Rafa Nadal wins gold! God I love this kid.


Spanish Music, for the musically-flighty blizzardcake:

Heroes del Silencio:
Singer: Enrique Bunbury
Status: Disbanded (Started 1987, disbanded 2005)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Avalancha, La chispa adecuada, Iberia sumerjida, Opio (acoustic), ¡Rueda, Fortuna! (live)
Notes: Their 1995 album Avalancha is a classic, with most songs being hit singles. Also, Bunbury (now a soloist) has an absolutely gorgeous deep voice, and looks like Jim Morison crossed with Heath Ledger.

Enrique Bunbury: Solo since 2006
Sample Singles: El viento a favor, Si, Una cancion triste, El extranjero, Aunque no sea contigo (live)

Estopa:
Singer: David Muñoz
Status: Active (Started 1999)
Style: Rock/Rumba
Sample Singles: Vino tinto, Por la raja de tu falda, Suma y sigue, Tu calorro

La Oreja de Van Gogh:
Singer: Amaia Montero (originally), Leire Martínez (currently)
Status: Active (Started 1998)
Style: Pop
Sample Singles (with AMontero): Dile al sol, Cuentame al oído, Muñeca De Trapo, En mi lado del sofa

Mägo de Oz:
Singer: José Andrëa
Status: Active (Started 1992)
Style: Celtic folk metal
Sample Singles: Molins de viento, La rosa de los vientos, Hoy te toca ser feliz

Hombres G:
Singer: David Summers
Status: Active (Started 1982)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Marta tiene un marcapasos/La cagaste... Burt Lancaster, Devuélveme a mi chica (sufre, mamón), Y cayó la bomba (fétida) (live), Te quiero (live), Si no te tengo a ti (live), Venezia, No llorare, ¿Que soy yo para ti? (acoustic)
Notes: "To date, Hombres G have performed more than 600 concerts and sold more than 9 million albums across Spain and the Americas. Since then, Hombres G have been nicknamed the Spanish Beatles." Rock-solid clasics. Singer David Summers also winged a solo career, including Diciembre.

El Canto del Loco:
Singer: Dani Martín
Status: Active (Started 1994)
Style: Rock pop / Power pop
Sample Singles: Besos, Ya nada vovlera a ser como antes, Son sueños, Pequeñita
Notes: Best Spanish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2005

Pereza:
Singer: Rubén, Leiva
Status: Active (Started 2001)
Style: Pop rock
Sample Singles: Todo, Estrella polar, Princesas, Como lo tienes tu (with EBunbury), Tristeza

La Musgaña:
Singer: N/A
Status: Active (Started 1986)
Style: Folk
Sample Singles: (live), Seguidillas (live), Lubican (live), Carrito de siete estrellas (live), Picao (live), La mocita

Café Quijano:
Singer: Manuel Quijano
Status: Disbanded (Started 1998, disbanded 2007)
Style: Pop
Sample Singles: La Lola, Nada de na, La Magdalena

Jarabe de Palo:
Singer: Pau Donés
Status: Active (Started 1996)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Me gusta como eres, La flaca, Depende


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* "Opio", Heroes del Silencio**
** Hear my song wide open