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Revision as of 13:42, 30 January 2020
Blas Cantó | |
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| Birth name | Blas Cantó Moreno |
| Born | 26 October 1991 Ricote, Region of Murcia, Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2000—present |
| Labels | Warner Music Spain |
Blas Cantó Moreno (born 26 October 1991 in Ricote) is a Spanish singer.[1][2] He rose to prominence as a member of the Spanish band Auryn. In 2017, he embarked on a solo career. His debut studio album Complicado was released in September 2018, the album peaked at number one on the Spanish Albums Chart. He will represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.[3]
Biography
In 2000, Cantó participated in the children's talent show Veo Veo, at eight-years old.[1][4] In 2004, he participated in Eurojunior, the national selection process organised by Televisión Española (TVE) to select the Spanish entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. He advanced to the national final with the song "Sentir", but lost to María Isabel, who went on to win the European final with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla".
In 2009, Cantó founded the boy band Auryn together with Álvaro Gango, Carlos Marco, David Lafuente and Dani Fernández.[1] In 2011, the band participated in Destino Eurovisión, the national selection process organised by TVE to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The band advanced to the national final's top three, but lost in the televote to Lucía Pérez.
Auryn went on to gain popularity after their appearance on Destino Eurovisión. The band released their first single "Breathe in the Light" later in 2011, as well as their debut album Endless Road, 7058, both reaching the top 10 of the Spanish Singles and Albums Charts respectively.[5][6] Their follow-up album Anti-Heroes was released in 2013 and went straight to number one on the Spanish Albums Chart and was certified platinum. Their third album Circus Avenue was preceded by the group's first number one single "Puppeteer", and reached number one on the Spanish Albums Chart where it stayed for 5 consecutive weeks, as well as a platinum certification. The band released their fourth album Ghost Town in December 2015, seven months before going on hiatus.[5][6]
In July 2016, Cantó was announced to join the cast of the fifth season of television show Tu Cara Me Suena (Your Face Sounds Familiar), in which celebrity contestants impersonate a different iconic music artist on stage each week. Shortly after, Auryn announced that they were going into hiatus, as various members of the band, including Cantó, were expecting to launch solo projects.[7] The fifth season of Tu cara me suena premiered on Antena 3 on 7 October 2016. In the season finale that took place on 3 March 2017, he was declared the winner with 55% of the televote.[8]
After signing to Warner Music Spain, Cantó released his debut solo single "In Your Bed" on 3 March 2017, the same day as the finale of Tu Cara Me Suena.[9]
On 9 March 2018, Cantó released his first solo Spanish-language single, "Él no soy yo".[10] The single went of to achieve a PROMUSICAE platinum certification. Cantó released his debut solo album, titled Complicado, on 14 September 2018, and debuted atop the Spanish Albums Chart.[11]
On 5 October 2019, TVE announced Cantó as the Spanish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[3] Blas Cantó will perform the song "Universo".
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| SPA [12] | ||
| Complicado |
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1 |
| Complicados (Reissue) |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| SPA [13] | ||||
| "In Your Bed" | 2017 | 57 | Complicado | |
| "Drunk and Irresponsible" | — | |||
| "Él no soy yo" | 2018 | 35 |
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| "No volveré (A seguir tus pasos)" | — | |||
| "Si te vas" | 2019 | — | Complicados | |
| "Universo" | 2020 | — | TBA | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Complicado" | 2018 | Complicado |
| "Dejarte ir" (featuring Leire Martínez) |
2019 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LOS40 Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Blas Cantó | Nominated | [15] |
| Video of the Year | "In Your Bed" | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | "Él no soy yo" | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2019 | Album of the Year | Complicado | Nominated | [17] |
References
- ^ a b c "Blas Cantó". Bekia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Blas Cantó: No hemos podido disfrutar de la venta de disco, como antes". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ a b Fuster, Luis (5 October 2019). "Blas Cantó will represent Spain at Eurovision 2020". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Zavala, Cristina (2019-03-26). "BLAS CANTÓ, PREPARADO PARA EL DESPEGUE Y PROTAGONISTA DE UN NUEVO LOS40 STAGE". Los 40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ a b SpanishCharts.com: Auryn discography Archived February 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b SpanishCharts.com: Auryn discography Archived February 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Auryn se separa temporalmente tras el fichaje de Blas por 'Tu cara me suena'". El Español (in Spanish). 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Blas Cantó gana la final de 'Tu cara me suena'". El País (in European Spanish). 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Blas Cantó Anuncia el Lanzamiento de In Your Bed, su Primer Single en Solitario". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ ""Él no soy yo", primer single en español de Blas Cantó". Cadena 100 (in European Spanish). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Blas Cantó: «No hay que tener miedo a ser diferente»". La Verdad (in European Spanish). Europa Press. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Blas Cantó - Spanish charts portal (Albums)". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Blas Cantó - Spanish charts portal (Songs)". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Canción El no soy yo". PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Los 40 Music Awards 2017". Los 40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Los 40 Music Awards 2018". Los 40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Los 40 Music Awards 2019". Los 40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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