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Mery Bas

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Mery Bas
Bas in 2024
Bas in 2024
Background information
Birth nameMaría José Bas Arguijo
Born (1967-12-29) 29 December 1967 (age 56)
Marseille, France
Occupations
  • Singer
  • businesswoman

María José "Mery" Bas Arguijo (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a xoˈse ˈmeɾi ˈβas aɾˈɣixo]; born 29 December 1967) is a Spanish singer. Since 2018, she has been one half of the electropop duo Nebulossa, together with her husband Mark Dasousa.

Biography

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Bas was born in Marseille on 29 December 1967, but moved to Alicante as a child. She is a resident of the town of Ondara (province of Alicante), where she runs a beauty center and spa, open since 1974, in the said town.[1]

Nebulossa

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Along with Dasousa, Bas formed Nebulossa in 2018.[2] In 2022, along with Ophelia Alibrando,[3] they participated in Una voce per San Marino, San Marino's preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, but did not progress past the audition stage.[4] Nebulossa competed in Benidorm Fest 2024, the Spanish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Zorra".[5][6] They placed first in their semi-final on 30 January 2024, qualifying for the final,[7] which they won.[8] At the Eurovision grand final, "Zorra" placed 22nd out of 25, with 30 points.

Personal life

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Dasousa and Bas have been married for over 20 years and they have two children together; a daughter named Maria born in 2000 and a son named Neo born in 2014.[2]

Discography

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With Nebulossa

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Albums

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  • Poliédrica de mí (2021)

Singles

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  • La Colmena (2020)
  • Glam (2021)
  • Anoche (2022)
  • Zorra (2024)
  • Cotilleo (2024)

References

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  1. ^ Mateos, Alain (4 February 2024). "La meteórica carrera de Nebulossa: de trabajar en una peluquería a Eurovisión". Las Provincias. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Segovia, Marina (4 February 2024). "Nebulossa, todo lo que no sabes de ellos: el matrimonio real y cómo ella fue su niñera" (in European Spanish). RTVE.es. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "13.12.2022 | Nebulossa" (in Catalan). À Punt. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Zorra, zorra! Coneix a Nebulossa, la banda de pop vuitanter amb la lletra més desacomplexada del Benidorm Fest" (in Catalan). Europa Press. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ Solano, Cristhian (11 November 2023). "Minuto a minuto: presentación de participantes del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Minute by minute: presentation of Benidorm Fest 2024 participants]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (7 December 2023). "Conoce los títulos de las 16 canciones del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Know the titles of the 16 songs of Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ Canto, Jesús (31 January 2024). "Elegidos los cuatro primeros finalistas del Benidorm Fest 2024" [The first four finalists of Benidorm Fest 2024 have been selected]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ Canto, Jesús (3 February 2024). "Nebulossa con «Zorra» gana el Benidorm Fest 2024 y representará a España en el Festival de Eurovisión" [Nebulossa with "Zorra" wins Benidorm Fest 2024 and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.