Biography
Who is Gisela?
Early life and real name
Gisela was born on January 1, 1979, in Barcelona, Spain. Her full birth name is Gisela Lladó Cánovas. She grew up in Spain and studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona before pursuing a career in music and entertainment.
How Gisela became famous
In 2001 and 2002, Gisela placed eighth in the first edition of Operación Triunfo on Televisión Española. Following this success, her debut album Parte de mí came out in Spain in 2002 and sold 260,000 copies within a few weeks. That same year, she served as a backing singer for Rosa López at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.
In 2003, she won the best performer award at the 44th edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival with the song Este amor es tuyo. Her second album, Más allá, featured singles such as Sola and Amor divino. She released her third album, Ni te lo imaginas, in 2006 under the record label Filmax, which included the successful pop ballad Turu-Turu.
Eurovision and Disney career
Gisela represented Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Casanova, performing in the first semi-final on May 20, 2008. Although she placed 16th and did not reach the final, the song achieved chart success by reaching No.2 in Spain.
She is widely recognized as the singing voice of the Disney character Elsa in European Spanish and Catalan for Frozen and Frozen II. On February 9, 2020, she joined other international vocalists to perform Into the Unknown at the 92nd Academy Awards. Her voice work also includes Peter Pan 2, Beauty and the Beast, Enchanted, and Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper.
Family and stage work
Her father was Salvador Lladó Piquer, and her older brother, Joan, works as her manager. Alongside her music and voice acting, Gisela has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions in Spain, including Peter Pan, el musical, Grease, and Los 40 el Musical.
Birthday and age
Gisela was born on January 1, 1979, which makes Gisela 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Gisela shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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