Manel Navarro

Manel Navarro (2017)

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Do It for Your Lover   IT 75 05/21/2017 (1 week)

Manel Navarro Quesada (born March 7, 1996 in Sabadell ) is a Spanish singer from Catalonia .

life and career

At the age of 14, his father gave him his first guitar . Navarro sings his songs mainly in English and can be found mainly in the genres of pop and tropical house . He uploaded privately recorded covers of popular songs on social networks .

Navarro first became known in 2014 when he won the Catalan youth music competition Catalunya Teen Star . Thereupon he signed a record deal with the music label Global Music and was soon followed by Must! Productions , whereupon he appeared as the opening act of the Spanish girl band Sweet California on their Wonder Tour . In 2016 he finally signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment .

In January 2017 it was announced that Navarro will take part in the Spanish ESC preliminary round Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 with the song Do It for Your Lover . In the highly controversial show format, which was based on the fact that five of six participants were selected by the radio station Radiotelevisión Española and the sixth was selected by a jury from three remaining candidates after a public vote by the population, he was able to achieve first place as an internally selected candidate with equal points . While the audience spoke out in favor of competitor Mirela with loud shouts , the jury decided on Navarro, so it came to a scandal and he was booed live by the audience in the show. With the win, Navarro was Spain's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev . He finished last with 5 points from viewers from neighboring Portugal.

Discography

• 2014: Brand New Day
• 2016: Candle
• 2017: Do It for Your Lover
• 2017: Keep on Falling
• 2018: Voulez-vous danser?

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Spanish music charts
2. ↑ ^{a b} biography at esckaz.com
3. ↑ 'Gent de SBD'. Manel Navarro, guanyador del concurs Teen Star 2: “No vull que em comparin amb ningú” at isabadell.com
4. ↑ Preliminary decision Spain 2017 at ogae.de
5. ↑ The jury's decision causes a scandal at eurovision.de in Spain