Alaska

Spanish and Mexican singer, songwriter and actress

Born
13 June 1963, Mexico City
Age
63
Birth name
María Olvido Gara Jova
Alaska
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Olvido Gara Jova (born June 13, 1963), known professionally as Alaska, is a Spanish-Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, television host and DJ. She was born and raised in Mexico City, until the age of 10, when her family moved to Spain. In Spain, she was a guitarist in the group Kaka de Luxe, until 1979, when she became the vocalist and composer of Alaska y los Pegamoides, a group with which she reached her first number one thanks to "Bailando", acquiring great recognition at a national level and in some Spanish-speaking countries. From 1983, she was the vocalist and composer of Alaska y Dinarama; group with which she continued releasing albums that reached a wide popularity. Many of her songs have reached number one on the music charts in Spain and wide recognition in several Spanish-speaking countries; her biggest hits include songs such as "Perlas ensangrentadas", "Rey del Glam", "Cómo pudiste hacerme esto a mí", "Ni tú ni nadie", "A quién le importa", "La funcionaria asesina", "Mi novio es un zombi" and "Quiero ser santa".

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