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Warner Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Ana Mena – the most streamed artist in Spain and Italy.
In the last three years, Mena has released five singles at number 1 on the Spanish radio charts and has built an audience of six million monthly listeners on Spotify. It has received more than 1.2 billion streams across all DSPs. Her Spanish-language adaptation of “Música ligera” was named Song of the Year at the Los40 Music Awards – Spain’s most important music awards ceremony.
Ana Mena released her second album titled bellodrama in March 2023 she landed her first #1 album after it topped the Spanish Top 100 Albums chart. Her last two collaboration singles “Las 12” with Belinda and “Quiero decirte” with Abraham Mateo have racked up more than 78 million streams and more than 45 million streams respectively.
“Songwriting has always been such an important part of my artistic career, so I couldn’t be happier to be collaborating with the team at Warner Chappell Music as they help me develop my writing even further,” adds Ana Mena of the deal . “I look forward to working with their worldwide roster and using their global network to connect with even more international fans.”
“Ana is without a doubt one of Southern Europe’s biggest names and we are delighted to welcome her to Warner Chappell Music. Her songwriting is superb on her latest album. bellodrama, and her recent singles have taken her to new heights,” adds Santiago Menéndez-Pidal, President of Southern Europe at Warner Chappell Music. “Ana has a unique ability to push boundaries having found success in Spain, Italy, France and Switzerland and we look forward to helping her break into even more markets. We believe Ana will be a real international star.”
She started her music career in 2016 with her debut single “No Soy Como Tú Crees” before collaborating with Italian star Fred De Palma on his 2018 single “Una volta ancora”. The track was certified 6x platinum in Italy and has helped Mena reach a huge fan base in Italy.