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| A guide to the most famous and best known popular singers in and from Spain Ismael SerranoIsmael Serrano is a famous singer/songwriter and guitarist from Spain, popular in Spain and Latin America, known for his insightful and often political lyrics and eclectic musical influences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismael_Serrano Alfredo KrausAlfredo Kraus Trujillo (24 November 1927 – 10 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor of partly Austrian descent, particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles.He was also considered an outstanding interpreter of the title role in Massenet's opera Werther, and especially of its famous aria, "Pourquoi me réveiller?"wikipedia Pata NegraRaimundo Amador Fernández. 1959. Seville. Famous Guitarist and singer from Spain Rafael Amador Fernández. 1960. Seville. Guitarist and cantator Pata Negra is a legendary band in the history of Spanish music. Established by the Amador brothers after Veneno split up, it has possibly been the band that did the most for cross-breed flamenco, not because they were the first to do it, but rather because of the quality they achieved and for the great impact that they had on the musical scene and among the public. In truth, rather than a fusion of flamenco with blues, it could be argued that their music was the expression of a new style.Pata Negra es una famosa banda de flamenco en la historia de la música española. Formada en el barrio Las Tres Mil Viviendas de la ciudad de Sevilla. Fundada por los hermanos Raimundo (cantante y guitarrista) y Rafael Amador (guitarrista y cantaor) tras la separación de la banda Veneno (la cual estaba formada por los dos hermanos ya mencionados y el músico Kiko Venenohttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pata_Negra Maria Dolores Campos Born in Spain, María Dolores Campos, soprano, studied music, violin and singing, at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Valladolid and the Upper Conservatory in San Sebastián, obtaining first-rate diplomas. To complete her musical education she attended advanced courses and master classes in Spain and abroad.Read More Concha Buika Concha Buika (Palma de Mallorca, 1972) is a Spanish singer whose family came from Equatorial Guinea and who grew up among gypsy people. Her music mixes flamenco with soul, jazz and funk.Read More Joan Manuel Serrat Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a famous Spanish singer-songwriter. Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat got involved in music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Manuel_Serrat Sergio DalmaPop-RockSergio Dalma is a famous Spanish pop singer. He was born as Josep Sergi Capdevila Querol on September 28, 1964 in Sabadell (near Barcelona).Sergio Dalma started his career singing in bands and doing chorus, until he won the TV program "Gent d'aqui" in Spain. Then in 1991 Sergio Dalma was chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bailar Pegados", where he finished in the 4th position. Iván FerreiroIván Ferreiro is a famous Spanish singer-songwriter born in Vigo. He was the voice, leader and composer of the group Los Piratas... Read More Ramoncin In 2003, Ramon J. Márquez, Ramoncín, celebrated his 25th birthday with a new album, "naked Songs", and a concert in Madrid. Now, and as complement of that anniversary, there is a DVD in triple format, in which, in addition to the images of that musical evening, provide a history of Spanish rock. David de María David DeMaria (born January 20, 1976) is a famous Spanish singer and songwriter. David was born in Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz, Spain. His career started when he was 14 years old with the Spanish group Kelliam 71. .. Read More TontxuJuan Antonio Ipiña, Spain, better known as Tontxu, is one of the most famous Spanish singer-composers who rocked the 90s with their simple music and sincere lyrics. The first hit by which he became known was 'Risk,' the single of the record 'Se vende' (For sale) (1997) where the second voice was by Marilia Andrés Casares, from the duo 'Ella baila sola.' Before that he worked a few years as a speaker at the Bilbao radio station 40 Principales. Antonio Orozcowebsitehttp://www.antoniorozco.com/ NataliaNatalia Rodríguez Gallego (born December 11, 1982) is the full name of the Spanish singer Natalia. She was a contestant on the successful Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo in 2001, where she finished 14th. In 2002, she released her highly successful album No soy un ángel (I'm Not an Angel), which didn't journey out of the genre pop music. She was transformed into the Spanish Britney Spears, and the first single off the album, Vas a volverme loca was recorded into English and it was released all across Europe (apart from the UK). Read More Miguel PovedaMiguel Poveda started off in a powerful manner: he swept away the competition in the Festival Nacional del Cante de las Minas (National Mining Song Festival) in La Unión (Murcia) in 1993. He won four of the most important awards, among which was the most coveted, the Lámpara Minera. This feat, which had not been achieved by anyone since Antonio Fernández Díaz Fosforito in 1956, is all the more surprising considering that he is a Catalan and a payo, and that he has no artistic predecessors in his family. However, Miguel Poveda wasn't a beginner. He had already started singing in public, at least since 1988, mainly when he accompanied his sister, the bailaora Sonia Poveda. Read More Lluís LlachLluís Llach i Grande (born May 7, 1948 in Girona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Catalan composer and songwriter. He is one of the main representatives of "Nova cançó" (New Song), a movement of musicians, and singers who defied Francisco Franco's dictatorship by singing political songs in Catalan during a time where the language, and all other cultural manifestations of Catalan identity were prohibited. His famous song L'estaca about a rotten stick about to fall was clear enough as an image of the regime. As many other singers, writers and politically involved artists, Llach left Spain and lived in voluntary exile in Paris until the death of the dictator. Though partially dependent on arrangers as Manuel Camps or Carles Cases in his early works, Llach's songwriting has largely evolved from the basic refrains and chord patterns of his early output. His pianistic skills lay mainly on Schubert-like phrases. His lyrics range from ready-to-use political stances to charming, intimate love poems. Some of his songs adapt texts from poets like Constantine P. Cavafy, Màrius Torres, Josep Maria de Segarra and Miquel Marti i Pol. Llach has developed parallel careers as occasional classical baritone and wine producer.websiteRead More Miguel BoséIn 1971, Bosé started a career as an actor, participating in various movies. However, he didn't make that many films, and in 1975 he decided a career change was due and started exploring his talents as a singer. By the hand of Camilo Blanes he recorded his first singles. Some years later Bosé signed a contract with CBS Records in 1977 and he remained with them until 1984. In 1983, 1984 and 1985, he participated in the Llena Tu Cabeza De Rock television specials on Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV. But it was in '85 that he became an international superstar, when his song Amante Bandido rose to the top of the charts all over Latin America and in Spain. The video to that song also became one of the most widely seen Spanish music videos, with Bose playing both a Superman style superhero and an Indiana Jones type of adventurer in it.Read Morehttp://www.miguelboseonline.net/home.asp José CarrerasIn 1990 the first Three Tenors concert, took place in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome on the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. It was originally conceived to raise money for Carreras's leukemia foundation and as a way for his colleagues, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, to welcome their "little brother" back to the world of opera. However, it and the subsequent Three Tenors concerts brought Carreras a fame that went far beyond the opera house. [7] It is estimated that over a billion people around the world watched the television broadcast of the 1994 Three Tenors concert in Los Angeles.[8] By 1999, the CD from the first Three Tenors concert in Rome had sold an estimated 13 million copies, making it the best-selling classical recording of all time. [9] The early 1990s also saw Carreras serving as the Musical Director for the opening and closing ceremonies of 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and performing in a world-wide concert tour in tribute to his first singing hero, Mario Lanza.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Carrerashttp://www.jcarreras.com/dhtml.htm Montserrat Caballé Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12, 1933), is a Spanish operatic soprano renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini, and DonizettiCaballé was born in Barcelona. Read More Alejandro SanzAlejandro Sanz, born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro on December 18, 1968 in Madrid, Spain, is a Grammy Award winning Spanish pop/ballad musician. The second son of María Pizarro Medina from Alcalá de los Gazules, and Jesús Sánchez Madero from Algeciras.Alejandro Sanz began playing guitar at the age of seven and composing his first songs three years later. The young musician started attending management classes after moving from the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo to Moratalaz.Read More Josele Santiagowebsite Manuel Carrasco Manuel Carrasco (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish singer who was born in Isla Cristina, Province of Huelva (Andalucía), Spain.
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| Best selling albums in Spain. Top twenty Spanish Albums Spanish Music Store @ Entertainment in Spain Visit the Entertainment in Spain store Guide books on SpainRecipes / Cuisine / Gourmet / Wines History of SpainSpanish Music StoreSpanish Music Store @ Entertainment in Spain Famous jazz singers from Spain Famous Spanish People Singers Anthology of Spanish Song (Vocal Library) [Paperback] Musicians in Spain Singer's in Spain Group's in Spain Culture Plácido DomingoHe made his operatic debut as a leading role at Monterrey as Alfredo in La Traviata and in 1961, he made his debut in the United States with the Dallas Civic Opera where he played the role as Arturo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Joan Sutherland as the title role. In 1962, he returned to play the role as Edgardo in the same opera with Lily Pons[3]. At the end of 1962, he signed a 6 month contract with Hebrew National Opera in Tel Aviv but later extended the contract and stay for two and a half years, singing 280 performances of 12 different roles. In June 1965, after finishing his contract with Hebrew National Opera, Domingo went for an audition at the New York City Opera and scheduled to make his New York debut as Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen but his debut came earlier when he was offered to fill in for an ailing tenor at the last minute in Puccini's Madama Butterfly. In June 17, 1965, Domingo made his New York debut as B.F Pinkerton at the New York City Opera. In February 1966, he sang the title role in the US premiere of Ginastera's Don Rodrigo at the New York City Opera, with much acclaim. The performance also marked as the opening of the City Opera's new home at Lincoln Center. Enrique IglesiasEnrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a singer/songwriter of Asian and European ancestry. Iglesias's career started on Indie label Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Latin market in the United States, selling more Spanish albums than any other artists in that period of time. Before the turn of the millennium he made a crossover into the mainstream English market and signed a unique multi-album deal with Universal Music for an unprecedented $48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. Iglesias holds the record for producing seventeen number 1 Spanish language hits singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. His album sales currently total over forty million, making him one of the biggest-selling Spanish musical artists in the world. Manuel CarrascoManuel Carrasco (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish singer who was born in Isla Cristina, Province of Huelva (Andalucía), Spain. He became a famous singer in Spain when he was one of the three finalists of the TV program Operación Triunfo where he won fame and record many CDs with the other participants of the reality show. His debut album called "Quiéreme" had the hit single "Que corra el aire" and sold more than 200.000 records.Read More Verónica RomeoVerónica Romeo (born July 18, 1978) is a famous Spanish singer who became successful after appearing ...Read More Albert PláAlbert Plá (Gerona 1966) is famous and controversial and innovating Catalan cantautores on the Spanish music scene. With the edition of his Veintegenarios disc in Alburquerque (prohibited previously by its record company), he returns to the Spanish musical panorama with more force than ever, mainly after a triunfal stroll by the cinema (Airbag) and the theater (Caracuero). Read More HueccowebsiteIvahn was the singer of "Sugarless", a Spanish hard rock band. In 2005 he moved to L.A. to record his first maxi single as singer. "Huecco" is the name of his new band. It sounds like a mix of rumba, reagge, rock, spanish sounds, samba, punk, hiphop and ska, which is called Rumbaton. He mixed flamenco guitars with electric ones to make riffs. MomoTribute to QueenwebsiteJOSE LUIS "MOMO" CORTÉS Javier RuibalJavier Ruibal, the Port of Santa Maria (Cadiz), 1955. He is composer, guitarist, singer and author of his texts, as well as arreglista of his creations. In its music they come together flamenco, Sephardic, magrebí music, jazz, rock, etc.Read More David BisbalDavid Bisbal Ferre is Spanish, from Almería, Andalucia in southern Spain. David is popular in Spain, Latin America and The United States with fans in other European countries, Japan and Australia. He was a contestant in the Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo (like Pop Idol) in 2001/2002. David came second and won a recording contract with renowned producer "Kike Santander". Read More El Canto Del LocoEl Canto del Loco (The Song of the Madman in English) is a Spanish pop rock band which sold more than a million albums, making them one of the most successful bands currently on the Spanish music scene. After garnering a fanbase aided by the release of Puede Ser featuring Amaia Montero, the band released their album A Contracorriente in Mexico, and part of South America. Estopa Estopa are a famous Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà. Brothers José and David Muñoz, sing a unique blend of sounds including many styles including rock, rumba, flamenco, and a "sonido callejero" that do not easily fit into categories. They are similar to the band Los Chichos, a rumba band from Spain, popular in the 1970s Carlos PiñanaCarlos Piñana was born in Cartagena in 1976, into a flamenco family. His father, Antonio Piñana, is a guitarist of orthodox flamenco and obviously led his son to compete for guitar prizes. By 1998 he won the "Ramón Montoya" National prize of Córdoba and the "Sabicas" first prize in the National Festival of Young Flamenco Maria Villalon Website www.MariaWeb.esMaria Villalon (Round, Malaga, Spain, April 1 of 1989) Spanish singer who gained fame as the winner of the Spanish X Factor in 2007. Marlangowww.marlango.netAlejandro Pelayo Alejandro Pelayo Leonor Watling Leonor Watling Óscar Ybarra Oscar Ybarra Marlango is a band influenced by the atmosphere Spanish music of Tom Waits. Muchachito Bombo Infierno is a band from Barcelona. The group is led by Muchachito (Jairo Perera), singer, guitar and bass drum, Tito Carlos (keyboards), Joshua "The Cyclone" (trumpet), Hector Bellino (drums), Lere (double bass), along with the "Brass Gigoleto "(Sax), Martin" Lusurius "and David" The Child "(trombone), Oscar Bass and Alberto" El Jaguar Of Parallel (trumpet) and the musician brushes Santos De Veracruz (painter creates a painting on stage during the concert). Antonio VegaAntonio Vega former member of ' Nacha Pop', one of the key 'movida madrileña' rock bands of the late 1970s. The band signed to indie label Hispavox in 1980 after supporting the likes of Siouxsie and the Banshees and went on to record five LPs. In 1988 Nacha Pop broke up. Vega went on to releasehis solo debut, No Me Iré Mañana, on the Pasíon label. Since then Vega has produced several records to wide acclaim in Spanish-speaking countries -- his most celebrated song being "Chica De Ayer". In 2000, Nacha Pop experienced a revival after featuring on the soundtrack to Mexican film "Amores Perros", sparking fresh interest in the group.wiki/Antonio_Vega
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Alb%C3%A9niz Enrique Granados (1867-1916), musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Granados Pau Casals (1876-1973), cellist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pau_Casals Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Cugat Victòria dels Àngels (1923-2005), soprano http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vict%C3%B2ria_dels_%C3%80ngels Montserrat Caballé (1933-), soprano] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9 Tete Montoliu (1933-1997), jazz pianist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tete_Montoliu Jordi Savall (1941-), musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Savall Josep Carreras (1946-), tenor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josep_Carreras Joan Manuel Serrat (1943-), singer and author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Manuel_Serrat Pascal Comelade (1955-), musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Comelade Sandrine Erdely-Sayo (1968-), pianist, composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandrine_Erdely-Sayo Maria Gay (1879-1943), mezzo-soprano http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Gay Roger Mas (1975-), singer-songwriter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mas Federico Mompou (1893-1987), composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Mompou Guillermo Scott Herren (1976-), musician who performs under several aliases, most notably Prefuse 73 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Scott_Herren
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