David Callejón (

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Spain, 9 December 1981), known artistically as David Guapo, is a Spanish comedian and singer.

Career

David Callejón started his career as a musician playing the guitar, piano and trumpet in

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in Barcelona. Moved by his passion for music, he travelled to San Francisco to play with

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musicians. What was meant to be a few weeks trip became a two-year stay. In that time, he finished the recording of his first album alongside Andrew Pollack. He commenced his career with Jordi ENP, who after admiring his work, invited him to meet his producer. David returned to his home continent to tour through countries in Central Europe. Following that, he started to play in venues in Barcelona. His performances became known for the freshness of his comments between one song and another. David has recounted in various interviews that his humorist side was born of the necessity to gain the attention of the spectators in pubs. After numerous monologues, his television debut took place on the paid channel Paramount Comedy.

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discovered him during one of his performances and gave him the opportunity to participate in '' Buenafuente'' during the summer of 2008. Since then, David's career has developed with appearances in programs such as ''

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'', '' Ya te digo'' and ''La mañana'' on

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. On 30 January 6 March 10 April and 9 October 2011 and 1 January 2012 he took part in '' El club de la comedia'' on

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. On 14 February 2011 he appeared on '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'', as well as

, as an expert in recreation, talking about current cinematographical and musical issues.Leo Harlem y David Guapo, nuevos colaboradores de 'Sé lo que hicisteis...'
''Formulatv.com''. David is one of the most popular Spanish entertainers on social media. On Facebook, he has more than 55,000 followers and on Twitter, more than 350,000. He has been a worldwide trending topic multiple times. At the moment, David combines tours across Spain with business work and has occasional appearances as cooperator in the program Te Doy Mi Palabra with

Isabel Gemio Isabel Gemio Cardoso (born January 5, 1961 in Alburquerque, Badajoz) is a Spanish journalist and radio and television presenter. She was married to a Cuban sculptor ( Julio Nilo Manrique Roldán) and has a biological son and an adopted son.

References

External links

David Guapo's performances
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guapo, David Musicians from Barcelona Spanish humorists Singers from Catalonia 1981 births Living people 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish comedians