Daniel Diges

Daniel Diges
Diges during a press conference
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Diges García
Born	(1981-01-17) 17 January 1981
Origin	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Genres	Vocal, musical theatre, adult contemporary, pop, traditional pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Warner Music (2010-2015) Universal Music (2015-)

Daniel Diges García (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel ˈdixes]; born 17 January 1981) is a Spanish singer, pianist, composer and actor. Although officially born in Madrid,^[1] he has spent all his youth in Alcalá de Henares (Community of Madrid).

Life and career

Diges began his acting career in a theatre company, Teatro Escuela Libre de Alcalá de Henares (TELA), in his native city, and after starring in several TV adverts, he rose to fame in the teen drama television series Nada es para siempre (1999–2000), playing the character of "Gato". Over the years he has also hosted children shows like "Megatrix" (2001–2002) and Max Clan (2003–2004) and has appeared in several TV series playing secondary roles: Hospital Central (2002), Ana y los siete (2003), Aquí no hay quien viva (2005) and Agitación +IVA (2005–2006).

2005-2010: Career in musical theatre

He debuted in big productions of musical theatre in 2005, playing the roles of Colate in En Tu Fiesta Me Colé and Mario in Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar. In 2007 and 2008 he played the role of Galileo in the Spanish production of We Will Rock You, and he also starred in the Spanish stage adaptation of High School Musical as Troy Bolton (2008–2009). In 2009 and early 2010, he played the role of Sky in the Spanish production of Mamma Mia!.^[2]

2010: Eurovision and first album

On 22 February 2010, Diges won the Spanish national final, Eurovisión: Destino Oslo and was chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Algo pequeñito", composed by Jesús Cañadilla and arranged and produced by Alejandro de Pinedo.

In March 2010, following his election as the Spanish Eurovision entrant, Diges was signed to Warner Music with the idea of recording an album in the style of a Spanish crooner.^[3][4] The album, self-titled Daniel Diges and produced by Óscar Gómez, was released on 18 May 2010. It includes mostly songs written by Diges himself, but also two versions of "Algo pequeñito" and Spanish versions of "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel), "Everything" (Michael Bublé) and "Angels" (Robbie Williams).^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

On 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway, during his scheduled performance in the Eurovision final, his routine was interrupted by famous stage invader Jimmy Jump, so according to the rules he was given the chance to perform again after all the other countries had performed.^[10] Diges finished on 15th position out of 25 entries.

2010-2012: Los Miserables and Póker de Voces

After Eurovision, he was signed to play the role of revolutionary leader Enjolras in the Spanish production of 25th anniversary edition of Les Misérables, that was staged at Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid (season 2010-2011) and at Barcelona Teatre Musical in Barcelona (season 2011-2012)".^[11][12] In 2011, together with fellow male cast members of Los Miserables David Ordinas, Gerónimo Rauch and Ignasi Vidal, he created, produced and starred in the concert show Póker de Voces.^[13][14] On 18 July 2011 Gerónimo Rauch was replaced by Pablo Puyol and on 3 June 2012 Ignasi Vidal was replaced by Paco Arrojo.^[15][16] The last concert of Póker de Voces was held in Xàtiva on 21 July 2012.^[17]

2012-2013: Second album, La Bella y la Bestia, and Tu cara me suena

His second studio album, released on 31 January 2012, was titled ¿Dónde estabas tú en los 70? and consists of covers of famous hits from the 1970s like "Eres tú".^[18]

Diges played the role of Gaston in the national tour of La Bella y la Bestia (Beauty and the Beast) which opened in September 2012 in Valladolid to visit 17 Spanish cities.^[19][20]

On 27 August 2012, Diges was announced to join the cast of the second season of television show Tu cara me suena (Your Face Sounds Familiar) on Antena 3, in which celebrity contestants impersonate a different famous singer on stage in each episode.^[21] In the season finale that took place on 11 February 2013, he finished as the runner-up.^[22]

2013-2015: Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, Quiero and Los Miserables national tour

On 11 June 2013, Diges was announced to play the lead role (Mario) in the Madrid revival of Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, which opened on 12 September 2013 at the Teatro Coliseum.^[23]

On 29 April 2014, Diges released his third studio album, titled Quiero. Its promotional single was "Te llevas mi amor".^[24]

In September 2014, Diges was announced to join Los Miserables again, on national tour, this time to lead as Jean Valjean.^[25] In January 2015, Diges re-united with David Ordinas, Ignasi Vidal and Pablo Puyol for Póker de Voces's new concert show.^[26]

On 5 May 2015, Diges released the single "Te veo", composed by Ruth Lorenzo and Jacobo Calderón.^[27]

2015-present: Calle Broadway

On 27 November 2015, Diges released his fourth studio album, his first with Universal Music, titled Calle Broadway. It consists of versions of famous songs from Broadway musicals. The album was followed by a same-titled tour of concert-shows across the Spanish geography.^[28]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

• Premio del Teatro Musical (Musical Theatre Award) for Best Breakthrough Actor for Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar (2007)^[32]
• Premio Nacional de Teatro (National Theatre Award) for Best Actor in Musicals (2010)^[33]
• Nominated – Premio de la Música (Spanish Music Award) for Best Breakthrough Songwriter for "Algo pequeñito" (shared with Alberto Jodar Collado, Jesús Cañadilla Gómez and Luis Miguel de la Varga Velasco) (2011)^[34]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Diges.

• Daniel Diges at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• Daniel Diges at Warner Music Spain

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s Conchita Bautista Victor Balaguer José Guardiola Nelly, Tim & Tony Conchita Bautista Raphael Raphael Massiel Salomé 1970s Julio Iglesias Karina Jaime Morey Mocedades Peret Sergio y Estíbaliz Braulio Micky José Vélez Betty Missiego 1980s Trigo Limpio Bacchelli Lucía Remedios Amaya Bravo Paloma San Basilio Cadillac Patricia Kraus La Década Prodigiosa Nina 1990s Azúcar Moreno Sergio Dalma Serafín Zubiri Eva Santamaría Alejandro Abad Anabel Conde Antonio Carbonell Marcos Llunas Mikel Herzog Lydia 2000s Serafín Zubiri David Civera Rosa Beth Ramón Son de Sol Las Ketchup D'NASH Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Soraya Arnelas 2010s Daniel Diges Lucía Pérez Pastora Soler El Sueño de Morfeo Ruth Lorenzo Edurne Barei
Songs 1960s "Estando contigo" "Llámame" "Algo prodigioso" "Caracola" "Qué bueno, qué bueno" "Yo soy aquél" "Hablemos del amor" "La, la, la" "Vivo cantando" 1970s "Gwendolyne" "En un mundo nuevo" "Amanece" "Eres tú" "Canta y sé feliz" "Tú volverás" "Sobran las palabras" "Enséñame a cantar" "Bailemos un vals" "Su canción" 1980s "Quédate esta noche" "Y sólo tú" "Él" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Lady, Lady" "La fiesta terminó" "Valentino" "No estás solo" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Nacida para amar" 1990s "Bandido" "Bailar pegados" "Todo esto es la música" "Hombres" "Ella no es ella" "Vuelve conmigo" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Sin rencor" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "No quiero escuchar" 2000s "Colgado de un sueño" "Dile que la quiero" "Europe's Living a Celebration" "Dime" "Para llenarme de ti" "Brujería" "Un Blodymary" "I Love You Mi Vida" "Baila el Chiki-chiki" "La noche es para mí" 2010s "Algo pequeñito" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "Quédate conmigo" "Contigo hasta el final" "Dancing in the Rain" "Amanecer" "Say Yay!"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Spain did not compete)