José Valdes

José Luis Pequeño Valdes (born December 30, 1974 in Quilpué , Chile ) is a German singer-songwriter of Chilean origin. From 2008 to 2010 he was a member of the Hot Banditoz .

Career

José Valdes grew up in Valparaíso, Chile, with his single mother and two sisters. There he attended a private school, in whose school choir he sang at the age of seven. To enable him to go to school, his mother worked in a German hospital. Valdes sang with friends on weekends in the market square and in cafes to supplement the family income. With the support of a German doctor from the Chilean clinic, he moved with his family to Hamburg at the age of ten, where he attended a Catholic school and received guitar lessons. José began to write his first songs.

In 1991 he joined the dance project Boys of k2000 , with which he gained live experience in clubs and discos for two years. Valdes worked with Frank Ramond in 1998 on the Dos En Uno project , which achieved radio success with the single Mujer .

In 2005 Valdes worked as a film composer in Spain and wrote the title Gomera de mi Amor for the short film Encantada - Valle Gran Rey by Oliver Heck . Back in Hamburg he wrote the title Quieres Una Aventura with Toni Cottura , which he published in a duet with the Romanian singer Corina.

In 2008 he joined the Hot Banditoz, with whom he replaced Silva Gonzalez who had left the band until the band broke up in 2010 . In 2010 he translated the title I Can't Stop Feeling into Spanish for the band Queensberry .

Together with Matthias Haß , Valdes worked on his first German hit album Mein Leben - Mi Vida , which was released by Ariola in 2014 . In September 2017 he released his Spanish-language album Amor y Música . It was produced by the successful producer Luis Rodriguez (former co-producer of Dieter Bohlen) and Philippe Escaño (TEAM 33).

Discography

Albums

2013: Samboléo
2014: My Life - Mi Vida
2017: Amor y Música

Singles

2006: Mamacita
2007: Samboléo-The Mixes
2007: La Magia - Oliver Backens & Stefan Gruenwald feat. José Valdes
2015: La pura vida
2016: Around the World with You (2016)
2016: Guantanamera (2017)
2017: Taka Takata
2018: Como Tú Te Mueves

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Valdes, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pequeño Valdes, José Luis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chilean singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	December 30, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quilpué , Chile

[1] Jump up ↑ Artists 'meeting: José Valdes' debut album

[2] José Valdes - Señorita (from the debut album "My Life - Mi Vida")

[3] José Valdes - The album "My Life - Mi Vida" will be released on May 2nd, 2014

[4] José Valdes “My Life - Mi Vida” will be published on May 2, 2014