Ramón del Castillo Palop (born 3 May 1985) is a Spanish singer best known for representing

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at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in

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Biography

Ramón was born on 3 May 1985 in

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in the

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, the youngest of three boys. He participated in the third season of ''

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'' (2003–2004), where he finished as the runner-up and, in a separate vote, was selected to represent Spain at the Eurovision in 2004 after

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's eighth-place finish the year before. It was his first major musical appearance – he had not been a recording artist before ''Operación Triunfo''. With the song " Para llenarme de ti" ("To Be Filled By You"), Ramón finished in 10th place with 87 points in the final, which was Spain's last top ten result until 2012, when

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managed to finish in 10th place again, with the song "

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". " Para llenarme de ti", which was written by

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, was also a commercial success in Spain, peaking at number one on the

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. Ramón's first album ''Es así'', produced by Toni and Xasqui Ten, debuted at number six on the Spanish Albums Chart. In October 2006, Ramón's second album entitled ''Cambio de sentido'' was released. The album failed to chart. In 2008, Ramón served as a judge in the regional talent show ''¡Quiero ser como Pepe!'', aired on TV Canaria. In 2010, Ramón abandoned his music career. Shortly after, he finished Audiovisual Production studies at IES Politécnico Las Palmas. In 2013, he moved to

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to work as a camera assistant for local production company

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Discography

Albums

*''Es así'' (Vale Music Records) – 2004 – No. 6 ESP *''Cambio de sentido'' (Multitrack Records) – 2006

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people Singers from the Canary Islands Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2004 People from Las Palmas Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Operación Triunfo contestants 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish male singers {{CanaryIslands-stub