David Civera

David Civera
David Civera in the 906th program of Luar
Background information
Birth name	David Civera Gracia
Born	(1979-01-08) 8 January 1979
Origin	Teruel, Aragon, Spain
Genres	Pop, Latin pop, Rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	ValeMusic Spain

David Civera Gracia (born in Teruel, Aragón, Spain on 8 January 1979) is a Spanish singer.

Biography

David Civera was born in Teruel, in 1979. His parents are José and Pilar and he has two sisters, Sonia is older than David, and Andrea is the youngest. David studied Computer Studies and Communications but he liked music better and wanted to sing. His father traveled with him twice a month from Teruel to Valencia where David received solfa, guitar and piano classes.

He won a national 'Karaoke' TV show and participated in other TV programs (El sur de Jerez, Las estrellas del parque etc.). Then, in 1996, he participated in the TV show Lluvia de estrellas, where participants impersonated a fashionable artist. He impersonated Enrique Iglesias with the song "Experiencia religiosa". He failed to win this program.^[1] However he was told he had his own style. Shortly afterwards, he made his only appearance on Antena 3's La parodia nacional where, assigned the artist name of "Lolo Pocholo," he once again impersonated Iglesias singing the parodied "Enriquito y su papá."

In 1997, he took part in a new TV show Canciones de nuestra vida, where participants covered old songs, and at the same time he released his first CD Hoy como ayer. However this CD failed to gain commercial success.

Later, he took part in other TV shows too. Eventually this led him to meet producer Alejandro Abad, who suggested him to participate in Eurocanción, the TV show used to choose the Spanish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. He accepted and on 23 February 2001, he was chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dile que la quiero" (Tell Her That I Love Her).

At the Eurovision final that took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 12 May 2001, he finished in 6th position, which has not been surpassed by consequent Spanish representatives yet.

Career after Eurovision

He released a new album titled Dile que la quiero, which achieved a great success. A year later, in 2002, he released the album En cuerpo y alma that sold more than 200,000 copies, and its first single "Qué la detengan" eventually became a summer hit. In 2003, he went to New Orleans to record a new album, La Chiqui Big Band. This album included two new hits, "Bye Bye" and "Rosa y espinas". The latter was a duet with David Bisbal.

2004 was a relatively quiet year for Civera, but he released a concert DVD among other things.

In 2005, he released Perdóname, a tango-inspired album. The same year, Civera participated in ¡Mira quién baila! (Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars). Civera won this program and he donated the monetary prize to patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

In 2006 he released the album Ni el primero ni el último, which contained mostly ballads and a few dance songs. The first single was "El orgullo y la Visa".

In 2007 he published the album No bastará, where there was an evolution to pop. In 2009 he released Podemos elegir.

Personal life

He got married in 2007 with his girlfriend Ana María Benedi. They had been together since they were teenagers. In 2011 they had their first son, Daniel.

Discography

References

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s Conchita Bautista Victor Balaguer José Guardiola Nelly, Tim & Tony Conchita Bautista Raphael Raphael Massiel Salomé 1970s Julio Iglesias Karina Jaime Morey Mocedades Peret Sergio y Estíbaliz Braulio Micky José Vélez Betty Missiego 1980s Trigo Limpio Bacchelli Lucía Remedios Amaya Bravo Paloma San Basilio Cadillac Patricia Kraus La Década Prodigiosa Nina 1990s Azúcar Moreno Sergio Dalma Serafín Zubiri Eva Santamaría Alejandro Abad Anabel Conde Antonio Carbonell Marcos Llunas Mikel Herzog Lydia 2000s Serafín Zubiri David Civera Rosa Beth Ramón Son de Sol Las Ketchup D'NASH Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Soraya Arnelas 2010s Daniel Diges Lucía Pérez Pastora Soler El Sueño de Morfeo Ruth Lorenzo Edurne Barei
Songs 1960s "Estando contigo" "Llámame" "Algo prodigioso" "Caracola" "Qué bueno, qué bueno" "Yo soy aquél" "Hablemos del amor" "La, la, la" "Vivo cantando" 1970s "Gwendolyne" "En un mundo nuevo" "Amanece" "Eres tú" "Canta y sé feliz" "Tú volverás" "Sobran las palabras" "Enséñame a cantar" "Bailemos un vals" "Su canción" 1980s "Quédate esta noche" "Y sólo tú" "Él" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Lady, Lady" "La fiesta terminó" "Valentino" "No estás solo" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Nacida para amar" 1990s "Bandido" "Bailar pegados" "Todo esto es la música" "Hombres" "Ella no es ella" "Vuelve conmigo" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Sin rencor" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "No quiero escuchar" 2000s "Colgado de un sueño" "Dile que la quiero" "Europe's Living a Celebration" "Dime" "Para llenarme de ti" "Brujería" "Un Blodymary" "I Love You Mi Vida" "Baila el Chiki-chiki" "La noche es para mí" 2010s "Algo pequeñito" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "Quédate conmigo" "Contigo hasta el final" "Dancing in the Rain" "Amanecer" "Say Yay!"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Spain did not compete)