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"Antes muerta que sencilla" (English: "I'd rather be dead than plain") is a song composed and written by Spanish singer María Isabel in 2004, when she was 9 years old. It was the Spanish entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and it won the competition with a then record total of 171 points. It later became a huge hit in Spain, Latin America, Japan, and it was also a top ten hit in France and a top twenty in Switzerland. She performed the song on various shows as a guest star.

"Antes muerta que sencilla"
Single by María Isabel
from the album ¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco!
Released	2004
Label	Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)	María Isabel
María Isabel singles chronology
"Antes muerta que sencilla" (2004) "¡No me toques las palmas que me conozco!" (2006)
Music video
"Antes muerta que sencilla" on YouTube
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country	Spain
Artist(s)	María Isabel
Language	Spanish
Finals performance
Final result	1st
Final points	171
Entry chronology
◄ "Desde el cielo" (2003)
"Te traigo flores" (2005) ►

A cover version was recorded by Regional Mexican band Los Horóscopos de Durango and became popular among the Duranguense scene, gaining huge success in the United States and Mexico. ^{[citation needed]} The same title was used for their 2005 album.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1]	36
French SNEP Singles Chart[2]	6
German Singles Chart[3]	89
Italy (FIMI)[4]	34
Swiss Singles Chart[5]	18

References

На других языках

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- [en] Antes muerta que sencilla

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[es] Antes muerta que sencilla (canción)

«Antes muerta que sencilla» es una canción interpretada por la cantante española María Isabel, compuesta por ella y José Muñiz para el Eurojunior, el concurso de Televisión Española para elegir la canción representante de España en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión Junior de 2004. El tema de letra feminista[1] fue el seleccionado y María Isabel participó en el festival musical en Lillehammer (Noruega), consiguiendo la victoria durante la gala final celebrada el 20 de noviembre.[2][3]

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[ru] Antes muerta que sencilla

«Antes muerta que sencilla» («Лучше быть мёртвой, чем простушкой») — песня Марии Исабель, написанная тоже ей самой.

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