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Javier Garay

Javier Garay

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mocedades.

Mocedades (Spanish pronunciation:) is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres tú". Since June 2014, Mocedades has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga as its leader and the other with Javier Garay. A third group, El Consorcio, is composed of former Mocedades members who left the group but have continued a career together outside the Mocedades brand. HistoryLas Hermanas Uranga and Voces y Guitarras (1967–1969)In 1967, in the Basque city of Bilbao, three young sisters, Amaya, Izaskun and Estíbaliz Uranga, formed a vocal trio named Las Hermanas Uranga. They sang at various venues in Bilbao. During their rehearsals, their brothers and friends joined. Eventually they decided to form a vocal group named Voces y Guitarras singing folk and spiritual music, with also music from The Beatles as their influences. The members of Voces y Guitarras were Amaya Uranga, Izaskun Uranga, Estibaliz Uranga, Roberto Uranga, Rafael Blanco, Sergio Blanco, José Ipiña, Javier Garay and Francisco "Paco" Panera. They spent a year performing around their hometown before sending a demo cassette to p