Paco Saval
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Paco Saval is a keyboard player, producer, composer and singer based in Cologne
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where he made his first records at the age of 15. In 1969 Saval moved to Madrid
to study sound engineering. From there he moved to Leeds
in 1975, where he worked with musicians of the Leeds College of Music
. In 1978 Saval came to Cologne
and played in the band Santiago that won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis
in 1979. From 1980 he played in the Food Band and with many other bands such as the live band of the RTL Nachtshow, a late night show on German television. Saval was on tour with Rory Gallagher
and Sally Oldfield
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As producer of the Band of Gold
he wrote the song "Love Songs Are Back Again" that stayed in the US Top 50 and UK singles charts for several weeks. For Miguel Ríos
he wrote the song "En El Parque". Together with Knaller Delbrügge he composed and produced several jingles for German tv-station ProSieben.
Today Paco Saval plays in the Lance Harrison Band and together with Wolfram Burgtorf at Burgtorf/Saval.
Paco Saval is very interested in commercial aviation, this was an inspiration for his song "Connie", an homage to the Lockheed Constellation
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Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
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Biography
Paco Saval was born in 1950 in ChileChile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
where he made his first records at the age of 15. In 1969 Saval moved 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...
to study sound engineering. From there he moved to Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in 1975, where he worked with musicians of the Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music, located in Leeds’ Quarry Hill cultural quarter, is the largest music college in the United Kingdom, with over 1,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time students. The college is best known for its leading role in jazz education and started one of the first jazz degrees in Europe...
. In 1978 Saval came to Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and played in the band Santiago that won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis
Deutscher Schallplattenpreis
The Deutscher Schallplattenpreis was a prize that the Deutsche Phono-Akademie awarded from 1963 through 1992. Its successor is the ECHO prize....
in 1979. From 1980 he played in the Food Band and with many other bands such as the live band of the RTL Nachtshow, a late night show on German television. Saval was on tour with Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
and Sally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield is a singer-songwriter, and the sister of the composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield.-Early life:...
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As producer of the Band of Gold
Band of Gold (band)
Band of Gold was a Dutch male and female vocal/instrumental group, who released a single called "Love Songs are Back Again ", which reached the UK Singles Chart. It was written and produced by Paco Saval and released on the RCA label. In the UK it entered the chart on 14 July 1984, and rose to a...
he wrote the song "Love Songs Are Back Again" that stayed in the US Top 50 and UK singles charts for several weeks. For Miguel Ríos
Miguel Ríos
Miguel Ríos is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain.-Biography:...
he wrote the song "En El Parque". Together with Knaller Delbrügge he composed and produced several jingles for German tv-station ProSieben.
Today Paco Saval plays in the Lance Harrison Band and together with Wolfram Burgtorf at Burgtorf/Saval.
Paco Saval is very interested in commercial aviation, this was an inspiration for his song "Connie", an homage to the Lockheed Constellation
Lockheed Constellation
The Lockheed Constellation was a propeller-driven airliner powered by four 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines. It was built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in numerous models, all distinguished by a...
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