Javi Mota
| Javi Mota | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Javier Mota Garcia |
| Born |
28 May 1984 Motril, Granada, Spain |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, dancer, model |
| Associated acts | Gypsy Teens, Banghra |
| Website | www |
Javi Mota (born Javier Mota Garcia in Motril, Granada, Spain on 28 May 1984) is a Spanish singer, actor, dancer and model.
Javi Mota started taking dance and music classes at a very young age. At the age of 12, he landed a role in Menudo Show television series and two years later in the program Veo Veo. In 1999, at age of 15, he became a radio announcer on "La Mañana", a youth music program.
In 2000, at age of 16, he won a big casting competition, and became part of the musical group Gypsy Teens, that was signed to Universal Music Spain S.L. and toured with them giving him great national and international exposure. The 5-member band included two boys, Javi and Ricky and three girls, Hayley, Sandy and Jackie. The band had a number of hit singles on radio (like up-beat remakes of "Club Tropicana", "Bamboleo" etc.) and was promoted not only in Spain but also in continental Europe, more specifically France and Germany and was featured, amongst others on specialized music video channels like MTV, Viva TV, GIGA TV. "Club Tropicana" reached number 1 in Spain staying at the top of the Spanish Singles Chart for 2 weeks in April 2001. The band released in 2001 a successful album Gypsy Teens also known as gt. The project folded in 2003.
In 2003, at 19, he studied musical theater in the Carmen Roche performing arts school in Madrid. He continued appearing on various music projects as well as television commercials. Still in school, Mota later on appeared in the youth television program Club Megatrix on Spanish Antena 3.
In 2003, after Gypsy Teens folded, he started building a solo singing career. He prepared a solo album ready by 2005, but the album failed to become a hit.
He also continued appearances in various theatre, dancing, television and modeling projects. He became a presenter on "Feria de la Moda de Madrid" (IFEMA), a Spanish fashion show. He took part in local musical theater versions of Flashdance and with musical theater group "La Decada Prodigiosa" and in musical Me voy a Barcelona. In 2006, he co-starred in a leading role on the television series Suárez y Mariscal on Cuatro TV and in El Buscuador on Telecinco.
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