Spain: Blas Cantó releases the English version of "Voy a quedarme"

Spain: Blas Cantó releases the English version of
Friday, 23 April 2021

  • The Spanish Eurovision 2021 hopeful, Blas Cantó, has released the English version of his entry 'Voy a quedarme' titled "I'll Stay".

    The Spanish representative, has a wide range of songs in English during his career, as member of the boyband Auryn and it was more than expected to see his Eurovision entry 'Voy a quedarme' taking the same way. 

    Through the english version of his entry, Blas, aims  European fans of the contest to understand each verse of Voy a quedarme': its meaning, its history, the feelings conveyed by the song composed by Blas Cantó along with  Leroy Sánchez, Daniel Ortega 'Dangelo'  and  Dan Hammond.

    "I would like people to understand the lyrics in the largest possible places ," said the Murcian artist during the recording of the song to a team from RTVE Digital.

    "I'll stay" is an  intimate acoustic production , with which the interpreter returns to the origins  of his proposal for the contest. Blas says: 

     "We are going to take the song to where it was born. It is a little longer. There are moments that we eliminate and that now we rescue for this version. I think it is a good moment to remember how it all started."

    Further on Blas explains the point of an English version: 

    "Like last year, I wanted to make the  English version  of the song. I really like this language, it  has a different sound  and, above all, I would like people to understand the lyrics in as many places as possible,"

     

    A few words about Blas Cantó

    Blas Cantó is a Spanish singer born on October 26, 1991. He came to fame as member of the Spanish group Auryn, but since 2017 has followed a solo career. In 2000, at the age of 8, he had participated in the children’s  talent show Veo Veo . Back in 2004 he competed in the Spanish national final , Eurojunior, for the Junior Eurovision with the song “Sentir“, but came second behind María Isabel, who eventually won that year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

    In 2009, ο Cantó he founded the boyband Auryn alongside with Álvaro Gango, Carlos Marco, David Lafuente and Dani Fernández. In 2011,the band competed in the country’s national final  Destino Eurovisión  and reached the top 3 placings but Lucía Pérez was the one to win the golden ticket to Dusseldorf.

    After Auryn’s participation in Destino Eurovisión came their first single “Breathe in the Light” in 2011,followed by their debut album Endless Road, 7058 in 2012. Both reached top 10 positions on the Spanish charts. Next album in 2013 was entitled  Anti-Heroes which topped the spanish charts and went platinum. The boyband’s thrid album  Circus Avenue also topped the charts remaining in the first place for five consecutive weeks. Just even months before the group break up they released their fourth album Ghost Town in December 2015.

    In July Canto participated in the 5th edition of  Tu Cara Me Suena ( Your Face Sounds Familiar ) which he won with 55%. Just some days after Auryn announced that they are breaking up as its members had opted for solo career. Cantó released his debut single “In Your Bed” on March 3 the same day the  Tu Cara Me Suena  final took place.

    On March 9, 2018, released his spanish  single “Él no soy yo” while on 14 Speptember 2018 he released his first solo album entitled Complicado, topping the Spanish Album Charts.

    In 2020 Blas was internally selected to represent Spain at Eurovision 2020 with his song "Universo". Unfortunately the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic and the Spanish act never had the chance to perform his enty in Rotterdam Ahoy. 

    After inviting back Blas Canto for this year's contest, RTVE decided this year to hold the national selection, the Eurovision gala Destino Eurovisión,  in which the audience had to choose between two songs, o"Memoria" and "Voy a quedarme". Eventually the public opted for the ballad song "Voy a quedarme"

     

    News Source: RTVE