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Juan Antonio Ipiña (Bilbao
(Spain
), August 17, 1973) is a Spanish
singer-songwriter
.
He worked in the radio station "40 Principales" in Bilbao. Later, he went to Madrid
where he started to sing in the café Libertad 8. There he met Rosana Arbelo, Andrés Molina, Rogelio Botanz, and Paco Bello.
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
(Spain
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...
), August 17, 1973) is a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
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 worked in the radio station "40 Principales" in Bilbao. Later, he went 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...
where he started to sing in the café Libertad 8. There he met Rosana Arbelo, Andrés Molina, Rogelio Botanz, and Paco Bello.
Discography
- Se vende: 1997 (Emi-Odeón). Featuring Marilia Andrés CasaresMarilia Andrés CasaresMarilia Andrés Casares is a Spanish singer-songwriter.Since she was a child, she showed a great interest in music and in the last course of high-school, she met Marta Botía, with whom she created the successful group Ella baila sola. They performed in several parks in Madrid until they recorded...
, Hijas del SolHijas del SolHijas del Sol , respectively Piruchi Apo Botupá and Paloma Loribo Apo, are an aunt and niece duo from the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea who write, sing and perform songs in both Bubi and Spanish....
and Kepa JunkeraKepa JunkeraKepa Junkera is a Basque musician and composer. A master of the trikitixa, the diatonic accordion, he has recorded more than 10 albums...
. - Corazón de mudanza: 1998. Featuring Olga Cerpa (Mestisay).
- Con un canto en los dientes: 2000. Featuring Inma SerranoInma SerranoInma Serrano is a Spanish singer-songwriter. Serrano was born in Alicante, Spain, in 1968.She has lived in Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. In 2003, she created the record label "Cerebro Demente Records"...
"Volvería a tropezar en esa piedra". - Tontxu Básico
- Contacto con la realidad: 2004. He made a cover of one Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
song. - Cuerdas vocales y consonantes: 2005, produced by Nacho Béjar.
- En el nombre del padre: 2008.