Ruth Lorenzo

Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrut ˈloɾenθo]; born 10 November 1982) is a Spanish singer, composer and television personality, best known in the UK for coming fifth on the fifth series of the British TV talent show The X Factor in 2008 finishing in fifth place. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing In The Rain", scoring 74 points in the final and finishing in 10th place; the song peaked at #5 on the Spanish Singles Chart and also charted in the UK at #100. Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue have included compositions of hers in their albums. Her debut single "Burn" entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011. She released her first UK single, "The Night", on 15 June 2013, featuring a club remix by Almighty. Her debut album Planeta Azul was released on 27 October 2014, with the number six single on the Spanish Single Charts Gigantes. In November 2017 "Good Girls Don't Lie" was released as the first single from her second album, Loveaholic (9 March 2018). The song made it to number one on iTunes Spain in the first 24 hours. Loveaholic includes a collaboration with guitarist Jeff Beck. She achieved a Guinness World Record in 2016 for performing in eight Spanish cities in 12 hours, in a breast cancer awareness charity event.