Maria Mendiola is a popular singer who is known to fans as a member of the cult Spanish duo Baccara. The peak of the band's popularity came in the late 70s. After the collapse of the team, Maria continued her singing career. Until her death, the artist performed on stage.
Childhood and youth Maria Mendiola
The artist's date of birth is April 4, 1952. She was born in Spain. Maria grew up as a very creative and active child. From an early age, she was interested in music and sang. Natural plasticity was a distinctive feature of the girl.
The talented girl earned her first money by skillfully dancing flamenco. She never denied herself the pleasure of dreaming. In one of the interviews, Maria said that while dancing in front of a small audience, she imagined that she was performing on a large venue, and her performances were supported by an army of thousands of fans. As a result, Mendiola's thoughts materialized.
The creative path of Maria Mendiola
One day the girl went on another tour with the ballet. This time the band was taken to the Canary Islands. Here she was lucky to meet the charming Maite Mateos. The dancers became friends, and it soon became clear that they both dream of creating a musical group.
The duo entertained the public at a local nightclub. Things were going well in the team until the girls quarreled with the owner of the club. They then worked at a local hotel. The duo entertained the audience with the performance of covers by ABBA and Boney M. In the mid-70s, the girls were first shown on television.
Maria's participation in the Baccara group
Influential producer Rolf Soya became interested in talented singers. He took up the promotion of the group and gave the duo a new name. Now the girls performed under the banner of Baccara.
Soon the group's debut single premiered. We are talking about the track Yes Sir, I Can Boogie. By the way, he is still very popular with music lovers. In 1977, the composition soared to the first lines of many charts.
On the wave of popularity, Maria, together with her partner, began work on her debut album. After some time, the premiere of the LP Baccara took place. By the way, he went platinum several times.
For three years, the group bathed in the rays of glory. The duet toured a lot, shone on TV screens and became a member of the rating project. They had no equal. But, over time, the popularity of the duet began to decline rapidly.
In the 80th year, the premiere of the track Sleepy-Time-Toy took place. The quality of the composition did not suit Maria. The artist filed a lawsuit against the recording studio. By this time, her relationship with the producer went wrong.
The band recorded the Bad Boys record under the guidance of a new producer, but this still did not save him from failure. A series of failures spoiled the relationship between the members of the group. In 1981, Maria and Maite went their separate ways. The singers tried to build a solo career, but, alas, none of them repeated the success that was achieved in the Baccara team.
Maria's partner continued to cooperate with Rolf Soya. After recording several failed solo tracks, she returned to Baccara. Maria's new partner was Marisa Perez. The composition has changed several times.
Solo career of Maria Mendiola
Maria did not want to leave the stage. She felt organic with a microphone in her hands. The artist spent a lot of time in the recording studio. Alas, independent compositions did not interest music lovers.
She was forced to temporarily suspend activities. The artist needed to exist for something and for some time she fed herself by teaching aerobics. In the mid-80s, the singer teamed up with Marisa Perez. The singers "put together" a new group. The brainchild of the artists was called New Baccara.
Surprisingly, the updated duet was noticed by fans. The girls even managed to record several top hits. They toured extensively in Europe and the Soviet Union. At the end of the 90s, Maria received the official use of TK Baccara and began to release her own LPs.
Trouble awaited the duo in the new century. Maria's partner fell ill with polyarthritis. Thus, she could no longer perform on stage. Laura Menmar took the place of the vocalist. In 2011, Maria performed on stage with Cristina Sevilla. It was with Christina that the artist performed on stage until the end of her days.
Maria Mendiola: details of her personal life
Maria, at the wedding of her colleague in the Mateos group, met a young man who eventually became her husband. The couple was raising two children. Maria was married once.
Death of Maria Mendiola
She passed away on September 11, 2021. She died surrounded by family. Relatives do not specify the cause of death.
