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Ismael Serrano (born 9 March 1974) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Spain, popular in Spain and Latin America, known for his often political lyrics and eclectic musical influences. During his creative career he has been influenced by other Spanish singer-songwriters such as
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Biography


Early life

He was born in the neighbourhood of
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of
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(Spain) on 9 March 1974. After studying Physics in the
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, Ismael Serrano started his musical career in the early nineties in Madrid, singing folk based guitar music in a café circuit, at political venues like Libertad 8, Galileo and Nuevos Juglares. The movement proved to be very popular, inspired by the 20-year-old ‘Protest’ song movement under the dictatorship of
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, as well as the
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movement of Latin America.


Atrapados en Azul

In 1997 Ismael Serrano signed with Polygram (now Universal) and released his first album, ''Atrapados en Azul'', featuring the songs "Papá cuéntame otra vez", "Vértigo" and "Amo tanto la vida" that became hymns for youngsters in Spain and Latin America. For this work he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Spanish Musical Awards of the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores.


Second and third records

The follow-up album, ''La memoria de los peces'' (1998), increased https://youtube.com/watch?v=EdXWkvKodIo&feature=share popularity (sales level for Platinum in Spain, Gold in
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). On his third production ''Los paraísos desiertos'' (2000), Serrano moved more to
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styles and African sounds. Two important music nominations for this work: Best Original Song for the
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(the "Spanish Oscars") for the song "Km.0" (of the feature with the same title) and Best Sound Engineering at the 2001
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Recordings 2002–2007

New productions appeared in the following years: ''La traición de Wendy'' (2002), ''Principio de Incertidumbre'' (2003, double live concert disc), ''Naves ardiendo más allá de Orión'' (2005) (phrase extracted from the final dialogue of the cult film ''
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''), and ''Sueños de un hombre despierto'' (2007) pointing out Ismael Serrano as one of the main exponents of singer-songwriter trend in the Latin music world.


Feature film

In May 2002 Ismael Serrano participated in his second feature film ''El corazón de Jesus'', a German-Chilean-Bolivian production written and directed by
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. Previously, in the year 2000, he sang the eponymous theme song at the close of the film '' Km. 0'', a romantic comedy of errors involving several sets of people who meet at, or otherwise have in common, Kilómetro Cero in Madrid.


Retrospective (2006)

In late 2006, 10th anniversary from the release of his first CD, a retrospective of his work was released as a double CD under the name "El Viaje De Rosetta" (in reference to the Rosetta spacecraft). This deluxe box set contains a disc with all his singles, another disc with rarities, live tracks and collaborations, and a 48-page booklet, and is also available in a single CD and DVD edition.


Discography

Atrapados en azul (1997) # Papá cuéntame otra vez # Vértigo # Donde estarás # Caperucita # Yo quiero ser muy promiscuo # Amo tanto la vida # La extraña pareja # El camino de regreso # México insurgente # Un muerto encierras # Atrapados en azul # Ana La memoria de los peces (1998) #Últimamente #Al bando vencido #Recuerdo #Ya quisiera yo #Regresa #Vine del norte #Sin ti a mi lado #Tierna y dulce historia de amor #Instrucciones para salvar el odio eternamente #A las madres de mayo #Canción de amor propio #Mi vida no hay derecho #Pequeña criatura #Qué va a ser de mí Los paraísos desiertos (2000) #Km.0 #La mujer más vieja del mundo #No estarás sola #La cita #Tantas cosas #Una historia de Alvite #La huida #Has de saber #La casa encantada #La ciudad parece un mundo #Lo que hay que aguantar #Ya ves La traición de Wendy (2002) #Eres #Un hombre espera en el desierto #Si peter pan viniera #Cien días #Ahora #Pájaros en la cabeza #Buenos Aires 2001 #Prende la luz #Qué andarás haciendo #Fue terrible aquel año #La ciudad de los muertos #Será #Cobertura: 95% del territorio nacional Principio de incertidumbre (2003) CD1 #Últimamente # Principio de incertidumbre # Cien días # Vine del norte # Ya llegó la primavera # Km.0 (con Javier Bergia) # Eres # La extraña pareja (con Lichis) # Aquella tarde # Pájaros en la cabeza (con Pedro Guerra) # Amo tanto la vida # Plaza Garibaldi CD2 #Qué andarás haciendo #Recuerdo #Ya ves (con Luis Eduardo Aute) #Papá cuéntame otra vez #Ahora #Zona Cero #Déjate convencer #Vértigo #Tierna y dulce historia de amor #Un muerto encierras #Prende la luz #No estarás sola #A las madres de mayo Naves ardiendo más allá de Orión (2005) #Elegía #El virus del miedo #Sucede que a veces #Duermes #Reina del super #Volveré temprano #Alicia #Fragilidad #Allí #El vals de los jubilados #Jóvenes y hermosos #Estamos a salvo #Dulce memoria #Ya nada es lo que era El Viaje De Rosetta (2006) CD1 (Singles) #Papá cuéntame otra vez #Dónde estarás #Amo tanto la vida #Atrapados en azul #Mexico insurgente #Caperucita #Últimamente #Vine del Norte #Tierna y dulce historia de amor #Pequeña criatura #Km 0 #La mujer más vieja del mundo #No estarás sola #La huida #Eres #Qué andarás haciendo #Cien días #Elegía #Sucede a veces CD2 (Rarities) #Vértigo (Encuentros con la Habana) #Mira que eres canalla (Tribute to Luis Eduardo Aute) #Con los cinco pinares (Claudio Rodríguez – Poesía necesaria) #Dos kilómetros de paciencia (25 años – Javier Bergia) #El último cantautor (Ni jaulas, ni peceras – La Cabra Mecánica) #Nueces (Esta mañana y otros cuentos – Coti) #El aparecido (Tribute to Víctor Jara) #Caballo de cartón (Un barco de sueños – Cantautores cantan a niños) #Chove en Santiago (Lo mejor de Luar na Lubre) #Vine del norte (Live at Lo + plus) #Ya se van los pastores (Son de niños) #La Locura (OST "El corazón de Jesús") #La Cordura (OST "El corazón de Jesús") #Vuelvo a Madrid (Until now an iTunes only song) #Principio de incertidumbre (15 September 2003) #La extraña pareja (Live with "La Cabra Mecánica" 2 February 2004) #Plaza Garibaldi (27 April 2004) Sueños de un hombre despierto (2007) #Casandra #Canción para un viejo amigo #Canción de amor y oficina #Nana para un niño indígena #Somos #Zamba del emigrante (feat. Mercedes Sosa) #Habitantes de Alfa-Centauro encuentran la sonda Voyager #Testamento vital #Sesión continua #Si se callase el ruido #Te conocí #Amores imposibles #Para médicos y amantes Unedited songs #Cita a las siete en La Moncloa #Con una pena de muerte #Cuatro estaciones #La ciudad parece un mundo (primera versión) #La cordura #La locura #La tormenta #Los torpes #Mañana quizás sea tarde #Por qué no te quedas en casa #Por ti #Vente conmigo #Y yo buscándote Un Lugar Soñando (2009) #Somos #Cancion Para Un Viejo Amigo #Sucede Que A Veces #Cancion De Amor Y Oficina #Caperucita #Penelope Espera En Peumayen #Sesion Continua #Vine Del Norte #A Las Madres De Mayo #Zamba Del Emigrante Con Mercedes Sosa #Si Se Callase El Ruido #Tantas Cosas #Ya Ves #Recuerdo #Canción De Amor Propio #Observando Las Estrellas #Habitantes De Alfa Centauro Encuentran La Sonda Voyager #Ultimamente #Vertigo #Casandra #La Extraña Pareja #Como La Cigarra #Papa Cuentame Otra Vez #Eres #Ya Nada Es Lo Que Era La Llamada (2014) #Apenas Se Nada de la Vida #Candombe para Olvidar #Pequeña Bachata Mediterránea #El Día de la Ira #Rebelión en Hamelin #Éramos tan Jóvenes #Quisiera #Mi Problema #La Casa y el Lobo #Absoluto #Te Vi #Ahora Que Te Encuentro #La Llamada 20 años. Hoy es siempre (2017) CD1 #Ven #Las cuatro y diez #Últimamente #Sucede que a veces #Spaghetti del rock #Pequeña criatura #Cien #Te vas #No estarás sola #Ojalá #Luces errantes #Busco una canción #Todo cambia #Si se callase el ruido – feat. Rozalén CD2 #Papá, cuéntame otra vez #Recuerdo #La llamada #Ya ves #Nieve #Y sin embargo #Vine del norte #Vértigo #Ahora que te encuentro #Agua y aceite #Aguas abril #Todo empieza y todo acaba en ti Todavía (2018) #Semana #Al bando vencido #Sin ti a mi lado #Podría ser #Duermes #Palabras para Julia #Te odio #Tantas cosas #Crucé un océano #Mi problema #Amo tanto la vida #Ahora #Testamento vital


References


Official web page
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