Leire Martínez

Leire Martínez Ochoa (born June 22, 1979 in Errenteria, Guipúzcoa), is a Basque Spanish singer, songwriter and the current lead vocalist of the band La Oreja de Van Gogh after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007. She participated in the television show Factor X in 2007 performing covers of Julieta Venegas, Vanessa Paradis and Lisa Stansfield. She was eliminated on the 6th week. In 2008, after her performances in Factor X, Leire was selected to replace Amaia Montero in La Oreja de Van Gogh. With Leire, the band has released the albums A las cinco en el Astoria, Cometas por el Cielo and El planeta imaginario.