Chimo Bayo (born Joaquín Bayo, 25 October 1961) is a Spanish music artist who gained prominence in the early 1990s with "

Así me gusta a mí "Así me gusta a mí" () is a song recorded by Chimo Bayo. Recorded in Rager Studio, the single was released on 24 June 1991. The song, which became a generational icon of the so-called "" in Spain, also earned Bayo international fame, reaching num ...

". The song was a major hit in Spain, Greece and South America as well as reaching number one in Japan, Israel and elsewhere.

Musical career

Chimo Bayo hails from

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, Spain. He was attempting to represent Spain in the

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with his song about the Valencia

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, ''Fiesta del fuego'', but was disqualified at the last minute when it was discovered the song had been heard in clubs in Valencia prior to 1 October deadline. In 2008, Bayo appeared at Buenafuente TV Show, at

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, where he gave a performance and was interviewed. Later, he composed, with the invaluable participation of

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, the popular musical theme ''Zascatronic'', a song that had a great impact on the Internet. In March 2009, the TV show Sé lo que hicisteis... of

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invited him to star in one of the best tv reports by Pilar Rubio and ride in a threefold F1, in

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from

. In 2009, he also participated in comedy shows. He appears in a sketch of ''

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'' in an episode of the tv show ''Socarrats'' of

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. At

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, Bayo was part of the jury from October 2009 to January 2010 of the talent scout show ''Un beso y una flor'' presented by

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. Bayo remixed a peculiar electronic version of the song which gives a name to the show, interpreted by

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in the last broadcast. Chimo Bayo has also leave his mark on the cinema. Their themes have promoted several movies. As Bigas Lunas did with his film '' Jamón, jamón'' in 1992, the film director included the legendary "

" in the trailer and the film ''

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''. Now, he performs a radio program called "La casa de la Tía Enriqueta" (produced by Javier Fernández) on the local radio ''Radio Express Valencia'', although that broadcaster has a website where the program can be followed from across

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In 2012, in the television show '' Tu cara me suena'' broadcast on the Spanish channel Antena 3. Arturo Valls, presenter and actor, performed an imitation of him. After that Chimo regained his popularity. In 2016 Chimo Bayo published his first novel, with the journalist Emma Zafón:''"No iba a salir y me lié"'', they capture on the book their experiencies on ''Ruta Destroy'' in form of piece of fiction.

Eurovision 2010

In January 2010 he was candidate for

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2010 with the song ''La Fiesta del Fuego'', he records with the band from Valencia, Code Name. His candidature, in popular vote, had an outstanding reception. Public votes took, in just four days, his song up to the top 4, with more than 40.000 votes. However,

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disqualified his song because it did not meet the contest rules. The theme had been listened in the pubs of Valencia before the deadline, 1 October.RTVE descalifica a Chimo Bayo
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Discography (Singles)

Singles

References

Bibliography

External links

Fanpage oficial en Facebook

* ttp://lafonoteca.net/grupos/chimo-bayo Chimo Bayo, biografía y críticas de discos (en

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Entrevista a Chimo Bayo de 2006

Interview with Chimo Bayo in MTV Spain
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