Ailyn
Spanish singer
Pilar María Del Carmen Mónica Giménez García (born 29 May 1982), known professionally as Ailyn Giménez or simply Ailyn, is a Spanish singer. She is the current vocalist of Her Chariot Awaits and Trail of Tears, and the former vocalist of the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia.
Whilst in Sirenia, Ailyn was the fourth singer and sung on more full Sirenia albums than any other singer to date. In 2020, she joined the reformed Trail of Tears.
Before joining Sirenia, Ailyn was one of the contestants on series 1 of Spain's version of The X Factor in 2007, and was eliminated in the fourth episode.
Early life
Ailyn's musical career started at the age of 15, when she studied solfege and classical singing at The Albéniz School of Music.
Her professional debut was in 2002 in Cornellà de Llobregat, in an annual benefit fashion show the city held to raise money for Alzheimer's sufferers.
Her first discographic contract was as part of the group Charm (a female vocal trio that played Japanese music). After their first album titled Konnichiwa released in 2003, she wanted to try her luck as a solo artist, so she began recording tracks on her own. In 2004, after completing some tunes for the Kimagure Orange Road anime series, she left the group.
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