An influential figure on the Movida Madrilena scene, Spanish-Mexican new wave singer
Olvido Gara Jova
, aka
Alaska
, has been a dominant rock en espanol force since the late '70s. 2005 release
Grandes Exitos
collects 15 of her biggest hits from the band she fronted,
Alaska y los Pegamoides
, who have twice changed their name (to
Alaska y Dinarama
and then
Fangoria
), and includes "Bailando," "Ni Tu Ni Nadie," and "Horror en el Hipermercado." ~ Jon O'Brien