Cruz’s own story is pretty remarkable. The 31-year-old is a classically trained singer from Catalonia. She studied piano and classical saxophone and has a degree in vocal jazz. While still at the Catalonia College of Music in Barcelona, Cruz co-founded a flamenco group called Las Migas (The Bread Crumbs) with three other women. She says none of them were the best players or singers, but that helped them take a different approach to flamenco. Javier Colina, a jazz bassist, invited her to record an album with his trio. Silvia Perez Cruz sings in French, German, and English in four Iberian languages.