Famous People with Name Amaya

Amaya Uranga Amezaga            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Amaya Uranga Amezaga: a Spanish singer, best known for the fifteen years she spent as a member of the Basque folk/pop sextet Mocedades.Uranga formed Mocedades in 1969 with eight members. After numerous group changes, together with her sister Estibaliz, her brother Roberto, and three other male members, Uranga came second in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Eres Tú," and the band subsequently launched a hugely successful music career in Latin America and Spain.

Amaya Valdemoro Madariag            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Amaya Valdemoro Madariag: is a Spanish professional women's basketball player.Valdemoro was selected with the 30th overall pick (3rd round) in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets. She played with the Comets from 1998-2000, winning championships in each of those three seasons

Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga: is a Spanish professional women's basketball player.

Ashraf (Andrew) Amaya (            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ashraf (Andrew) Amaya (: American basketball player.

Victor Amaya            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Victor Amaya: is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980.Amaya nearly beat tennis legend Björn Borg in the first round of the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. With his 135 mph lefty serve he had Borg down 2 sets to 1 before losing 9–8, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 3–6.

Carmen Amaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Carmen Amaya: was a flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro slum of Barcelona, Spain (Vila Olímpica nowadays). She danced from the time she was 7 years old. In 1929, she made her debut in Paris, to warm acclaims and admiration of her dancing skill. She moved to America in 1936, where she went on to act in several films that broke box office records, including the Romeo and Juliet adaptation Los Tarantos, and the short film Danzas Gitanas (Gypsy Dances).She was invited by Franklin Roosevelt to dance in the White House in 1944, and also by Harry S. Truman in 1953.

Remedios Amaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Remedios Amaya: a flamenco singer. She was one of Camarón's favourite cantaoras (female flamenco singers), and they worked together on several occasions. She is one of the best contemporary cantaoras of festive styles. It is the happy palos (forms) which allow her to express all of her talent: bulerías, tangos, alegrías... but she is also comfortable executing other palos, like the soleá and seguiriya.In her artistic career it is possible to identify two periods that are clearly separated by the style of her singing. Her first records (Luna nueva, 1983, and Seda en mi piel, 1984) were a clear gamble on so-called flamenco-rock. The disastrous result of her participation representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, (up to date the only nul points score for Spain since the current voting system was established in 1975) when flamenco did not arouse the same international interest, and did not enjoy the same recognition as it does today, appeared to have persuaded Remedios Amaya to retire from the stage

Ezequiel Guillermo Jesus Amaya            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Ezequiel Guillermo Jesus Amaya: an Argentinian footballer, who is currently off contract, after playing for Club Almagro in Primera B Nacional Argentina.He has had a career playing all over South America, and even had a short half year stint in the Middle East with Qatar club Al-Sadd.[1]