Lorenzo Giner Puchol (born 2 January 1974), known by his stage name Mark Dasousa, is a Spanish musician, music producer and founder and manager of the recording studio Atomic Studio. He was the winner of the Trayter Award for best musical producer and arranger during the 2019 Enderrock Awards gala, and has been considered "the architect of the alternative scene in the Valencian Community". Since 2018, he has been one half of the

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Nebulossa Nebulossa () is a Spanish electropop duo from Ondara, consisting of singer María "Mery" Bas (born 18 September 1968) and keyboardist and producer Mark Dasousa (born 2 January 1974). On 3 February 2024, the duo won the Benidorm Fest 2024 with ...

, together with his wife Mery Bas.

Career

Dasousa had his first contact with music at the age of 9, when his grandfather taught him the first chords on the accordion. That same grandfather gave him his first keyboard, a Casio PT-10 and a melodica. Since then he has played in groups such as Carpe Diem, Píldora X, Atom and Solar, acting as singer and keyboard player. He began to train in a self-taught way from the 1990s and it was in 2001 that he began his work as a producer.

Nebulossa

Along with Bas, Dasousa formed Nebulossa in 2018. In 2022, along with Ophelia Alibrando, they participated in '' Una voce per San Marino'', San Marino's preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, but did not progress past the audition stage. Nebulossa competed in

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, the Spanish selection for the

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, with the song " Zorra". They placed first in their semi-final on 30 January 2024, qualifying for the final, which they won.

Personal life

Dasousa and Bas have been married for over 20 years and they have two children together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dasousa, Mark 1975 births Living people People from Marina Alta Spanish electronic musicians Spanish record producers Businesspeople from the Valencian Community Musicians from the Valencian Community 20th-century Spanish musicians 21st-century Spanish musicians