His abrupt departure from 'Van Gogh's Ear' led to Leire Martínez (45 years) to the front line of news. Although at first the artist chose to remain silent, she did not hesitate to accept Mtmad's proposal to take a tour of the lights and shadows of her life with the help of psychologist Andrea Vicente. Few know that Leire had to face a complicated childhood and adolescence marked by the divorce of her parents. A situation that led to estrangement from her father, a deterioration that led her to make the most difficult decision of her life. At the age of 18 he left the family home. “I couldn't continue in that situation. I started to lose weight, I went into depression…”remember. “I adopted a role with my father as a mother, as a caregiver, when it was not my role. I grew up with the feeling that my father was a weak person who had to be protected,” says the singer. A very painful situation that has marked him forever. 
It was then that Leire decided to go to Social Services for help. But as the artist says, the response was not what was expected. ““The assistant told me that I didn't have enough signs of suffering.”he assured with eyes full of tears. A closed door that left her in a situation of total and absolute helplessness. “And who helps me?” he repeated to himself at that time. 
Mtmad There began an adventure that led him to live with a neighbor couple who needed help at home, an unforgettable experience that made him feel special to someone. “That was the beginning of my healing. I'm so grateful. They have been key in my life. I never asked them for anything and they gave me everything, I was one of the family,” she said, unable to stop herself from bursting into tears. 
Although many years of suffering have passed since all of this, Leire Martínez affirms that although it has cost her a lot, she has learned to forgive.
Leire Martínez speaks for the first time about her departure from 'La Oreja de Van Gogh'
After 17 years as vocalist of 'La Oreja de Van Gogh', Leire left the group from one day to the next. Completely unexpected news that inevitably put the focus on Amaia Montero. “The decision has been hard and difficult but it comes after a long time of reflection and deep conversations in which we have not managed to bring together our different ways of living as a group,” cited the statement that Leire chose not to sign, a detail that hinted the singer's dissatisfaction with her departure. A bad relationship that has generated great controversy among fans of the iconic group. “If someone believes that in 17 years of coexistence everything has been wonderful… Common sense tells you that if I have not signed that statement it is because I did not agree,” Leire admitted in Mtmad. Of course, she preferred not to go into evaluating what her experience was like so as not to spoil what for her has been an unforgettable journey. “If I speak, many ugly things will happen. Many times I have had that feeling that they have not known how to love me“, he acknowledged. Regarding his continuous comparisons with Amaia Montero, Leire did want to hit the table to make it clear that “Amaia and I have never been friends, we have been colleagues”. And he states: “Amaia has nothing to do with what has happened behind closed doors in this group, let her be left alone. I am no one's rival and I am not going to be part of anyone else's war.” With these statements, the artist intends to settle the controversy once and for all and announces that she will continue with her solo musical career because it is her great passion.
