Pedro Marín
Encyclopedia
Pedro Marín is a Spanish
pop singer, actor and TV performer.
and Portugal
, top 5 hits in Argentina
, and was also popular in Colombia
, Peru
, France
and Germany
, selling more than 2.5 million records. He then suddenly retired from the music business. During the 1990s, he worked in banking and finance in England
and West Africa
.
However, beginning in 2005, Marín returned to the public spotlight. He released a new full-length CD, Diamonds, in which he paid tribute to Amanda Lear
's disco-era oeuvre with electro cover versions of hits such as "Queen of Chinatown," "Follow Me," "Fashion Pack," and "Enigma," among others.
With the success of Diamonds, Marín recorded a new album in 2007, Pulpo negro, which sold over 60 thousand copies in Spain. Unlike Diamonds, which was recorded in English
, Pulpo negro was recorded in Spanish
.
In 2009, Marín released his most critically acclaimed album to date, "I will glam," on which he composed all the songs. The album features collaborations with major artists from the Spanish rock ´n´ roll scene, such as Eric Jimenez from Los Planetas. Marín subsequently toured Spain for the first time in many years.
After this successful tour, Marín began work on a new album in Barcelona, which will be released in 2011.
Rebelde, 1981
Grandes éxitos, 1982
Secretos, 1982
Todas sus grabaciones, 1979–1986, 1992
Diamonds, 2006
Pulpo negro, 2007
I Will Glam, 2009
"Aire," 1980
"Cantaré," 1981
"Laura," 1981
"Dos enamorados," 1982
"Tú serás solo mía," 1985
"Especies en extinción," 1986
"Follow Me," 2006
"Pulpo negro," 2007
"Aire" 2007
"El dia despues" (2009)
"El influjo de la luna" (2009)
"Glam Song" (2010)
"Rarezas EP" (2010) features a collaboration with Spanish electronic performer Digital 21.
Spain
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pop singer, actor and TV performer.
Biography
Marín débuted on the popular music scene in Spain as a teen idol in the early 1980s with hits such as "Que no" and "Aire." He was the first Spanish artist to work with synthesisers and electronic instruments being a reference to many bands which would come later. He scored number one hits in Spain, MexicoMexico
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and Portugal
Portugal
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, top 5 hits in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and was also popular in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, France
France
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and Germany
Germany
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, selling more than 2.5 million records. He then suddenly retired from the music business. During the 1990s, he worked in banking and finance in England
England
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and West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
.
However, beginning in 2005, Marín returned to the public spotlight. He released a new full-length CD, Diamonds, in which he paid tribute to Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....
's disco-era oeuvre with electro cover versions of hits such as "Queen of Chinatown," "Follow Me," "Fashion Pack," and "Enigma," among others.
With the success of Diamonds, Marín recorded a new album in 2007, Pulpo negro, which sold over 60 thousand copies in Spain. Unlike Diamonds, which was recorded in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Pulpo negro was recorded in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
In 2009, Marín released his most critically acclaimed album to date, "I will glam," on which he composed all the songs. The album features collaborations with major artists from the Spanish rock ´n´ roll scene, such as Eric Jimenez from Los Planetas. Marín subsequently toured Spain for the first time in many years.
After this successful tour, Marín began work on a new album in Barcelona, which will be released in 2011.
Albums
Pedro Marín, 1980Rebelde, 1981
Grandes éxitos, 1982
Secretos, 1982
Todas sus grabaciones, 1979–1986, 1992
Diamonds, 2006
Pulpo negro, 2007
I Will Glam, 2009
Singles
"Que no," 1980"Aire," 1980
"Cantaré," 1981
"Laura," 1981
"Dos enamorados," 1982
"Tú serás solo mía," 1985
"Especies en extinción," 1986
"Follow Me," 2006
"Pulpo negro," 2007
"Aire" 2007
"El dia despues" (2009)
"El influjo de la luna" (2009)
"Glam Song" (2010)
"Rarezas EP" (2010) features a collaboration with Spanish electronic performer Digital 21.