Juan Carlos Calderón

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Juan Carlos Calderon
Luis Miguel y Juan Carlos Calderon.JPG
Luis Miguel and Juan Carlos Calderon (right)
Background information
Born (1938-07-07)7 July 1938
Santander, Spain
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Madrid, Spain
Genres Pop, jazz, bolero
Occupation(s) Songwriter
Instruments piano
Years active 1970s-2010s
Associated acts see below
Notable instruments
Piano
Calderon with orchestra

Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 - 25 November 2012)[1] was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician.[2]

Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973.[3] It was an important hit in several countries. He wrote another three Eurovision entries: "Tú volverás" by Sergio y Estíbaliz in 1975, "La fiesta terminó" by Paloma San Basilio in 1985, and "Nacida para amar" by Nina in 1989; as well as an entry for the OTI Festival: "Amor de medianoche", which ended up runner-up in 1975 performed by Cecilia. He also wrote music for several movies, including the horror films Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) and Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974). In 1968 won an Ondas Award. He wrote songs for artists like Luis Miguel (who won a Grammy with a Calderón song, O Tú o Ninguna),[4] Julio Iglesias, Joan Manuel Serrat, Donald Byrd, Stéphane Grappelli, Bill Coleman, Pedro Iturralde,[5] Herb Alpert, Chayanne, Nino Bravo, Camilo Sesto, Paloma San Basilio, Rocío Durcal, David Bustamante and Mari Trini.

References

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