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Melendi


His full name is Ramón Melendi Espina. Spanish pop singer with rock, flamenco, and rumba influences. Was born on January 21, 1979 in Oviedo, Asturias. He realized very quickly that he wasn't made for studying, but he was good at soccer. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called El bosque de Sherwood, and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, Sin noticias de Holanda, El informe del forense, and Vuelvo a traficar. In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc, called Sin noticias de Holanda with twelve songs. In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, Asturias and Moratalá. However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song Con la luna llena as its official theme. In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album. In 2005, he released his second solo CD, Que el cielo espere sentao, which has sold more than 200,000 copies. Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, El Nano, La dama, and El vagabundo y Carlota, and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo. He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for Caminando por la vida. In November 2005, he received sev...

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