Pau Alabajos i Ferrer (born 1982 in
Torrent,
Horta Oest) is a
spanish singer-songwriter and politician. As of 2017 he has seven records under his belt. He is the current Secretary of the musicians and singers association in the
Valencian Country ''Col•lectiu Ovidi Montllor'' (COM).
Since the 2015 local election he represents
Compromís in the City Council of
Torrent. The coalition holds a total of four seats.
Career
Alabajos began his career performing on the streets of
Valencia. His first record, ''Futur en venda'' (Future for Sale), was released in 2004. It included the song "Cançó Explícita" (Explicit Song) which won an award for its
lyrics in 2006.
In 2008, his second album, ''Teoria del caos'' (Theory of chaos), was released.
In 2011, his third album, ''Una amable, una trista, una petita pàtria'' (a kind, sad, little homeland) was released.
Alabajos performed across Europe, the United States and other countries.
In September 2012, he celebrated ten years on stage with a concert at the
Palau de la Música de València
The Palau de la Música de València is a concert, cinema, arts, and exhibition hall in València situated on the Riu Túria. It is the home of the city's municipal orchestra, the Orchestra of Valencia
The Valencia Orchestra ( ca-valencia, Orqu ...
. He performed with an orchestra, artists and intellectuals from the
Catalan Countries.
He released a live album in 2014: #PaualPalau.
In 2013, he presented a book/musical record called ''Pau Alabajos diu Mural del País Valencià de Vicent Andrés Estellés'' based on poems by the
Valencian National poet from
Burjassot
Burjassot ( es, Burjasot) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Museums
The Museum of Geology at the University of Valencia is located on calle Doctor Moliner. It has several collections of g ...
.
One of the songs Alabajos created, based on a poem by
Salvador Espriu, was chosen for the album launched in 2013 ''Amb música ho escoltaries potser millor'' ("With music you might listen to it better").
In 2016, he released ''L'amor i la ferocitat'' ("Love and ferocity"), recorded and produced in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
(
Tennessee).
Politics
Alabajos is the Secretary of the ''Col•lectiu Ovidi Montllor'', an association of
Valencian singers and musicians. He is a
local councillor in Torrent for
Compromís and an activist who supports
independence for the Catalan Countries and
Palestine
__NOTOC__
Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
.
He took part in debates covering current affairs and wrote pieces for newspapers and magazines such as ', ', ', ''
El Temps'', ''
Levante-EMV'', ''
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.
It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...
'', and ''
VilaWeb''). Alabajos has a degree in
Catalan Philology.
References
External links
*
COMPROMÍSCOMPROMÍS 2Viasona
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alabajos, Pau
Singer-songwriters from Catalonia
Living people
Politicians from Valencia
1982 births
Politicians from Catalonia
21st-century Spanish singers