Ruth Lorenzo was no stranger to musical talent contests when she sang for her home country of Spain in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest; six years previously, she had made her way to the U.K., where she competed in the fifth season of The X Factor. A fully fledged diva, her powerful, pitch-perfect delivery was a hit with judges and fans alike, and she finished in fifth place.
Born Ruth Lorenzo Pascual on November 10, 1982 in Murcia, she began singing from a very early age, mimicking opera diva Montserrat Caballé and songs from the musical Annie. Her family moved to the U.S. when she was ten, and she was encouraged in her singing by her school teachers. She took numerous singing and dance classes and performed in am-dram productions of The Phantom of the Opera and My Fair Lady. When she was 16, her family moved back to Spain, and it was at this time that she seriously considered music as a career. She tried out for the Spanish TV talent contest Operación Triunfo, but failed to make it past the auditions. She then formed a band and toured around Spain for several years, but the band split up without making it big. Finally she took a job with the holiday resort company Polaris World, where she worked both in PR and as a performer in the resort's hotels.

Albums list:
Planeta Azul

EPs list:
Renuncio - EP
The Night (Remixes) - EP
Renuncio (Remixes) - EP
Dancing in the Rain (Cahill Remixes) - EP

Singles list:
Hechicero - Single
Ruth Lorenzo - Love Is Dead - Single
Burn - Single
Dancing in the Rain (Official Eur