Daniel Diges

Daniel Diges
Diges during a press conference
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Diges García
Born	17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) (age 30)
Origin	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Genres	Vocal, musical theatre, adult contemporary, pop, traditional pop
Occupations	Singer, Actor
Labels	Warner Music

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Diges and the second or maternal family name is García.

Daniel Diges García (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel ˈdixes]; born 17 January 1981 in Alcalá de Henares) is a Spanish singer, pianist, composer and actor. Although officially born in Madrid,^[1] he has spent all his youth in Alcalá de Henares (Community of Madrid).

Life and career

Diges began his acting career in a theatre company, Teatro Escuela Libre de Alcalá de Henares (TELA), in his native city, and after starring in several TV adverts, he rose to fame in the teen drama television series "Nada es para siempre" (1999–2000), playing the character of "Gato". Over the years he has also hosted children shows like "Megatrix" (2001–2002) and "Max Clan" (2003–2004) and has appeared in several TV series playing secondary roles: "Hospital Central" (2002), "Ana y los siete" (2003), "Aquí no hay quien viva" (2005) and "Agitación +IVA" (2005–2006).

Musical theatre

He debuted in big productions of musical theatre in 2005, playing the roles of Colate in "En Tu Fiesta Me Colé" and Mario in "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar". In 2007 and 2008 he played the role of Galileo in the Spanish production of "We Will Rock You", and he also starred in the Spanish stage adaptation of "High School Musical" as Troy Bolton (2008–2009). In 2009 and early 2010, he played the role of Sky in the Spanish production of "Mamma Mia!".^[2] Since 18 November 2010, he stars as Enjolras in the new Madrid production of Les Misérables.^[3][4]

Eurovision 2010

On 22 February 2010, Diges won the Spanish national final, Eurovisión: Destino Oslo and represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Algo pequeñito", composed by Jesús Cañadilla and arranged and produced by Alejandro de Pinedo, which was on held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway During his first performance in the final his performance was interrupted by famous stage invader Jimmy Jump, so he had to perform again after all the other countries had performed.^[5]

Recording career

In March 2010, following his election as the Spanish Eurovision entrant, Diges was signed to Warner Music with the idea of recording an album in the style of a Spanish crooner.^[6][7] The album, self-titled "Daniel Diges" and produced by Óscar Gómez, was released on 18 May 2010. It includes mostly songs written by Diges himself, but also two versions of "Algo pequeñito" and Spanish versions of "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel), "Everything" (Michael Bublé) and "Angels" (Robbie Williams).^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
		SPA [13]
2010	Daniel Diges 1st Studio Album Released: 18 May 2010 Label: Warner Music Spain	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions	Album
		SPA [14]
2010	"Algo pequeñito"	5	Daniel Diges
	"Quédate Conmigo"	—
	"Momentos de Navidad"	—	TBA

Awards

• Premio del Teatro Musical (Musical Theatre Award) for Best Breakthrough Actor for "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" (2007)^[15]
• Premio Nacional de Teatro (National Theatre Award) for Best Actor in Musicals (2010)^[16]
• Nominated – Premio de la Música (Spanish Music Award) for Best Breakthrough Songwriter for Algo pequeñito (shared with Alberto Jodar Collado, Jesús Cañadilla Gómez and Luis Miguel de la Varga Velasco) (2011)^[17]

References

1. ^ http://www.dentromusica.com/2010/05/22/algo-pequenito-la-cancion-de-espana-en-eurovision-2010-cantada-por-daniel-diges/
2. ^ "Currículum" (in Spanish). danieldiges.com (Official site). http://www.danieldiges.com/bio.aspx. 
3. ^ "Daniel Diges protagoniza la nueva versión de 'Los Miserables'" (in Spanish). Europa Press. http://www.europapress.es/cultura/exposiciones-00131/noticia-daniel-diges-protagoniza-nueva-version-miserables-20100922161028.html. 
4. ^ "Cameron Mackintosh y Claude-Michel Schönberg apadrinan la presentación del elenco de LOS MISERABLES en Madrid" (in Spanish). todoMUSICALES. http://www.todomusicales.com/content/content/2429/cameron-mackintosh-y-claude-michel-schnberg-apadrinan-la-presentacion-del-elenco-de-los-miserables-en-madrid/. 
5. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (2010-02-22). "Spain: Daniel Diges to Oslo!". European Broadcasting Union. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=9453&_t=Spain%3A+Daniel+Diges+to+Oslo!. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
6. ^ "Diges, el 'Bublé' español, firmará un contrato discográfico con Warner" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. 2010-03-17. http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/noticia.php?numero=6462&idioma=. 
7. ^ "Daniel Diges: "Mi álbum tendrá dos versiones de 'Algo pequeñito'"" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2010-04-19. http://www.rtve.es/television/20100419/daniel-diges-album-tendra-dos-versiones-algo-pequenito/328289.shtml. 
8. ^ "Daniel Diges en Warner" (in Spanish). Warner Music Spain. http://www.droatlantic.com/artistas/ficha_artista.aspx?nIdArtista=223. 
9. ^ ""Daniel Diges" es el título del primer álbum de nuestro representante en Eurovisión" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2010-04-30. http://www.rtve.es/television/20100430/daniel-diges-titulo-del-primer-album-nuestro-representante-a-eurovision/329611.shtml. 
10. ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-05-01). "Spain: Daniel Diges' debut CD in stores on May 11". Esctoday.com. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15631. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
11. ^ "El primer álbum de Daniel Diges sale a la venta el 18 de mayo" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. 2010-05-06. http://www.rtve.es/television/20100506/primer-album-daniel-diges-sale-venta-mayo/330329.shtml. 
12. ^ "Los preparativos de Eurovisión retrasan la salida del disco de Diges al 18 de mayo" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. 2010-05-06. http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/noticia.php?numero=6603&idioma=. 
13. ^ "Search for: Daniel Diges - Albums". spanishcharts.com/. http://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?search=daniel+diges&cat=a. 
14. ^ "Search for: Daniel Diges - Singles". spanishcharts.com/. http://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?search=daniel+diges&cat=s. 
15. ^ "Premios del Teatro Musical, Ediciones anteriores" (in Spanish). Premios Teatro Musical (official site). 2010-02-23. http://www.premiosteatromusical.com/premios.php#anterior. 
16. ^ "Daniel Diges representará a España en el próximo festival de Eurovisión" (in Spanish). ABC. 2010-02-23. http://www.abc.es/20100223/gente-tv-radio-programacion/representara-espana-eurovision-201002220223.html. 
17. ^ "Listado definitivo de finalistas de la 15ª EDICIÓN" (in Spanish). Premios de la Música (official site). 2010-02-23. http://www.premiosdelamusica.com/dyn/finalistas/index.php?id_seccion=4. 

External links

• Daniel Diges at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• Daniel Diges at Warner Music Spain

Preceded by Soraya with La noche es para mí

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Succeeded by Lucía Pérez with Que me quiten lo bailao

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Name	Diges, Daniel
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Date of birth	17 January 1981
Place of birth	Alcalá de Henares
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