She started her artistic career at a very young age, often traveling and performing with her mother. A year later she won a contest in San Fernando, and since then she has been supported by numerous artists that saw a big potential in the "Niña" (Spanish for girl). Her initial name was "La niña de la Pastori", but she later changed it to "Niña Pastori".

Among her first mentors was Camarón de la Isla (the greatest flamenco singer), also from San Fernando (Cádiz), whose purist flamenco style she followed in her early years. Later she added a more commercial, pop tone to her image and style without losing her flamenco roots.

NIÑA PASTORI THE SINGER

Niña Pastori is a Spanish flamenco singer (cantaora). María Rosa García García (Niña Pastori) was born in San Fernando, a city in the province of Cádiz on 15 January 1978. The youngest of five siblings and only daughter of a military man and gypsy flamenco singer: “La Pastori”.

Her second Her second album, “Eres album, “Eres luz” (You Are luz” (You Are Light, 1998) Light, 1998) confirmed confirmed her success. her success.

When she was seventeen, she made her recording debut in 1996 with “Entre dos puertos”. The album boasted a hit song: “Tú me camelas” and exhibited a pop-flamenco style targeted chiefly at teenagers.

In 2000 she published her third album, “Cañaílla”. It is dedicated to her home town and more flamenco than the previous works.

Her album “María” (2002) envolved to a more personal style, taking part in the lyrics and composition of some of her songs, a trend that she continued in “No hay quinto malo”, her fifth album (2004) where she´s a regular recipient of Latin Grammy attention, winning a nomination in 2005 (Best flamenco album).

“Joyas prestadas” (Loaned jewels) (2006) was the best female pop vocal album, where Niña Pastori makes personal version of song originally by artist from different styles and genres. The last album released is “Esperando Verte” released in January 2009.

Her style of music would grow progressively more mature as she and her audience aged. Niña Pastori is one of the more accomplished cantaoras among the generation of young pop-flamenco singers to emerge around the turn of the century.