Chanel, after winning the Benidorm Fest: “This is an example of what we can do in Eurovision”

Is named Chanel Terrero and it 30 years. Born in Havana but when she was very young, sen joined her family in Barcelona. She is a singer, actress and dancer. He has participated in some of the biggest music productions on the Spanish theater billboard; What ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Flashdance’. He was part of the dance corps of Shakira on MTV and participated in series such as ‘Águila Roja’ and ‘El secreto del Puente Viejo’. After winning the first edition of the Benidorm Fest and defeating the big favorite, Rigoberta Bandini, she will represent Spain at Eurovision with the song ‘SloMo’, a Latin rhythm that mixes Spanish and English.

Chanel accepted the project to go to Eurovision when he contacted her Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, one of the authors of ‘SloMo’. As he explained in an interview with EL PERIÓDICO, “he already knew me from the musicals I was working on. He told me that he had a song for me, that it really hit me. He brought me in contact with Leroy Sánchez, another of the writers, I sang the song for him as a cast, he liked it and from there we started working super hard ”.

Before arriving in Benidorm for nothing counted in the bets, They barely gave him a 5% chance of winning, but that was to act in the first semi-final and destroy any prediction. The artist prevailed over the rest of the opponents of the night and stood in the final as one of the big favorites along with Rigoberta Bandini. Tonight, and in a heart attack voice, added 96 points, five ahead of Bandoni and six more than Tanxugueiras, which was also among the favorites. “The proposal for ‘SloMo’ was made from the beginning to be checked Turin. And for us, Benidorm was not just a staircase; it was a example of what we can do in Eurovision & rdquor;.

The setup to participate in Benidorm was very difficult; “Ever since I found out I was in the ‘show’ I have not stopped working; physically, psychologically and mentally and with the voice. It’s a lot of hard work, but also very rewarding, because you see the results quickly. All of us who are part of the team have worked very hard; it would not be the same without them. This is something very demanding; the other day, for example, we stayed up until 12 o’clock at night and practiced the choreography over and over; there were those who went to bed at 8 in the morning, and worked until then. It takes dedication; It’s a mixture of illusion and work & rdquor ;.

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And it is that the claim by itself is one of his personal commandments; “My best friend tells me I’m too demanding, but I think you never learn fully; that is, there is always something to improve, something to learn. And that’s what makes you grow as an artist and as a person. And I focus on that; in absorb, in leather ”. And he gives as an example what he felt when he saw Ruth Lorenzo performs a very specific version of ‘Bailar Pegados’ sergio dalma at the Benidorm Fest: “I saw her and climbed on top of the chair. I could not scream because I had to keep my voice to myself, but I clapped my hands, I looked like a little girl. With every thing she did, every look at the camera, with every gesture of hers, I thought: God, how much is there to learn from her! And so constantly. I’m demanding because I like to grow as an artist ”. It is from that same claim that she does not allow herself to be trusted and to rest on her laurels; “I am excited to see that there are many people who support me, but it does not blind me. I am very grounded. And I am very aware that the work is not yet 100% and that it can always be better. ”

Now to Turin

Now the road to Turin begins. The song and performance we saw at the Benidorm Fest will surely be polished and improved. Forward, still, more than three months’ workor. As a Eurovision fan, Chanel does not share the criticism of the festival and does not think that participating in it will endanger her career; “On the contrary; this is an opportunity, they are open doors! This is the song festival par excellence; the most important in the world. To me, this is something wonderful & rdquor ;, he assures.

Chanel has been on stage for years. Talent, he says, comes from his family; “My mother is very artistic; make you a monologue out of nowhere. I think I certainly inherited a bit of that. My aunt sings excellently, even though she has never dedicated herself to it professionally ”. Chanel had it clear from a young age; “My mother saw my skills; I had a lot of elasticity and he enrolled me for rhythmic gymnastics. I had to stop because I was plagued by the color of my skin. Eventually I enrolled for a dance school and the director also saw my skills. He told me I had to work hard to get out on the ring in good condition. I was then 9 years old. I worked for many years to be able to say that I feel that way these three disciplines are mine; singing, dancing and acting & rdquor ;.

The journey was not always easy; Chanel admits that there were difficult times, “but they served me as a learner; he remembers, for example, the times when he felt” that they divorced me because I was a dancer; as if they were telling me ‘you is not good as a singer or as an actress. “And it’s difficult because you know you’re ready for it.” He also had moments of glory like his victory in Benidorm; “I was with Steven Spielberg, do a cast for his movie ‘West Side Story’. From all over the world he chose 5 actresses for the character of Anita and one of the applicants was me. That moment in my career was very difficult, handshake with Spielberg was very strong & rdquor ;.

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In both the sweet and the bitter moments, Chanel explains that her family has always been by her side and supported her “from minute one. They are very important to me. They supported me every time I went to a cast as a child; They supported me when I went to live in Madrid and they are with me there at every premiere I make & rdquor ;. During the week of the Benidorm festival he had them by his side; “They asked for a party at work and came to support me. My sister had a panic attack in the mood for the semifinals; I could not breathe, poor thing! & rdquor ;.

Thanks to the success of the Benidorm Fest, Chanel will now be known primarily for her facet as a singer. However, she is clear: this does not mean that she should give up her alter ego as a dancer or actress: “I consider myself a 360 artist, singing, dancing and acting. All my life I have dedicated myself to this. Why do you have to change things now? Outside of Spain, there is not so much objection to seeing actors suddenly singing super good. Why not combine the three things? & rdquor ;. When asked which of these three activities she likes the most, Chanel is blunt: “It’s like asking me who I love more, mom or dad! All three are my passion.