In 2004, at 28, Rovayo shaved her head, ended her commitments in the tablaos, and began to prepare to start a new professional stage as "La Shica", In 2010 La Shica released her second album,
Supercop, also with DRO and produced by
Javier Limón, an iconoclastic approach to the
copla universe. Her group was made up of Fernando de la Rua on guitar, Miguel Rodrigáñez on double bass, Pablo Martín Jones on percussion, and La Popi and Ana Romero in the chorus, clapping and dancing live. Luis Domerq is the lyricist of several of her songs. Also in 2010, Rovayo collaborated with Javier Limón on "Agua Misteriosa", on the album
Mujeres de Agua, with the Mediterranean Sea and the voices of women as a guiding thread, dedicated to persecuted and silenced Iranian singers. In 2011 she triumphed with two awards at the 15th edition of the given by the Academy of Music Arts and Sciences as
Artista Revelación for her album
Supercop, and as
Autor Revelación for her theme "Con Dinamita", on which she shared credits with Fernando de la Rúa, Héctor González, Luis Domercq, Miguel Rodrigáñez, and Pablo Martín Jones.
Pequeñas infidelidades (2012) is a
bodevil – a comic monologue in which La Shica narrates the supposed amorous vicissitudes of a single woman who has had ups and downs with the opposite sex. She sings personal versions of songs by
La Lupe,
Paquita la del Barrio,
Martirio, and
Chavela Vargas. In the show she shared the stage with Josete Ordóñez, guitarist and producer of her first album. In October 2013 she premiered
Espain, dolor del bueno, a show written jointly with
Andreu Buenafuente and directed by him, in which La Shica sings, dances, and debuts as an actress. It features a humorous review of the situation in Spain, decontextualizing culture, art, and music by performing Spanish and Latin American songs, "a montage that can be understood as a cocktail of
Beyoncé,
Lady Gaga,
Lola Flores, and Björk. Singing is combined with electronic loops, toy pianos, and resources such as video creation, contemporary dance, and cabaret." In 2014 she collaborated with
Jarabe de Palo on "¿A donde vas?", the second single of the album
Somos, also featuring
Ximena Sariñana. In 2014, she participated in the show
La piel del huevo te lo da, directed by
Sol Picó, in which she shared the stage with Picó herself, actress
Candela Peña and the musicians Dani Tejedor (percussionist) and Bernat Guardia (double bass). The play, which delves into the role of women in today's society, was presented in May, as part of the Barcelona Ciutat Flamenco Festival, and in January 2015 premiered in Madrid at the . At the end of 2014 she released her third album
Esa, on which she sings Spanish classics but also makes a tribute to Mexican artists with songs such as "
La Llorona" and "Tres veces te engañé" by Paquita la del Barrio. She also has a duet with
Natalia Lafourcade. The album's name comes from that of its opening track, "Yo soy esa". At the end of 2014, a special point of reference for La Shica was set up for a few months in Mexico. Throughout her career she has made numerous international tours of Europe, the United States, and Asian countries such as India, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. As of 2016 she was alternating her residence between Lima and Madrid. ==Discography==