La Bien Querida

La Bien Querida (The Well Liked) is the stage name Ana Fernández-Villaverde (born in Bilbao, November 6, 1972) used to develop her musical career. A painter by trade, she decided to initiate in 2007 her trajectory into the music world, motivated by the frontman of Los Planetas.

Biography In 2007, and supported by Horacio Nistal, she recorded her first demo, which would be selected as the best demo of the year by the magazine Mondosonoro.

2008 brought various updates supported by Antonio Luque's group and EP by the label Elefant Records with which, in 2009, she published her debut album Romancero, produced by David Rodríguez (frontman of Beef and La Estrella de David), who recovered the seven songs from the EP and five more. Romancero was chosen as best national disc of 2009 by the magazine Mondosonoro. y Rockdelux.

On March 7, 2011, the digital edition of their second album was released, Fiesta, followed by the CD on March 22.

Preceded by the single "Arenas movedizas", Ceremonia, her third studio album, went on sale November 5, 2012. Album that, according to the liner notes, sounded "darker and more electronic ending en some moments of an authentic symphony of infinite noises, cold and penetrating." ("más oscuro y electrónico terminando en algunos momentos en una auténtica sinfonía de ruidos infinitos, fríos y penetrantes").

In 2017, she published her fourth album, "Fuego", with Elefant records.

"Brujería" was her sixth album, also published on Elefant Records.

Her following album, "Paprika", was released in a different record label, Sonido Muchacho on 2022.

Discography

Albums

Romancero (Elefant Records 2009). Ya no Corpus Christi De momento abril A.D.N. 9.6 Cuando lo intentas El zoo absoluto Medidas de seguridad Bendita Santa Fe Los estados generales Golpe de Estado Produced by David Rodríguez. In collaboration with the Arab Orchestra of Barcelona and Joe Crepúsculo. Music videos of the canciones De momento abril (dirigido por Les Nouveaux Auteurs), 9.6 (dirigido por Luis Cerveró), and Corpus Christi (dirigido por Nadia Mata Portillo) were made.

Fiesta (Elefant Records 2011). Noviembre Hoy Queridos tamarindos Sentido común Piensa como yo Cuando el amor se olvida La muralla china Monte de piedad En el hemisferio austral Me quedo por aquí Monumentos en la luna Lunes de Pascua Produced by David Rodríguez. A music video de la canción Hoy Vocals on No sé cómo te atreves and La veleta from the Los Planetas disk, Una ópera egipcia (Octubre / Sony Music Entertainment 2010). Voz en el tema "Ciencias Exactas" del single homónimo de Ed Wood Lovers, editado por Elefant Records en 2011.