''Amuza'' (
Esperanto
Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...
for "fun") is the debut studio album by Spanish singer
Miki Núñez
Miguel "Miki" Núñez Pozo (born 6 January 1996) is a Spanish singer from Terrassa. He gained national recognition after placing sixth in series ten of the reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo.'' Núñez consequently repre ...
. The album was released through
Universal Music Spain on 13 September 2019. The 13-track album includes songs in Spanish and
Catalan language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spa ...
. The album is produced by Roger Rodés and Oriol Padrós. The album has spawned two singles so far; "
La Venda
"La venda" (; ) is a song performed by Spanish singer Miki and written by Adrià Salas, who is the lead vocalist of the Latin Grammy-nominated band La Pegatina. The song represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. It fini ...
", released as a single on 7 March 2019 and served as the Spanish song for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest and "
Celébrate
"Celébrate" () is a song by Spanish singer Miki Núñez. It was released as a single on 28 June 2019 by Universal Music Group, Universal Music Spain as the first single from Nuñez's debut studio album ''Amuza'', released on 13 September 2019. Th ...
", which was released on 28 June 2019. The album debuted atop the Spanish
PROMUSICAE albums chart.
Background
Miki began composing the album in December 2018 short after leaving the ''
Operación Triunfo
''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements.
Format
There are many versions of t ...
'' musical academy. After performing in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
as part of the
2019 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadca ...
, Núñez stated that "this has only been the beginning. I am composing the album at the moment which I want to be the huge party like "
La Venda
"La venda" (; ) is a song performed by Spanish singer Miki and written by Adrià Salas, who is the lead vocalist of the Latin Grammy-nominated band La Pegatina. The song represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. It fini ...
" is. I am going to be loyal to my thoughts and principles. The festive genre is the one I feel the most comfortable with and I only want the people to go to my concerts to dance and have fun. I also want them to feel like my songs are theirs so we can dance and cry together."
On 24 June 2019 Núñez announced the release date of the album's lead single. "
Celébrate
"Celébrate" () is a song by Spanish singer Miki Núñez. It was released as a single on 28 June 2019 by Universal Music Group, Universal Music Spain as the first single from Nuñez's debut studio album ''Amuza'', released on 13 September 2019. Th ...
" was released four days after the announcement was made. In August 2019 the singer announced on the radio that over 40 songs had been sent to the record label to select from in order to make an LP. Núñez announced the release date of the album on 2 September 2019 through his social media profiles.
The cover art depicts Núñez "connected to different elements of nature, such as branches or stones" by a red thread, a reference to the East Asian concept of the
red thread of fate, and is intended to show "that he is attached to his roots". The album has been described as "very personal" and "full of positivism and happiness" by ''
¡Hola!'', with Núñez previously stating that he wanted to make a "happy" record that could "drown
isteners'sorrows".
Promotion
Singles
The final version of "La Venda" was released on 7 March 2019 as the lead single from ''Amuza''. The music video, filmed in Barcelona and Sant Cugat del Vallès and directed by Adrià Pujol and Fèlix Cortés, received over a million views in its first 24 hours. The song peaked at 13 on the
PROMUSICAE musical chart.
"Celébrate" was released on 28 June 2019 as the album's second single. The song peaked at 62 on the Spanish PROMUSICAE singles chart.
Tour
The Amuza Tour is set to begin on 25 October 2019 at the Teatro Zentral in
Pamplona
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Lying at near above ...
and is set to conclude on 18 January 2020 in
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...
.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2019 debut albums
Spanish-language albums