Juan Ricondo Vallejo (15 January 1985) better known as Juan Ricondo is a Spanish singer, songwriter and actor. His debut album An American Affair was released in October 2015. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by JD Salbego and Sean Hamilton. In August 2019, He won the "People's Choice Awards" at the New Wave competition in Sochi.[1]
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 Ricondo performing at New Wave (competition) in 2019 | |
| Born | Juan Ricondo Vallejo 15 January 1985 Santander, Cantabria, Spain |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Awards | New Wave (competition) 2019 People's Choice |
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| Website | juanricondo |
Early life
editJuan Ricondo was born on 15 January 1985 in Santander, Spain. Ricondo is the first artist of his family,[2] He is the oldest of two brothers and since he was young he dreamed of being an artist.[3] He went to the law school and graduated at the University of Cantabria, at the same time he was studying acting at the local school of acting in Santander (Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria). Soon after, he moved to Madrid to continue his acting studies at the "Chekhov Theatre School".[4] He worked in all kinds of jobs while he was auditioning for films and TV shows.[5] He got a small role in the television show Ugly Betty,[6] He also started singing with the local bands in clubs and pubs of Madrid and writing his first songs which was published on Myspace.[7]
Career
editIn 2005, he received a scholarship from his hometown,[8] to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. He then found interest listening to artist like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington and soon after he formed a band and started playing in local clubs across Manhattan. At the Acting school, one of his teacher Paul Calderon suggested him to dedicate professionally into music. Soon he discovered that music was what he really wanted to do. One of his vocal teacher was Gary Catona,.[9] In 2011 he participates as a guest performing artist at the German beauty contest, Miss Germany 2011. In 2018 Ricondo presented "The J.R Show, A Hollywood Story"[10] at the "Teatro Calderon" in Madrid.[11][12] A tour-show inspired by the American T.V. shows from the 60s.[13]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| An American Affair |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2019 | Crocodile Rock | Non-album single |
| 2018 | Un día Más | Non-album single |
| 2017 | Háblame | Non-album single |
| 2016 | Like a Lullaby | Non-album single |
| 2015 | Solo Pienso En Ti | Non-album single |
Honors and awards
editNew Wave Music Festival
editThe New Wave (competition) is an annual international television competition held in Sochi.
| Year | Nominated | Category | Result |
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| 2019 | Juan Ricondo | People's Choice Award | Won |
Tours
edit- The J.R Show. A Hollywood Story Tour (2018)
Filmography
editT.V Shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2009 | Ugly Betty | Javier Lagasca | Rafael de la Cueva | main role |
T.V appearances
edit- Antena3 (2015) – Interview
- Telemundo Acceso Total (2016) – Guest Artist
- Fashion TV Moscow (2019) – Interview
- New Wave (competition) (2019) – Guest Artist
References
edit- ^ Del Prado, Gonzalo (20 November 2015). "Juan Ricondo, un cantante que empieza con humildad por todo lo alto". Antena3. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Polavieja, Alvaro (30 September 2019). "La formula del éxito". El Diario Montañes. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Sano, Corpo (1 November 2015). "Juan Ricondo te atrapa con su voz". No. 49. Palapa communications. SGG Public Relations. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Ortega, Ignacio (1 May 2019). "La Pasionaria". No. 54. EFE. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Harris, Michael R. (2 August 2016). "Ricondo Rising". The Cone Magazine. No. 10. SGG Public Relations. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Antunez, Olga. "Juan Ricondo". IMDb. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Tania, Saldana (27 February 2017). "El Cantante Juan Ricondo presenta su nuevo single en español "Háblame"". Ein PressWire. Public Relations US. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Laguillo, David (25 September 2015). "Cantante de Santander saca disco producido por el productor de Demi Lovato". Cantabria Diario.
- ^ Venegas, David (11 November 2016). "Soy un animal de escenario". No. 150. Spanish Influential. SGG Public Relation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Llega al Teatro Calderón 'The JR Show'". El Pais. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Blanco, Alberto Sanz (April 2018). "The J.R Show: EL mejor espectáculo musical de Juan Ricondo". Canal Hablamos. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Mavi, Aldana (20 April 2018). "Salimos por el mundo". RTVE. UER. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "En el backstage con Juan Ricondo". Spanish Influential. August 2018. p. 292. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Juan Ricondo at Wikimedia Commons
