Manolo García
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Poblenou
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, Barcelona
Barcelona
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, August 19 of 1955) is a Spanish
Spain
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singer and painter
Painting
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. His first LPs were recorded with rock bands like Los Rápidos, Los Burros and El Último de la Fila
El Último de la Fila
El Último de la Fila was a Spanish music group created in the mid 1980s in Barcelona, Spain. The original members were Manolo García and Quimi Portet.-History:...
. His singing style is a mix of pop rock
Pop rock
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, flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
and Arabic music. Today, García continues to have a successful solo career. Manolo became famous as the frontman of the Rock group "El Último de La Fila" (The last one of the line), during the 90's. As a solo singer he had exceled his previous success with "El ultimo.." They became famous in Venezuela with a song called "Como un burro amarrado en la puerta de un baile" (Like a donkey tighted in the door of a dance) Manolo is a poet and his lyrics are as good or better than his Flamenco Rock. As a solo artist he has beautiful themes as "Nunca el tiempo es perdido" ( The time is never lost ) He has fans not only in Spain but in all Latin America an between Spanish speakers in the USA. Another great theme is "Rosa de Alejandria" (Alexandria's Rose) Manolo is an example of an integral artist in Spain and Spanish speaking America.
Personal life
Manolo García has been married for quite some time and has four children, two with his former wife a boy and a girl (both of whom are grown-up and married) and with his second wife, he has two young daughters. His sister Carmen has two children.Albums
- Arena en los BolsillosArena en los BolsillosArena en los bolsillos is the first solo studio album from Spanish musician Manolo García, released in 1998. The album contains 12 individual songs, plus an alternate version of the song "Carbon y ramas secas" and an instrumental version of the song "Pajaros de Barro".- Track listing :#"Prefiero el...
(BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, 1998) - Nunca el Tiempo es PerdidoNunca el Tiempo es PerdidoNunca el Tiempo es Perdido is the second solo studio album from Spanish musician Manolo García, formerly of the band El Último de la Fila.- Track listing :#"Sin Que Sepas de mi" – 5:16#"Suave, Suave" – 3:58#"Rosa de Alejandria" - 4:35...
(BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, 2001) - Para que no se duerman mis sentidos (BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, 2004) - Saldremos a la lluvia (BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, 2008) - Los días intactos (2011)