Pastora Soler is the stage name of Spanish singer María del Pilar Sánchez Luque. Since beginning her career in 1994, she has released twelve studio albums, one EP, two live albums and two compilations.
As she represented a "Big Five" nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, she had direct qualification for the final with the song "Quédate conmigo (Stay With Me)", which finished in 10th place with 97 points, giving the country its best result since the 2004 Contest in Istanbul.