Luz Casal
- January 5, 2024
- Pop Singer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Luz Casal |
Occupation | Pop Singer |
Date Of Birth | Nov 11, 1958(1958-11-11) |
Age | 66 |
Birthplace | Boimorto |
Country | Spain |
Birth City | Galicia |
Horoscope | Scorpio |
Luz Casal Biography
Name | Luz Casal |
Birthday | Nov 11 |
Birth Year | 1958 |
Place Of Birth | Boimorto |
Home Town | Galicia |
Birth Country | Spain |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Parents | José Casal, Matilde Paz |
Luz Casal is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on November 11, 1958 in Boimorto, Galicia, Spain. Spanish singer, known for her albums Sencilla Alegria in 2005 and her musical contributions to the 1992 film High Heels.
After her appearance on the soundtrack to High Heels directed by Pedro Almodovar, she gained a lot of attention.
In 1977, to start her career on the music scene, and after convincing her parents, she went to Madrid, where she made her first recording called: “La guapa” (The beautiful), and made contact with a lot of record labels until an independent production company gave her an audition as a backing singer, which is how she entered the world of professional music. She was a backing singer for mand artist’s recordings, in fact she accompanies Juan Pardo in his live performances. From that moment on, she started composing her first songs, of which she recorded ten, but they were not released. In these years, she made her only appearance in the theatre, taking the role of Raquel Meller in the musical “Las Divinas” (The Divines), performed in the Reina Victoria theatre in Madrid.
In 1980 she released her first single with a multinational company, “El ascensor” (The elevator), a song with a strong Reggae flavour as a tribute to Bob Marley. She presented this song in “Tocata”, a very popular music show in RTVE. After that she took part in many festivals held in a lot of countries and took dance classes with Karen Taft, Arnold Taraborelli, Lindsay Kemp, Merche Esmeralda and Goyo Montero.
Jose Casal and Matilde Paz are her parents.
Luz Casal Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Pop Singer |
House | Living in own house. |
Luz Casal is one of the richest Pop Singer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luz Casal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1977, she recorded La Guapa, her first song.
She was diagnosed in 2007 with breast cancer and had surgery in Madrid.
María “Luz Casal” Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [luθ kaˈsal] ; born 11 November 1958) is a Spanish pop singer. She grew up in neighbouring Boimorto, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician.
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In 1988 she appeared in the TV program “Viaje con nosotros” (Travel with us), by Javier Gurruchaga (Lead singer of La orquesta Mondragón), and in a benefit gig in Seville, she performed a Tango version of Quiereme aunque te duela.
Facts & Trivia
Luz Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Luz Casal celebrates birthday on November 11 of every year.
In 1991 Luz, released A Contraluz (Backlight), which sold over 400,000 copies, obtaining four platinum albums. In this album is the bolero “Piensa en mí” (Think Of Me), composed by Agustín Lara, and the song “Un año de amor” were chosen by Pedro Almodóvar for his film Tacones Lejanos (High Heels). Almodóvar translated the latter song, originally by the French Nino Ferrer, from the Italian hit version by Mina. These two massive hits made her a European superstar, especially admired in France.
Where is Luz Casal from?
Boimorto, Spain
What did Luz Casal study?
She took up studying piano, music theory, and ballet , leading up to her joining a rock group called Los Fannys, which sang popular songs of the day. Upon leaving the band, Luz sought out opportunities to study voice and opera. Her journey led her to Madrid, where she would explore every avenue to a career in music.