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Paula Fernández Vázquez (; born 16 July 1990), better known as Paula Rojo (), is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
In September 2012, Paula entered season one of talent show La Voz, the Spanish version of The Voice. In the Blind Auditions she performed Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried", with the four coaches turning for her. She eventually chose to join team Melendi. During the Duels, Paula battled Yhadira García singing Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" and Paula won the duel to make it through to the live shows. During the first live show she performed Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn", she was saved by the coach and progressed to the next round. In the next round she performed Taylor Swift's "Our Song", she was not saved by her coach and was eliminated from the show.
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| Blind Auditions | "Chicken Fried" | Zac Brown Band | Joined Team Melendi |
| Battles | "Complicated" (against Yhadira García) | Avril Lavigne | Winner |
| Live Shows – 1st Round | "Torn" | Natalie Imbruglia | Saved by coach |
| Live Shows – 2nd Round | "Our Song" | Taylor Swift | Eliminated |
Despite not reaching the finale of La Voz, Paula was signed to Universal Music Spain. Her first album Érase un sueño was released on 16 April 2013. Her debut single "Solo tú" obtained commercial success, peaking at number five on the Spanish Singles Chart.
On 30 June 2015, she released her second album, Creer para ver.
On 12 January 2017, Paula was announced as one of the six candidates to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. She participated in the national final Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 organised by TVE with "Lo que nunca fue", a song written by herself and Álvaro Bárcena. She finished fifth.
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