Mariola orellana soraya arnelas biography

Spanish singer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arnelas and the second or maternal family name is Rubiales.

Musical artist

Soraya Arnelas Rubiales (Spanish pronunciation:[soˈɾaʝaaɾˈnelasruˈβjales]; born 13 September 1982), better known mononymously as Soraya, is a Spanish singer.

Soraya represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow with the song "La noche es para mí", finishing 23rd with 23 points.

Biography

Early life

Arnelas was born in Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain on 13 September 1982.

Mariola orellana soraya arnelas biography

At the age of 11, she left for Madrid. She wanted to study drama but soon started working as an airline stewardess for Iberworld,^[1] where she travelled around the world. Apart from her native Spanish, she is also fluent in English and Portuguese.^{[citation needed]}

2005: Operación Triunfo and Corazón De Fuego

Soraya participated in the fourth series of the Spanish tel