HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Serafín Lizoain Vidondo (born 20 April 1964 in
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
, Spain) better known as Serafín Zubiri is a singer, composer and piano player.


Biography

Zubiri is a
blind Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...
singer and pianist who has represented Spain twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. He was the vocalist for the group Equus until 1987. In 1992, he recorded the Spanish soundtrack for the
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
film ''
Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...
''. That same year, he went to the Swedish city of
Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...
to represent Spain at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Carola. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EB ...
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
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven (song), Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Pe ...
in Stockholm, with the song "
Colgado de un sueño Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with an entry selected through a national preselection called ''Eurocanción 2000''. It was the first national final organized by Televisión Española (TVE) since 1979. Serafín Zubiri, wh ...
" by Chema Purón. He has also worked in radio and hosted the program for ''Disabled Unlimited'' (local TV in Pamplona). He starred alongside
Marta Sánchez Marta Sánchez López (born 8 May 1966) is a Spanish singer. She has sold in excess of 10 million albums. Biography Marta was born in Madrid ( Spain). Her father, Antonio Sánchez Camporro, was an Asturian opera singer. She began her mus ...
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
International Blind Sports Federation The International Blind Sports Federation () is a non-profit organisation founded 1981 in Paris, France. It was formerly known as the International Blind Sports Association. IBSA's mission is to promote the full integration of blind and partia ...
(IBSA). In 2007, he competed in the TVE show '' Mira quién baila'', the Spanish version of ''
Dancing With the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the form ...
'' (where he was runner up). On 14 April 2008 he joined the
Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish ( masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines ...
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 Antena 3 may refer to: * Antena 3 (Portugal), a national radio channel produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal *Antena 3 (Romania), a Romanian television channel owned by Intact Media Group *Antena 3 (Sp ...
.


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
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
) * 2010: ''Sigo aquí'' * 2012: ''X una causa justa''


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubiri, Serafin 1964 births Living people People from Pamplona Blind musicians Spanish blind people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1992 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2000 Musicians from Navarre Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) participants