María José Charro Galán, better known under her stage name La Terremoto de Alcorcón or La Terremoto (transl. The Earthquake of Alcorcón), and also as Pepa Charro, is a Spanish singer born in Madrid, Spain.
La Terremoto de Alcorcón | |
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 La Terremoto at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | María José Charro Galán 17 September 1977 Madrid, Spain |
| Other names | Pepa Charro |
| Occupation | Singer |
She grew up in Alcorcón and studied languages. She went to the United Kingdom to work as an au pair. She has been a member of the group Diabéticas Aceleradas since 1999. She lives in Majorca, where she owns a bar. She became well known in Spain for parodies of Madonna's "Hung Up" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "2 Hearts", both by Kylie Minogue.
Recently she appeared as a regular feature of TVE2's late-night programme, presented by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.
She has become a gay icon[citation needed] in Spain and has performed in New York City, London (at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern), and Mexico D.F. clubs.[citation needed] In 2007, she wrote and performed the track "Libérate", becoming the Official Europride Anthem (2007, Madrid).[citation needed] She performed in Lisbon during its "Arraial Gay Pride" in June 2009.[citation needed]
In 2019 she signed with Netflix to host the Spanish version of its reality series Nailed It!, which is titled Niquelao!. The first season of Niquelao! was released on October 25, 2019.[1]
In 2023, she was a guest celebrity judge in the episode "Snatch Game - España Season 3" of the Spanish language reality television series Drag Race España streamed on ATRESplayer Premium.[2]
Discography
editUnless otherwise indicated, all these singles are parodies of the original artists:
- "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (titled "Sin Afeitar") [3]
- "¿A quién le importa?" by Alaska y Dinarama[4]
- "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell[5]
- "Thriller" by Michael Jackson[6]
- "Hung Up" by Madonna[7]
- "Enajená" ("Let Me Out" by Dover) [8]
- "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé[9]
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue[10]
- "Libérate" - original song written and performed by Terremoto de Alcorcón for the Official Europride Anthemn, Madrid 2007 [11]
- "2 Hearts" by Kylie Minogue[12]
- "He's My Man" (Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - not chosen to be the Spanish entry)
References
edit- ^ de Dios, Marisa (24 October 2019). "Los desastres culinarios llegan a Netflix con 'Niquelao!'". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "El clásico Snatch Game llega al quinto programa 'Drag Race España 3'". www.tvienes.com (in Spanish). May 12, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Sin Afeitar
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Sin Afeitar
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing It's Raining Men
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Thriller
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Hung Up
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Enajená
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Crazy in Love
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Can't Get You Out of My Head
- ^ La Terremoto de Alcorcón performing Libérate
- ^ (Song performed at the Spanish TV show "Channel Nº4", Cuatro on Friday December 14, 2007).