Denise Rosenthal

Denise Sofía Rosenthal Schalchli (Santiago, November 8, 1990) is a Chilean singer-songwriter and actress. At the age of 16, she began her artistic career in the musical television series Amango (2007-2009), where she played Feña, and as a member of the group of the same name in 2007. Simultaneously, she was part of the series El blog de la Feña (2008), where she released two albums for the show. She began her solo career and released her first studio album, Fiesta (2013), independently, which included the songs "I Wanna Give My Heart" and "Just Better Alone," among others. After signing with Universal Music Chile, she released her second studio album, Cambio de piel (2017), followed by Todas seremos reinas (2021).

In 2011, she made her film debut, starring in Sebastián Badilla's film El limpiapiscinas, with whom she would later star in the film El babysitter (2013) and the TVN television series El nuevo. In 2017, she published her first literary work, La vida en movimiento.

Her feminist personality has been expressed in her albums, where she addresses themes such as sisterhood, female empowerment, and self-love, highlighting the singles "Cambio de piel" (Skin Change), "Cabello de ángel" (Angel Hair), and "Lucha en equilibrio" (Balancing Fight).[4] She also addressed sexist behaviors and self-acceptance in her lyrics, emphasizing the tracks "Agua segura" (Safe Water), "El amor no duele" (Love Doesn't Hurt), "Ni un fruto" (Not a Single Fruit), and "Tiene sabor" (It Has Flavor). Because of this, Billboard highlighted her as a Latin artist to discover, "emphasizing her powerful lyrics."[5] Beginnings
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She is the youngest of four children of Christian Rosenthal, who works in ceramics,[6] and the writer Liselotte Schalchli.[7] She has two brothers and one sister.[6]

When she was eight years old, her parents separated.[8] She studied at Santiago College, a private bilingual school located at the time in the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile.[3] During an interview, she commented that her family "was not a multimillionaire," and that "most of her school

Private life
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In 2017, she began a relationship with Camilo Zicavo, the lead singer of Moral Distraída.[105] On November 9, 2020, during the singer's birthday celebration, the couple became engaged.[106] Finally, in March 2022, in the commune of Pirque, they married.[1]

In 2006, she began her acting career playing the lead role of María Fernanda Mc Gellar, known as Feña, in the Canal 13 series Amango.[80] The series premiered on June 16, 2007. Simultaneously, she starred in the series El blog de la Feña on the same channel, where she gained popularity among children for her catchphrases such as: "O sea!" (Like, like!), "¿Que ondi?" (What's up?).[81] In 2009, she began filming Corazón rebelde, the Chilean version of the Argentine series Rebelde Way. In it, she played Martina Valdivieso.[82][83]

In 2011, she appeared in Sebastián Badilla's film El limpiapiscinas, playing the character Nicole Ivanov.[84] Starting in May 2012, Rosenthal joined the cast of the musical Que cante la vida: el musical, which premiered on June 7, 2012, at the Teatro Municipal de Las Condes in Santiago, Chile.[85] A year later, she joined the cast of the new Chilean television series El nuevo, playing Cote, the protagonist's cousin.[86] She also participated in the filming of another movie with Sebastián Badilla, El BabySitter, which was a box office success in Chilean cinemas, attracting over 100,000 viewers in 2013.[87]

In 2015, she appeared in the Chilean telenovela Matriarcas on TVN, as Sandra Bravo.[88] In 2016, Rosenthal appeared in her second telenovela for Televisión Nacional de Chile, El camionero, in the role of Marcela Flores.[89] The telenovela aired from August 2016 to March 2017.[90] That same year, she played Jéssica Lorca in the Mega series Chico reality.[91] Additionally, Denise was part of the second and third films of The Snow Queen, directed by Aleksey Tsitsilin,[92] Prueba de actitud directed by Fabrizio Copano[93] and in the stage productions Aladdin: The Musical[94] and La Carta: A Tribute to Violeta Parra[95] in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

In 2021, she was part of the jury on Got Talent Chile.