Birth Name: Bárbara Reyzábal González-Aller
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 29 March 1982
Ethnicity: Spanish (including Andalusian, Asturian, and Basque)
Barei is a Spanish singer and songwriter. She will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Her father, Fortunato Reyzábal Larrouy, died shortly after she was born. She was raised by her mother, María Teresa González-Aller Monterde.
Barei’s paternal grandparents were Julián Reyzábal Delgado (the son of Florentino Reyzábal Revuelta and Úrsula Delgado Puente) and María de los Milagros Larrouy Orive (the daughter of ? Larrouy and ? Orive). Barei’s great-grandfather Florentino was the son of Lino Reyzábal and Gertrudis Revuelta. Úrsula was the daughter of Cristóbal Delgado and Manuela Puente.
Barei’s maternal grandparents were José María Alberto González-Aller Balseyro (the son of Cristóbal González-Aller Acebal and Eusebia Balseyro Gómez) and María Concepción Monterde García (the daughter of ? Monterde and ? García). Barei’s great-grandfather Cristóbal was the son of Antonio González-Aller Fernandez, and of Puerto Rican immigrant, Concepción Acebal Angulo, of San Juan. Eusebia was the daughter of Alberto Balseyro Casajús and María del Carmen Gómez Menéndez-Valdés.
Sources: http://elpais.com
Obituary of Barei´s father – http://hemeroteca.abc.es
Genealogy of Barei’s maternal grandfather, José María Alberto González-Aller Balseyro – https://www.myheritage.com
Obituary of Barei´s maternal grandfather, José María Alberto González-Aller Balseyro – http://hemeroteca.abc.es