{{Short description|Spanish singer}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Eufòria 2 Gala 3 Elena Gadel.jpg | caption = 2023, Sant Joan Despí | birth_name = Elena Delgado Ucea | birth_date = October 29, 1982 | birth_place = Barcelona | occupation = Singer }}
'''Elena Gadel''' (born in Barcelona on 29 October 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marquès |first=Anna |date=2022-07-05 |title=La famosa Elena Gadel es muda a Barcelona |url=https://www.latorredebarcelona.com/la-nevera/elena-gadel-instagram-latorredebarcelona-barcelo/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=La Torre de Barcelona |language=ca}}</ref> is a Catalan singer.
== Early life and education == Gadel was born in Barcelona from parents from Granada and Estremadura. She loved music and started performing at a very young age.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elena Gadel |url=https://bstars.eu/celebrities-catalog/latin/895-elena-gadel |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Booking Stars Ltd. {{!}} Booking Agent Info & Pricing {{!}} Artists Booking Agency |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-10 |title='Mi educación tiene valores del barrio de la Sagrada Família' |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/eixample/20140610/educacion-valores-barrio-sagrada-familia-3295789 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.elperiodico.com |language=es}}</ref>
== TV beginnings and theatre == Gadel rose to fame at age 19 after participating in the second edition of the Spanish talent show Operacion Triunfo. During the program she was noticed by a producer from Vale Music and offered to record her debut single "Es Por Ti" in 2002.
In 2003 she joined fellow OT contestants Tessa and Marey and formed the group Lunae.
In 2004, she starred in the Catalan musical ''Mar i Cel'' as lead character Blanca'','' for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the theatre company Dagoll Dagom. For this role Gadel was awarded the Best actress award at the Spanish Theatre Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.todomusicales.com/content/content/467/elena-gadel-rizzo-te-permite-hacer-cosas-que-no-puedes-hacer-en-la-vida-real/ |title=todoMUSICALES: Elena Gadel: "Rizzo te permite hacer cosas que no puedes hacer en la vida real" |language=es |work=todomusicales.com |access-date=25 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.artezblai.com/artezblai/200407182317/elena-gadel-protagonizara-mar-i-cel-de-dagoll-dagom.html |title=Elena Gadel protagonizará 'Mar i cel' de Dagoll Dagom |work=artezblai.com |language=es |access-date=25 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707165451/http://www.artezblai.com/artezblai/200407182317/elena-gadel-protagonizara-mar-i-cel-de-dagoll-dagom.html |archive-date=7 July 2011 }}</ref>
In 2006, she played the role of Rizzo in the Spanish production of ''Grease'' at the Teatre Victòria in Barcelona and then in various locations in Spain, leaving the production in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elena Gadel: “Rizzo te permite hacer cosas que no puedes hacer en la vida real” |url=https://www.todomusicales.com/content/content/467/elena-gadel-rizzo-te-permite-hacer-cosas-que-no-puedes-hacer-en-la-vida-real/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=todoMUSICALES |language=es}}</ref>
Gadel portrayed the Rose in the catalan musical ''El Petit Príncep (The Little Prince)'' in 2014 and 2016 in Barcelona.
{| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Theatre |- |2006 |''Mar i Cel'' |Blanca | |- |2006 |''Grease'' |Rizzo |Teatre Victòria |- |2012 |''Over the moon'' | | |- |2014, 2016 |''El Petit Príncep'' |The Rose | |- |2015 |''Guapos i Pobres'' | |Teatre Goya |- |2017 |''Cabaret'' |Sally Bowles |Teatre Victòria |- |2020-2021 |''El Màgic d'Oz'' |The Wicked Witch of the West |Teatre Condal |}
== Other ventures == In 2022 and 2023, Gadel was part of the jury of the TV3 show ''Eufòria''.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2022-05-28|date=2022-05-28|first=Núria|last=Juanico Llumà|title=“Soc la persona més repel·lent del món amb el català”|url=https://www.ara.cat/media/elena-gadel-entrevista-catala-euforia_128_4386332.html|work=Ara}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-09-17|date=2022-08-21|first=Inés|language=es|last=Álvarez|publisher=El Periódico de Catalunya|title=Elena Gadel: «He nacido para cantar, pero la televisión me enamora»|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20220821/entrevista-elena-gadel-com-si-fos-ahir-euforia-tv3-14313666}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Així seran les noves gales d'Eufòria |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/aixi-seran-les-noves-gales-deuforia/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=VilaWeb |language=ca}}</ref>
==Discography==
* ''Es Por Ti'' (2003) * ''Tocant Fusta'' (2011)
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2006 |''Mar i Cel'' |Blanca |TV movie |- |2007 |''Atrapats pel cap d'any'' |Performer |TV movie |- |2020 |''Flor de nit en concert'' |Rosa | |- |2020 |''The Barcelona Vampiress'' |Princesa Opereta | |- |2021 |''Hotel Malángel'' | |Short |- |2022 |''Lildami: Supermercat'' | |Music Video |- |2024 |''El rei Peret'' |Sara Montiel |TV movie |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004 |''Operacion Triunfo'' |Self |TV show (10 episodes) |- |2009 |''Crackòvia'' |Performer |TV series (1 episode) |- |2010 |''No me la puc treure del cap'' |Performer |TV series (1 episode) |- |2013 |''Ànima'' |Performer |TV series (1 episode) |- |2016 |''Merlí'' |Performer |TV series (1 episode) |- |2017- |''Com si fos ahir'' |Noe |TV series (224 episodes) |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Operación Triunfo}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadel, Elena}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Catalonia Category:21st-century Spanish women singers
{{Spain-singer-stub}} Category:Musical theatre actresses Category:Actresses from Barcelona Category:Singers from Barcelona