Juan Aguirre
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Juan Vicente García Aguirre (born February 11, 1970 in San Sebastián
, Basque Country
, Spain
) is a Spanish
musician and songwriter. He is best known for being one-half of the Spanish group Amaral
with its namesake Eva Amaral
.
Aguirre was born in San Sebastián
, living there until he was 15 years old, when he moved to Zaragoza
and joined a band named Días De Vino Y Rosas (Days Of Wine And Roses) there, who released an album in 1990. In 1993, he met Eva Amaral and they formed Amaral
, which for the first few years of its existence, mainly mainly small shows in Zaragoza. In 1997, the duo relocated to Madrid
and signed with Virgin
-EMI
, releasing their first album, the eponymous Amaral
in 1998. Since then, Amaral have recorded a total of six studio albums.
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Spain
Spain
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) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
musician and songwriter. He is best known for being one-half of the Spanish group Amaral
Amaral (music group)
Amaral is an award-winning music group from Zaragoza, Spain who have sold more than four million albums worldwide. The band consists of Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre , who write their songs together. Eva Amaral started out as a drummer in another group until she set out with Aguirre to perform her...
with its namesake Eva Amaral
Eva Amaral
Eva María Amaral Lallana is a Spanish singer-songwriter, and member of the group Amaral with Juan Aguirre.She studied sculpture studies at the Art School of Zaragoza. During this time, she was a member of the band Bandera Blanca, where she was the drummer. In 1993, she met the guitarist Juan...
.
Aguirre was born in San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, living there until he was 15 years old, when he moved to Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
and joined a band named Días De Vino Y Rosas (Days Of Wine And Roses) there, who released an album in 1990. In 1993, he met Eva Amaral and they formed Amaral
Amaral (music group)
Amaral is an award-winning music group from Zaragoza, Spain who have sold more than four million albums worldwide. The band consists of Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre , who write their songs together. Eva Amaral started out as a drummer in another group until she set out with Aguirre to perform her...
, which for the first few years of its existence, mainly mainly small shows in Zaragoza. In 1997, the duo relocated to 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 signed with Virgin
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
-EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, releasing their first album, the eponymous Amaral
Amaral (album)
Amaral is the self-titled debut studio album from Spanish Folk rock group Amaral released in 1998 in Spain.- Amaral :# "Rosita" – 2:55# "Un día más" - 4:21# "Voy a acabar contigo" - 3:52# "Cara a cara" - 3:23# "Tardes" - 4:06...
in 1998. Since then, Amaral have recorded a total of six studio albums.
External links
- Official Website in Spanish
- Official Website in English
- Unofficial Website in Spanish
- Amaral's Fansite with videos, songs, photos in Spanish
- Flores Para Maika website in Spanish
- Link to Amaral song at Otro Corto Website in Spanish