Lídia Pujol

Lídia Pujol, a vocalist of Spanish and Catalonian heritage, has established herself as a leading figure in today’s ethnic and world-music landscape by blending regional traditions from her homeland with Jewish repertoire, new-age textures, and American pop stylings. Born Lídia Lopez Pujol and raised in Barcelona, she first trained under Xavier Garriga and Errol Woisky at the Taller de Músics, later continuing with Margarita Sabartés, Jordi Parellada, and Susanna Domènech. Further studies included a two-year vocal collaboration with Ramon Llimox at the Collegi del Teatre and a specialized course with S. Chun-Tao Cheng.

In 1995 she joined forces with singer, guitarist, and composer Sílvia Comes to create the albums Sílvia Comes & Lídia Pujol and Al Entierro de una Hoja Seca Van Dos Caracoles (Two Snails at the Funeral of a Dry Leaf). Pujol also contributed to the TV3 projects Temps Era Temps and Homenatge a Carles Sabater. She has appeared across Europe in concert tours, stage productions, and poetry events alongside Victor Valls, Jordi Rallo, Els Trobadors, Allen Ginsberg, Pep Munné, Josep Costa, Mayte Martín, Miguel Poveda, Chicuelo, Gerard Quintana, Dani Nello, Factoria Mascaró under the direction of Chico Bouchiki, Lino Brito, Umberto Eco, Miriam Iscla, Philippe Lafeuille, Sergi Belbel, Calixto Bieito, and Carles Gómez. Additional musical collaborators encompass Miquel Gil and Psàlite, Toni Xuclà, Sopa de Cabra, Òscar Roig, Jackson Browne, Pedro Guerra, Nightnoise, Joan Figueres, Pat McDonald, Jabier Muguruza, and Brian Dunning.

Her recording career began with the 1997 debut Iaie, drawn from the writings of Jacques Prevert, and continued with the 2008 release Els Amants de Lilith. The artist’s sister is the well-known actress Roser Pujol.