Blas Cantó Moreno (born 26 October 1991) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the Spanish band Auryn. In 2017, he embarked on a solo career. His debut studio album ''

Complicado ''Complicado'' is the debut studio album by Spanish singer Blas Cantó. It was released on 14 September 2018 by Warner Music Spain. The album includes the singles "In Your Bed", "Drunk and Irresponsible", "Él no soy yo" and "No volveré (A seguir ...

'' was released in September 2018, the album peaked at number one on the

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. He was going to represent at the

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, with the song "

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" but the competition was cancelled because of the

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. He represented Spain instead in Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "

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Biography

2000–2004: Beginnings

In 2000, Cantó participated in the children's talent show ''Veo Veo'', at eight-years old. In 2004, he participated in ''Eurojunior'', the national selection process organised by

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(TVE) to select the Spanish entry for the

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. He advanced to the national final with the song "Sentir", but lost to María Isabel, who went on to win the European final with the song "

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2009–2016: Auryn

In 2009, Cantó founded the boy band Auryn together with Álvaro Gango, Carlos Marco, David Lafuente and Dani Fernández. In 2011, the band participated in '' Destino Eurovisión'', the national selection process organised by TVE to select the Spanish entry for the

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. The band advanced to the national final's top three, but lost in the televote to

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. Auryn went on to gain popularity after their appearance on ''Destino Eurovisión''. The band released their first single "Breathe in the Light" later in 2011, as well as their debut album ''

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'', both reaching the top 10 of the Spanish Singles and Albums Charts respectively.SpanishCharts.com: Auryn discography
Their follow-up album '' Anti-Heroes'' was released in 2013 and went straight to number one on the Spanish Albums Chart and was certified platinum. Their third album ''

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'' was preceded by the group's first number one single "Puppeteer", and reached number one on the Spanish Albums Chart where it stayed for 5 consecutive weeks, as well as a platinum certification. The band released their fourth album ''

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'' in December 2015, seven months before going on hiatus.

2016–2017: ''Tu Cara Me Suena''

In July 2016, Cantó was announced to join the cast of the fifth season of television show '' Tu cara me suena'' of the singing show series '' Your Face Sounds Familiar'', in which celebrity contestants impersonate a different iconic music artist on stage each week. Shortly after, Auryn announced that they were going into hiatus, as various members of the band, including Cantó, were expecting to launch solo projects. The fifth season of ''Tu cara me suena'' premiered on Antena 3 on 7 October 2016. In the season finale that took place on 3 March 2017, he was declared the winner with 55% of the televote. Performances

2017–present: Solo career

After signing to Warner Music Spain, Cantó released his debut solo single " In Your Bed" on 3 March 2017, the same day as the finale of ''Tu Cara Me Suena''. On 9 March 2018, Cantó released his first solo Spanish-language single, "

Él no soy yo is a song by Spanish singer Blas Cantó. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 9 March 2018, as the third single from Cantó's debut studio album ''Complicado''. The song was written by Antonio Rayo, Leroy Sanchez, Manuel ...

". The single went on to achieve a PROMUSICAE platinum certification. Cantó released his debut solo album, titled ''

'', on 14 September 2018, and debuted atop the Spanish Albums Chart. On 5 October 2019, TVE announced Cantó as the Spanish entrant at the

. He was going to compete with the song "

". After the contest was cancelled, TVE announced that Cantó would represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. On 29 June 2021, following his participation at Eurovision, Cantó released the single "Americana" featuring the Californian band Echosmith. The official video of the single was released the same day on his official YouTube channel. One month later, a lyric video of the song was released, this version as a solo single with lyrics fully in Spanish.

Eurovision Song Contest

2020

On 5 October 2019, TVE announced Cantó as the Spanish entrant at the

. He was going to compete with the song "

". After the contest was cancelled due to the coronavirus global pandemic, TVE announced that Cantó would represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

2021

For the 2021 finals, titled "Destino Eurovisión 2021", he has proposed various songs and two were chosen for the final to be picked from: "Memoria" and "

". The final was held on 20 February 2021, with "Voy a quedarme" winning and being chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In the final on 22 May 2021, he placed 24th out of 26, scoring 6 points.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

References

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