Israel Fernández (born 1989) is a Spanish
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
singer.
Biography
Fernández was born into a Romani family in
Corral de Almaguer, Toledo. At an early age, his family instilled in him an interest in flamenco. He began to participate in musical television competitions and at the age of 18 he recorded his first album.
In November 2021, Fernández performed ''Fiesta (Bulería)'' on
A COLORS SHOW
ColorsxStudios GmbH (formerly Colors Media UG), commonly known as Colors (stylized in all caps), is a German music performance platform that aims at introducing and showcasing emerging artist talent in the form of videos with minimalist aesthet ...
. His album ''Amor'' was nominated for Best Flamenco Album at the
22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas to honour the best musical releases within Latin music released from June 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. The nominations were announce ...
.
Fernández works jointly with renowned guitarist
Diego del Morao on most of his songs.
Discography
Albums
* 2008: ''Naranjas Sobre la Nieve''
* 2014'': Con Hilo De Oro Fino''
* 2018'': Universo Pastora''
* 2020'': Amor''
* 2023'': Pura Sangre''
References
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1989 births
Living people
Flamenco singers
Romani singers
21st-century Spanish male singers
21st-century Spanish singers
People from the Province of Toledo