Sole Gimenez

Sole (Soledad) Giménez, a Spanish jazz-pop singer and composer, came into the world in Paris, France, during 1963. She launched her performing career in 1983 by forming the trio Presuntos Implicados alongside her brother, guitarist Juan Luis Giménez, in their hometown of Yecla in Murcia, Spain. The group’s original lineup also featured their friend Pablo Gómez, who gave way to bassist/guitarist Javier Vela in 1985. That same year of inception brought Presuntos Implicados a radio competition victory for their version of “Miss Circuito,” prompting RCA to issue the debut album Danzad Danzad Malditos in 1984 and build a substantial audience through frequent airplay. The follow-up De Sol a Sol, arriving in 1987, fueled wider popularity that soon secured the trio a major label deal. Once Nacho Mañó replaced Javier Vela, Warner released the third album, Alma de Blues, in 1989; its singles “Me Das el Mar” and “Cada Historia” received extensive rotation across Spanish stations. Throughout the 1990s the ensemble sustained momentum with Ser de Agua (1991), El Pan y la Sal (1994), La Noche (1996), Siete (1997), and Versión Original (1999), extending its reach across Spain and Latin America.

Sole Giménez left the trio in 2004 to unveil her debut solo effort, Ojalá. Two years later she formally exited Presuntos Implicados and pursued an independent path. Her second album, La Felicidad, surfaced in 2008 and climbed to number 15 on the Spanish pop charts, confirming her viability as a Latin jazz-pop act in the domestic market. On the 2009 release Dos Gardenias she explored material by various Latin American composers, then turned to Spanish songwriters for 2010’s Pequeñas Cosas, applying her distinctive Latin jazz approach to works by Joan Manuel Serrat—who guests on the title track—Joaquín Sabina, Alejandro Sanz, Kiko Veneno, Jeanette, and Chambao; Giménez herself supplied two original compositions for the project.