La Bien Querida (The Well Liked) is the stage nameAna Fernández-Villaverde (born in Bilbao, November 6, 1972) used to develop her musical career. A painter by trade, she decided to initiate in 2007 her trajectory into the music world, motivated by the frontman of Los Planetas.
Biography
In 2007, and supported by Horacio Nistal, she recorded her first demo, which would be selected as the best demo of the year by the magazine Mondosonoro.
2008 brought various updates supported by Antonio Luque's group and EP by the label Elefant Records with which, in 2009, she published her debut album Romancero, produced by David Rodríguez (frontman of Beef and La Estrella de David), who recovered the seven songs from the EP and five more. Romancero was chosen as best national disc of 2009 by the magazine Mondosonoro.[1] y Rockdelux.[2]
On March 7, 2011, the digital edition of their second album was released, Fiesta, followed by the CD on March 22.[3]
Preceded by the single "Arenas movedizas", Ceremonia, her third studio album, went on sale November 5, 2012. Album that, according to the liner notes, sounded "darker and more electronic ending en some moments of an authentic symphony of infinite noises, cold and penetrating." ("más oscuro y electrónico terminando en algunos momentos en una auténtica sinfonía de ruidos infinitos, fríos y penetrantes").[4]
Discography
Albums
Romancero (Elefant Records 2009).
Ya no
Corpus Christi
De momento abril
A.D.N.
9.6
Cuando lo intentas
El zoo absoluto
Medidas de seguridad
Bendita
Santa Fe
Los estados generales
Golpe de Estado
Produced by David Rodríguez. In collaboration with the Arab Orchestra of Barcelona and Joe Crepúsculo.
Music videos of the canciones De momento abril (dirigido por Les Nouveaux Auteurs), 9.6 (dirigido por Luis Cerveró), and Corpus Christi (dirigido por Nadia Mata Portillo) were made.
Fiesta (Elefant Records 2011).
Noviembre
Hoy
Queridos tamarindos
Sentido común
Piensa como yo
Cuando el amor se olvida
La muralla china
Monte de piedad
En el hemisferio austral
Me quedo por aquí
Monumentos en la luna
Lunes de Pascua
Produced by David Rodríguez. A music video de la canción Hoy[3] was filmed (directed by CANADA).
Ceremonia (Elefant Records, 2012)
Arenas movedizas
Luna nueva
Hechicera
Carnaval
A veces ni eso
Los picos de Europa
Pelea
Aurora
Más fuerte que tú
Mil veces
Premeditación, nocturnidad y alevosía (Elefant Records, 2015)
CD compilation of their three 12" maxi-singles Premeditación, Nocturnidad, and Alevosía