Rosa María López Cortés, (Spanish pronunciation: born 14 January 1981, Láchar, Granada, Spain), is a Spanish singer. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the Spanish reality television talent show Operación Triunfo, which she won. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.She has subsequently released seven studio albums, a DVD and several singles. 　　2002-2005: First album and first success stories 　　Once proclaimed the winner of Operation Triunfo, López began her musical career by signing a three-album deal with Sony BMG Music, RCA Records and Vale Music. She starred in several TV spots like Todos contra el fuego for the Ministry of the Environment (along with fellow Operación Triunfo contestants), and for New World Jewels, the latter with a two-year deal. On 25 April 2002 she released the namesake studio album Rosa, consisting of Latin pop genre compositions by songwriters such as Armando Manzanero, Inma Serrano and José Luis Perales. The album was commercially successful selling over 500,000 copies in Spain, and her first single, "Europe's Living a Celebration", topped the hit list of radio Los 40 Principales. With "Europe's Living a Celebration", she finished in the 7th position at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn. The summer after Eurovision, López extensively toured Spain. During the tour, she started having problems with her voice but continued working until mid-September, when she cancelled the rest of the tour. López spent a year out of the public eye and due to speculation, she called a press conference where she explained that she would soon return to the stage. 　　2006-2009: Musical transition and personal evolution 　　In 2006, Rosa López undertook a new stage of her professional career, having lost 40 kilos of weight, with a modern image and more mature themes. In early 2006 she participated in the dancing talent show Mira quién baila (Spanish version of Strictly Come Dancing), where she was proclaimed winner of the season. On 30 May she launched her fourth studio album Me siento viva with dance-pop sounds that represented a major change from her previous works, mixed by internationally renowned sound engineers Ankelius Martin and Dan Hetzel. At the end of June, she started the tour Me siento viva until October; shortly after the start of the tour, she became the image of XLS products. In early December, she appeared in the special show commemorating the 50 years of history of Televisión Española, performing Rocío Jurado's hit song "Como una ola". Later that month, on 26 December 2006, also in TVE, she appeared in the special show Disco del Año, where the audience chose the best album of the year in Spain. Her album Me siento viva was named the best album of the year with the 27% of the votes. 　　2010-present: New albums and television shows 　　In 2010, López performed in events such as Gala Especial Manolo Escobar, a tribute to Manolo Escobar aired on television, where she performed "Solo te pido" together with Manolo Escobar and "¡Qué viva España!" together with Escobar and the rest of guest performers. An episode of docu-reality Volver con... on TVE centered on her. López participated in the ceremony of Beatification of Leopold of Alpandeire at the airbase of Armilla, Granada, performing Schubert's Ave Maria. Also that year, she conducted two tours across Spain: the Propiedad de nadie tour with 14 concerts, and the Gira 10 Aniversario tour with nine concerts, which prolonged until 2011. 　　2002: Eurovision Song Contest 　　In the finale of the Eurovision phase of Operación Triunfo, the audience decided that Rosa would represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Tallinn, Estonia on May 22, 2002, with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration". 　　2006 and 2008: Mira quién baila 　　In 2006, López was proclaimed winner of the third season of Mira quién baila (Spanish version of Strictly Come Dancing) with 62% of the popular vote, followed by Milene Domingues and David Meca. 　　On 7 January 2008, López took part in a special episode to choose the best dancer among almost all the contestants who had participated in the first six seasons. In this special, López was proclaimed winner.