Priscilla Hernández semifinalista en Encuentros de Navarra

Concerts

Priscilla Hernández was chosen as one of the semifinalists in "Encuentros de Navarra" contest being the only non-pop/rock act, Priscilla Hernandez performed live last 23th of September 2005 along with "La Banda Invisible" and "Keltiar Aldea". Although she didn't make into the finals Priscilla got the greatest of press and reviews for being rare and unusual and definetly a new kind of musical focus. Being also the only contestant not singing in Spanish, Priscilla helped projecting the translation of the lyrics along with pictures and illustrations building an "ethereal and magic atmosphere"

Priscilla Hernández: composer, vocals, keyboard
Héctor Corcin: piano
Josi Ayensa: keyboard and sample
Aitor Basterrechea: Guitar

Read the feature of Priscilla Hernández at INTENDENCIAS (magazine of culture in Navarra) regarding the contest:

[...Singer-songwriter and composer from the Canary Islands now living in Navarra. Ethereal gothic music, bitter and meaningful lulabies. Discover the spectral spellbinding dark side of fairytales. Melodies that weave a fantastic and unknown landscape. The light, the shade, the fairy, the ghost... A journey full of contrasts through an angelic voice that manges well in genres that goes from new age to celtic pop ...]

Download the whole article in pdf (language: spanish)

PRESS NOTES AND REVIEWS:

Noticias de Navarra (26/09/2005)

[...and then Priscilla who surprised us with compositions full of electronic atmospheres, some themes based in a style close to symphonic pop whose powerful voice, almost similar to black singers, emerged like Venus over the seas, triumphing and triumphant. Without any doubt, people liked her songs, performed in english and full of magic poetry, and she even made us to put aside our initial scepticism. Very well indeed, Priscilla...]

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Diario de Navarra ( Santi Echeverría, 30/09/2005)

[...And then the happiness of a kind of music that in this latitude in barely present in young artists that decide to defend styles in which contemporary instrumental music, new age, celtic and melodic goth are mixed. Priscilla has also a powerful voice with a beautiful tone. The poetic quality of the lyrics was noticeable because of its delicacy and the ability of evoking dreams of "magic worlds". In the live performance she did not lack will when proyection of the translation of her lyrics written in english, but also with some nerves"...]

Note: there's a mistake in this article, the adittional keyboardist was Josi Ayensa and not Roger Subirana

Download the whole article in pdf, includes pictures (language: spanish)

FEATURED PICTURES OF THE EVENT