Pau Donés
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Pau Donés Cirera (11 October 1966 – 9 June 2020) was a Catalan songwriter, guitarist and vocalist of the musical group Jarabe de Palo.
Biography
Early years
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Donés grew up in Barcelona.[1][2] He got his first guitar when he was 12 years old.
Along with his brother Marc, they set up their first group: J. & Co. Band, and afterwards Dentaduras Postizas.[3] For a while, he combined locals concerts in Barcelona with his job for an advertising agency.[4]
In 1996 he formed Jarabe de Palo, being La Flaca his first album.[5]
Health
On 1 September 2015 he had to cancel all his concerts after having an operation for colorectal cancer.[6][7] On 5 April 2016 he announced via Twitter that he had recovered from his illness. However, he had a relapse a year later.[8] He announced in October 2018 that he was to leave the music world indefinitely from January 2019. A year later, in April 2020, it was reported that Jarabe de Palo was recording a new album, Tragas o escupes, to be launched in September. However, its launch was moved forward to May 2020. He died from the disease on 9 June 2020, aged 53.[9]
Discography
Compiling
References
- ↑ Biografía de jarabe de Jarabe de Palo, en quedeletras.com
- ↑ «"En España no vivimos la música en las tripas"», en El País [...] Jarabe de Palo, la banda encabezada por el barcelonés Pau Donés.
- ↑ Arevalo, Andrés. "Jarabe de PaloTodo empezó con una flaca, pero no se paró ahí". La Fonoteca (in español). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Gon, Manu (9 July 2015). "Pau Donés, líder de Jarabe de Palo:«Vivimos un momento mediocre dominado por la música de baile de dudosa calidad»". Última Hora (in español). Retrieved 1 March 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ Artist Biography by John Bush, Allmusic.com.
- ↑ «Pau Donés: "En la vida hay que ser valiente. Hoy estás y mañana, no"», en El Periódico
- ↑ "«"Dolor de barriga"», en jarabedepalo.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ Pau Donés sufre una recaída de su cáncer: “Pase lo que pase, Jarabe de Palo vuelve”. 8 February 2017. http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/02/08/estilo/1486573529_182624.html. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ Muere Pau Donés, líder de Jarabe de Palo, a los 53 años in lavanguardia.com (in Spanish)