Ana Mena
Ana Mena Rojas (born 25 February 1997) is a Spanish singer and actress. She began her career in 2009 in the TV series Marisol, la película (2009).[1][2] In 2010, she participated in Disney's musical reality show My Camp Rock 2, ending up as the winner.[2]
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Born | Ana Mena Rojas 25 February 1997 |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Musical career | |
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Labels | Sony Spain |
Website | Official website |
Her musical career began in 2016, when she released her debut single "No Soy Como Tú Crees". Mena has also collaborated with many international artists. In 2018, she gained popularity in Italy with the song D'estate non Vale with Fred De Palma. The unexpected Italian success was a game changer in her career. Since then, she managed to deliver several summer hit songs both in Italy and Spain, becoming one of the most listened Spanish artists of the streaming era.
According to her record label, as of 2023, she was credited for sales equivalent to 1 Diamond cetification in France, besides 44 Platinum and 4 Gold certifications in between Italy and Spain.
Career
Two of Ana Mena's recent singles, "Música Ligera" and "Un Clásico", are covers of Italian pop songs: "Musica leggerissima" by Colapesce and Dimartino and "Superclassico" by Ernia, respectively.[3]
Mena released her second studio album, Bellodrama, on the 24th of March, 2023.[4][5][6][7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Marisol, la película | Pepi | TV movie |
2010 | Supercharly | Verónica Navarro | 5 episodes |
2010 | My Camp Rock | Herself | Winner |
2013, 2017 | Tu cara me suena | Abraham Mateo | Guest performer (season 3, episode 9) |
Ariana Grande | Guest performer (season 6, episode 8) | ||
2013–2014 | Vive cantando | Paula Ruiz Almagro | Recurrent role |
2022 | Sanremo Music Festival | Herself | Contestant |
2022 | Idol Kids | Herself | Judge |
2022 | Bienvenidos a Edén | Judith[8] | Netflix (3 episodes) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Skin I Live In | Norma Ledgard (child) | |
2018 | Viaje al cuarto de una madre | Bea |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Studio album details | Peaks |
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SPA [9] | ||
Index |
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9 |
Bellodrama |
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1 |
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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SPA [10] |
FRA [11] |
ITA [12] |
SWI [13] | |||||||||||
"No Soy Como Tú Crees" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Index | ||||||||
"Loco Como Yo" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Se Fue" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Ahora Lloras Tú" (featuring CNCO) |
2017 | 78 | — | — | — |
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"Mentira" (featuring RK) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Ya Es Hora" (with Becky G and De La Ghetto) |
2018 | 29 | — | — | — |
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"Pa' Dentro" (featuring Sean Kingston) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"El Chisme" (with Nio Garcia and Emilia) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Se Te Olvidó" (with Deorro) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Ahí"[16] (with Thalía) |
— | — | — | — | Valiente | |||||||||
"Como El Agua" (Remix) (with Omar Montes) |
81 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"Sin Aire" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"La Pared" (with Dellafuente) |
68 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"A un passo dalla luna"[upper-alpha 1] (with Rocco Hunt and remix with Reik) |
4 | 11 | 1 | 31 | Rivoluzione and Bellodrama | |||||||||
"Solo" (with Omar Montes and Maffio) |
2021 | 7 | — | — | — |
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Eso Es Mental | |||||||
"Un bacio all'improvviso"[upper-alpha 2] (with Rocco Hunt) |
55 | — | 4 | — | Rivoluzione | |||||||||
"Sol y Mar" (with Federico Rossi) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
"Música Ligera" | 11 | — | — | — |
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Bellodrama | ||||||||
"Duecentomila ore"[upper-alpha 3] | 2022 | 90 | — | 18 | — |
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Non-album singles | |||||||
"Quiero Decirte" (with Abraham Mateo) |
30 | — | — | — |
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"Mezzanotte" / "Las 12" (solo or Spanish version with Belinda) |
7 | — | 85 | — | Bellodrama | |||||||||
"Un Clásico" | 2023 | 53 | — | — | — |
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"Me He Pillao x Ti" (featuring Natalia Lacunza) |
52 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Lentamente" | 72 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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SPA [10] |
ITA [12] |
MEX Pop [19] |
SWI [13] | |||||||||||
"Dama y Vagabundo" (Bromas Aparte featuring Ana Mena) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
"No soy el mismo" (Xriz featuring Ana Mena) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Quiero" (Critica y Saik featuring Ana Mena) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Prohibido (Remix)" (CD9 featuring Lali and Ana Mena) |
2018 | — | — | 16 | — | 1.0 | ||||||||
"D'estate non vale"[20] (Fred De Palma featuring Ana Mena) |
— | 6 | — | — | Uebe | |||||||||
"Una volta ancora"[upper-alpha 4][21] (Fred De Palma featuring Ana Mena) |
2019 | 6 | 1 | — | 61 |
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Uebe and Bellodrama | |||||||
"Me Quedo" (Nil Moliner featuring Ana Mena) |
2021 | 98 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Te Falta Veneno (Version 2017)" | 2017 | Non album single |
"Aprendí a Olvidar" (featuring Solero) |
2018 | Index |
"Te Deseo Lo Mejor" |
Notes:
- "A un passo dalla luna" was released in Spanish as "A Un Paso de la Luna".
- "Un bacio all'improvviso" was released in Spanish as "Un beso de improviso".
- "Duecentomila ore" was released in Spanish as "Cuando la noche arriba".
- "Una volta ancora" was released in Spanish as "Se Iluminaba".
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Mama" | 2017 | Matt Terry | Trouble |
"Ahí" | 2018 | Thalía | Valiente |
"Senza niente da dire" | 2022 | Jake La Furia | Ferro del mestiere |
"Ave de paso" | Pablo Alborán | La Cuarta Hoja | |
"Viva el amor!" | 2023 | Paola e Chiara | Per sempre |
References
- "La historia detrás de Ana Mena". Musicandote (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Biografía de Ana Mena". CMTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Ana Mena adapta con gracia otro "clásico" del pop italiano". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- LOS40 (31 December 2022). "Los discos más esperados de 2023: Lola Índigo, JLo, Maneskin, Sam Smith, Ana Mena y más". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- RTVE.es (9 January 2023). "Ana Mena habla en MasterChef de su nuevo álbum para 2023". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Ana Mena on Twitter". Twitter. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Palao, Alberto (24 March 2023). "El 'Bellodrama' de Ana Mena, canción a canción, explicado por ella misma". LOS40 (in Spanish).
- ""Bienvenidos a Edén": primer tráiler y fotos de la serie de Netflix con Belinda". El Comercio. 3 March 2022.
- "Search: Ana Mena (albums)". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Search: Ana Mena (songs)". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Discography Ana Mena". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Discography Ana Mena". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Discographie Ana Mena". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Ana Mena / CNCO – Ahora lloras tú". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Ana Mena, Becky G, De La Ghetto – Ya Es Hora". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Ahí (8D Version) – Single by Thalía & Ana Mena". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Ana Mena & Rocco Hunt – A un paso de la luna". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Rocco Hunt e Ana Mena di nuovo insieme con "Un bacio all'improvviso"" (To access, type Ana Mena in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). TV Sorrisi & Canzoni. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "Top 20 Pop Mexico – Del 6 al 12 de Agosto, 2018". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "D'estate non vale (feat. Ana Mena) by Fred De Palma". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Una volta ancora (feat. Ana Mena) by Fred De Palma". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 6". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 July 2020.