Mandy Santos Explained

Eyla
Birth Name:Amanda Díaz
Alias:M-AND-Y, Mandy Santos, Mandy Díaz
Birth Place:London, England
Origin:Bilbao, Spain
Genre:Pop, electronic, R&B, dance, indie
Occupation:Singer
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2011–present
Label:Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Associated Acts:Malú, Carlos Jean, El Pescao, Electric Nana, Antonio Orozco, David Bisbal, Rosario Flores

Eyla (before known as Mandy Santos/Diaz, born in London, England) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, producer and topliner.

She was featured on the track "Gimme the Base" under the name of M-AND-Y, which was released in 2011 through Novaemusik (owned by Carlos Jean).

Eyla made a few collaborations in the electronic music scene like "Midnight", released in 2011 through Novaemusik[1] and "Animal", released in September 2012 through Blanco y Negro Records. Nowadays she is working to Sony/ATV Music Publishing and recording her first album.[2]

Under the name of Mandy Santos, she appeared in the second season of La Voz, the Spanish adaptation of the Dutch TV show. In the blind auditions she sang "When I Was Your Man" (Bruno Mars' song). She was chosen by the four coaches (Malú, Antonio Orozco, Rosario Flores and David Bisbal) and she chose Malú.

In 2016 she signed with a different label, and changed her name to Mandy Díaz.

She is working on her first album under the name of Eyla and writing for other artists.

Featured singles

YearTitleChart positions
SPA
2011"Gimme the Base"1
2012"Animal" (feat. Xuso Jones)
2013"Aviator" (feat. Brian Cross)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.popelera.net/animal-el-nuevo-single-de-mandy-santos/ Mandy Santos publica digitalmente su nuevo single, ‘Animal’
  2. http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/noticia.php?numero=8927 Mandy Santos: "Me gustaría trabajar en un proyecto específico para Eurovisión"