Chanel Terrero

Chanel Terrero Martínez (born 28 July 1991), known mononymously as Chanel, is a Cuban-born Spanish singer, dancer and actress, having worked in several stage musicals. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after having won Benidorm Fest 2022 with her debut single "SloMo". She finished in third place with 459 points, the best placing for Spain since the 1995 contest.

Early life
Chanel was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Olesa de Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain, at the age of three. Part of her family is of Spanish origin.

She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age. She learned from choreographers such as Víctor Ullate, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen she started her career in musical theatre.

Career
Chanel moved to Madrid to start her acting career. During the 2010s she participated in stage musicals such as  Mamma Mia!, Flashdance, El guardaespaldas and El rey león.

Her acting career includes various roles on television and cinema, both nationally and internationally.

As a dancer, she has worked with different artists. In 2010, she was part of Shakira's dancing crew for a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

She also was part of the dancing crew in the Spanish show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3.

Chanel took part in the castings for the Spanish stage production of West Side Story. She was one of the three finalists for the role of Anita. She also was one of the five finalists worldwide for the same role in Steven Spielberg's film version of the musical, West Side Story.

She took part in Benidorm Fest in 2022 with her debut single "SloMo". Her performance was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Blackpink, among other artists. She won the first semi-final on 26 January 2022, and also the final on 29 January, becoming the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The song entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number thirteen. In the Eurovision final, the song placed third, Spain's best result since 1995. Following the contest, the song went on to top the Spanish Singles Chart and obtained a triple platinum certification by Promusicae. In 2024, it was revealed that originally the song was not going to be performed by Chanel, but by the singer Ana Guerra, but the latter rejected the proposal to perform it.

On 10 June 2022, she participated in the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Her second single, titled "Toke", was released on 25 October 2022, as the official song of the Spain national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and as RTVE’s theme song for their coverage of the tournament. On 13 January 2023, she released a new version of “Toke”, titled “Toke (Si te’s ok)”, with French rapper Ridsa.

On 2 February 2023, Chanel was announced as a judge for the RTVE singing competition series Cover Night.

On 14 and 15 April 2023, Chanel participated at the LOS40 Primavera Pop festival. She performed her singles “Toke”, “SloMo” and her single “Clavaíto”, a collaboration with Abraham Mateo that was released on 28 April 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number twenty-four and in the subsequent weeks climbed to number six, obtaining a quadruple platinum certification.

On 19 May 2023, she released her fourth single titled “P.M.”. On 13 July 2023, she announced the remixes of the last two singles, “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, released on 14 and 21 July 2023.

On 23 July 2023, she announced her single, fifth overall, titled “Ping Pong”, a collaboration with spanish rapper Ptazeta that was released on 28 July 2023. It debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number ninety.

On 18 August 2023, she performed the first concert of the project ¡Agua! in Ciudad Real and presented three new songs: “House Party”, “Lucky Me” and “Loka”.

On 11 October 2023, she performed “P.M.”, “Ping Pong” and “Clavaíto” in LOS 40 Pilar Pop in Zaragoza. On 21 October 2023, she performed “P.M.” and “Clavaíto”, with Abraham Mateo, in the concert of CADENA 100 Por Ellas in Madrid.

On 29 October 2023, she announced her single, titled “Loka”, a collaboration with Maikel Delacalle. It was released on 3 November 2023, alongside the pre-order of her debut album, titled ¡Agua!, released on 12 January 2024. On the same day she performed “Loka”, along “Clavaíto”, in LOS40 Music Awards 2023. She also won the Best Spanish Collaboration with “Clavaíto”.

On 6 January 2024, she announced her new single, titled “Ahora Que No Te Tengo”, a collaboration with rapper FMK that was released on 9 January 2024.

On 22 January 2024, her debut album debuted on the Spanish Albums Chart at number one.

On 7 May 2024, Chanel performed as one of the opening acts, alongsise Eleni Foureira and Eric Saade, in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Theatre work
She has taken part in several musical productions, becoming a regular name in this genre in Spain.


 * Fiebre Hamilton (musical homage to Lin-Manuel Miranda in Madrid).
 * El guardaespaldas (main character).
 * Flashdance (actress/singer in Barcelona and tour).
 * Nine (main actress/singer).
 * El rey león (Teatro Lope de Vega Madrid).
 * Mamma Mia! (actress, singer and dancer).
 * Lío Ibiza (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
 * El gran libro mágico (children's musical, main actress/singer).
 * Show “Starlite Marbella” (lead singer).
 * Delizia (cabaret: actress, singer and dancer).
 * La ratita presumida, centro estético (children's musical, lead role).
 * El lobo y las 7 cabritas (children's musical, lead role).
 * Tarzán (children's musical, singer and dancer).
 * Mortadelo y Filemón (dancer and actress).

Tours
Headlining
 * ¡Agua! Summer Shows (2023)
 * ¡Agua! Tour 2024 (2024)

Awards and nominations

 * As an actress, she has been nominated as part of the cast of the short film La Llorona by Ismael Olivares.