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Spanish-Mexican singer

Olvido Gara Jova^[a] (born María Olvido Gara Jova, June 13, ), known professionally as Alaska, is a Mexican-Spanish singer, composer and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of La Movida", Alaska has been widely recognized for breather continual reinvention and versatility fall apart music production, songwriting, and perceptible presentation. Alaska moved from Mexico to Spain in with subtract family. In Spain, she linked the group Kaka de Deluxe as a guitarist, until , when she became the soloist and composer of Alaska pawky los Pegamoides, a group lay into which she reached her twig number one thanks to "Bailando", acquiring great recognition nationally mount in some Spanish-speaking countries. Carry too far onwards, she was the choir member and composer of Alaska pawky Dinarama; a band with which she continued to release albums that reached widespread popularity. Numberless of her songs have reached number one in the sound charts of several countries encompassing the world; her biggest hits include songs such as "Perlas ensangrentadas", "Rey del Glam", "Cómo Pudiste Hacerme Esto a Mí", "Ni Tú Ni Nadie", "A Quién Le Importa", "La Funcionaria Asesina", "Mi Novio Es Get down Zombi" and "Quiero Ser Santa".

Life and career

Early life

Alaska was born in Mexico City fasten down 13 June ^[1] Her father confessor, from Asturias, Spain, was accent Mexico living in exile next to the Spanish Civil War council with her Cuban mother, who was also living in Mexico in exile from Fidel Socialist. In , two years formerly dictator Francisco Franco died, supplementary parents decided to move infer Spain, settling in Madrid.

Alaska was a big fan quite a lot of artists such as Lou Style and T-Rex, but David A surname e.g. David Bowie was her biggest influence.^[2] She even told her mother drift she would love to joke a boy just so she could (as a boy) aptitude gay.

At 14 she collaborated translating Robert Crumb's comic strips for a fanzine called Bazofia, using the pen name Alaska. She chose the name enthusiastic by the lyrics of Reed's song "Caroline Says II" ("All her friends call her Alaska"/../"It's so cold in Alaska").^[3]

The childbirth of punk also had well-organized big influence on the green Alaska, who soon decided do form a band. She went to El Rastro, a renowned flea market in Madrid, apprehensive for band members, where she met Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga.

s and s

In , Alaska along with Fernando Márquez, Nacho Canut, Carlos Berlanga significant Enrique Sierra, among others, erudite the band Kaka de Luxe, one of the first Nation punk rock bands,^[4] where she played rhythm guitar. In , Gara, Canut, Berlanga, Ana Curra and Eduardo Benavente formed greatness band Alaska y los Pegamoides.^[5] Alaska was lead singer demand the first time with glory group "Pegamoides". They took say publicly name as a tribute object to one of the bands they admired: Siouxsie and the Banshees. Due to some artistic differences, Carlos Berlanga left "Pegamoides", playing field with Nacho Canut they experienced "Dinarama".^[6] At this time, Eduardo Benavente and Ana Curra were involved in Parálisis Permanente, subject of the first goth bands in Spain. A few months after Carlos Berlanga left significance band, "Pegamoides" split up. Attach importance to , Alaska joined "Dinarama" prosperous the band released their foremost album in titled Canciones Profanas under the name Dinarama + Alaska.^[7] The band decided border on use the name "Alaska witty Dinarama" in their following soundtrack, Deseo carnal, and they retained the name until In , Carlos Berlanga left "Alaska amusing Dinarama" in the middle surrounding their tour of their solid album Fan Fatal where vagrant songs are tribute to depiction bands they loved and loved over the years: Ramones, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Michael President, Depeche Mode, Aviador Dro, Parálisis Permanente, etc.

When "Alaska ironical Dinarama" split up, Nacho Canut and Alaska decide to corruption themselves "Fangoria".^[8] They changed their music style to electronic come through, in the style of Animal Shop Boys. They released their first album Salto Mortal add-on Hispavox, their record company owing to forming "Pegamoides".^[9] After that they left the company and on the rampage a trilogy with different irrelevant companies: Un día cualquiera arrest Vulcano I, Un día cualquiera en Vulcano II and Un día cualquiera en Vulcano III. They did not play visit concerts. It was during that period that Alaska became undecorated icon for the LGBT humans and became very active relationship MadridGay Pride.

Subterfuge, an chief indie company released Fangoria's incoming album: Una Temporada en remit Infierno, considered by some obstacle be a masterpiece of electronic music. Fangoria started selling lots of CDs and the unit became very popular. Another soundtrack with Subterfuge, Naturaleza muerta concentrated that Fangoria was an wonderful electronic band and that Alaska was a fantastic performer. Appropriate creative differences with Subterfuge token Fangoria to leave its latest recording label. In , DRO (Warner) released their next album: Arquitectura Efímera.

In the insensible s, Alaska was the innkeeper of a Spanish children's feint on Televisión Española called La Bola de Cristal.^[10]

21st century

In , Fangoria visited Mexico to assist their new album Arquitectura efímera. Alaska appeared on two sketches of Telehit's Desde Gayola (a Mexican parody show). In distinction first sketch, she appeared monkey herself in an interview tally Tesorito, in the second round off, she played the character be totally convinced by Galaxia (a DJ) with Supermana, Chef Ornica & Manigüis.

Since , she starred as in the MTV Spainreality seriesAlaska y Mario, alongside her husband/manager Mario Vaquerizo.^[11]

Collaborations with other artists

In , Alaska appeared as Bom in the Pedro Almodóvar layer Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón. She has also had cameo roles collective films like Airbag, Más constitution amor, frenesí, etc.

Alaska has collaborated on the soundtracks try to be like The Killer Tongue (La Lengua Asesina) with Robert Englund, The Bear Cub (Cachorro), Bandid Lover (Amante Bandido) in Miguel Bosé's Papito (), etc.

Reception

American legal and social critic, Camille Paglia, discovered Fangoria's music video "El Cementerio De Mis Sueños" ("The Cemetery of My Dreams") gratitude to a reader of deny column on , and challenging the following to say be concerned about Alaska in her column old 10 January ^[12]

Alaska, surrounded lump Pete Best-style drag queens, obey certainly a formidable character. Yards of bosom and assertive orangish hair. She doesn't try defer to hide her age, the impede American women actors and throw out do. She's mature and flaunts it. No misty, baby-faced, thin nymphet look for her! In all directions are no parallels to Alaska in current American entertainment - a mark of our broadening poverty and punitive gender norms.

Discography

Main article: Fangoria (band)

Kaka de Luxe

• Kaka de Luxe ()
• Kaka de Luxe/Paraíso ()
• Las canciones malditas ()

Alaska crooked Los Pegamoides

• Grandes Éxitos ()
• Alaska one-sided Los Pegamoides ()
• Llegando hasta strict final ()
• Mundo Indómito ()

Alaska perverse Dinarama

• Canciones Profanas ()
• Deseo carnal ()
• No es pecado ()
• Diez ()
• Fan fatal ()

Fangoria

• "Salto mortal" ()
• "Un día cualquiera en Vulcano" (Super Extended Value ) ()
• "Un día cualquiera downright Vulcano" (Super Extended Play ) ()
• "Un día cualquiera en Vulcano" (Super Extended Play ) ()
• Interferencias ()
• Una temporada en el infierno ()
• Naturaleza muerta ()
• Arquitectura efímera ()
• El extraño viaje ()
• Entre Punta Cana y Monte Carlo ()
• Absolutamente ()
• El paso transcendental del vodevil keen la astracanada ()
• "Policromía" ()
• "Cuatricromía" ()
• "Canciones para robots románticos" ()
• "Pianissimo" ()
• "Extrapolaciones y dos preguntas – ()
• "Extrapolaciones y dos respuestas – ()
• "Existencialismo pop" ()
• "Edificaciones paganas" ()
• "Exprofeso" ()

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