Melody

Early life Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez was born on 12 October 1990, in Dos Hermanas (Seville), Andalusia.

Melody learned to sing before she could talk. after her father sent him a demo tape of her singing. The album was produced by Gustavo Ramudo at El Fary's Carabirubí Producciones and released through Epic Spain became a big summer hit in Spain. It reached number one in Spain for the week of 21 July. Melody became a child prodigy of Spanish music.

The song "" was released as the second single from her debut album; it debuted at number 18 in Spain for the week of 15 September 2001 and peaked at number 12 three weeks later. and 600,000 copies (2004). On 30 October, it was released in the United States and in Latin America. The same year, it received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Children's Album at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

2002: Muévete On 21 February 2002, Melody performed at the Viña del Mar music festival.

On 10 June 2002, she released her second album, , also produced by Gustavo Ramudo. The title track "" debuted at number 11 in Spain for the week of 2 June 2002, peaking at number 7 one week later. The album sold 50,000 copies. Her third album T.Q.M. was released on 23 June 2003. It was produced by Luis Gómez-Escolar and . The first single was "". "Dabadabadá" was released as a single and debuted at number 9 in Spain for the week of 14 September 2003. Melody's third album sold 30,000 copies. Melody sang "" from the animated film Hercules. Profits from the DVD went to the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción. The album was produced by Danilo Ballo and a team led by Emanuele Ruffinengo. The first single was "", which was composed by Lucas González Gómez from the duo Andy y Lucas.

That year, Melody also released a duet with Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis. The song, titled "Cu'mme", was part of Frangoulis' second international album Follow Your Heart, which was released on 9 November 2004, on Sony Classical.

2005–2008: Urban legend By 2005 Melody had disappeared from the media and waited three years to release another record, dedicating that time to her personal development but it turns out it was another person named Melody (not Melodía, which is the singer's real name) who died. Melody was 17 at the time of the album's release, and the album was marketed as her "first disc of maturity". The first single was "", a modern rumba flamenca song.

Melody and Los Vivancos entered the for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held in Moscow. The selection process was organized by (RTVE) and began with an online vote on the RTVE website,

On 14 February 2009, they performed in the first of three semifinals and, having received the maximum support from the jury (12 points) and the highest score from the viewers (12 points), finished first and advanced directly to the final. In the final, held on 28 February 2009, Melody, this time on her own after Los Vivancos' withdrawal, received the same number of points (22) as Soraya with her song "La noche es para mí", but it was Soraya who was declared the winner because she scored higher in the televote.

2012: "Ten cuidaíto conmigo" In 2012, Melody gave a preview of her sixth studio album, releasing a single titled "". The official presentation of the song was held in Málaga in February. The album's title was announced as . Preparing to promote the album, that spring she changed her management office to Serendipity Producciones, S.L.

2013–2014: Tu cara me suena On 25 February 2013, Melody appeared on Antena 3 in a special charity episode of , a show in which celebrities impersonate famous singers. She impersonated Natalia Jiménez and finished second behind Anna Simon.

On 8 March 2013, Melody released a merengue version of her song "", which she re-recorded as a duet with Venezuelan reggaeton artist DJ Pana. The music video for the song was shot on location in Venezuela and Miami and premiered on YouTube on 15 October. In late October, the song reached number 1 in Venezuela.

From October 2013 to March 2014, Melody competed in the third season of , reaching the final along with Edurne, Xuso Jones, Llum Barrera, and Florentino Fernández; where she finished second. Recorded in 2012–2014, it was released on Rumba Records. Melody collaborated with DJ Pana, who appears on the song "". Other musicians on the album include drummer Waldo Madera, violinist Vasko Vassilev, rapper Gordo Máster, musicians Batio Barnabás and Bori de Alarcón, and songwriter José Antonio Benítez Serrano. The album, which was produced by José Marín and Toni Romero, had a new style

The album's fourth single "" was launched on the radio stations Radiolé and CafeOlé on 3 June 2014.

On 23 December 2014, Melody premiered a music video for the album's second single "".

2015: It's Now or Never, Melek 2

On 29 May 2015, Melody released a ballad titled "In My Mind" as a digital single, It was the main theme of the 2015 Spanish film It's Now or Never, in which Melody also starred, making her acting debut in film.

In addition to her solo career, Melody has formed a musical duo named Melek 2 with her brother Eleazar (Ele). On 2 June 2015, the duo released its first digital single, titled "". "Tú lo sabes" peaked at number 24 on the chart in October 2015.

2018: "Parapapá" On 29 June 2018, Melody released a new digital single titled "Parapapá". It was her first release since 2015. The track, produced by Rafa Vergana, was recorded in Miami. The music video for this song was uploaded on YouTube on 28 June, and garnered 2.2 million views in its first three weeks.

2019: "Rúmbame" On 15 February 2019, Melody released a new digital single titled "". The music video was released on YouTube on 26 February.

On 18 January, "", Melody's collaboration with Cuban artists Descemer Bueno and El Micha, was premiered on Descerner Bueno's YouTube channel. The music video was directed by Pedro Vázquez and Descemer Bueno and was filmed in March 2017 during Melody's visit to Cuba at locations in Havana including Jardines de La Tropical. On 30 January, Melody performed last in the second Semi-Final and advanced to the Final after finishing in the top half of the jury and public votes. On 1 February, she performed last in the final, and won the contest after getting first place from the televote and third place from the jury. Due to her victory, she at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, where she placed twenty-fourth out of the twenty-six competing entries with 37 points.

In 2025, she returned to Tu cara me suena to premiere her new song, "El apagón".

Controversies On 19 August 2014, while being interviewed on Cuatro's show Todo va bien, a journalist asked Melody about her refined accent despite being from Dos Hermanas, wondering if she had access to higher education. Melody only answered the second question, pointing out that she had a private tutor since she was 10 years old. The journalist's comments sparked a controversy over the linguistic discrimination of Andalusian Spanish and discrimination of Andalusians overall, with Dos Hermanas Andalusian Party submitting a formal complaint to the Spanish Academy of Television's Ombudsman.

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Ignacio Batallan. They have one child.

Discography

De pata negra (2001) Muévete (2002) T.Q.M. (2003) Melodía (2004) Los buenos días (2008) Mucho camino por andar (2014)

Tours

Esa Diva Tour (2025)

Filmography Television

Film + Year Title Character Director 2015 It's Now or Never Irene Fernández María Ripoll

Accolades Latin Grammy Awards

De pata negra Best Children's Album

Lo Nuestro Awards

"" Best Pop/Urban EuroSong