María del Mar Fernández (singer)

María del Mar Fernández (born 1 October 1978 in Cádiz) is a Spanish flamenco singer best known for her rendering of the song "Señorita" from the 2011 Hindi film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

Maria del Mar Fernández
Maria in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Maria Delmar
Born	(1978-10-01) 1 October 1978 (age 46) Cádiz, Spain
Genres	Flamenco Fusion
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocalist
Years active	1999–present
Website	Official website

Career

María began her career as a singer at the age of 14 working with several dance schools of several famous flamenco artists, such as of Mª de Mar Gutierrez, Inma and Pilar Salazar Ogalla, among others. From 1993, she participated in Malaga, in the "Young Andalusian Flamenco Contest" (Certamen Flamenco para Jóvenes Andaluces) and began offering solo performances in clubs of Andalusia.^[1]

Later in 1999, she went to Japan to work for six months in the tablao "El Flamenco" in Osaka, with the dancers. She then worked for many famous flamenco artists, like Joaquín Cortés, Paco Peña and collaborated on several albums with veteran flamenco singer and composer Juan Villar on albums like "Gitanos de Santa Maria" and "Lorca and the Flamenco."

She made her film debut singing the Spanish parts of the flamenco song "Señorita" along with Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar in the 2011 hindi film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar.^[2][3]

Discography

• Gitanos de Santa Maria
• Lorca y el Flamenco
• "Señorita" - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara