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Javier Krahe
Francisco Javier Krahe de Salas (30 March 1944 – 12 July 2015) was a Spanish singer active from 1980. Biography Krahe was born in distrito de Salamanca, Madrid. He studied at Colegio del Pilar, where he began his studies in business administration, but later dropped out to work in film as production assistant. During his military service, he met his future wife, Annick, and traveled with her to Canada, where he started working as songwriter. He signed with the label Sony Music Entertainment. He was influenced by Georges Brassens' and Leonard Cohen's work. His brother Jorge provided music to his lyrics. He later returned to Spain. Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio helped him to work in ''La Aurora'', where he met Joaquín Sabina and Alberto Pérez. As a trio, they recorded ''La mandrágora''. He also worked at TVE on the television show ''Si yo fuera presidente'' ("If I Were President"). He died of a heart attack on 12 July 2015 in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz. Discography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
