Peret

Catalan Romani singer, guitar player and composer PeretPeret in 1971Background informationBornPedro Pubill Calaf(1935-03-24)24 March 1935Mataró (Barcelona), SpainDied27 August 2014(2014-08-27) (aged 79)Barcelona, SpainGenresCatalan rumbaOccupationsSinger-songwritercomposermusicianactorInstrumentsVocalsguitarYears active1957–2014Musical artist Peret performing in 2007 Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo puˈβil kaˈlaf], Catalan: [puˈβiʎ kəˈlaf]; 24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014), better known as Peret, was a Catalan Romani singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró (Barcelona). Career Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Canta y sé feliz" and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians including Jarabe de Palo, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne of Talking Heads, and more. In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, joining the Iglesia Evangélica de Filadelfia, a large religio