Biography

Eva María Amaral Lallana (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain 4 August 1972) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, and a member of the group Amaral with Juan Aguirre.She studied sculpture at the Zaragoza art school, and while studying was the drummer in the band Bandera Blanca. In 1993, she met guitarist Juan Aguirre, a member of the band Días De Vino Y Rosas, and together, they formed the group Amaral. They moved to Madrid and later signed a contract with Virgin Records.

They have recorded successful studio albums and performed as support for Lenny Kravitz's Spanish concerts. Their song Rosa de la Paz was included in a record to support Prestige boat victims, also performing at the Nunca Máis demonstration in Madrid. Moby performed with Eva Amaral on the song "Escapar", the Spanish version of the Amaral song "Slipping Away". Beto Cuevas, front man with the Chilean band "La Ley" joined Amaral on their song "Te Necesito".

Pajaros En La Cabeza is their most well known album. Even though some people believe that she was born in 1973, she confirmed that she turned 40 in 2012. "I just turned 40 and I feel much more secure and stronger than 20 years ago".She claims that she had a joyful childhood and that she never liked to play with dolls. Instead, she would play music with her cousin. She declares that she is shy and as a teenager, she felt like a weirdo and had many insecurities. At a young age, she taught herself to play drums. Initially, she thought she could not sing, but once she started she realised that singing was a more powerful way to communicate than drums.She studied in Zaragoza at the school "Romareda". Afterwards, she studied volume techniques in the art school of Zaragoza. Meanwhile, she also worked as a bartender in "Azul Rock Café". She began to study lyrical singing when she realized that she wanted to become a singer. First, she took lessons in a civic center, but the teacher was fascinated by her voice and she sent her to her master. "Her lessons were very expensive and I did not have much money...". She was asked to audition and the master admitted her with a discount.