Aïnhoa Arteta is a Spanish soprano who made her classical crossover full-length debut in 2009 with the Top Five hit album La Vida. Born Ainhoa Arteta Ibarrolaburu on September 24, 1964, in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain, she made her opera debut in 1990 in the United States. In the years that followed, she established herself as an accomplished opera performer with an international following. ~ Jason Birchmeier