Antes muerta que sencilla

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"Antes muerta que sencilla"
Maria isabel antes muerta que sencilla single.jpg
Single by María Isabel
from the album ¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco!
Released2004
LabelUniversal Music Group
Songwriter(s)María Isabel
María Isabel singles chronology
"Antes muerta que sencilla"
(2004)
"¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco!"
(2006)
Music video
"Antes muerta que sencilla" on YouTube
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
171
Entry chronology
  

"Antes muerta que sencilla" (English: "I'd rather be dead than plain") is a song composed and written by Spanish singer María Isabel in 2004, when she was 9 years old. It was the Spanish entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and it won the competition with a then record total of 171 points. It later became a huge hit in Spain, Latin America, Japan, and it was also a top ten hit in France and a top twenty in Switzerland. She performed the song on various shows as a guest star.

A cover version was recorded by Regional Mexican band Los Horóscopos de Durango and became popular among the Duranguense scene, gaining huge success in the United States and Mexico.[citation needed] The same title was used for their 2005 album.

Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 36
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 6
German Singles Chart[3] 89
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 18

References[]

  1. ^ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", in various singles charts". Acharts. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. ^ ""Antes Muerta que Sencilla", Swiss Singles Chart". Hitparade. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.


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