Serafín Lizoain Vidondo (born 20 April 1964 in

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, Spain) better known as Serafín Zubiri is a singer, composer and piano player.

Biography

Zubiri is a blind singer and pianist who has represented Spain twice in the

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. He was the vocalist for the group Equus until 1987. In 1992, he recorded the Spanish soundtrack for the

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film ''

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''. That same year, he went to the Swedish city of

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to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the ballad " Todo esto es la música". In 2000, he won '' Eurocanción 2000'', a contest organized by TVE, and thus again represented Spain at the

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in Stockholm, with the song " Colgado de un sueño" by Chema Purón. He has also worked in radio and hosted the program for ''Disabled Unlimited'' (local TV in Pamplona). He starred alongside

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in the musical play called ''La magia de Broadway'', which premiered at the Teatro Lara in Madrid in October 2000. In 2005, he was appointed vice president of the

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(IBSA). In 2007, he competed in the TVE show '' Mira quién baila'', the Spanish version of ''

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'' (where he was runner up). On 14 April 2008 he joined the

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version of the same show. He has also showed his skills in other international franchises of this show. In 2013 he competed in the Spanish version of '' Splash!'', broadcast on Antena 3.

Albums

* 1987: ''Inténtalo'' * 1988: ''Pedaleando'' * 1991: ''Detrás del viento'' * 1992: ''Te veo con el corazón'' * 1995: ''Un hombre nuevo'' * 2000: ''Colgado de un sueño'' * 2008: ''Colgado de un sueño'' (re-release for

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) * 2010: ''Sigo aquí'' * 2012: ''X una causa justa''

Filmography

Television appearances

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubiri, Serafin 1964 births Living people People from Pamplona Blind musicians Spanish blind people Musicians from Navarre Eurovision Song Contest entrants