Ruth Lorenzo - X Factor Star
The very latest news and views about the amazing Ruth Lorenzo
Videos of Ruth's performances, links to her website and to fansites and as soon as her album and singles are released links to places you can buy her music. And if you aren't on Twitter but wish to read Ruth's tweets, you can do so here.
So that this lens loads quickly for you, I have moved the Ruth Lorenzo material from 2008 and 2009 into separate tabs. You'll find them in the top menu bar. Don't miss them!
Latest News - Ruth Lorenzo quits EMI & Release Free MP3
Ruth has announced that she has left EMI because of artistic differences over the plans for her album. She is now fundraising through her own site to raise the funds to record the album. She has also released a free MP3 track called Eternity - see below.
Ruth Lorenzo's Music 2008 - 2010
Catch up on the music and story
If you are new to Ruth Lorenzo, then this compilation video is a great place to catch up on her career to date. Just don't get excited that the video trails her debit album in June 2010 - it was delayed again. The best things are worth waiting for.
The video starts with her X Factor performance of Purple Rain which many regard as her best ever.
The video starts with her X Factor performance of Purple Rain which many regard as her best ever.
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2010
Eternity
Free MP3 from Ruth Lorenzo
This is so unlike the material we have heard from Ruth before but I love it because the backing is little more than an acoustic guitar and snare drum so her magnificent voice is prominent. The more I hear of Ruth's work, the more I am impressed by her talent and the breadth of music she can sing. She might be famous as a rock chick, but this is a gentle love song originally wirtten and performed by Francis Rodino.
If you like it, it is available for free download from Ruth's Site, the Raspberry Pattern.
If you like it, it is available for free download from Ruth's Site, the Raspberry Pattern.
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Ruth Lorenzo Sings Opera
Aria de la Locura- Lucia di Lamermoor
There is no video, just audio, but if anybody had any doubt that Ruth Lorenzo has an amazing voice and talent this video will put your right. Somebody found this track and posted it on YouTube. This is what Ruth has said about it when she linked to it in her Twitter feed, "How did anyone find this????????"
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Quiero ser valiente
Ruth wrote this song for a TV series. The introduction and song are in Spanish but that doesn't detract from the sort of performance we have come to expect. It's also a video with a big surprise in the frst couple of minutes... which I won't spoil. If you prefer better sound quality, there is this version from the opening in credits of the show - so no pictures of Ruth.
Personally I'd rate this song as good but not great.
Personally I'd rate this song as good but not great.
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Other Stuff
Ruth Answers Fans Questions
Get to know Ruth Lorenzo
This video dates from March 2010 but is timless. It's a very low key presentation in which a relaxed Ruth Lorenzo reads out some questions from her fans and gives answers to camera with questions like comedy or horror (comedy) and heels or flats (heels). If you like it, Ruth did a similar follow up video in June 2010.
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Links to Ruth Lorenzo Material
There aren't many good sites out there. Most haven't been maintained since the end of the X Factor series; others describe themselves as official but probably aren't.
The best link is for the Official Forum where you can meet other Ruth Lorenzo fans and discuss whar's going on.
The only only other one I currently recommend is ruthlorenzo.tv. It's kept well up to date. to date.
The best link is for the Official Forum where you can meet other Ruth Lorenzo fans and discuss whar's going on.
The only only other one I currently recommend is ruthlorenzo.tv. It's kept well up to date. to date.
Over to you
What are your thoughts on Ruth Lorenzo? Do you think she should have won? Have you seen her perform? Anything else you would like to add about her?
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Simon
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Debbie
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- Great lens on Ruth. I think she is an amazing singer!! Five stars to you. I have made some improvements to my Olly Murs lens if you want to check out my new videos
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There are other Ruth Lorenzo videos on the web but by policy I don't link to bootlegged live performances, especially when the sound quality is poor and doesn't do Ruth's voice justice. If - hopefully when - Ruth records material for legal download, I'll add links so that people can buy her music.
There are other Ruth Lorenzo videos on the web but by policy I don't link to bootlegged live performances, especially when the sound quality is poor and doesn't do Ruth's voice justice. If - hopefully when - Ruth records material for legal download, I'll add links so that people can buy her music.
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2009
Ruth Lorenzo at Kids for Kids 2009
Silent Night
Here's Ruth Lorenzo's (probably) last public performance of 2009, singing Silent Night at St Margaret's Chiurch, Westminster with the children of Daneshill School in Surrey, who do a really nice job. The Kids for Kids concert was in aid of the suffering in Darfur - follow the link for more information about the work of Kids for Kids in Sudan. Those who follow Ruth on Twitter will know that she'd had a terrible cold and hadn't been sleeping so this is a doubly impressive performance. The second verion is in Spanish. (Click here to watch on Flickr rather than embedded here.)
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Music Ruth Lorenzo Recommends
(Including Free MP3 Download)
Ruth has been busy on Twitter again. She keeps us up to date on her pole dancing classes (I went to a pole dancng class last nite and and ive got marks all over me, I got too close to the pole...cant move now.") and those little incidents that crop in all our lives: Ruth's involved a cockroach ("so the other nite, a little cockroach landed on my food and i ate it. it was crunchy but couldnt really taste it."). It really is worth following Ruth Lorenzo on Twitter - or following her tweets her on this page if you don't use Twitter,
Ruth (November 2009) has also been recommending some music. ("so EVERYONE needs to check this guy out....I LOVE HIS MUSIC. great writer Francis Rodino" [I've changed that last one to hyperlink it for you.] If you visit Francis's site using that link, you can download his album Circles and Squares free of charge. Image © Francis Rodino
Ruth Lorenzo has also been sharing her recent album purchases. Check them out and vote your favourite to the top. They help show what sort of music Ruth herself enjoys and if these are her inspiration then I am really excited about her album.
Greatest Hits
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Ruth Lorenzo at The Shadow Lounge, London
Live Performance on 24th September 2009
So many of the videos of Ruth singing live have been of dubious quality, but this is a real treat. Both the video and sound are superb and Ruth is getting better and better as an artist. It's in two parts as it's quite a long performance of several numbers. I won't spoil the surprise by listing them all but it includes a wonderful, rousing version of Highway to Hell. Many of the songs Ruth sings are classic rock tracks, orginally performed by some of the greats (AC/DC in this case). I think Ruth Lorenzo does them better. That's why I'm a fan!
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Ruth Lorenzo Singing "Mediterraneo" in Spanish
We have had a few X Factor videos were Ruth sang a few lines in Spanish but here she is singing Mediterraneo completely in Spanish. It's also quite a Jazz style, but also unmistakably Spanish through and through. There's also "Sin Ti no soy nada".
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Highway to Hell
Hamilton Racecourse - 11th July 2009
Ruth Lorenzo's voice seems to suit rock classics very well and he she is covering AC/DC's Highway to Hell at Hamilton Racecourse. I'm sorry that the quality is slightly iffy - there are fewer options for this than for Run (see below) which was also shot by Diana Vickers fans. This is the best I can find. (When I tidy up 2009 at the end of the year, I'll delete this. The video of Ruth's performance at the Shadow Lounge (see above) is so much better.)
Ruth Lorenzo was also in Barnstaple a few days earlier on 5th July where she sang Knocking on Heaven's Door. I have linked rather than feature the video as the quality isn't great and in all honesty I prefer the X Factor version anyqay.
Ruth Lorenzo was also in Barnstaple a few days earlier on 5th July where she sang Knocking on Heaven's Door. I have linked rather than feature the video as the quality isn't great and in all honesty I prefer the X Factor version anyqay.
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Run - Duet with Diana Vickers
Hamilton Racecourse - 11th July 2009
Here is a video of Ruth Lorenzo dueting with Diana Vickers at Hamilton Racecourse in Glasgow on 11th July 2009. The girls sing a cover of Snow Patrol's Run as they are both working on albums of original material. (A few people caught this song but this video seems to be the best quality of those available.)
Ruth also performed Run solo at Play at Play Zone (quality pretty poor).
Ruth also performed Run solo at Play at Play Zone (quality pretty poor).
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Wherever Whenever
Play Zone - (AWFUL QUALITY)
I wouldn't have included this as the sound quality is so poor but as it's Ruth Lorenzo as sexy senorita it's something of a collector's piece and deserves a mention.
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Enough is Enough + Simply the Best
In the same performance at Play Zone she also sang Enough is Enough and Simply the Best The quality is slightly better but not enough so that it's worth featuring them. There are also tracks like Knocking on Heavens Door for which we already have great versions.
News
Ruth Lorenzo on GMTV
In August Ruth did a couple of TV interviews in August - both are in this video. She confirms that Purple Rain was the song for her which transformed her X Factor experience. The really, really great news is that she also confirms her album will be rock. So many of the ex X Factor crowd come out with bland pop albums and that wasn't what we wanted from Ruth Lorenzo. We wanted more like Purple Rain and we are going to get it, many (all?) written by Ruth herself.
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Ruth Lorenzo Decord Deal
Listen to Ruth Lorenzotalk about her £1m deal with EMI and her friendship with Simon Cowell in this interview.
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Ruth Lorenzo on Twitter
I found it hard to identiify the real Ruth Lorenzo Twitter feed as there are a few fakes, but here it is.
Latest Ruth Lorenzo News
Ruth is performing round the country. The latest dates and news are shown below.
- Pride Preview: Cardiff Mardi Gras
- Afterwards, the event will move to Cooper's Field to enjoy market stalls, cabaret, a fairground, and music acts from Ruth Lorenzo, Marcus Collins, Bright Light Bright Light, and a headlining Heather Small. Not to mention an official after party ...
- ESPINA, DEANNA
- Deanna Ruth Espina Age 73, peacefully passed on may 16th in her home of 52 years in San Lorenzo, CA. Deanna was an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. She was born in San Francisco to Emma Sheridan Olney (deceased) during the government's American ...
- Cardiff marries modernity with Welsh heritage
- Heather Small, Marcus Collins and Ruth Lorenzo will also perform at the festival. An event for all ages, the Mardi Gras festival combines cabaret performances, food courts and dance arenas in celebration for gay pride. Cardiff is a short train ride ...
- WATSON, ROBERTA
- She is survived by former spouse, Lorenzo Watson of Emeryville, daughter Lynnell Withers Terrell of Fayetteville, GA, cousins, Thomas Gathers of Oakland, CA, Ruth and Natha Mitchell of Chicago, IL and Khadijah Muhamad of Atlanta, GA, close friend Alma ...
Ruth Lorenzo News on Twitter
This is the official news stream on Twitter for Ruth.
X Factor 2008
Silent Night at KIDS FOR KIDS
It's easy to thing that Ruth Lorenzo just has a rock voice. He she is singing at the London KIDS FOR KIDS concert on 10th December in London. It shows she has a very well-trained voice. Ruth said:
“ "I was singing to raise funds for The Ruth Lorenzo Blanket Appeal for Kids for Kids. Kids living in huts in the desert have nothing to sleep under, and its cold in the desert at night. I am asking everyone to donate a blanket for a child. Please help me help children - sing with me and together we can make a difference!" „
For more information about KIDS FOR KIDS, including how to donate, please visit their website.
“ "I was singing to raise funds for The Ruth Lorenzo Blanket Appeal for Kids for Kids. Kids living in huts in the desert have nothing to sleep under, and its cold in the desert at night. I am asking everyone to donate a blanket for a child. Please help me help children - sing with me and together we can make a difference!" „
For more information about KIDS FOR KIDS, including how to donate, please visit their website.
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Ruth Lorenzo on X-Factor 2008
(And Purple Rain - the video they don't want us to see)
I'll gradually prune this section of the lens to keep the overall size reasonable. But if you want to catch up on most of Ruth's X Factor performance's, you can keep up just with that on my special Ruth Lorenzo X Factor page. Her standout performance by a mile was Purple Rain but every version has been deleted from YouTube. It's a crying shame. The rumours are that it's because it's a Prince song - and certainly I'd say Ruth sang it better than Prince ever did.
It's elusive but at present there is a version of Purple Rain on line here. It's really is worth watching.
It's elusive but at present there is a version of Purple Rain on line here. It's really is worth watching.
Always
This was Ruth's farewell performance on X Factor and for me it really wasn't as good as some of her other performances but under the circumstances that is perhaps understandable.
Knocking on Heaven's Door
Another fantastic performance of a song picked by Ruth herself
Summertime
This was Ruth's version of Summertime from the third X-Factor live show, big band week.
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