Montse Cortés

Montserrat Cortés Fernández (Barcelona, 1972) is a Spanish Roma flamenco singer, artistically known as Montse Cortés.[1][2] Her discography includes, Alabanza (Sony, 2000), La rosa blanca (Sony BMG, 2004)[3] and Flamencas en la sombra (Universal Music Group, 2014).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cortés, the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Montse Cortes
Montse Cortes (Málaga, 2007)
Background information
Birth nameMontserrat Cortés Fernández
Born1972
Barcelona, Spain
Genresflamenco
Occupation(s)singer
Instrument(s)

Biography

Montse Cortés grew up in the La Mina neighborhood of Sant Adrià de Besòs.[4] Her family had removed to Barcelona from Granada.[5]

She started singing in the Barcelona tablaos accompanying the flamenco dance. This is how the choreographer Antonio Canales discovered Cortés and incorporated her into his company, where she remained for five years before deciding to record her first solo album, Alabanza (2000), for which she was nominated at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Among others, she has shared the stage with La Paquera de Jerez. She has sung for dancers such as Sara Baras, Juan de Juan, and Joaquín Cortés, and has accompanied the guitarist Paco de Lucía.[4]

Discography

Collaborations

References
  1. "Nuestro flamenco: Montse Cortés, más flamenca {". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. DeFlamenco (3 August 2012). "Montse Cortés". Revista DeFlamenco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. Jurado, Miquel (30 December 2005). "Montse Cortés dice que su tercer disco será "de flamenco de verdad"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. "Montse Cortes". Nomades Kultur. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. "Montse Cortés". pureflamencobarcelona.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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