Pedro Marín

Pedro Marín (born 22 November 1961) is a Spanish pop singer, actor and TV performer.

Pedro Marín is one of the most emblematic Spanish pop singers. Since his beginnings during the 80s as the pop superstar to his mysterious retirement during years and his later comeback as a cult figure in art rock and electronic music during the 21st century. Tagged by the American Billboard Magazine as "the first avant-garde Spanish musician in history", Marín débuted on the popular music scene in Spain as a teen idol in the early 1980s with hits such as Que no and Aire. He was the first Spanish artist to work with synthesisers and electronic instruments being a reference to many bands which would come later. Being tagged by Billboard magazine as the first contemporary modern singer in Spanish music, he scored number one hits in Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, top 5 hits in France and Germany, selling more than 2.5 million records. He then suddenly retired from the music business. During the 1990s, he worked in banking and finance in England and West Africa.

However, beginning in 2005, Marín returned to the public spotlight. He released a new full-length CD, Diamonds, in which he paid tribute to Amanda Lear's disco-era oeuvre with electro cover versions of hits such as Queen of Chinatown, Follow Me, Fashion Pack, and Enigma.

With the success of Diamonds, Marín recorded a new album in 2007, Pulpo negro, which sold over 60 thousand copies in Spain. Unlike Diamonds, which was recorded in English, Pulpo negro was recorded in Spanish.

In 2009, Marín released one of his most critically acclaimed albums to date, I will glam, on which he composed all the songs. The album features collaborations with major artists from the Spanish rock and roll scene, such as Eric Jimenez from Los Planetas. Marín subsequently toured Spain for the first time in many years.

After this successful tour, Marín began work on a new album in Barcelona, produced by Stefano Maccarrone frontman of the avant garde electronic band Mendetz, which would be released in 2012. A first single Te veo bailar, an advance from this forthcoming album Hombre mecanico ("The mechanical man") was released in June 2012 achieving more than 25,000 downloads in the first two weeks of its release (only in Spain). Hombre Mecanico the album released in Spain in 2013 and in Mexico in 2014.

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