Gladys del Pilar

Gladys mother noticed Gladys had an interest in music and made sure she attended a local music school She was asked to provide backup vocals for Big Deal a popular local rock band Gladys and the sound engineer at Big Deals recording studio formed the house music group Real Power They soon became associated with the Nordik beat scene and signed to SweMix Records Real Power released the single Trust which received plenty of radio play She provided backup vocals for many Nordik beatSweMix acts such as Kayo and DJs Gladys began working with Denniz Pop and we wrote the single Made Up My Mind which became a huge hit and topped the charts Dr Alban was the same record label and toured in Europe together with Gladys as a guest artist In 1992 she was named Best Newcomer at DJ Music Awards The following year she appeared on stage with Abbathe True Story at Berns and Fame at the China Theater In 1994 Gladys was in Melodifestivalen the Swedish preselection for Eurovision Song Contest and came in second with The most beautiful thing I know The next year she performed as part of the cabaret Hotn Tot up at Berns It was Gladys Blossom TaintonLindquist Vivian Cardinal and Francesca Quartey The show was a success and they took the show o the road and toured Sweden She and Blossom TaintonLindquist would later collaborate on other projects Glads has performed on many recordings as part of a group back up vocals or as a featured vocalist on houseclub records She released her first solo album Movin On on Eagle Records in 1996 Since the late 90s Gladys visits various gospel choirs and lends his voice to Disney films She works again with colleagues Blossom TaintonLindquist and Kayo Shekoni as the group Afrodite At first they concentrated on the event gigs but gradually it became even more public concerts She won Melodifestivalen 2002 as a member of Afrodite with the song Never Let It Go and participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn Estonia The single sold platinum in a few months and fulllength CD goes straight to 13th spot on the list of the 40 bestselling albums in Sweden After the victory in the Melodifestivalen Afrodite appeared again in the contest in 2003 with the song Aqua Playa In the spring Gladys left Afrodite and began to work on her own with gospel and big bands all over Sweden She participate in 2003 edition of the Stockholm Jazz Festival with gospel group Servants As a solo artist she entered the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with Baby I Can not Stop Afrodite has since reformed and does appearances and small tours in Sweden Gladys has a huge interest in food and owns and operates a food and music catering business She has also been featured in various Swedish television shows such as Så ska det låta Postkodkampen cooking show Teatersupén In the last few years she has appeared in on stage in Carmen and Hairspray in Stockholm