Music like Ella Baila Sola

Ella baila sola (English: She dances alone) is a Spanish musical duet formed by Marta Botía Alonso (Madrid, Spain, September 15, 1974) and Marilia Andrés Casares (Cuenca, Spain, December 17, 1974). The group dissolved in 2001. The group is active right now touring Latin America with Marta, Marilia is not in the band anymore. As of April 2021, Marta & Marilia announced their reunion tour to commemorate the band’s 25th anniversary.

Marilia Andrés Casares and Marta Botía met while studying at Madrid’s San Agustin School. Originally, the duo were dubbed ‘The Just’, and sang exclusively in English. However, once producer Gonzalo Benavides listened to a demo by the duo, he convinced them to begin singing in Spanish. Upon switching languages, the group also underwent a transformation of its own. The duo, now titled ‘Ella Baila Sola’ (inspired by the song ‘They Dance Alone’ by Sting) recorded its first self titled album in 1996. Their musical style consisted of a mix of Latin Cantautor, Latin Pop, Spanish Pop and Spanish Pop Rock. Just a year later, the group was awarded the ‘Best Spanish Band’ award at ‘Premios Amigos’. The group’s debut album was a huge hit in Spain, selling over a million copies. The album also generally sold very well across Latin America. Songs such as ‘Lo echamos a suertes’ and ‘Amores de barra’ quickly became staple hits of the 1990s in Spain. To this date, the duo has toured places such as Mexico, Chile, America and Madrid. In the last months before the separation of ‘Ella Baila Sola’, the distance between the duo became increasingly evident as they avoided each other completely. Furthermore, After her departure from ‘Ella Baila Sola’ Marilia Andrés Casares continued to pursue her individual artistic passions and continued her career as a singer songwriter