Spain: Blas Cantó releases the music video of "Voy a quedarme"

Spain: Blas Cantó releases the music video of
Monday, 08 March 2021

  • The Spanish Eurovision 2021 act, Blas Cantό, has released the official music video of his entry "Voy a quedarme" which he will be performing in Rotterdam. 

    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", behind the production of which are  Leroy Sánchez, Daniel Ortega Dangelo  and  Dan Hammond.

    Today Blas Cantό released today the official music video of his Eurovision entry. "I don't know what souls are made of but yours and mine are one . " Blas Cantó  endorses this phrase by Emily Jane Brontë to pay a precious tribute to her grandmother in the  video clip for "Voy a quedarme" . " A journey through the  corners of the  artist's memory in which viewers will discover the real story that permeates the song with which he will represent Spain in Eurovision 2021 . 

    "It is an  intimate trip to the beautiful memories , to stay, to accompany us on the trip ... I wanted to tell my story", explains the singer. A delicate piece that reproduces in images the  emotion and the message of hope  of the subject and that will touch the heart of the European public. 

    Blas Cantó  returns to  his childhood home, full of memories  and experiences with his grandmother, who died a few months ago due to the coronavirus. The viewer can feel with the protagonist that  atmosphere of nostalgia,  where the  echoes of the past resonate  in each of the rooms he walks through. 

     

    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. However this year Blas will have the chance to complete his Eurovision journey. 

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