Luz Casal

Pop-rock singer born in 1958 in Boimorto (A Coruña) and raised in Asturias, where she began singing with covers bands. She released her first album, ‘Luz’, in 1982. ‘Luz V’ (1989) included ‘Loca’ and ‘Te dejé marchar’, and ‘A contraluz’ (1991) added ‘Piensa en mí’ and ‘Un año de amor’, which featured in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Tacones lejanos’ and brought her considerable exposure in France. In 2001 she won the Goya for Best Original Song for ‘Tu bosque animado’, together with Pablo Guerrero, and in 2013 she received the Premio Nacional de las Músicas Actuales.

Luz Casal appears in the line-ups of 5 festivals in ModoFestival's calendar.