Barei

Bárbara Reyzábal González-Aller (born 29 March 1982), known professionally as Barei, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Say Yay!".

Biography

Early life Bárbara Reyzábal González-Aller was born March 29, 1982, in Madrid. She is the daughter of Teresa González-Aller Monterde and Fortunato Reyzábal Larrouy. Her father, who died shortly after she was born, belonged to the Reyzábal family, a family that was dedicated to production of films, investments in real estate properties, and the operation of party venues in Madrid. She has three siblings: Ignacio Jesús, Julián, and Lourdes. Bárbara studied singing, guitar, musical language, and piano.

Career beginnings Bárbara began her career at 16 recording covers to songs by Christina Aguilera, Laura Pausini or Lara Fabian. They got the second place. Shortly after the festival, Bárbara moved to Miami, where she recorded demos in the Latin pop genre that she decided to keep unpublished. Back in Madrid, she became a regular performer in the city's concert halls.

2011–2014: Billete para no volver, and standalone singles In 2011, Bárbara, adopting the stage name Barei, published her first studio album, Billete para no volver, an album fully in Spanish language produced by Rubén Villanueva.

As a songwriter for other artists, in 2015, Barei co-wrote the song "La última superviviente" for Edurne, a track included in Edurne's sixth studio album Adrenalina, as well as the song "Encadenada a ti" for Malú, a track included in Malú's tenth studio album Caos and its second single.

2016: Eurovision Song Contest 2016 On 29 December 2015, the Spanish broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), announced Barei as one of the six candidates in the Spanish national selection, Objetivo Eurovisión, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. On 19 January 2016, samples of the six songs were released by RTVE, with Barei singing "Say Yay!" written by herself, Rubén Villanueva, and Víctor Púa Vivó. On 1 February, Barei won the Spanish national selection with 114 points, and represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden in May. In the final she placed 22nd.

Following her win on Objetivo Eurovisión, Barei was signed to Universal Music Spain. On 22 April 2016, a re-issue of her 2015 album Throw the Dice was released, including three new tracks: "Say Yay!" and previously unpublished songs "Who Plays the Drums" and "Super Ranger".

2017–present: After Eurovision On 3 March 2017, after ending her relationship with Universal Music, Barei released the standalone single "I Don't Need to Be You", a song against bullying. An accompanying music video being released on 3 March 2017 went on to successfully gain over 1.4 million views on YouTube.

Barei released three new singles on three consecutive weeks on 23 June, 30 June and 7 July 2017, "Wasn't Me", "Forget It" and "Worry, Worry" respectively, the latter a collaboration with rapper Porta. The former single preceded and was included on Barei's third studio album, You Number One, released on 4 May 2014. The same-titled single was released on 20 April 2018.

Personal life Reyzábal gave birth to a girl and a boy, named India and León respectively, on 26 December 2018.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions SPA Billete para no volver Released: 5 April 2011 Formats: Digital download, CD Label: Barei Music — Throw the Dice Released: 7 April 2015 Formats: Digital download, CD Label: Barei Music — Throw the Dice (reissue) Released: 22 April 2016 Formats: Digital download, CD Label: Universal Music Spain 28 You Number One Released: 4 May 2018 Formats: Digital download Label: Barei Music — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SPA FRA SWE "Play" 2012 — — — "Another's Life" 2013 — — — Throw the Dice "Foolish NaNa" — — — "Wildest Horses" 2014 36 — — "You Fill Me Up (My Yang)" — — — "Time to Fight" 2015 — — — "Get Up and Go" — — — "Say Yay!" 2016 36 184 63 PROMUSICAE: Gold Throw the Dice (reissue) "I Don't Need to Be You" 2017 11 — — You Number One "Wasn't Me" 32 — — "Forget It" 19 — — "Worry, Worry"(featuring Porta) 34 — — You Number One "You Number One" 2018 — — — "Bitter Cold" — — — "Cuéntame qué te pasa" 2024 — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist