Marta Soto

Marta Soto (Punta Umbría, Huelva, 15 November 1996) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. She is best known for her song ‘Quiero verte’, which appeared on the television programme Supervivientes, and for Alejandro Sanz, who recommended her to replace him on the programme El Hormiguero, broadcast on Antena 3.

In 2013 she began posting cover versions of famous songs on SoundCloud but, due to its small audience, moved to YouTube the following year. She recorded several covers on her channel and became popular there for her versions of the singles ‘Pedacitos de Ti’ by Antonio Orozco and ‘A que no me dejas’ by Alejandro Sanz. The latter became very popular and caught the attention of Vanesa Martín, Pablo Alborán and Sanz himself, who recommended her work through social media. That same year, she began writing and performing her own songs and set covers aside. Later, at Alejandro Sanz's request, Soto stood in for him during an appearance on the talk show El Hormiguero, where her popularity soared. Following this, she signed a publishing contract with Warner Music España, with whom she released two extended plays in 2017: Ya lo sabes and Quiero verte. The following year she released her debut album, Míranos, which became the best-selling album in Spain in its first week of release. In 2020, she published an extended play of three songs titled Como nos miraba el mundo.

She has worked with several artists on the current music scene, including Blas Cantó, Dani Fernández, Funambulista, Despistaos and Miriam Rodríguez, among others. Soto is regarded by various media outlets as ‘the new promise of Spanish-language music’.