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José Vélez
José Velázquez Jiménez (born 19 November 1951 in Telde, Gran Canaria), better known by his stage name José Vélez (), is a Spanish singer. In the late 1960s, a music teacher from the Organización Juvenil Española (Spanish Youth Organisation) had the idea to create the music group Grupo Marabilla with some of his students, among them José Velázquez. When the group was dissolved, he began his solo career. In 1968 he participated in the talent contest ''Salto a la fama'' in Madrid and he began to get some recognition, which led him to establish in Madrid. In 1976, he brought out his first album, ''Vino Griego'', and in 1977 he participated at the Sopot International Song Festival with the song "Romántica". He was internally chosen by Televisión Española as the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telde
Telde is a municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, overseas (Atlantic) insular Spain. It borders Las Palmas to the north and is part of its urban area. It is the second most populous municipality on the island, with a population of (2013).Instituto Canario de Estadística , population Its area is . The city is the oldest and the first capital of the island of Gran Canaria, founded before 1351, a former medieval bishopric and present Catholic . The GC-1 motorway passes east of the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
