Chanel Terrero

Chanel
Chanel
	Terrero in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Chanel Terrero Martínez
Born	28 July 1991 (age 30); Havana, Cuba
Origin	Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation(s)	Singer; dancer; actress;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present

Chanel Terrero Martínez (born 28 July 1991), known as Chanel Terrero or simply Chanel, is a Cuban-Spanish singer, dancer and actress. She has worked in several stage musicals in Spain, and she is set to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after having won Benidorm Fest 2022 with her debut single "SloMo".^[1]

Early life

Chanel was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Olesa de Montserrat in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, at the age of three.^[2] Part of her family was already of Spanish origin from Catalonia.^[3]

She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age.^[4] She has studied with important artists such as Víctor Ullate, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen she started her career in musical theatre.^[5]

Career

Chanel moved to Madrid to start her acting career. During the 2010s she participated in stage musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Flashdance, El guardaespaldas and El rey león.^[6]

Her acting career includes various roles on television and cinema, both nationally and internationally.^[7]^[8]^[9]

As a dancer, she has worked with different artists. In 2010, she was part of danced Shakira's performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards.^[10]

She also was part of the dancing crew in the Spanish show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3.^[11]^[12]

Chanel took part in the castings for the Spanish stage production of West Side Story. She was one of the three finalists for the role of Anita. She also was between the five finalists worldwide for the same role in Steven Spielberg's film version of the musical, West Side Story.^[13]

She took part in Benidorm Fest in 2022 with her debut single "SloMo". Her performance was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami,^[14] who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Blackpink, among other artists. She won the first semi-final on 26 January 2022,^[15] and also the final on 29 January, becoming the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.^[16]^[17]^[18] The song entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number thirteen.^[19]

Theatre work

She has taken part in several musical productions,^[20] becoming a regular name in this genre in Spain:^[21]

Malinche (main character). 2021-2022 ^[22]
Fiebre Hamilton (musical homage to Lin Manuel Miranda in Madrid).
El guardaespaldas. (Main character: Rachel Marron).^[23]
Flashdance. (Actress/singer in Barcelona and tour).
Nine (Main actress/singer).
El rey león (Teatro Lope de Vega Madrid).
Mamma Mia! (Actress, singer and dancer).
Lío Ibiza (Cabaret: Actress, singer and dancer).
El Gran Libro Mágico (Children musical: mainactress/singer).
Show “Starlite Marbella”. (Leader singer).
Delizia (Cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
La ratita presumida, centro estético (Children musical: leading role).
El lobo y las 7 cabritas (Children musical: leading role).
Tarzán (Children musical: singer and dancer).
Mortadelo y Filemón (dancer and actress).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Fuga de Cerebros 2
2015	El Rey de la Habana	Yamilé
2018	El último invierno
2019	La llorona		Short film

Television

Fiction

Year	TV series	Network	Character	Notes
2011	Águila Roja	TVE		1 episode
2014	B&b, de boca en boca	Telecinco	Sira Lindo	1 episode
2015	Los nuestros	Telecinco	Gloria	2 episodes
2015–2016	Gym Tony	Cuatro	Deisy	236 episodes
2017	Centro médico	TVE	Gloria	1 episode
	iFamily	TVE	Isa	8 episodes
	El secreto de Puente Viejo^[8]	Antena 3	Lucía Torres	62 episodes
	Perdóname, Señor	Telecinco	Sibebi	4 episodes
	La peluquería	TVE	Guadalupe "Lupe"	238 episodes
2018	Cupido	Playz	Venus	6 episodes
	El Continental	TVE	Julieta	10 episodes
	Wake Up	Playz	Deborah^[9]	6 episodes
2020	Paratiisi	YLE	Limón	2 episodes
2021	Convecinos	Movistar Plus+	Isla	3 episodes
2022	El inmortal	Movistar Plus+

Music shows

Music videos

Gigantes by Ruth Lorenzo, as dancer.^[24] 2014.
Another day of sun - La La Land (Spanish version), by Fran Coem. 2017.
México Mágico (as part of the original cast of Malinche El Musical by Nacho Cano). 2021.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	SPA ^[25]	Album
"SloMo"	2021	13	Non-album single

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Mentira" (Alberto Collado featuring Chanel Terrero)	2021	Non-album single
"México Mágico" (among Malinche cast)	2021	Non-album single

Awards

As an actress, she has been nominated as part of the cast of the short film La llorona by Ismael Olivares.

Year	Event	Award	Result
2022	Benidorm Fest (RTVE, Spain)	Bronze Micropone (Spanish entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2022)	Winner
2022	Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (RTVE, Spain)	Glass Microphone Eurovision 2022	Candidate

References

^ Farren, Neil (30 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ González, Xavier (16 March 2019). "Chanel Terrero: "La escena del agua de "Flashdance" es muy divertida de hacer"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ RTVE Notícies (31 January 2022). "Aquest és l'emocionant retrobament entre #Chanel i la seva àvia, després del triomf al #BenidormFest! "La meva iaia ho és tot!""". Twitter (in Catalan). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Los actores y actrices de tus series favoritas. Hoy ¡Chanel Terrero!". Cadena Dial (in Spanish). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Las Provincias
^ CÓRDOBA, Diario (31 January 2022). "VÍDEO | El día que Chanel hizo vibrar a Córdoba con su voz". Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Carla Hernández (26 January 2022). El Confidencial (ed.). "Chanel Terrero: la actriz, cantante, bailarina y "fiera luchadora" que debes conocer" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chanel Terrero pasó por 'El Secreto de Puente Viejo' antes de ser elegida para Eurovisión con 'SloMo'. Antena3.com
^ ^a ^b El pasado de Chanel Terrero en Playz. RTVE.
^ Javier Silvestre (27 January 2022). La Vanguardia (ed.). "¿Quién es Chanel, la sorprendente ganadora de la primera semifinal del Benidorm Fest?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Tres imitaciones perfectas con las que Chanel Terrero sorprendería en 'Tu cara me suena'". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ RTVE.es (31 January 2022). "Ya habías visto a Chanel en alguna serie, y no te acordabas". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Chanel: los cambios en Eurovisión, El videoclip de 'SloMo' y el casting con Steven Spielberg Los40.com
^ Sevilla, Diario de (31 January 2022). "Chanel: "Me he criado aquí y yo soy española"". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Megan Davies (26 January 2022). "Spain: Four Qualify from Benidorm Fest First Semi-Final". Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Neil Farren (29 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Martín, Sergio López (29 January 2022). "Chanel (Benidorm Fest): "Me halaga que me comparen con Eleni Foureira pero no tenemos nada que ver"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Rigoberta Bandini acaba así con la polémica por la victoria de Chanel Terrero". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Bardají, Jordi (8 February 2022). "Ay mamá' de Rigoberta Bandini llega al número 1 oficial en España". Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ Héctor Llanos Martínez (30 January 2022). El País (ed.). "Chanel gana por sorpresa el Benidorm Fest y representará a España en Eurovisión 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Te presentamos a Chanel, la artista que quiere dar el salto de los musicales a Eurivión con 'Slomo' ©copyright los40.com. Los40.com
^ Broadway World Spain
^ eurovision-spain.com
^ ElPeriodico.com
^ "El portal de Música".

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Blas Cantó with "Voy a quedarme"	Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022	Succeeded by TBD

[1] Farren, Neil (30 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[2] González, Xavier (16 March 2019). "Chanel Terrero: "La escena del agua de "Flashdance" es muy divertida de hacer"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[3] RTVE Notícies (31 January 2022). "Aquest és l'emocionant retrobament entre #Chanel i la seva àvia, després del triomf al #BenidormFest! "La meva iaia ho és tot!""". Twitter (in Catalan). Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[4] "Los actores y actrices de tus series favoritas. Hoy ¡Chanel Terrero!". Cadena Dial (in Spanish). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[5] Las Provincias

[6] CÓRDOBA, Diario (31 January 2022). "VÍDEO | El día que Chanel hizo vibrar a Córdoba con su voz". Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[7] Carla Hernández (26 January 2022). El Confidencial (ed.). "Chanel Terrero: la actriz, cantante, bailarina y "fiera luchadora" que debes conocer" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[antena1-8] Chanel Terrero pasó por 'El Secreto de Puente Viejo' antes de ser elegida para Eurovisión con 'SloMo'. Antena3.com

[autogenerated1-9] El pasado de Chanel Terrero en Playz. RTVE.

[10] Javier Silvestre (27 January 2022). La Vanguardia (ed.). "¿Quién es Chanel, la sorprendente ganadora de la primera semifinal del Benidorm Fest?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[11] "Tres imitaciones perfectas con las que Chanel Terrero sorprendería en 'Tu cara me suena'". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[12] RTVE.es (31 January 2022). "Ya habías visto a Chanel en alguna serie, y no te acordabas". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[13] Chanel: los cambios en Eurovisión, El videoclip de 'SloMo' y el casting con Steven Spielberg Los40.com

[14] Sevilla, Diario de (31 January 2022). "Chanel: "Me he criado aquí y yo soy española"". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[15] Megan Davies (26 January 2022). "Spain: Four Qualify from Benidorm Fest First Semi-Final". Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[16] Neil Farren (29 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[17] Martín, Sergio López (29 January 2022). "Chanel (Benidorm Fest): "Me halaga que me comparen con Eleni Foureira pero no tenemos nada que ver"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[18] "Rigoberta Bandini acaba así con la polémica por la victoria de Chanel Terrero". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[19] Bardají, Jordi (8 February 2022). "Ay mamá' de Rigoberta Bandini llega al número 1 oficial en España". Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[20] Héctor Llanos Martínez (30 January 2022). El País (ed.). "Chanel gana por sorpresa el Benidorm Fest y representará a España en Eurovisión 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[21] Te presentamos a Chanel, la artista que quiere dar el salto de los musicales a Eurivión con 'Slomo' ©copyright los40.com. Los40.com

[22] Broadway World Spain

[23] urovision-spain.com

[24] ElPeriodico.com

[25] "El portal de Música".

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