Lucia may refer to:

People[link]

• Lucia, the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius

Surname[link]

• Bruno Lucia, Australian stand-up comedian and performer
• Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor

Given name[link]

• Lucia Cifarelli, member of industrial band KMFDM
• Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza, Spanish writer
• Lucia Galeazzi Galvani, Italian scientist
• Lucia Kimani, Bosnian athlete
• Lucia Liljegren, mechanical engineer and climate blogger
• Lucía López, Spanish field hockey player
• Lucia Popp, popular operatic soprano
• Lucia dos Santos, a seer who, in Roman Catholic culture, spoke to the Virgin Mary
• Lucia Micarelli, American violinist appearing in the HBO series Treme

Arts and culture[link]

• Lucía, 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás
• Lucia di Lammermoor, 1836 opera by Gaetano Donizetti
• Mapp and Lucia, series of novels by E. F. Benson
• "Santa Lucia", a Neapolitan song
• "Lucia" (song), a Swedish children's song published in Barnens svenska sångbok

Fictional characters[link]

• Lucia, a playable character in Contra: Shattered Soldier, and boss in its sequel, Neo Contra
• Lucia Morgan, a playable character in Final Fight 3
• Lucia Raregroove, a major enemy in the Japanese manga/anime series Rave Master
• Lucia (Suikoden), a character in Suikoden II and Suikoden III
• Lucia von Bardas, Marvel Comics villainess
• Lucia, a popstar and golfer in Pangya.

Other uses[link]

• 222 Lucia, an asteroid
• Lucia (butterfly), a butterfly genus from the Luciini tribe
• Lucia, California, a small town in the United States
• Saint Lucia, independent country in the Caribbean
• Saint Lucia's Day, a Nordic feast day celebrated on December 13th

See also[link]

• Saint Lucia (disambiguation)
• Luci
• Lúcia
• Luciana (disambiguation)
• Lucie (disambiguation)
• Lucille (disambiguation)
• Lucinda (disambiguation)
• Lucy (disambiguation)

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Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat
Background information
Birth name	Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa
Born	(1943-12-27) December 27, 1943 (age 68)
Origin	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Genres	Nueva Canción
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter
Instruments	Singing, Guitar
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Sony BMG
Website	www.jmserrat.com

Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam mənuˈɛɫ səˈrat]) (27 December 1943) is a Spanish singer.

Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. He became involved with music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra".

In the early '60s, the young artist participated in a pop band, playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School and performing mainly Beatles songs and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish.

In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escamilla helped him secure a record deal with local label Edigsa, where he recorded his first LP, as well as joining the group Els Setze Jutges.

Joan Manuel Serrat's first live stage performance in 1967 at the Palau de la Música Catalana, served to establish him as one of the most important artists inside the Nova cançó movement in Catalonia.

The following year, Spain entered Serrat in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 to sing "La, la, la", but he asked to sing it in Catalan, to which the Spanish authorities would not agree. This would be the first time he would come into conflict with the language politics of Francoist Spain, because of his decision to sing in his native Catalan language, repressed by dictator Francisco Franco. Defiantly, Serrat refused to sing the Spanish-language version, and was hurriedly replaced by Massiel, who went on to win the contest with her Spanish-language interpretation.

As a result, Serrat's songs were banned and his records burned in the streets. He then traveled to South America and participated in the Rio de Janeiro's World Music Festival, where he took first place with the song "Penélope".

In 1969, Serrat released an album containing songs with texts of Antonio Machado, a well-known Spanish poet of late 19th-early 20th century. This album brought him immediate fame in all Spain and Latin America though, in spite of this, his decision to sing in Spanish was criticized in some Catalan nationalist circles. Regarding this and other times when his choice of language (sometimes Spanish, sometimes Catalan) raised controversy on either side of the political sphere, he once explained: "I sing better in the language they forbid me."

The release of the Mediterráneo LP in 1971 consolidated the artist's reputation worldwide. During that year, Serrat sang a seminal concert at the theater of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, which was highly influential in the Puerto Rican music community of the time, and which had repercussions as late as 2006.

In late 1974, Serrat was exiled in Mexico due to his condemnation of arbitrary executions under Franco's regime. It wasn't until Franco's death on November 20, 1975 that Serrat was able to return to his homeland. In 1976, Joan Manuel Serrat was acclaimed for the first time in the U.S.A., while performing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

In January 1995, the Spanish government awarded him a medal for his contribution to Hispanic culture. That same year, a tribute album called Serrat, eres único was made to honor his career, featuring artists such as Diego Torres, Ketama, Rosario Flores, Joaquín Sabina, and Antonio Flores. On November 28, 1998, Serrat performed the Cant del Barça during the FC Barcelona Centenary festival at the Camp Nou.

In 2000, the Spanish Association of Authors and Editors (SGAE) awarded him with one of ten Medals of the Century.

Serrat revealed in October 2004 that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer of the urinary bladder and in November that year he had to cancel a tour of Latin America and the U.S. in order to undergo surgery in Barcelona, where he still lives. His signature song "Mediterráneo" was selected as the most important song of the 20th century in Spain.

His recovery was satisfactory, and in 2005 he went on tour again ("Serrat 100×100") around Spain and Latin America with his lifelong producer and arranger, Ricard Miralles. During the tour Serrat played symphonic versions of his songs with local symphony orchestras.

A second volume of Serrat, eres único was also released this year, featuring Alejandro Sanz, Estopa, and Pasión Vega. Around the same time, Cuban artists such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Chucho Valdez, and Ibrahim Ferrer came together to make another tribute CD, Cuba le canta a Serrat.

By 2006, the theater of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras where Serrat sang in 1970 had undergone a multi-million dollar renovation, after being closed for ten years. The university planned to reopen the theater with Serrat as its first popular culture act, thus recalling his first performance there. However, student protests over the university conceding private entities control over some theater administration functions ended up in a physical confrontation between some student leaders and patrons attending the theater's inaugural gala, the day before Serrat's first scheduled performance. As a result, the concerts had to be postponed and changed to another venue. Serrat felt particularly uneasy about the whole situation; when he was pressed to take sides in the controversy he opted to remain neutral.

In 2006 Serrat also released Mô, his first album completely in Catalan in 17 years. The album title refers to the city of Mahón, capital of the Spanish island of Menorca, where he likes to get away from it all during long touring seasons.

Serrat is a part owner of the Mas Perinet winery producing both DO Montsant and DOC Priorat wines in La Morera de Montsant.

Discography (LPs)[link]

• 1967 – Ara que tinc Vint Anys
• 1968 – Cançons Tradicionals
• 1969 – Com ho fa el Vent
• 1969 – La Paloma
• 1969 – Dedicado a Antonio Machado, poeta
• 1970 – Serrat IV
• 1971 – Mediterráneo
• 1972 – Miguel Hernández
• 1973 – Per al meu Amic
• 1974 – Canción Infantil
• 1975 – ...Para Piel de Manzana
• 1977 – Res no és Mesquí
• 1978 – 1978
• 1979 – Mi Biñez
• 1980 – Tal com Raja
• 1981 – En Tránsito
• 1983 – Cada Loco con su Tema
• 1984 – Fa Vint Anys que tinc Vint Anys
• 1984 – En Directo
• 1985 – El Sur también Existe
• 1986 – Sinceramente Teu
• 1987 – Bienaventurados
• 1989 – Material Sensible
• 1992 – Utopía
• 1994 – Nadie es Perfecto
• 1996 – Banda Sonora d'un Temps d'un País
• 1996 – El Gusto es Nuestro (live with Ana Belén, Víctor Manuel, and Miguel Ríos)
• 1998 – Sombras de la China
• 2000 – Cansiones (Tarrés)
• 2002 – Versos en la Boca
• 2003 – Serrat Sinfónico
• 2006 – Mô
• 2007 – Dos Pájaros de un Tiro (live with Joaquín Sabina)
• 2010 – Hijo de la Luz y de la Sombra
• 2012 – La Orquesta del Titanic (studio album with Joaquín Sabina)

Tributes (LPs)[link]

• Varios: Serrat, eres único (BMG Ariola, 1995)
• Ricardo León: 'Antes que lleguen los perros' (Whitehill Records, 2002)
• Ricardo León: 'Levementeodioso' (Whitehill Records, 2004).
• Varios: Serrat, eres único (volumen 2) (BMG Ariola, 2005)
• Varios: Cuba le canta a Serrat (Discmedi, 2005)
• Varios: Per al meu amic Serrat (Discmedi, 2006)
• Varios: Cuba le canta a Serrat (volumen 2) (Discmedi, 2007)

External links[link]

• JOAN MANUEL SERRAT... Desde siempre y para siempre
• Joan Manuel Serrat discography
• English translations of Serrat's songs

Chris Botti
Background information
Born	(1962-10-12) October 12, 1962 (age 49) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Jazz Smooth Jazz
Occupations	Trumpeter Radio presenter
Instruments	Trumpet
Labels	Columbia Records
Website	www.chrisbotti.com

Christopher Stephen "Chris" Botti (pronounced /ˈboʊti/ BOH-tee; born October 12, 1962), is an American trumpeter and composer.^[1] In 2007, Botti was nominated for two Grammy Awards^[2] including Best Pop Instrumental Album. On December 4, 2009, he was nominated for three more Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Long Form Music Video. Three of his albums have reached the #1 position on the Billboard jazz albums chart.

Coming to prominence with the 2001 recording of his Night Sessions CD, Botti established a reputation as a versatile musician in both jazz and pop music for his ability to fuse both styles together.

Early life[link]

He was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Corvallis and spent two years of his childhood growing up in Italy. His earliest musical influence was his mother, a classically trained pianist and part-time piano teacher.^[3]

He started playing the trumpet at 9 years old, and committed to the instrument at age 12 when he heard Miles Davis play "My Funny Valentine."

In 1983, he was selected as a member of McDonalds’ All American High School Jazz band which marked his first Carnegie Hall performance.

At the age of 17, he ended up at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon by convincing his high school to allow him to fulfill his remaining senior year credits there. Botti constructed the scenario so that he could also play at Portland clubs in the evening. Mount Hood's program was headed by Larry McVey, whose band had come to be a proving ground and regular stop for Stan Kenton and Mel Tormé when they were looking for new players. It was here Botti played alongside his friend, trombonist and future Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Todd Field. After graduating from high school, Botti studied under jazz educator David Baker and trumpet professor Bill Adam at Indiana University. Botti was also the recipient of two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts which allowed him to study with trumpeter Woody Shaw and saxophonist George Coleman during two consecutive summer breaks.

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Botti left Indiana University during his senior year for short touring stints with Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich.^[4][5] In 1985, he moved to New York City to hone his craft as a studio musician.

In 1990, he began a decade long touring and recording relationship with Paul Simon which broadened his exposure to other singers. During that period, he also performed/recorded with Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Scritti Politti, Roger Daltrey and others.

On August 15, 1991, Botti performed with Paul Simon in New York’s Central Park as part of the The Rhythm of the Saints tour. The performance was commercially released as the Concert in the Park CD. While on tour with Simon, he met saxophonist Michael Brecker, which led to Botti producing the Brecker Brothers’ Out of the Loop. The album won a 1995 Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.

Verve recordings (1995-2000)[link]

Botti's solo debut, First Wish, was released in 1995; his second effort, Midnight Without You, which included a collaboration with Blue Nile vocalist Paul Buchanan, appeared in 1997. These were followed by Slowing Down The World in 1999^[6] which included vocal contributions from Sting and Jonatha Brooke (also on the Midnight Without You release).

Botti was also a member of Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, a more experimental, jazz fusion-oriented group. He composed the score and recorded a soundtrack for the 1996 film Caught.^[7]

In 1999, Botti was invited to tour with Sting as a featured soloist in the Brand New Day tour. The two-year run culminated in All This Time, a CD/DVD-taping and webcast performance from Sting’s estate in Tuscany on September 11, 2001. Botti attributes his relationship with Sting as having changed the course of his career.^[8]

Columbia recordings (2001-present)[link]

Botti was introduced to Columbia by Bobby Colomby, drummer and founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears, who went on to become his producer and manager. Botti’s first Columbia release was Night Sessions in 2001. This was followed in 2002 by December, a holiday album, which included an original composition by Richard Marx. The project represented the only time Botti has performed vocals on two tracks.^[9]

A Thousand Kisses Deep, was released in 2003 and contained a group of originals and covers that accent Botti’s crossover appeal as both a jazz and pop musician.^[10]

When I Fall In Love followed in 2004, which featured a more traditional sound^[11] than its predecessor.

To Love Again: The Duets, released in 2005, continued where the previous album left off with more lush orchestral jazz via the London Session Orchestra, this time showcasing guest vocalists — as well as a handful of instrumental tracks.^[12]

In May 2005, Botti was invited to perform at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball weekend honoring her African American heroines.^[13] In 2006, Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Chris Botti & Sting) from Botti's album To Love Again - The Duets.^[14] 2006 also marked his first PBS collaboration, Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests, released in early 2006. The CD and platinum-certified DVD included duets with Sting, Burt Bacharach, Gladys Knight, Jill Scott and Renee Olstead.^[15]

On September 25, 2007, Botti released an album entitled Italia. The album places focus on Botti's Italian roots through such songs as "Ave Maria", "Venice", "Estatè", and the title track "Italia", on which he partnered with Andrea Bocelli. In December 2007, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Botti also performed the song with Bocelli during the 2007 edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, which was released on DVD titled Vivere Live in Tuscany, in 2008.

Early in 2009, Botti released his second CD/DVD PBS project, Chris Botti in Boston. Performing with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Botti shared the stage with Yo Yo Ma, Steven Tyler, Josh Groban, Katharine McPhee, John Mayer, Sting and others.

By June 2009, Chris Botti had released twelve solo albums. His first few releases are often classified as smooth jazz, though critic Alex Henderson argues that Botti's music was a cut above much of the genre; reviewing his 1999 album, Slowing Down the World, Henderson writes "it would be a major mistake to lump it in with... outright elevator muzak ... Botti is capable of a lot more."^[16] That same year as well as the following year, Botti appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.

In media[link]

Botti was the leader of the house band on the nationally syndicated daytime talk show The Caroline Rhea Show for its only season in 2002-2003. He was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2004.

For several years, Botti also hosted a radio show called Chill with Chris Botti, that focused mainly on "chill" music, which is described as "smooth jazz with a touch of cool jazz." In 2007, saxophonist Mindi Abair took over the hosting duties, and the show, using the same format as before, is now called Chill with Mindi Abair. With the success of To Love Again, Botti hosted a special concert at the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles in December 2005 with many of the guest artists from the CD. It was recorded for airing on PBS in Spring 2006 as Chris Botti: Live with Orchestra and Special Guests, which also was released as a DVD.^{[citation needed]}

Instrument[link]

Botti plays a Martin Committee large bore Handcraft trumpet made in 1939, and uses a #3 silver plated mouthpiece from Bach made in 1926, having recently retired his 1920 3C Bach mouthpiece. He uses a Leblanc Vacchiano Harmon mute from the 1950s.^[17]

Discography[link]

Verve label[link]

• First Wish (1995)
• Midnight Without You (1997)
• Slowing Down the World (1999)

Columbia label[link]

• Night Sessions (2001)
• The Very Best of Chris Botti (2002)
• December (2002) #124 US
• A Thousand Kisses Deep (2003)
• When I Fall in Love (2004) #37 US
• To Love Again: The Duets (2005) #18 US
• Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests (2006)
• Italia (2007) #27 US
• Chris Botti in Boston (2009) #13 US
• This Is Chris Botti (2011)
• Impressions (2012) #32 US, #62 CAN

See also[link]

Jazz portal

• 20th century brass instrumentalists
• List of trumpeters
• List of jazz trumpeters

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chris Botti

• Official website
• Discography
• Chill with Chris Botti Radio Show
• About.com Interview with Chris Botti
• Chris Botti interview with Joanna Gulbinska
• Music Man Chris Botti's Playlist - Nightline, May 29, 2009 (lists his 5 favorite musical influences)

Lucia Micarelli (born July 9, 1983) is an American violinist and actress best known for her collaborations with Josh Groban and classic rock band Jethro Tull, and her role as Annie Talarico in Treme.

Early Life[link]

Born in Queens, New York, of Italian - Korean heritage, she began playing the violin at the age of three and played her first concert with an orchestra at six years old. She was classically trained at Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music.^{[citation needed]}

Music career[link]

She was the concertmaster with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) on their Christmas Season Tour in 2003.^{[citation needed]} After her tour with TSO, Micarelli joined Josh Groban on his Closer Tour as a guest soloist and concertmaster.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, Micarelli released her first album Music From A Farther Room, executive produced by Groban. It is a blend of classical pieces and familiar pop songs, including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", David Bowie's "Lady Grinning Soul" and David Foster's "To Love You More".^{[citation needed]} In May 2005, Micarelli opened for West End singer Michael Ball.^{[citation needed]} In October and November 2005 and most of 2006, she toured the United States with Jethro Tull.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, Micarelli toured with Josh Groban again to promote his album Awake, and completed her second album, titled Interlude.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Micarelli toured with trumpeter Chris Botti. While on tour with Botti in July 2009, Micarelli injured her left hand badly enough to affect her ability to play.^[1]

Acting career[link]

She plays the role of street musician Annie in two seasons of HBO's television series Treme, about life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.^[2][3][1]

Discography[link]

• Music from a Farther Room (2004)
• Interlude (2006)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Radio Interview
• Lucia Micarelli at the Internet Movie Database

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David Bisbal
David Bisbal in August 2006
Background information
Birth name	David Bisbal Ferre
Born	(1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 33) Almería, Spain
Genres	Latin pop, pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Signature Records, Wrasse Records (UK)
Website	www.davidbisbal.com

David Bisbal Ferré (born in Almería, Spain on June 5, 1979) is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo.

He has since released four studio albums, all of which topped the Spanish Albums Chart, in addition to recording a number of live albums. He's toured throughout Europe and Latin America and is now considered to be a crossover international artist.

Until 2012, David Bisbal has sold more than 5 million records in Spain and America, getting 35 Platinum albums, 17 gold and 2 diamond. 'Corazón Latino' and 'Bulería' treasure each one IFPI Platinum Award, official certification for selling over 1 million copies across Europe.

[edit] Beginnings: Operación Triunfo

David Bisbal left school early and worked in a platinum and flower nursery. He was encouraged by his colleagues to audition for a music contest and he initially became part of Orquesta Expresiones where he continued singing and dancing.

In October 2001 he auditioned for the first ever edition of Operación Triunfo (Spanish equivalent of Star Academy) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 finalists. The grand prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. He came second in the final losing to Rosa López. She went on to sing Europe's Living a Celebration for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 (ESC) competition.

Career[link]

David Bisbal, at Los Premios Nokia Amigo, 2007

Bisbal signed a contract with Vale Music Record label and released his first album recorded in Miami under the title "Corazón Latino" with Kike Santander. The album became 7 times platinum by summer 2002 after having topped the Spanish charts. The first single from the album, called Ave Maria, had a phenomenal success. After winning the Latin Grammys, the album went platinum (over 1 million sales).

In February 2004, he released his second album entitled "Bulería" again produced by his friend Kike Santander. It found similar success in Spain and throughout Latin America turning diamond with more than 1 million albums sold in Spain alone, becoming the best Spanish seller of 2004.

In March 2005, he also released a DVD "Todo Por Ustedes" that contained live registrations of some of his concerts in the United States, Latin America and Spain.

"Premonición" became the third studio album by David Bisbal released on 3 October 2006. By the end of its first week of release, it had achieved enough sales to be certified as 5 times platinum with sales over 400,000 copies in Spain alone.

On October 20, 2009, Bisbal released Sin Mirar Atrás, receiving positive reviews^[1] On the track "Aqui Ahora", which is features on the album Premonicion, David worked with writer/producer DJ Sammy.

Youth and early[link]

David Bisbal was born on June 5, 1979 in Almería ( Spain ), son of José Bisbal, a professional boxer and part of a trio of flamenco music, and Maria Ferre. He is the youngest of three siblings, a brother named José María and a sister named María del Mar. He loved to perform in public. During his childhood as a child showed a talent for performing, but was always very shy about doing so. He dropped out of school in third year of school(ninth year), and his father took him to work for Ranger (Gardener) at the municipal nursery in Almeria, which was his first job. Years later he met the producer of the Orchestra Expressions, who discovered David singing, and after listening to and discovering his vocal quality, offered him employment as the main voice of the orchestra. David began working there in the Orchestra Expressions, a band very popular Almeria. He gradually began to develop as a singer, and to discover his passion for music. Having been in the orchestra, David went to the auditions for Pop Idol, in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, he was one of 16 contestants from the first Spanish edition of ' Idol 'contest designed to choose the representative for the festival' Eurovision 'of that year. Finally he came in second place to Rosa Lopez . Bisbal also performed at Eurovision with Rosa Lopez, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela and Geno, in the chorus.

2002-2003: international launch debut album[link]

Once completed Idol, signed a contract with Vale Music company that offered the opportunity to record his first solo debut album. This one, entitled 'Corazón Latino', was released in summer 2002, recorded in Miami with production Kike Santander . The album reached number one in its first week to debut sold over 600,000 copies, breaking sales records, disk was maintained for seven consecutive weeks at number one on the charts in Spain . With more than 900,000 copies sold in Spain, Bisbal was released to the Spanish-speaking countries, to promote his debut album, the disc would be released on October 15 . In 2003, in January Bisbal friend picked up the award in January in Madrid's Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela. On October 31 he began his first tour in America, in Argentina, where he visited 12 countries and 17 live concerts. In November it went on sale in Mexico a special edition of "Corazón Latino".

2004-2005: Bulería, the second million[link]

On 7 January premiered the first single from their second album "Bulería" which reached number 656 in the charts and radio stations of Spain and America . On February 11 was released Bulería the same name as the first single. The album debuted at number on the charts in Spain where he sold over 300,000 copies in a week, also reached in two weeks to get disc gold in Colombia and Venezuela . In November he set foot on Germany to promote the duo with singer Joana Zimmer, a duet with the song 'Let's make history', days after submitting the video to Joana Zimmer, David also appeared at the gala 'tribute to Rocío Jurado', singing with the singer.

2006-2008: The Gift and his time in Europe and Japan[link]

His first single was made ​​in August entitled 'Who was going to say', got to be number one in the charts and radio stations of Spain and America . On October 3 he released his third album called "Premonition", "reached number one on his debut, where he achieved five platinum albums, more than 900,000 copies distributed. On October 24 he performed in Strasbourg , the seat of European Parliament in Strasbourg where he gave an exclusive concert, in which he played the songs from his album, to representatives of 25 member countries. The album was kept for 1 month at number one on the Spanish list. The singer won the Ondas Awards held at the Musical Theatre of Barcelona , at the 53 th Gala Awards and the Golden Microphone in the music category. In 2007 , in January , his second single 'silenced' comnsecutivas stayed for eight weeks at number one in the top 40, In 2008 , Bisbal sang a duet with Rihanna in the song 'Hate That I Love You' which includes the reissue of the album 'Good girl, gone bad'. Whith G-unit

2009-present: No looking back[link]

In summer, the singer gave several concerts by some countries in Europe. Bisbal while he was putting the finishing touches on this new album called Do not look back . The first single from the album, entitled "Slave kisses" under the production of Mexican Armando Avila. Its world premiere was on August 24 and the video came out on 7 September . Has been one of the most successful singles David throughout his career, reaching number 1 in sales and radio in Spain, USA and Latin America. On January 9, 2010 Promusicae announced that the single slave to his kisses and was double platinum by its more than 80,000 copies sold in Spain and platinum in Argentina for more than 20,000 copies sold. Their second single was "My Princess." The song "24 Hours" made ​​by Espinoza Paz Mexico, the third single in the U.S. and Latin America, was presented at the Billboard Awards Gala 2010, while in Spain the single was "Do not look back", a song that gives title track. now makes a guest appearance on the soap opera that money to us part . On November 14, 2010 he was presented in the United States Gold Disc for sales of his album Do not look back in USA and Puerto Rico.

2010-present: Heirs[link]

Well as Ricardo Montaner musicalized the phenomenon Valiant (The Thirteen) last year, and as bastard also opted for a foreigner (Carlos Matari) for curtain, soap opera will come to another international star as the voice of openness. The Spanish David Bisbal sing especially for Heirs of revenge. "Kabbalah?

The recorded history that began last week and will star Luciano Castro Romina Gaetani and have as a backdrop to the track named heirs. The authors are the very Bisbal, more Sebastian Bazan and Karen Oliver. The footage was filmed in Puerto Madero. It was in October, during the tour de Almería man held by Argentina. Famous after participating in the reality Operación triunfo (Spanish version) and its hit Bulería, drew up now as a ballad Bisbal true to form. The musical direction was by Nicolas Repetto-care, Nico is not the driver, and the production is Metronome Music.

The love story will pass in Vidisterra, people (fictional) famous for its vineyards, which Mercedes (Gaetani) and Antonio (Castro) will burn with passion, promise, devastating.

International Appeal[link]

Internationally David Bisbal enjoys popularity in a great number of countries.

• On September 3, 2003, he won the Latin Grammies held in Miami from the category "Best New Artist". During the event, He sang Angels,^[2] with Jessica Simpson. He also launched a big promotional tour in Latin America with sold-out concerts Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and others.
• In 2008, he recorded Hate That I Love You (Odio Amarte),^[3] a Spanglish version with Rihanna. He achieved European success in England, Germany, Belgium, Russia and Romania in addition to great success in Japan.
• In 2009, he recorded "Sufriras" a Spanglish duet with singer Pixie Lott, eventually released as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of his fourth studio album, Sin Mirar Atrás.
• In 2010 David was featured in the Spanish version of the FIFA 2010 Official World Cup song Waving Flag with Somali-Canadian Musician K'naan who is the original artist of the song.
• In 2011 David recorded a song for the TV series "Herederos" in Argentina. The song is called "Herederos" and David has sold over 300,000 copies of the cd "Sin Mirar Atrás Tour" in Argentina.

Discography[link]

All discography information obtained from the David Bisbal Official Website

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• David Bisbal on Twitter
• David Bisbal Romania
• Comunidad Gyggs
• Portal Mix Fan Site
• David's UK Label
• Concerts, News and Videoclips of Bisbal(Spanish)
• Portal Mix David Bisbal Site
• David Bisbal UK Site (in English)
• David Bisbal at MTV
• Interview with David Bisbal about his new album Premonición
• Dutch Fan Site
• David Bisbal Spanish Fan Site
• David Bisbal Browser
• Official German Fanclub-David Bisbal-Siempre a tu lado
• David Bisbal at Acceso Total Show

Preceded by Barbados

OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 2002

Succeeded by Alcazar