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Beth (singer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodergas and the second or maternal family name is Cols.
Beth
Background information
Birth nameElisabeth Rodergas Cols
Also known asBeth
Born (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981 (age 43)[citation needed]
Súria (Barcelona), Spain
OccupationSinger
Years active2003–present
Website[1]

Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, known professionally as Beth, (Spanish pronunciation: [bet]; born 23 December 1981 [citation needed]) is a Catalan singer.[1]

Biography

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Beth was born in Súria. After finishing school, she studied musical theatre in Barcelona and lived for a time in the United Kingdom, as well as participated in humanitarian missions in Africa.[2]

In 2002, she entered the musical talent show Operación Triunfo. She finished third, but in a separate vote was selected by the audience to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[3] She finished eighth at Eurovision with the song "Dime" (Tell Me), which was a number one hit in Spain; that edition of the contest was the most watched TV program in Spain in 2003.[4] She was referred by British commentator Terry Wogan as Kylie Minogue in dreadlocks, which was played on by many British tabloids.[5]

Beth released her first studio album entitled Otra realidad, which included "Dime", on 23 April 2003 with Vale Music. It peaked at number one on the weekly Spanish Albums Chart and sold 200,000 copies; it ranked tenth in the year-end albums chart.[6]

In 2004, Beth released live album and DVD Palau de la Música Catalana, from her first concert tour Gira Otra realidad 03-04.[7]

On 9 October 2006, Beth released her second studio album, My Own Way Home, this time with Warner Music. Most of the album was composed in London.[8]

On 18 May 2010, Beth released her first Catalan language album, Segueix-me el fil. At the same time, she developed a career as a theatre actress, and in 2013 she starred in the stage musical La Dona vinguda del futur, produced by the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya and created by Marc Rosich and Guille Milkyway.[9]

Beth's fourth studio album, Família was released in 2013.[10]

From 2013 to 2019, she collaborated with the Simfònica de Cobla i Corda de Catalunya on the albums *Llegendes del Musical*, *Llegendes del Pop&Rock*, *The Very Best*, *Tossudament Llach* (which won the 2017 Enderrock Award for Best Classical Album by public vote) and *Clàssics Enderrock*, and participated in performances of these projects at the Auditori de Girona and across Catalonia.[11][12][13][14][15]

In 2021, she released the album *Origen* after a seven-year recording hiatus with the label U98 Music.[16]

In 2022, she released *Natural Women* in collaboration with pianist Laura Andrés.[17]

Television career

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Beth has worked on several programs for TV3, including *Jo vull ser*, *Temps de Neu* and *El Club*.[18] She also wrote the song “On és l’amor?” for the TV3 series *Mar de fons*, in which she appeared in one episode.[19]

In 2009 and 2010, she hosted the TV3 casting show *Buscant la Trinca* (“Searching for La Trinca”), which aimed to find a new generation of performers to form “La Trinca del segle XXI”.[20][21]

She made her theatrical debut in November 2006 in the comedy *Pels Pèls* at the Borràs Theatre in Barcelona. She later acted in Calixto Bieito’s production of *Tirant lo Blanc*, which toured internationally.[22]

Controversy

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After representing Spain in Eurovision 2003 with the song “Dime”, her later comments—such as “I did not agree with the song I represented nor the country” and “I feel very Catalan. Everyone knows it, that’s all I can tell you”—sparked controversy over her support for Catalan independence.[23]

Criticism deepened when her album *Segueix-me el fil* was released only in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands.

This culminated in controversy after a photo emerged showing her presenting at an event for the Catalan pro-independence party Sobirania i Progrés.[24]


Discography

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Album information
Otra realidad
  • Released: 23 April 2003 (SPN)
  • Peak Positions: #1 (SPN)
  • AFYVE Certification: 200.000 units (2xPlatinum)
  • Official Singles:
    • 2003 "Dime" (Eurosong 2003, #8) — #1 (SPN)
    • 2003 "Parando El Tiempo" — #3 (SPN)
    • 2004 "Otra Realidad" — #4 (SPN)
    • 2004 "Estás" — #7 (SPN)
Palau De La Música Catalana
  • Released: 20 April 2004 (SPN)
  • Peak positions: #4 (SPN)
  • AFYVE certification: 50.000 (Gold)
  • Official single:
    • 2004 "La Luz (Live)" — #2 (SPN)
My Own Way Home
  • Released: 9 October 2006 (SPN)
  • Peak positions: #57
  • Official singles:
    • 2006 "Rain On Me"
    • 2007 "All These Things"
Segueix-me el fil[25]
  • Released: 18 May 2010 (SPN)
  • Peak positions: #37
  • Official singles:
    • 2010 "Tots els botons"
    • 2010 "Terra trencada"
Família[26]
  • Released: 17 September 2013 (SPN)
  • Peak positions: #37
  • Official singles:
    • 2013 "Ara i Aquí"

References

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  1. ^ "Beth, de dar la cara por España en Eurovisión a musa 'indepe' en la Diada". El Español (in Spanish). 2018-09-10. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ García, Juan (1 May 2003). "Beth: From Súria to Eurovision". El Periódico. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Operación Triunfo 2002 Final Results". RTVE. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ Smith, John. "Eurovision 2003 Spain: Beth with "Dime"". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ Brown, Peter (27 May 2003). "Terry Wogan's comments on Beth at Eurovision". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Beth - Otra realidad". Spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Beth - Palau de la Música Catalana (Live)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ Lopez, Maria (10 October 2006). "Beth's new album recorded in London". El País. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ^ Martínez, Carles (15 March 2013). "Beth stars in "La Dona vinguda del futur"". VilaWeb. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Beth - Família". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ “Presentació – Simfònica de Cobla i Corda de Catalunya”, simfonicadecoblaicorda.cat. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  12. ^ “Pack Premis Enderrock”, simfonicadecoblaicorda.cat. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  13. ^ “SCCC pays tribute to Lluís Llach in its new work”, VilaWeb, 25 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  14. ^ “Enderrock Awards 2017”, Enderrock.cat, 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. ^ “SCCC presents a compilation of its successes in Girona”, Diari de Girona, 10 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Beth estrena disc "Origen" amb garbuix d'estils i sentiments". Segre. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ^ "New presentation session of the album "Natural Women" with Laura Andrés and Beth in Sabadell". U i U. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  18. ^ “La Trinca busca a la Trinca del siglo XXI”, El País, 23 November 2009.
  19. ^ “Buscant La Trinca – Cap. 3 (08/12/2009)”, TV3 video archive listing Beth as presenter, accessed 6 July 2025.
  20. ^ “La Trinca busca a la Trinca del siglo XXI”, El País, 23 November 2009.
  21. ^ “Buscant La Trinca – Cap. 3 (08/12/2009)”, TV3 video archive listing Beth as presenter, accessed 6 July 2025.
  22. ^ “Bon dia amb melodia – June 2013”, XTEC blog, confirming her theater roles, accessed 6 July 2025.
  23. ^ ""Yo me siento muy catalana" – Beth Rodergas" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  24. ^ ""La triunfita Beth supports a pro-independence platform"" (in Spanish). minutodigital.com. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  25. ^ "Beth. Donant els últims detalls al seu tercer disc :: Música Global Discogràfica". Musicaglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  26. ^ "Beth - Família (Album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
2003 		Succeeded by
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