Blas Cantó
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Blas Cantó was born on October 26, 1991 in Molina de Segura
, Murcia
, Spain
. He is a Spanish singer who took part in the Spanish preselection for the Junior Eurovision 2004. He wrote and sang two songs 'Sentir' and 'Cantare'.
Biography
Blas Cantó was born on 26 October 1991, in Ricote
, Murcia
, Spain
. He is one of the youngest artists from the region of Murcia
, a region which he has represented at national and international level.
His fondness for music began when he was very small. When he was only two years old, he was singing songs of Pimpinela, somewhat unusual in his generation.
His musical path begins in his hometown of Molina de Segura
, when at the age of 3 or 4 he was invited to perform at anniversaries, baptisms and communions to sing for the guests. He would sing songs such as "Granada", or songs by Joselito or Marisol.
His talent was growing, and he began singing classes in the school of music in Molina de Segura
, as well as participating in some choirs. He studied the trumpet and piano in the 'Professional Conservatory' of Molina de Segura
until 4th grade of medium degree, and he now continues his studies in music at college.
Blas has appeared numerous times on Spanish Television :
In the year 2000 he won first prize at the Spanish music competition "Veo, Veo". At only 8 years, he represented Murcia
in the National competition which was produced by TVE.
In 2002, when he was only 10 years old he won first prize at "Veo, Veo", and went on to represent Spain at the International finals.
In 2003 he won third prize at the international level of "Veo, Veo", beating competitors from all over the world.
In 2004 he was a finalist of the Eurojunior 2004, where he wrote and performed two of his own songs 'Sentir' and 'Cantare'. The winner of the Junior Eurovision 2004 was María Isabel with "Antes muerta que Sencilla". With his friends from Eurojunior he recorded his first CD which includeds the two songs he wrote himself. The CD was produced by VALEMUSIC.
Following the success of Eurojunior, Blas and his Eurojunior friends performed tours all around Spain in 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 Blas recorded his new single "Tengo una Corazonada", written by Félix Pizarro and produced by Gabriel Oré.
In 2010 Blas entered the song 'Hoy Quisiera' by Roel Garcia to the Spanish selection for Eurovision.
Along with Dani Fernández
, from Junior Eurovision 2006, Blas formed the boyband Auryn. The 5 members are Blas, Dani, Carlos Marco, Alvaro Gango and David Lafuente. Their first single "Breathe in the Light" reached number 1 on the Spanish iTunes chart. They released their second single "Last Night on Earth" from their debut album "Endless Road, 7058" on October 4th 2011, and the official music video for the song was filmed in London.
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Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura is a municipality of Spain in the autonomous community and province of Murcia. It is located 10 km from the provincial capital, Murcia.The town has a line of walls dating to the Almohad era ....
, Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, 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...
. He is a Spanish singer who took part in the Spanish preselection for the Junior Eurovision 2004. He wrote and sang two songs 'Sentir' and 'Cantare'.
Biography
Blas Cantó was born on 26 October 1991, in Ricote
Ricote
Ricote is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 1,509 and an area of 87.7 km² .-References:This article contains information from the Spanish Wikipedia article Ricote, accessed on January 10, 2008....
, Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, 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...
. He is one of the youngest artists from the region of Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, a region which he has represented at national and international level.
His fondness for music began when he was very small. When he was only two years old, he was singing songs of Pimpinela, somewhat unusual in his generation.
His musical path begins in his hometown of Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura is a municipality of Spain in the autonomous community and province of Murcia. It is located 10 km from the provincial capital, Murcia.The town has a line of walls dating to the Almohad era ....
, when at the age of 3 or 4 he was invited to perform at anniversaries, baptisms and communions to sing for the guests. He would sing songs such as "Granada", or songs by Joselito or Marisol.
His talent was growing, and he began singing classes in the school of music in Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura is a municipality of Spain in the autonomous community and province of Murcia. It is located 10 km from the provincial capital, Murcia.The town has a line of walls dating to the Almohad era ....
, as well as participating in some choirs. He studied the trumpet and piano in the 'Professional Conservatory' of Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura
Molina de Segura is a municipality of Spain in the autonomous community and province of Murcia. It is located 10 km from the provincial capital, Murcia.The town has a line of walls dating to the Almohad era ....
until 4th grade of medium degree, and he now continues his studies in music at college.
Blas has appeared numerous times on Spanish Television :
In the year 2000 he won first prize at the Spanish music competition "Veo, Veo". At only 8 years, he represented Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
in the National competition which was produced by TVE.
In 2002, when he was only 10 years old he won first prize at "Veo, Veo", and went on to represent Spain at the International finals.
In 2003 he won third prize at the international level of "Veo, Veo", beating competitors from all over the world.
In 2004 he was a finalist of the Eurojunior 2004, where he wrote and performed two of his own songs 'Sentir' and 'Cantare'. The winner of the Junior Eurovision 2004 was María Isabel with "Antes muerta que Sencilla". With his friends from Eurojunior he recorded his first CD which includeds the two songs he wrote himself. The CD was produced by VALEMUSIC.
Following the success of Eurojunior, Blas and his Eurojunior friends performed tours all around Spain in 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 Blas recorded his new single "Tengo una Corazonada", written by Félix Pizarro and produced by Gabriel Oré.
In 2010 Blas entered the song 'Hoy Quisiera' by Roel Garcia to the Spanish selection for Eurovision.
Along with Dani Fernández
Dani Fernández
Dani Fernández is a Spanish singer whom represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Te Doy Mi Voz". He finished 4th place with 90 points, despite suffering from a voice afflliction on the night of the final These were the points received from Spain that year: 5...
, from Junior Eurovision 2006, Blas formed the boyband Auryn. The 5 members are Blas, Dani, Carlos Marco, Alvaro Gango and David Lafuente. Their first single "Breathe in the Light" reached number 1 on the Spanish iTunes chart. They released their second single "Last Night on Earth" from their debut album "Endless Road, 7058" on October 4th 2011, and the official music video for the song was filmed in London.
Albums
Eurojunior 2004
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