Lluís Gavaldà i Roig (

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, 15 April 1963) is the singer and main composer of the group "

Els Pets ''Els Pets'' is a Catalan pop rock band with lead singer, composer and guitarist Lluís Gavaldà from the village of Constantí (province of Tarragona, Catalonia). Joan Reig plays drums and Falin Cáceres bass. At present, the band has the ...

". With a degree in Anglo-Germanic

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, Gavaldà is mainly known for being the singer, guitarist and composer of Els Pets, together with Falin Cáceres (bass) and Joan Reig (drums). After a period living in the United States, he returned to

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, Spain, where he worked as an English teacher. It was at this time that the group ''Els Pets'' began a career that would make them one of the leading groups in Catalan rock. Constantí's group has achieved countless awards, as for example Enderrock, the most represented and important of the Catalan music. Their recordings include such popular titles as ''Calla i Balla'', ''Agost'' and ''Bon Dia'', which continues to be the most successful record in the history of Catalan rock music with 100,000 copies. In addition ti his musical career, Gavaldà collaborates regularly with press, radio and television. He writes a weekly column for the newspaper

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in the supplement ''Criatures''. On the radio he participated in the program ''Eduqueu les Criatures'' (2006–2010,

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) with

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and presented the daily program ''El celobert'' an iCat. On television, he presented the contest ''Picalletres'' (2006,

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) and on 2019, he host a show dedicated to pop music: ''El celobert''. He has also published books such as "Estic prenyat", "El pare que et va matricular", "Valset" and "Lletres", the later being a commented collection of his songs.

Discography

Bibliography

* * ''Valset'' (2010) La Galera, with illustrations by Xavier Salomó, included a CD with an unpublished recording of the song ''Valset''. .La Galera, Valset
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gavalda, Lluis Singer-songwriters from Catalonia Catalan-language singers Catalan-language writers Writers from Catalonia 21st-century Catalan people Living people People from Tarragonès 1963 births