Klaudya: "I can't believe I won."

Four prime-time galas with a clear objective: to bring opera to the general public. That was the ambitious challenge of 'Aria', the new talent show on La 1 of TVE launched during Christmas, which ended with a taste of Málaga.

The ultimate victory went to soprano Claudia Teruel, known artistically as Klaudya. "I still can't believe I won, especially since I was very ill during both the semifinals and the finals, and I just hoped to try to sing decently. It was impossible to think I could win, but then magic happened. And when they told me I had won, I was in shock, I couldn't believe it," says the 35-year-old from Málaga.

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Hosted by Ruth Lorenzo and Juanjo Bona backstage, 'Aria, Crazy for Opera' had a jury comprising singer and broadcaster Zapata Tenor, conductor Virginia Martínez, and soprano Isabel Rey, who was also the contestants' coach. Additionally, there was a secret jury, whose identity was revealed at the final gala on January 12th, and who was responsible for announcing the winner of the contest. The responsibility fell on tenor Javier Camarena, and it was then announced that the prize of 15,000 euros and the opportunity to perform at the prestigious International Music and Dance Festival of Granada went to the representative from Málaga, raised in the El Perchel neighborhood although she currently resides in the town of Coín.

🌙 Klaudya performs “Casta Diva” from Bellini's Norma, one of the most emblematic arias of romantic bel canto. #AriaRTVE

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Klaudya performs at private events, hotels, and restaurants, and insists that her "desire" is to make a "place" for herself in this world and to get more people "hooked" on opera like her, something she has partly achieved through her participation in the program, which she highlights as "very educational and meticulously cared for, down to the last detail." Although she has always loved music and singing, she says she discovered opera when she entered the Conservatory: "When I heard María Callas, I fell in love with her and knew I wanted to dedicate myself to this," she states. However, she insists that in Spain "the artists we have are not valued," so she prefers to keep her feet on the ground after her victory: "I expect nothing, whatever comes is welcome," she points out.

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Meanwhile, there is no doubt that Klaudya, trained in France and Switzerland as well as in Málaga, achieved the highest note among the ten contenders (the three finalists were Aseel, Guillem, and the woman from Málaga) thanks to her aria 'Casta Diva' from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma.