Leire Martínez (Errenteria, 1979) has left behind seventeen years as the lead singer of La Oreja de Van Gogh to pursue her own career. Her thoughts on closing that chapter were made clear in the song she released last year. My nameIt is also the one she has chosen to open the album Stories of that girl (Sony, 2026). The Basque singer is currently presenting it live on a tour that includes a stop at the Polar Sound Festival in Baqueira-Beret on Saturday, March 14th, and a sold-out show at the Razzmatazz venue in Barcelona on Sunday the 15th.

It's been a matter of days: from unknown to front page. She began to tentatively emerge in this analysis last week, until this morning she landed on our front page and on the front page of every newspaper.

Leire Martínez (Errenteria, 1979) has been the vocalist of La Oreja de Van Gogh for almost seventeen years and throughout her career she has had to deal with the long shadow of Amaia Montero, the first singer of the San Sebastián group. Six months after his departure from the band was announced with a statement that took everyone by surprise –including her–, Martínez begins a solo career. The cover letter is My number, a song that includes numerous barbs against his companions. One example will suffice: "I was never yours, find someone to replace me. You did it once, but you can't hide two faces and one name anymore."