Samantha Hudson

Samantha Hudson (born 11 September 1999) is a Spanish artist, singer, actress, and internet celebrity.

Biography

Hudson was born in León in 1999 and later relocated to Magaluf, Mallorca. When she was 11 years old, she went through a phase of religious devotion to the Catholic Church, but she would later become annoyed by the lack of respect of the LGBT community. Samantha later stated in a 2022 interview for Vogue that the stage name "Samantha Hudson" came up as a suggestion from a friend in a conversation in which they fantasized about being "a suburban American mom who goes to pick up her kids in a seven-seater vehicle."

After graduating from high school in 2017, Samantha moved to Barcelona with the ambition of becoming a professional musician. That same year, during a trip to Seville, she injured herself climbing up a balcony, for led to her to be admitted to hospital for several weeks. She moved to Madrid in 2018.

On 11 May 2023, Hudson released the EP EVOO. The album was based on hardcore techno of the 1990s. At the beginning of October of that same year she was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category of Best Spanish Artist. shortly after releasing the single "Chula", which was based on nineties house music. Samantha would win the award on 5 November 2023.

Music

The moment I put on a crown, [this] is a political act. The moment I put on a princess backpack, I'm fighting against a system that oppresses me. And when I wear pink and go out on the street and get attention, I am fighting against a society that rejects me and denies me the right to enjoy my own life. Because I'm really in danger because I'm the way I am.

Hudson, in her graduation speech In 2015, at age 15, Hudson made a video at the Josep Maria Llompart secondary school in Palma about audio-visual culture. Hudson created a song, within which she criticizes the Catholic Church and its beliefs regarding the LGBT community using foul language. The song, titled "Maricón," was posted on YouTube in October 2015. Hudson stated in interviews that, to produce the song, she was inspired by an experience visiting a church where she went to listen to The Song of the Sibyl; when entering the church, she described a negative reaction by parishioners with gazes. During the review, all the teachers reaffirmed their support for the project, except for the religion teacher, who decided to mobilize in protest against its publication. The teacher later complained in a blog post about what he described as Samantha's "insistent and repetitive" way of showcasing what he referred to as "effeminacy". He clashed with the rest of his colleagues, who insisted that the project was "simply impeccable." Finally, the teacher issued a public message to the broader Catholic community. The video would later be temporarily removed from YouTube and Samantha was excommunicated by the bishop of Mallorca. The then-deputy for Citizens political party in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, Olga Ballester, described the video as "blasphemous" and complained about the lack of action by the Balearic government. Conservative social group HazteOír collected 48,000 signatures seeking for the teacher to be fired. She posted those tweets in 2014–2015, when she was between 14 and 15 years old. She responded to the controversy by saying that she was sorry and added "I didn't think that way and still don't think that way, at that age I thought making jokes about delicate topics made me cool."

Personal life

Samantha does not describe herself as non-binary.

In an interview for the Heraldo de Aragón, which took place in the same year, she stated that "she cannot be pigeonholed into a musical or sexual genre". Hudson politically aligns herself as an "anti-capitalist and Marxist". In a 2020 interview for Vice magazine, she defined herself as a "drag queen" and "transvestite on call 24 hours a day".

In an interview for the television show Viajando con Chester in February 2023, Samantha recalled that she had had sexual intercourse as a minor and concluded retrospectively that she had been sexually abused.

Discography

Studio albums 2021: Liquidación total 2025: Música para muñecas

EPs 2023: AOVE

Compilation albums 2019: Los Grandes Éxitos de Samantha

Singles Title Single Maricón 2015 Super Preñada 2016 Burguesa Arruinada 2017 Seguro de moto 2019 Hazme el favor (vente conmigo a bailar) 2020 Dulce y Bautizada 2021 Disco Jet Lag (with La Prohibida) Guateque Por España Demasiado coño 2022 Perra (con La Dani) Otra vez 2023 Adicta al sonido Vodka Redbull Es lo que hay Chula Kanekalon 2024 Liturgia (with Zahara) Hot (Gimme More) (with La Zowi) 2025 Full Lace y el Tuck (with Villano Antillano)

Tours

2021-2022: Gira Liquidación total 2023-2024: Gira AOVE Black Lavel 2025: Música para muñecas

Filmography Film Year Title Character Director Notes Ref. 2018 Samantha Hudson, una historia de fe, sexo y electroqueer Herself Joan Porcel Documentary film 2021 ¡Corten! Marc Ferrer 2022 Rainbow Ingrid Paco León

Television

Year Title Character Channel Notes Ref. 2017 Mai neva a ciutat Herself IB3 Episode: «Fantasmes de la vella escola» 2020 Veneno Librarian Atresplayer Premium Episode: «Los tres entierros de Cristina Ortiz» 2021 Una Navidad con Samantha Hudson Samantha Hudson Atresplayer Premium Television film

Year Title Channel Notes Ref. 2020 - 2022 ¿Sigues ahí? Netflix Presenter 2021 MasterChef Celebrity España La 1 Contestant Amor con Fianza: El reencuentro Netflix Presenter 2022 Crímenes online Flooxer Presenter Sálvame Fashion Week Telecinco Jury Sálvame Mediafest Telecinco Jury

Theatre Year Title Director Notes Ref. 2021 Eutanasia Deluxe Herself Musical