Amaia Zubiria
Amaia Zubiria (born September 11, 1947 in Donostia , Gipuzkoa ) is a Spanish - Basque singer .
Life
Influenced by her mother, she showed great interest in singing from an early age. Even as a young girl she took part in competitions, due to her early wedding she disappeared from the public for some time and did not record any new songs. She released three albums in collaboration with Txomin Artola and another three with Pascal Gaigner, including Egun Argi Hartan in 1985. She released 12 solo albums. The main themes of her songs are love , loss , melancholy , nostalgia , the search for meaning and folklore .
Amaia Zubiria is a member of the Basque band Haizea and works partly with other singers, partly alone.
Discography
- 1977: Haizea: Haizea
- 1979: Haizea: Hontz gaua
- 1986: Amaia Zubiria eta Pascal Gaigne: Kolorez eta ametsez
- 1985: Amaia Zubiria eta Pascal Gaigne: Egun argi hartan
- 1990: Amaia Zubiria eta Pascal Gaigne: Hamar urte zineman
- 1991: Amaia Zubiria eta Txomin Artola: Folk lore sorta I.
- 1992: Amaia Zubiria eta Txomin Artola: Folk lore sorta II
- 1993: Amaia Zubiria eta Txomin Artola: Folk lore sorta III
- 1998: Amaia Zubiria: Ho pitxu ho
- 1995: Amaia Zubiria: Amonaren mengantza
- 1998: Amaia Zubiria: Mami xuri
- 2002: Amaia Zubiria: Haatik
- 2008: Amaia Zubiria: Nabil
- 2011: Amaia Zubiria: Amona Mantangorri
Web links
Commons : Amaia Zubiria - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Amaia Zubiria in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Amaia Zubiria at Discogs (English)
- Auñamendi Basque Encyclopedia
- Basque music: rock, pop, folk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zubiria, Amaia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Basque singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Donostia , Gipuzkoa |