Braulio Antonio García Bautista (born in Santa María de Guía

Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria

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, Grand Canary), is a Spanish

Spain

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

.

He began his music career in 1973, and in 1976 he was chosen by a public vote to participate for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 with the self penned song "Sobran las palabras

Sobran las palabras

"Sobran las palabras was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in Spanish by Braulio.The song was performed twelfth on the night...

". He placed 16th in a field of 18. Over the years he also participated in some other song festivals: three times at the Benidorm International Song Festival

Benidorm International Song Festival

The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. The contest, based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, was born to promote Benidorm and the Spanish...

 (1973, 1975 and 1981); at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

The Viña del Mar International Song Festival is a music festival held annually during February since 1960 in Viña del Mar, Chile. It is considered the most important musical event in Latin America....

 in 1979, where he got the main prize; or at the Yamaha Music Festival

Yamaha Music Festival

The World Popular Song Festival, also known as Yamaha Music Festival and unofficially as the "Oriental Eurovision", was an international song contest held in 1970-1989. It was organised by the Yamaha Music Foundation in Tokyo, Japan from 1970 until 1989...

in 1982.