Marta Sango

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Marta Sango
Marta Sango in 2019
Born
Marta Sánchez Gómez

(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23)[1]
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present

Marta Sánchez Gómez (Torre del Mar, Málaga, June 28, 2000),[2] better known as Marta Sango, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame after her participation in the program Operación Triunfo 2018.

Biography[edit]

She was born on June 28, 2000, in the province of Málaga. Since she was a child, she took electric guitar lessons, and at the age of 14, she began to attend the Coral Joven Stella Maris in her hometown, Torre del Mar.[3] Later, she was part of the a cappella group Artmonies.[4] At the age of 18, she entered the academy of Operación Triunfo.

Trajectory[edit]

2018: Operación Triunfo[edit]

Marta Sango participated in the casting of Operación Triunfo 2018, she managed to pass all the phases and was selected to participate in Gala 0 of the program, where she was finally chosen as one of the 16 contestants of the edition.[5]

Among her most outstanding performances within the program are Leave me alone by Michael Jackson and One more try by George Michael. She was nominated on four occasions and was finally voted out on the 11th gala,[6] occupying the 7th position in the contest.

Once the program was over, all the contestants toured Spain,[7] performing in emblematic venues such as the WiZink Center[8] in Madrid and the Palau Sant Jordi[9] in Barcelona.

2019: Beginnings, La Llamada, First Single[edit]

After leaving the academy, she participated in gala 3 of the program La Mejor Canción Jamás Cantada, where she had to interpret the song Ave María by David Bisbal,[10] which was the winning song of this gala dedicated to the decade of the 2000s. In April, the final of the program took place, and in this opportunity, Marta Sango interpreted the song La Flaca by Jarabe de Palo,[11] finally obtaining the third position in the program.

Since October 16, 2019, she has been playing the role of Susana Romero in the musical La Llamada.[12]

On December 27, 2019, she released her first solo single titled Por ti under the record label Universal Music.[13]

2020[edit]

On December 29, 2020, she will release her second single, ¿Qué más quieres de mí? on the Blanco y Negro Music label.[14]

2021–2022[edit]

Marta Sango is currently still part of the cast of the musical La Llamada.[15]

On December 10, 2021, RTVE announced that Marta Sango was one of the artists chosen to participate in the Benidorm Fest with her song titled Sigues en mi mente, a song with which she opted to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[16] Finally, she would be eliminated in the second semifinal, occupying the 10th position in the festival.

On February 18, she released the intro called Disparar as a preview of her future new album to be released in 2022.[17]

After that intro of what will be her first album, Marta released on March 25 another new single titled Escapar, with a video clip included.[18]

At the beginning of April, it was announced that she would be part of the 'Weekend Beach Festival' held in July in Torre del Mar, her hometown.[19]

For the second consecutive year, Marta is also part of the "Atlantic Pride" on July 8, held in A Coruña.[20]

This same year, together with her dancers Andoni and Manu, Marta Sango was part of the promotional short film of Netflix Spain to support the candidacy of Chanel Terrero in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[21]

On Friday, May 20, 2022, Marta participates as a special guest at the welcome to Cool Fest in Fuengirola, at the Miramar Shopping Center.[22]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Title Composition
2019 Por ti Marta Sango, René, Luis Sansó Gil
2020 ¿Qué más quieres de mí? Marta Sango, René, Luis Sansó Gil
2021 Sigues en mi mente Marta Sango, Mané López, Marco Frías
2022 Disparar Marta Sango
2022 Escapar Marta Sango
2022 La Corriente Marta Sango, Rakki Ripper

Theater[edit]

Year Play Character Directed by
2019-Presente La llamada (musical) Susana Romero Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo

Filmography[edit]

Theater[edit]

Year Program Channel Role Notes
2018 Operación Triunfo La 1 Contestant 7th Position
2019 La mejor canción jamás cantada Gala 3(Winner), Final Gala(3rd Position)
2022 Benidorm Fest 10th Position

Series[edit]

Year Title Character Channel Notes
2019 Paquita Salas Herself Netflix Episode of the 3rd season[23]

Short films[edit]

Year Title Character Producted by
2021 Cerdo agridulce Sabrina Cosmic tree
2022 Calamarfest Herself Netflix[24]

Awards and nominations[edit]

BroadwayWorld Spain[edit]

Year Category Award Result
2020 Best Lead Actress BroadwayWorld Spain 2020 [25] Nominated

Actuality Awards[edit]

Year Category Award Result
2020 Actuality Artist Actuality Awards 2020[26] Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marta Sango". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Marta, concursante de OT". RTVE (in Spanish). 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Marta Sango, la joven torreña que aspira a entrar en la academia de OT 2018". Axarquia Plus (in Spanish). 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Las impresionantes canciones a capela de Marta Sango, concursante de OT 2018". El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Estos son los 16 concursantes de OT 2018". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Marta Sango, la décima expulsada de 'OT 2018' en su duelo con Sabela". El Español (in Spanish). 6 December 2018.
  7. ^ "OT 2018 CONTINÚA… ¡AHORA CON LA GIRA!". Los 40 (in Spanish). 28 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Los gladiadores de "OT 2018" asaltan el WiZink Center en su inicio de gira". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 February 2019.
  9. ^ "'OT 2018' llena de emoción el Palau Sant Jordi de Barcelona". RTVE (in Spanish). 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ ""Ave María" se convierte en 'La mejor canción jamás cantada' de los 2000 gracias a Marta ('OT 2018')". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 2 March 2019.
  11. ^ "ALBA RECHE, GANADORA DE 'LA MEJOR CANCIÓN JAMÁS CANTADA' CON ESTA VERSIÓN DE MEDITERRÁNEO". LOS 40 (in Spanish). 7 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Marta Sango: la concursante de 'OT' que sintió 'La llamada'". Diez minutos (in Spanish). 24 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Así suena "Por ti", el primer single de Marta Sango tras 'OT 2018'". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 27 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Marta Sango publica su esperado nuevo single '¿Qué Más Quieres De Mí?'". Blanco y Negro Music (in Spanish). 12 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Marta Sango: "Se romantiza la ansiedad y la depresión, y ahora, de repente, mola. Me siento poco respetada"". Cinemagavia (in Spanish). 27 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Marta Sango - Sigues en mi mente - Benidorm Fest 2022". RTVE (in Spanish). 10 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Marta Sango introduce su nuevo disco con "Disparar"". POP100 (in Spanish). 21 February 2022.
  18. ^ "MARTA SANGO EN 'ESCAPAR', SU NUEVO SINGLE". Qué (in Spanish). 1 April 2022.
  19. ^ "El cartel de conciertos del Weekend Beach Festival Torre del Mar 2022". Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ "El Atlantic Pride vuelve con Yogurinha Borova, Marta Sango, Nenita Danger y Xenon Spain". La Opinión Coruña (in Spanish). 5 June 2021.
  21. ^ "El genial guiño de Netflix a Eurovisión con Chanel en el 'Juego del Calamar'". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 14 May 2022.
  22. ^ "El 'Cool Fest' aterriza en Miramar, Fuengirola (Málaga), con conciertos, workshops y ocio al aire libre". Europa Press (in Spanish). 24 May 2022.
  23. ^ "'Paquita Salas' arrasa en redes con el estreno de su tercera temporada". AS (in Spanish). 29 June 2019.
  24. ^ "El vídeo que arrasa en redes con el que Netflix quiso apoyar a Chanel en Eurovisión 2022 convirtiéndola en concursante de 'El juego del calamar'". SER (in Spanish). 15 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Candidatos a las nominaciones de los Premios del Público BroadwayWorld Spain 2020". Broadway World (in Spanish). 24 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Actuality Awards 2020". ActualityFM (in Spanish).