Sergio Dalma

Josep Sergi Capdevila Querol (Sabadell, Catalonia, September 28, 1964), professionally known as Sergio Dalma, is one of Spain's best-selling recording artists. He has topped Spain's official Productores de Música de España national album chart seven times, including an unbroken string of five No. 1 albums between 2008 and 2013.

Professional career

Sergio Dalma started his career singing in bands and performing in choral groups until he won the TV program "Gent d'aqui", in the Catalan station of TVE, which won him a regular contract to sing in the Shadows night-club in Barcelona. Dalma signed with the record company Horus.

In 1989, Sergio Dalma released his first album, Esa Chica es Mía. The title song was released as his first single. The song, a pop-rock ballad, became a success in Ibero-America, reaching the charts in Spain, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and other Latin American countries. The album was certified Platinum in Spain and other countries in 1990.

Sintiéndonos la Piel followed in 1991. That same year, he was chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bailar Pegados." He finished in fourth place, and the single proved to be his international breakthrough and introduced him to Hispanic audiences in the United States, where the song peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks chart in Billboard. It also became a number one hit in several countries of Ibero-America. Another single from the album, "Como Me Gusta," became his second Top 10 hit on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks list.