Marcos Llunas is a Spanish singer-songwriter, known in Spain and Latin America. His debut single " Para reconquistarte" reached the No.1 spot all over

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. He is also known for his successful participation in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest. Llunas is the father of the singer turned actor Spanish Izan Llunas. Llunas, son of Spanish singer Dyango, released his self-titled first album in 1993. His biggest hit was "Para reconquistarte", it became a smash-hit all over Hispanic America during the whole 1993, it peaked at the number one position and spent several weeks at the top in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Uruguay. He later recorded several moderately successful singles, and in 1995, in

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, won the OTI Song Festival for Spain with the song "Eres mi debilidad". Llunas, was nominated for a

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at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards. In 1997, Llunas was chosen internally by broadcaster

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as the Spanish representative for the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest with his self-penned song "

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" ("No Hard Feelings"). At the contest, held in

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on 3 May, "Sin rencor" finished in sixth place of the 25 entries."Sin rencor" at diggiloo.net
/ref> In the years following his Eurovision appearance, Llunas recorded in Portuguese and Catalan in addition to Spanish, and became particularly successful in Latin American markets. He released a career retrospective album in 2004. Between 2002 and 2007 he made appearances as a juror on Spanish television talent shows '' Operación Triunfo'' and ''Lluvia de estrellas''. In 2007, he was one of the contestants on the Mexican talent show ''

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'', a competition between successful singers from different decades that aired on

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''. In 2012, he released an album that paid tribute to his father Dyango.

Albums discography

*1993: '' Marcos Llunas'' *1994: '' Piel a Piel'' *1996: '' Vida'' *1997: ''Mi Historia'' *1999: ''Pluja d'estels'' *1999: ''

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'' *2002: ''Me gusta'' *2003: ''Hechicera'' *2004: ''Mi retrato'' *2012: ''La voz del alma: Marcos Llunas a Dyango''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llunas, Marco Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1997 Living people 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish male singers Year of birth missing (living people)