María José Llergo

María José Llergo (born 1994) is a Spanish singer.

María José Llergo
Background information
Born	1994 (age 30–31) Pozoblanco, Andalusia, Spain
Genres	Flamenco Flamenco pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2018–present

Biography

Born in Pozoblanco, in 1994,^[1] Llergo joined the local violin school at a young age.^[2] She also stood out in the choir of the Colegio Concepcionistas.^[3] Owing to being granted a musical scholarship, she moved to Barcelona when she was 19 years old, continuing her musical education, starting a professional career as a singer.^[2]

Llergo's first single was "Niña de las dunas" (2018), performing alongside guitarist Marc López.^[4] After the release of several songs such as "Nana del Mediterráneo" or "Me miras pero no ves", she published her first EP, Sanación, in 2020.^[3] In 2022, she won a Goya award for her song "Te Espera El Mar", which formed part of the soundtrack for the Spanish film Mediterráneo. In June, it was announced that José Llergo would collaborate with Zahara for her reissue "REPUTA". The song was released on September 23, alongside the album's release.

Discography

EPs

• Sanación (2020)

Singles

• Niña de las Dunas (2017)
• Me Miras Pero No Me Ves (2019)
• Nana del Mediterráneo (2019)
• Nana de los Rosales (feat. Paquete) (2019)
• El Péndulo (2019)
• El Hombre de las Mil Lunas (2020)
• ¿De Qué Me Sirve Llorar? (2020)
• Soy Como El Oro (2020)
• Pena, Penita, Pena (Lola Flores cover) (2020)
• A Través De Ti (2020)
• La Luz (with Didi Gutman$, hyhook) (2020)
• Que Tú Me Quieras (2021)
• Te Espera El Mar (2021)
• SANSA (REPUTA) (Zahara feat. María José Llergo) (2022)

Albums

• ULTRABELLEZA (2023)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	36th Goya Awards	Best Original Song	"Te espera el mar" (Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea)	Won	[5]

References

1. Gayo, Alberto (September 22, 2018). "Me han querido domesticar y no lo han conseguido". El País.
2. Moreno, Aristóteles (October 24, 2019). "María José Llergo: "En España no se puede cantar lo que uno quiera"". ABC.
3. Ruiz Cardador, Félix (February 14, 2022). "María José Llergo, del coro del colegio en Pozoblanco al premio Goya a la mejor canción". ABC.
4. "¿Quién es María José Llergo? La ganadora al Goya por esta canción de 'Mediterráneo'". El Confidencial. February 13, 2022.
5. "'Te espera el mar', de Maria José Llergo, para 'Mediterráneo', Mejor Canción Original en los Premios Goya 2022". Europa Press. February 12, 2022.