Russian Red

Lourdes Hernández González (born 20 November 1985), known professionally as Russian Red, is a Spanish indie and folk singer-songwriter.

Life and career Hernández is from Madrid, but writes and sings in English; She has been compared to the Canadian singer-songwriter Feist.

She began playing guitar in the Madrid Metro at the age of 21, while a law student. In 2007 she performed more than 60 shows and took part in the prestigious Primavera Sound, among other festivals; by mid-2008 she had become well known in the Spanish indie scene.

After signing in late 2010 with Octubre, the music label of Sony Music Spain, Russian Red released her second album, Fuerteventura, in May 2011. Fuerteventura was recorded in Glasgow, with members of Belle and Sebastian and their producer Tony Doogan. Following the release of the album, she promoted it throughout Spain with presentations and concerts in major cities and appearances at the major summer festivals. She then toured in Asia, including Taiwan, where she achieved great success. After a break in December 2011, she resumed touring in Europe and Asia with a new concert format, accompanied by Hunt and Pablo Serrano; Serrano was later replaced by Juan Diego "Juandi" Gosálvez, and in late 2012 the three also performed five concerts as a tribute to the Beatles, with Alex Ferreira as bassist and vocalist in one of the songs.

During this period, Russian Red also recorded a duet with Elvis Presley of his song "Love Me Tender" in the special Spanish edition of the album Viva Elvis, released in late 2010. In October 2011 she covered the Leonard Cohen song "So Long, Marianne" as a tribute to him, and she was the voice of Mérida on the Castilian Spanish version of the soundtrack of the 2012 Disney / Pixar film Brave.

Her move to a major label disappointed some of her indie fans, In 2013, she moved to Los Angeles, The couple subsequently converted the church in which they had married into a residence and wedding venue.

She recorded her third studio album, Agent Cooper, at Sunset Studios. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, mixed by Mark Needham, and engineered by Emily Lazar. It was released in 2014; during the promotional tour, she walked off-stage in Seattle and canceled the rest of the tour.

Her fourth album, Karaoke, was released in 2017. It includes covers of songs from the 1980s and 1990s; the Leighs and Hunt participated, with sound engineer David Greenbaum. In late 2022, she starred in Ramona, a Spanish comedy feature film.

Discography

Albums I Love Your Glasses (2008) Fuerteventura (2011) Agent Cooper (2014) Karaoke (2017) Volverme a Enamorar (2024)

Singles "They Don't Believe" (2008) "Cigarettes" (2008) "Perfect Time" (2008) "I Hate You But I Love You" (2011) "The Sun, The Trees" (2011) "Everyday Everynight" (2012) "My Love Is Gone" (2012) "Casper" (2014) "John Michael" (2014) "Michael P" (2014) "This is un volcán" (2023) "No entiendo nada" (2024)

Awards Best debut album, Premios Pop-Eye 2008 (I Love Your Glasses) MTV Europe Music Award for Best Spanish Act, 2011 in silver, May 2, 2012, in recognition of her work