Miki Núñez
Miki Núñez | |
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 Núñez in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Miquel Núñez Pozo |
| Born | 6 January 1996 Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Universal |
Miquel "Miki" Núñez Pozo (born 6 January 1996) is a Spanish singer and television personality from Terrassa. He gained national recognition after placing sixth in series ten of the reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo. Núñez consequently represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, with the song "La Venda".[1][2] The singer would release two studio albums afterwards through Universal Music, Amuza (2019) and Iceberg (2020) to great commercial success.
Career
[edit]2018–2019: Operación Triunfo and Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Operación Triunfo, Miki studied guitar and piano, as well as a degree in Primary education teaching. He also was a vocalist in cover band Dalton Bang, with whom he toured Catalonia performing.[3] In 2018, Miki auditioned for the tenth series of Operación Triunfo, being one of the 18 contestants selected for the opening gala,[4] and making it to the semi-finals en route to finishing in sixth place.[5]
Miki was then one of the 13 Operación Triunfo contestants allocated songs for the show's side competition to choose Spain's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. He was given a total of three songs: "Nadie se salva", a duet with Natalia Lacunza, and solo songs "El equilibrio" and "La venda".[6] While "El equilibrio" failed to make the first cut, "Nadie se salva" and "La venda" advanced to the Eurovision Gala, making him and Lacunza the only contestants with more than one song to perform in the national final.[7] On 20 January 2019, Miki received the 34% by audience vote and was selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with "La venda".[8]
Miki was the last to perform at the Eurovision final, held on 18 May 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries with 54 points: 1 from the professional juries and 53 from the televote.[9]
2019: Amuza
[edit]Núñez released a single titled "Celébrate" on 28 June 2019. The single preceded the release of his first studio album, titled Amuza, on 13 September 2019.[10][11][12] It debuted at number one on the Spanish Albums Chart.[13] The release of the album was followed by the same-titled tour in fourteen cities across Spain.[14]
2020–present: Iceberg and television projects
[edit]On 8 May 2020, Núñez released a single titled "Me Vale".[15] The song was included in his second studio album, titled Iceberg, that was released on 20 November 2020 and debuted at number four on the Spanish Albums Chart.[16][17]
In October 2020, Núñez debuted as television presenter for the TV3 reality television music competition Cover.[18] In 2022, he hosted another TV3 music talent show, Eufòria, alongside Marta Torné.[19] Also in 2022, Telecinco announced Núñez as the host for the online casting of Got Talent España.[20] In January and February 2023, Nuñez, alongside Aitor Albizua, hosted La Noche del Benidorm Fest, the side show of the television song contest Benidorm Fest 2023.[21]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| SPA [22] | ||
| Amuza |
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1 |
| Iceberg |
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4 |
| 121 |
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20 |
| Setlist - Gira 121 |
|
— |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album or EP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [23] | |||||||||||
| "La venda" | 2019 | 13 | Amuza | ||||||||
| "Nadie se salva" (with Natalia Lacunza) |
41 | ||||||||||
| "Celébrate" | 62 | ||||||||||
| "Escriurem" | — | ||||||||||
| "Coral del Arrecife" (with Sofia Ellar) |
— | ||||||||||
| "Me vale" | 2020 | 95 | Iceberg | ||||||||
| "Un estiu que no s'acaba" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Viento y vida" (with Despistaos) |
— | Iceberg | |||||||||
| "No m'ho esperava" | 2021 | — | |||||||||
| "Sin noticias de Gurb" | —[A] | ||||||||||
| "10 Minutos" | 2022 | —[B] | 121 | ||||||||
| "Dime que no duele" | —[C] | ||||||||||
| "Electricitat" (with Alfred García) |
— | ||||||||||
| "Ahora" | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Ara" | — | ||||||||||
| "La mitad" (with Paula Koops) |
2023 | — | 121 | ||||||||
| "Entre un millón" | —[D] | ||||||||||
| "Suerte" (with Carlos Sadness) |
— | ||||||||||
| "Gelat" | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Dins del meu cap" | 2024 | — | |||||||||
| "Tiraria enrere" | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "La sortida" (Sense sal featuring Miki Núñez) |
2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Tira de la manta" (Emlan featuring Miki Núñez) |
2020 | |
| "El Dia de la Victòria" (Buhos featuring Miki Núñez, Suu & Lildami) | ||
| "¿Qué Tal?" (Manel Navarro and Miki Núñez) |
2021 | Cicatriz |
| "El tren del temps" (Txarango featuring Miki Núñez and Dave Zulueta) |
El Gran Ball | |
| "Barcelona" (Marmi featuring Miki Núñez) |
2022 | Plan Z |
| "He tocat el cel" (Sergio Dalma featuring Miki Núñez) |
2023 | Sonríe porque estás en la foto |
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak position | Album or EP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [23] | |||||||||||
| "El ataque de las chicas cocodrilo" (with Carlos Right) |
2018 | 58 | Operación Triunfo 2018: Lo Mejor, Parte 1 | ||||||||
| "Alma mía" (with Alba Reche) |
— | ||||||||||
| "Friday I'm In Love" (with Joan Garrido) |
— | ||||||||||
| "Quédate en Madrid" (with Maria Villar) |
— | Operación Triunfo 2018 | |||||||||
| "El patio" | — | ||||||||||
| "Shallow" (with Natalia Lacunza) |
— | Operación Triunfo 2018: Lo Mejor, Parte 2 | |||||||||
| "No olvidarme de olvidar" (with Sabela Ramil) |
— | Operación Triunfo 2018 | |||||||||
| "Can We Dance" | — | ||||||||||
| "Una lluna a l'aigua" | 88 | Operación Triunfo 2018: Lo Mejor, Parte 2 | |||||||||
| "Promesas que no valen nada" | — | Operación Triunfo 2018 | |||||||||
| "Hijos de la tierra" | — | Operación Triunfo 2018: Lo Mejor, Parte 2 | |||||||||
| "Some Nights" | — | Operación Triunfo 2018 | |||||||||
| "Calypso" (with Famous Oberogo and Sabela Ramil) |
— | Operación Triunfo 2018: Lo Mejor, Parte 2 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Operación Triunfo | Himself / contestant | 16 episodes |
| 2019 | Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | Himself / Spanish entrant | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Paquita Salas | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | La mejor canción jamás cantada | Himself / Guest contestant | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Tu cara me suena | Guest performer / Santiago Auserón impersonator | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | La casa fuerte | Himself / guest | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Operación Triunfo | Himself / guest performer | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Cover | Himself / host | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | L’au pair | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Family Feud: La batalla de los famosos | Himself / contestant | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Persona infiltrada | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Secret Story | Himself / guest | 1 episode |
| 2022-present | Eufòria | Himself / host | 17 episodes |
| 2022 | Got Talent España | Himself / online casting host | |
| 2022–2023 | Campanades 2023 TV3 | Himself / host | New Year's Eve broadcast |
| 2023 | La Noche del Benidorm Fest | Himself / host |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Los 40 Music Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miki Núñez | Best New Artist | Nominated | [25] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Sin noticias de Gurb" did not enter the official Spanish Top 100 Songs chart, but peaked at No. 14 on the Spanish Top 50 Radio Airplay chart.[24]
- ^ "10 Minutos" did not enter the official Spanish Top 100 Songs chart, but peaked at No. 12 on the Spanish Top 50 Radio Airplay chart.[24]
- ^ "Dime que no duele" did not enter the official Spanish Top 100 Songs chart, but peaked at No. 18 on the Spanish Top 50 Radio Airplay chart.[24]
- ^ "Entre un millón" did not enter the official Spanish Top 100 Songs chart, but peaked at No. 31 on the Spanish Top 50 Radio Airplay chart.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (20 January 2019). "Spain: Miki will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday.com. ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Miki, concursante de OT". 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Miki wins Spain's ticket to Tel Aviv with 'La Venda'". eurovision.tv. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Concursantes de OT 2018". RTVE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (13 December 2018). "OT 2018 Gala 12: Semi-final crunch time as Miki misses out and five finalists are confirmed". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Pereira, Bernardo (20 December 2018). "Spain: Listen to the 17 songs competing in the Operación Triunfo Eurovision Gala". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Fuster, Luis (4 January 2019). "Spain: RTVE reveals full line-up of the OT Eurovision Gala". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Fuster, Luis (20 January 2019). "Spain: Miki wins OT Eurovision Gala with "La Venda"". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "EBU issues statement on Eurovision 2019 Grand Final jury result". Eurovision.tv. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Miki Núñez comparte un adelanto de su primer single, "Celébrate", que saldrá a la venta el 28 de junio". formulatv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Miki Núñez estrena "Celébrate"". cadena100.es (in Spanish). 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Álvaro. "Miki Núñez publicará su primer disco 'Amuza' el 13 de septiembre". popelera.net (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 38: del 13.9.2019 al 19.9.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Miki Núñez anuncia las fechas de su gira con "Amuza", su primer álbum". formulatv.com (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Me Vale - Single by Miki Núñez". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Palao Murcia, Alberto (29 October 2020). "MIKI NÚÑEZ DESVELA EL NOMBRE, LA PORTADA Y LA FECHA DE PUBLICACIÓN DE SU NUEVO DISCO" (in Spanish). Los 40. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Álbum iceberg" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Miki Núñez se estrena como presentador en TV3". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "'Euforia' ya tiene presentadores: Marta Torné y Miki Núñez". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "'Got Talent' ficha a Miki Núñez para reclutar talento callejero en su octava edición". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "RTVE apuesta por 'La Noche del Benidorm Fest', con Miki Núñez y Aitor Albizua". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Discography Miki Núñez: Albums". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b Peak positions for songs in Spain:
- For all except noted: "Discography Miki Núñez: Singles". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- For "Me Vale": "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 20". Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Miki Núñez | EPDM". elportaldemusica.es (in European Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "PROGRAMA ESPECIAL: Nominados a LOS40 Music Awards 2020". YouTube (in Spanish). 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain
- Operación Triunfo contestants
- People from Terrassa
- Singers from Barcelona
- Folk-pop singers
- 21st-century Spanish singers
- 21st-century Spanish male singers
- Música Global artists
- 21st-century Catalan people