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In 2003, Ainhoa released her highly anticipated debut album, 'Escencia Natural' (Natural Essence). It was produced by Latin grammy award winning record executive, Emilio Estefan, and was very successful in Spain, selling 80,000 copies on its first week of release, selling over 300,000 copies later on. However, close to 1 million people voted for her to win Operación Triunfo. The first single was Acéptame Así, the second was El Amor Me Está Llamando (a version of LeAnn Rimes's 'Love Must Be Telling Me Something'), and the third was Decídete. Also in this year, Ainhoa recorded the theme tune for the Spanish animation series 'Glup', noticeably in Spanish, Catalan and her native Basque.
A year later, Ainhoa released her second studio album, 'Mi Tiempo Roto' (My Broken/Distraught Time). Her image became a lot more rock (compared to Avril Lavigne), and was not well appreciated by fans. The first single was the track Seguire Estando Yo, which received limited radio play. The follow-up single was the track Salir Corriendo. To date, the album has sold over 50,000 copies. The record was considered a failure in the charts and in comparison to the sales of her debut album.
In 2005, Ainhoa stayed out of the public view. However, in December 2005, Ainhoa sang Can't Help Falling In Love live with Soraya Arnelas on an Operación Triunfo Christmas special (this duet was originally recorded by Ainhoa and Marey on the 2003 Operación Triunfo Season 2 compilation Fuerza de la Vida). On this same show, Ainhoa revealed that she was working on a brand new album.
In 2006, Ainhoa parted ways with Vale Music due to creative differences and signed a new deal with another management. Ainhoa said that she wanted to create an album which defined who she really was as an artist, and that staying with Vale Music would not allow her to make that creative difference.
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