In 2001–02, Gisela placed eighth in the
first edition of
Operación Triunfo on (TVE). Her first album,
Parte de mí, came out in Spain in 2002, selling 260,000 copies in a few weeks. That year, she was one of the backing singer for
Rosa López at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2002. In 2003, she won the award for best voice in the
Viña del Mar International Song Festival and she won the competition with the song "Este amor es tuyo". Her second album in 2003,
Más allá has five singles, including "Más allá" (and Catalan version: "Més enllà"), the No.1 "Sola" and "Amor divino". Also in 2003, her version of
Irene Cara's "What a Feeling" was included in a commercial in the United Kingdom. Her father, Salvador Lladó Piquer (1940–2019) died of cancer in Barcelona. Her manager is her older brother, Joan.
Ni te lo imaginas Her third album,
Ni te lo imaginas, came out in 2006, under a new record label (Filmax, rather than Vale Music). There were four singles off the album, the first and the third becoming Gisela's most successful so far in her career. The first was "Turu-Turu", a pop ballad reaching No.1 in Spain on its second week. Filmax released a Special Edition version of the album, including two new songs, the first called "Mi mundo eres tú" and the second, "Viviré en tus sueños".
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 In 2008, (RTVA) internally selected Gisela as its representative for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "
Casanova". She competed in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008. She failed to get through to the final, placing 16th of 19 entries with 22 points. Although this result, she still managed success on the music charts reaching No.2 in Spain. ==Filmography==