Chanel Terrero

Cuban-Spanish actress, singer and dancer

  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actress
  • model
InstrumentsVocalsYears active2009–presentLabels
  • Sony Music Spain
  • Columbia France
  • BMG Rights Management Spain
Musical artist

Chanel Terrero Martínez (born 28 July 1991), known simply as Chanel (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃa'nel]), is a Spanish and Cuban[1] singer, dancer and actress, having worked in several stage musicals. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after having won Benidorm Fest 2022 with her debut single "SloMo".[2] She finished in third place with 459 points, the best placing for Spain since the 1995 contest.

Early life

Chanel was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Olesa de Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain, at the age of three.[3] Part of her family is of Spanish origin.[4]

She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age.[5] She learned from choreographers such as Víctor Ullate, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen she started her career in musical theatre.[6]

Career

Terrero and other members of the Spain's delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest attending the TVE premises in Madrid on 15 May 2022 after their return from Turin

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.[7]

Her acting career includes various roles on television and cinema, both nationally and internationally.[8][9][10]

As a dancer, she has worked with different artists. In 2010, she was part of Shakira's dancing crew for a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[11]

She also was part of the dancing crew in the Spanish show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3.[12][13]

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 one of the five finalists worldwide for the same role in Steven Spielberg's film version of the musical, West Side Story.[14]

She took part in Benidorm Fest in 2022 with her debut single "SloMo". Her performance was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami,[15] who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Blackpink, among other artists. She won the first semi-final on 26 January 2022,[16] and also the final on 29 January, becoming the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.[17][18][19] The song entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number thirteen.[20] In the Eurovision final, the song placed third, Spain's best result since 1995. Following the contest, the song went on to top the Spanish Singles Chart and obtained a triple platinum certification by Promusicae.[21][22]

On 10 June 2022, she participated in the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[23][24]

Her second single, titled "Toke", was released on 25 October 2022, as the official song of the Spain national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and as RTVE’s theme song for their coverage of the tournament.[25] On 13 January 2023, she released a new version of “Toke”, titled “Toke (Si te’s ok)”, with French rapper Ridsa.[26]

On 2 February 2023, Chanel was announced as a judge for the RTVE singing competition series Cover Night.[27]

On 14 and 15 April 2023, Chanel participated at the LOS40 Primavera Pop festival.[28] She performed her singles “Toke”, “SloMo” and her single “Clavaíto”, a collaboration with Abraham Mateo that was released on 28 April 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number twenty-four and in the subsequent weeks climbed to number six, obtaining a quadruple platinum certification.[29][30]

On 19 May 2023, she released her fourth single titled “P.M.”.[31] On 13 July 2023, she announced the remixes of the last two singles, “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, released on 14 and 21 July 2023.

On 23 July 2023, she announced her single, fifth overall, titled “Ping Pong”, a collaboration with spanish rapper Ptazeta that was released on 28 July 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number ninety.[32]

On 18 August 2023, she performed the first concert of the project ¡Agua! in Ciudad Real and presented three new songs: “House Party”, “Lucky Me” and “Loka”.

On 11 October 2023, she performed “P.M.”, “Ping Pong” and “Clavaíto” in LOS 40 Pilar Pop in Zaragoza. On 21 October 2023, she performed “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, with Abraham Mateo, in the concert of CADENA 100 Por Ellas in Madrid.

On 29 October 2023, she announced her single, titled “Loka”, a collaboration with Maikel Delacalle. It was released on 3 November 2023, alongside the pre-order of her debut album, titled ¡Agua!, released on 12 January 2024. On the same day she performed “Loka”, along “Clavaíto”, in LOS40 Music Awards 2023. She also won the Best Spanish Collaboration with “Clavaíto”.

On 6 January 2024, she announced her new single, titled “Ahora Que No Te Tengo”, a collaboration with rapper FMK that was released on 9 January 2024.

On 22 January 2024, her debut album debuted on the Spanish Albums Chart at number one.[33]

Theatre work

She has taken part in several musical productions,[34] becoming a regular name in this genre in Spain.[35]

  • Fiebre Hamilton (musical homage to Lin-Manuel Miranda in Madrid).
  • El guardaespaldas (main character).[36]
  • 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's musical, main actress/singer).
  • Show “Starlite Marbella” (lead singer).
  • Delizia (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
  • La ratita presumida, centro estético (children's musical, lead role).
  • El lobo y las 7 cabritas (children's musical, lead role).
  • Tarzán (children's musical, singer and dancer).
  • Mortadelo y Filemón (dancer and actress).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Fuga de Cerebros 2 - -
2015 The King of Havana Yamilé -
2018 El Último Invierno - -
2019 La Llorona - Short film

Television

Fiction

Year TV series Network Role Notes
2011 Águila Roja TVE Gloria 1 episode
2014 B&b, de boca en boca Telecinco Sira Lindo
2015 Los Nuestros Gloria 2 episodes
2015–16 Gym Tony Cuatro Deisy 216 episodes
2017 Centro Médico TVE Gloria 1 episode
iFamily Isa 8 episodes
El Secreto de Puente Viejo[9] Antena 3 Lucía Torres 62 episodes
Perdóname, Señor Telecinco Sibebi 4 episodes
La Peluquería TVE Guadalupe "Lupe" 118 episodes
2018 Cupido Playz Venus 6 episodes
El Continental TVE Julieta 10 episodes
Wake Up Playz Deborah[10] 6 episodes
2020 Kosta (The Paradise) YLE Limón 2 episodes
2021 Convecinos Movistar Plus+ Isla 3 episodes
2022 El inmortal Perla 8 episodes

Non-fiction

Year Show Network Role
Tu Cara Me Suena Antena 3 Dancer
2022 Benidorm Fest TVE Contestant (Winner)
Eurovision Song Constest Spanish entrant (3rd place)
2023 Cover Night Judge

Music videos

Year Title
2014 "Gigantes"[a]
2017 "Another Day of Sun"[b] (with Fran Coem)
2021 "México Mágico"[c]
"SloMo"
2022 "TOKE"
2023 "Clavaíto" (with Abraham Mateo)
"P.M."
"Ping Pong" (with Ptazeta)

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peaks
SPA
[37]
¡Agua! 1

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SPA
[38] 		CRO
[39] 		GRE
[40] 		ISL
[41] 		IRE
[42] 		LIT
[43] 		NLD
[44] 		POR
[45] 		SWE
[46] 		SWI
[47] 		UK
[48] 		WW
[49]
"SloMo" 2021 1 24 3 11 44 8 72 88 32 65 56 151 ¡Agua!
"Toke"[d]
(solo or remix with Ridsa) 		2022 — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Clavaíto"
(with Abraham Mateo) 		2023 6 — — — — — — — — — — — ¡Agua!
"P.M." — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Ping Pong"
(with Ptazeta) 		90 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Loka"
(with Maikel Delacalle) 		— — — — — — — — — — — —
"Un Año Más"[e] — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Ahora Que No Te Tengo"
(with FMK) 		2024 — — — — — — — — — — — — ¡Agua!

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"La Estrella Azul" 2022 Pinocchio
"Aigua (Agua)" 2023 El Disc de La Marató 2023
"Agua" 2024 ¡Agua!

Other appearances

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

Tours

Headlining

  • ¡Agua! Summer Shows (2023)
  • ¡Agua! Tour 2024 (2024)

Awards and nominations

  • As an actress, she has been nominated as part of the cast of the short film La Llorona by Ismael Olivares.
Award Year Recipient(s) Category Result Ref.
Benidorm Fest 2022 "SloMo" — Winner
LOS40 Music Awards 2022 Herself Best Spanish New Act Nominated [52]
Del 40 Al 1 Award Won
2023 "Clavaíto" Best Spanish Song Nominated [53]
Best Spanish Collaboration Won
Academia De La Música De España 2024 "Clavaíto" Best Pop Song Pending [54]
Premios Odeón "Clavaíto" Video Of The Year Won [55]

Notes

  1. ^ Dancer in the music video by Ruth Lorenzo.
  2. ^ Spanish version of the song from the film La La Land.
  3. ^ As part of the original cast of Malinche El Musical by Nacho Cano.
  4. ^ Released in French as "Toke (Si t’es ok)".
  5. ^ Cover version of the song with the same name by Mecano.

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External links

  • Official website
  • Chanel Terrero at IMDb
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