boom Boom,[14] I Wanna See The World,[15] Stupid Cupid[16] (cover of a Neil Sedaka song) and followed the tendencies of the early 80s with Aerobic.[17]

When Fernando García de la Vega was preparing the series La Comedia Musical Española[18] for RTVE and Mendiola was invited to be part of four of the musical episodes in the series; Las Leandras[19] with Paloma San Basilio, Róbame Esta Noche[20] with María José Cantudo, Luna de Miel en El Cairo[21] with Teresa Rabal, and El Sobre Verde.[22]

For her work in La Comedia Musical Española Mendiola received a Premios Revelación in the television category, at a gala organized by the Vanity nightclub. María José Cantudo, who had met Mendiola in the Fernando García de la Vega series, invited her to be part of the cast of the musical show, "Doña Mariquita de mi Corazón", authentic success of the 1985 theater season in Madrid at the Teatro Calderón.[23]

Return to Baccara

It is at this moment when Mendiola decided to re-create the duo that she founded at the end of the seventies, and for this new line-up she invited an old colleague from the RTVE ballet; Maryse Pérez.[1] The duo was named New Baccara[1] and its first appearance before the media took place at the Theater La Latina, owned by Lina Morgan. For their debut, Mendiola and Pérez released the songs Esta Noche No[24] and Cuerpo, Alma y Corazón.[25] Mendiola and Perez re-entered the charts thanks to the hit Call Me Up[26] – written by Ian Cussick, produced by Luis Rodríguez. Mendiola wrote the lyrics for the Spanish version of this song, entitled Talisman.[27] "New Baccara" released three dance-singles, that brought the duo back to the charts.[28][29][30] Together with Pérez and during the 25 years they worked together,[31] Mendiola released several albums: F.U.N[32] (1990), Made in Spain[33] (1999), Face to Face[34] (2000), Greatest Hits[35] for Universal in 2002 and Singles Collection[36] with Divucsa in 2006.

Pérez had to leave the duo due to a health problem that prevented her from dancing; and Mendiola has chosen the Madrid-native singer Cristina Sevilla as a stage partner.[31] Together with Sevilla, Mendiola worked her last twelve years of professional life, and the duo continued to perform all over the world. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the original formation they released the album I Belong To Your Heart,[37] produced by Luis Rodríguez for the Team 33[38] record label.

In November 2020, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie returned to the UK charts thanks to the Scottish football team and in particular one of its players, Andy Considine.[39] For that reason, Mendiola received a lot of interview requests from the British media – and she gave a lot of interviews for the most prominent tabloids, radio and television stations, including BBC.[40]

As a consequence, the main hit of Baccara was re-recorded by Mendiola and Sevilla – and released together with Scottish DJ George "GBX" Bowie.[41] In 2021 the single No Sir, Don't Say Goodbye was released by Team 33.[42] In September 2021 Mendiola died at the age of 69.[43][44] Many national and international media have published articles, overviewing Mendiola's career – that lasted 45 years[1]

Private life

From her first marriage with Jimmy Lim, Mendiola had a son, Jaime Emilio Lim Martínez, who is now the owner and director of Higher School of Music in Madrid.[45] One of the auditoriums in that educational institution now bears the name of María Mendiola.[46]

Mendiola's second marriage, that lasted nearly 3 decades, was to Swedish businessman Jan-Erik Olsson, whom she met on an airplane in May 1991.[47]

Discography

Album:

  • 1981: Born Again (EMI Electrola – 1C 064-64 554) (Germany)
  • 1982: Born Again (CBS – S 85618) (Baby Records – LPX-040) (Spain, Netherlands)

Singles:

  • 1981: Higher And Higher / Luxury Life (EMI Electrola – 1C 006-64 555) (Germany)
  • 1982: Sugar Boom Boom / Hungry For Love (CBS – CBS A-2268) (Spain)
  • 1982: Sugar Boom Boom / (When They Believed) They Were An Angel (Baby Records – BR-1468) (Netherlands)
  • 1982: I Wanna See The World / (When They Believed) They Were An Angel (EMI Electrola – 1C 006-46 549) (Germany)
  • 1982: I Wanna See The World / Caribamerica (CBS – A-2763) (Spain)
  • 1982: I Wanna See The World / Born Again (Baby Records – BR 50.003) (Netherlands)
  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio (Virgin – 105 783-100) (Europe)
  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / The Time Of Your Life (Movieplay – 02.3690/0) (Spain)
  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio (Baby Records – BR 50304) (Italy)
  • 1983: Aerobic (Gets Your Body Fit) / Aerobic (Sigue Sin Parar) (Movieplay – 02.3620/9) (Spain)

Maxi singles:

  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio (Virgin – 600 979-213) (Germany)
  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / Hit On The Radio (Neon – N1245005) (France)
  • 1983: Stupid Cupid / The Time Of Your Life (Movieplay – 05.3690/3) (Spain)
  • 1983: Aerobic (Gets Your Body Fit) / Aerobic (Sigue Sin Parar) (Movieplay – 05.3620/2) (Spain)

Appearances (Compilations):

  • 1981: Single News 9'81 – Higher And Higher (EMI Electrola – P 518 108) (Germany)
  • 1982: Single News 3'82 – I Wanna See The World (EMI Electrola – P 518 203) (Germany)
  • 1982: Un Verano Caliente CBS 1982 – Sugar Boom Boom (CBS) (Spain)
  • 1983: Die Neue Ronny's Pop Show – Stupid Cupid (CBS – 24025) (Germany)
  • 1983: Movie Dance – Especial Disco – Stupid Cupid (Movieplay – 17.3695/8) (Spain)
  • 1983: Fascination (16 Hits Of Today) – Stupid Cupid (Virgin – 40 143 0) (Germany)
  • 1985: Paloma San Basilio – Las Leandras (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B5) (Hispavox – 160 340) (Spain)
  • 1985: María José Cantudo – Robame Esta Noche (Hispavox – 160 341) (Spain)
  • 1985: Teresa Rabal – Luna De Miel En El Cairo (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3) (Hispavox – 0602 160 348) (Spain)

Filmography

Television:

  • 1975/1976: La hora de...[6]
  • 1975: Felices Pascuas[48]
  • 1975/1976: Especial Nochebuena[49]
  • 1982/1983: Estudio Abierto[50][51]
  • 1985: La Comedia Musical Española[18] "Las leandras",[19] "Luna de Miel en El Cairo",[21] "Róbame esta noche",[20] "El sobre verde"[22]
  • 1986: Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez[52] "La oficina siniestra"[53]
  • 1995/1996: La Revista[54] "Si fausto fuera faustina",[55] "La de los ojos en blanco"[56]

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