page_title: La Oreja de Van Gogh
section_title: Fronted by Leire Martínez (2008–present)
hierarchical_section_title: La Oreja de Van Gogh / History / Fronted by Leire Martínez (2008–present)
caption_attribution_description: GIBRALTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 - LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH
context_page_description: La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and additionally by Pablo Benegas and Amaia Montero. The lyrical themes of their songs typically include love, friendship and relationships. Since their debut, they have sold more than 8 million albums worldwide.
  In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career. Her replacement, Leire Martínez, was announced in July 2008; the first single featuring the new singer, "El Último Vals", was released at the same time. The album from which the single was taken, A las cinco en el Astoria, followed in September 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X.
context_section_description: In 2007, Amaia Montero left the group and Xabi, Pablo, Álvaro and Haritz held an audition looking for a new vocalist. In July 2008 they presented Leire Martínez as the new vocalist and the new song "El Último Vals" as the first single of their new album A las cinco en el Astoria (At Five O'Clock At the Astoria).
  In 2009, they released Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo  (Our home on the left side of time), which consisted of re-recordings of their older songs with Martinez, the new vocalist, plus one traditional song.
  Their next studio album proper was Cometas por el cielo  (Kites in the sky), released in 2011, with the first single sharing the name of the album.
  In 2013, they released a new album called Primera Fila (First Row), a live recording of previous songs as well as some new tracks including the single El Primer Día del Resto de mi Vida (The First Day of the Rest of my Life).
  In 2016, they released El Planeta Imaginario (The Imaginary Planet), and in December of that same year, started a tour showcasing its songs.
  On December 2019 the group made an announcement thru their Facebook account, saying that they will start recording the new Studio Audio on January 07 2020.
  On April 13, 2020 the group release the first single called "Abrázame" of their new disc that will be released around September. On July 2, the band released another song from their upcoming album, "Te Pareces Tanto A Mí". Later that month, the complete tracklist and the album release date were revealed, with the latter being September 18.
caption: The group in 2013
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