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 Seven Platinum Discs For His Two Albums. "Sin Noticias..." Received Four And "Que El Cielo..." Three. In 2006 It Was Announced That He Would Be One Of The Main Stars In The PSP Game "Gangs Of London". Melendi Played Mr. Big An Evil Gangster. He Also Wrote The Song "Gangs Of London" For The Occasion Going On To Film A Video Amidst Police Lights And Sirens. The Videogame Was Launched On August 1 Of That Year In The UK And On September 6 In Spain EMI Stepped In To Distribute His CDs Worldwide.
Melendi In Valladolid. He Also Wrote The Song "Volveremos" We Shall Return For Real Oviedo. The Singer Is Also Involved In The Production Of The Film "Vuelvo A Traficar The Film" I'm Dealing Again . "Mientras No Cueste Trabajo" Was Released On November 13 2006 In Two Formats A Normal CD With 12 Songs And A Special Edition With 16 Songs And A DVD With Extras. The Disc Was Rereleased On September 29 2007 With Four New Songs "Firmes" "El Rey De La Baraja" "La Aceituna" And "Me Gusta El Fútbol". In 2007 He Received The "Best Tour" Award From The "Premios De La Música" Ceremony Held In Cordoba. He Also Did An Advertising Campaign For Canal Spain Entitled "Me Gusta El Fútbol" I Like Football For Which He Wrote A Song Of The Same Name. In 2007 He Stood Trial For Provoking An Incident While Under The Influence Of Alcohol On A Flight From Madrid To Mexico City That Required The Pilot To Return To Madrid Two Hours After Takeoff 1 2 . He Was Released After Testifying. Soon After He Was Given The "Left Foot" Award From Spanish Radio Station Cadena 100 For This Incident. Currently Melendi Directs His Blue Donkey Music Company Helping Young Singers Start Their Careers. He's Offered Contracts To Four Groups Algunos Hombres Buenos Rasel La Dama Y Belo And Los Susodichos. This Last Group Was Nominated For A Latin Grammy For Best Rock Vocals. Algunos Hombres Buenos Left The Label In 2008. On August 9 2008 He Presented His New Single "Un Violinista En Tu Tejado" From His Album Curiosa La Cara De Tu Padre On Spanish Radio Station Los 40 Principales. The Album Was Released On September 16 2008. On December 12 Los 40 Principales Awarded Him Their Award For This Album. On March 17 2009 He Released A New Double CD Aún Más Curiosa La Cara De Tu Padre Including The Original Disc And Another With Nine New Songs And Links To Exclusive Content On His Website. read less