Niño de Elche

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Niño de Elche (2005)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Antología del cante flamenco heterodoxo
  IT 17th 01.03.2018 (5 weeks)
Voces del extremo
  IT 16 05/02/2019 (1 week)
Colombiana
  IT 16 05/30/2019 (3 weeks)
Singles
Un venono (with C. Tangana )
  IT 2 11/29/2018 (11 weeks)

Niño de Elche (born January 21, 1985 in Elche ) is a Spanish singer , guitarist , film composer and multidisciplinary artist.

life and work

Niño de Elche combines flamenco singing with performances , poetry , improvisation , rock or electronics , among other things . He works alone, but also with artists from a wide range of disciplines, such as' Pedro G. Romero , Antonio Orihuela , Juan Carlos Lérida , Israel Galván , Stéphanie Fuster , Pony Bravo, Kiko Veneno , Los Voluble, Rocío Márquez and Raül Fernández Refree .

“The biggest misunderstanding is when people think I want to break with flamenco. I just want to move away from the majority opinion about what that is. I am an ex-flamenco: I have gone through flamenco, it has left its mark on me and sometimes I return to it. "

- Niño de Elche

Discography

Albums

  • Voces del extremo (2015)
  • Antología del cante flamenco heterodoxo (2018)
  • Colombiana (2019)

Other works

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Niño de Elche in the Spanish charts
  2. ↑ Sounds from Spain Niño de Elche , accessed on May 21, 2019 (English)
  3. ↑ Deutschlandfunk Flamenco for Dissidents , accessed on May 21, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Niño de Elche
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Contreras Molina, Francisco (maiden name); Contreras, Francisco; De Elche, El Niño
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish singer, guitarist, film composer and multidisciplinary artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Moose