José Vélez
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José Vélez is a Canarian
singer.
In the late 1960s, a music teacher from the Organización Juvenil Española (Spanish Youth Organization) had the idea to create the music group Grupo Marabilla with some of his students, among them José Velásquez. When the group was dissolved, he began his solo career. In 1968 he participated in the contest "Salto a la fama" in Madrid
and he began to get some recognition, which led him to establish in Madrid.
In 1976, he brought out his first album, "Vino Griego", and in 1977 he participated at the Sopot International Song Festival
with the song "Romántica". In 1978 he was internally chosen by TVE
as the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
in Paris
with the song "Bailemos un vals
". He placed 9th in a field of 20.
From that moment onwards he has developed most of his career in Latin America
, where he has achieved 19 platinum record and 32 gold records.
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
singer.
In the late 1960s, a music teacher from the Organización Juvenil Española (Spanish Youth Organization) had the idea to create the music group Grupo Marabilla with some of his students, among them José Velásquez. When the group was dissolved, he began his solo career. In 1968 he participated in the contest "Salto a la fama" in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and he began to get some recognition, which led him to establish in Madrid.
In 1976, he brought out his first album, "Vino Griego", and in 1977 he participated at the Sopot International Song Festival
Sopot International Song Festival
The Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contest held in Sopot, Poland. It was the biggest Polish music festival altogether with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, and one of the biggest annual song contest in Europe...
with the song "Romántica". In 1978 he was internally chosen by TVE
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
as the Spanish entry for 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...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with the song "Bailemos un vals
Bailemos un vals
"'Bailemos un vals" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Spanish by José Vélez....
". He placed 9th in a field of 20.
From that moment onwards he has developed most of his career in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, where he has achieved 19 platinum record and 32 gold records.