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Joan Manuel Serrat

From: Barcelona, Spain
Since: 1943–present
Rating: ★ 4.65 (3 votes)
Releases: 67

contemporary folk
nova cançó
nueva canción
nueva canción española
singer-songwriter

About

Joan Manuel Serrat Teresa (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam mənuˈɛl səˈrat]; born 27 December 1943) is a Catalan musician, singer, and composer from Spain. He is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages.

Serrat's lyrical style has been influenced by other poets such as Mario Benedetti, Antonio Machado, Miguel Hernández, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and León Felipe. He has also recorded songs by Violeta Parra and Víctor Jara. Serrat was one of the pioneers of what is known in Catalan as "Nova Cançó" (Nueva Canción). Juan Manuel Serrat is also known by the names "El noi del Poble-sec" and "El Nano".

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