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Karina
Born in Andalusia, Spain on December 4, 1946, María Isabel Llaudes Santiago –
known professionally as Karina – emerged as a pop singer in the sixties and
embodied the chic and swinging sound of yé yé. Starting out in television,
Santiago began recording music in 1964 and experienced success in Venezuela,
before winning over her Spanish audience with her hit 1965 version of France
Gall's "Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son". Santiago released her debut album,
Karina vol. I, in 1966 and was applauded for her contribution to the Southern
Europe-born musical style of yé yé, picking up the...
