Paula Ribó

In 1996, at the age of six, Ribó participated at the Zecchino d'Oro children song competition in Italy with the song "La scatola dei tesori".^[11][12]

She also debuted in voice acting in an early age. Among other works, she voiced Caillou in the Peninsular Spanish dubbing of the homonym series, Chihiro in the Peninsular Spanish dubbing of Spirited Away, and Anna in the Catalan dubbing of Frozen.^[13][14][6]

Ribó studied theatre at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona.^[15] In 2010, together with Paula Malia y Bàrbara Mestanza, she founded the music group The Mamzelles. The band released two albums Que se desnude otra (2012) and Totem (2014).^[16] In 2012, they created a theatre company, The Mamzelles Teatre.^[15]

In 2019, Ribó launched her solo music career under the stage name of Rigoberta Bandini, a fusion of names from human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú and John Fante character Arturo Bandini.^[17][14] In 2020, she rose to prominence in Spain as her single "In Spain We Call It Soledad" became viral in Spotify.^[18]

In December 2021, she was selected to participate in the first edition of Benidorm Fest, the song festival organised to determine Spain's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ay mamá",^[19] placing as the runner-up. The song became her first entry in the Spanish charts, as well as her first single to reach the first position in the Spanish charts. Having already accumulated a large fanbase, the appearance at Benidorm Fest "catapulted her to the top of the Spanish music industry".^[20]

Ribó has written two "songs of the summer" for Estrella Damm, each with Spanish and Catalan versions. In 2021, she wrote "A ver qué pasa" / "Aviam què passa", which she also performed, and in 2022 wrote "Aquí, ahora y así" / "Aquí, ara i així", which was performed by Santi Balmes, Clara Viñals, and Renaldo.^[21][22][23] She also wrote the song "Bienvenidos al show", performed by Amaia, in 2022; a few months later, the two announced another song, "Así bailaba", performed together.^[24]

In August 2023, her song "Canciones de Amor a Ti" was featured in the soundtrack of Amazon Prime Video "Red, White & Royal Blue" film.

Ribó is married to comic Esteban Navarro, from the comedy group Venga Monjas [es; ca]. The pair began their relationship in March 2019^[25] and had their first child, Nico, in June 2020.^[26] Becoming pregnant only six months into a relationship, Ribó said that she had to "rethink many things" at the time but that having him was the best decision she made.^[20] Ribó and Navarro married in a civil service at Barcelona City Hall in May 2023; unconventionally the mayor, Ada Colau, was the officiant.^[27] They held a reception in June 2023, with Ribó dedicating a song to Navarro in a moment that became a viral video.^[20]

Ribó has an older sister.^[28] Her father Pepe has been president of the Federación de Peñas Madridistas de Cataluña, the group that organises official fan groups of Real Madrid CF in Catalonia, since 2007.^[28] In 2022, Ribó and Navarro attended the premiere of Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit, the documentary mini-series about Barcelona femení captain Alexia Putellas.^[29]

† Catalan release

• Paula Ribó at IMDb