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Lorenzo to Represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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Ruth Lorenzo has plenty of (Euro)vision…

The 31-year-old Spanish singer and former The X Factor UK contestant has been selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

Ruth Lorenzo

Lorenzo will perform the single “Dancing in the Rain” during the competition, which will take place on May 10 at Copenhagen’s B&W Hallerne entertainment complex.

Lorenzo emerged victorious from the national final broadcast on Saturday night by Television Española, earning high praise from a panel of judges made up of Monica Naranjo, David Bustamante and Merche, as well as the public, which was able to vote by text and telephone.

The judges agreed on all the songs performed, giving the highest scores to Brequette, but the public voted for Lorenzo, who became famous in Britain by finishing in fifth place on the talent show The X Factor.

Spain was represented at Eurovision 2013 by El Sueño de Morfeo, a band that performed “Contigo hasta el final” and finished in next-to-last place, with eight points, beating only Ireland.

“Dancing in the Rain” is a single from her debut album Planeta Azul. It reached No. 1 on the Spanish singles chart.

Naranjo Honored for Her International Fight for Gay Rights

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She may be known for her larger-than-life persona and voice, but Monica Naranjo is being touted for her exceptional fight for gay rights.

The 37-year-old Spanish singer, who has sold more than eight million albums worldwide, received the Maguey Prize over the weekend at Mexico’s Guadalajara International Film Festival for her work on behalf of the gay community.

Monica Naranjo

Hypocrisy still prevents people in many places from accepting public displays of love by same-sex couples, says the “Desátame” singer.

“The path is a bit more open now in Spain, but there is still a lot of hypocrisy, it is still not viewed well to have homosexuals walking down the street with their partner,” says Naranjo.

In addition, the singer says The Spanish government has an “outstanding debt” with the gay community and needs to allow single people to adopt children, according to the singer.

Naranjo dedicated the prize to those who have been fighting “for decades” for gay rights.

The Guadalajara International Film Festival is screening a selection of gay and lesbian films.

Naranjo received the prize after performing in the last show of her 1950s-themed “Madame Noir” tour, which ran for a year and ended Sunday night at the Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, the capital of the western Mexican state of Jalisco.