José María Cano

José María Cano
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Background information
Birth name	José María Cano Andrés
Born	(1959-02-21) February 21, 1959 (age 58) Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	Composer, and visual artist.
Years active	1977-Present
Labels	Sony BMG BMG Ariola Eurodisc Santa Teresa Records Muxxic. Has showcased his work in many galleries around the world.
Website	www.josecano.com www.josemariacano.net

José María Cano (born February 21, 1959) is a Spanish visual artist. In his youth he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band "Mecano".

José Maria Cano was born in Madrid, and gave his first concerts as a university student there. There he met Ana Torroja, who would become the lead singer in their pop band Mecano. Their first album, also called Mecano (1981) and produced with the financial backing of his father, included the hit "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar". Both José and his brother Nacho composed songs for all their albums.

In 1984, José began to play piano and changed his method of composition. He began to compose for other singers, such as Ana Belén, Amaya Uranga, Sara Montiel, Julio Iglesias, Miguel Bosé, Alaska, Françoise Hardy, Sarah Brightman, Simone, Mario Frangoulis etc. He composed songs that would become well known in the Spanish-spoken world, such as Hijo de la Luna, Lia, Mujer Contra Mujer, Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte, Aire, Tiempo de Vals, Cruz de Navajas, Naturaleza Muerta, Una Rosa es Una Rosa and several others, which were covered both by Spanish and non-Spanish-speaking singers.

After Mecano separated in 1992, he composed an opera, Luna, which was recorded with Plácido Domingo in the leading role. In 2002 he composed the anthem for Real Madrid also sung by Plácido Domingo. In 2006, he composed an "Our Father" that was sung by Montserrat Caballé during the visit of the Pope "Benedicto XVI" to Valencia. Six years later, he conducted the orchestra at Caballé's last concert in Madrid.