Peret

This article is about the Spanish musician. For the similarly titled Ancient Egyptian calendar season, see Season of the Emergence.

Peret
Peret in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Pedro Pubill Calaf
Born	(1935-03-24)24 March 1935 Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain
Died	27 August 2014(2014-08-27) (aged 79) Barcelona, Province of Barcelona, Spain
Genres	Catalan rumba
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1957–2014
Website	peret.es

Peret performing in 2007

Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo] Catalan pronunciation: [puˈβiʎ kəˈɫaf]; 24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014),^[1]^[2] better known as Peret, was a Spanish gypsy singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró, Catalonia.

Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.^[3] In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians including Jarabe de Palo, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne of the Talking Heads, and more.

Peret died in Barcelona, Spain from lung cancer, aged 79.^[2]^[4]

Select discography

1974: Canta Y Sé Feliz (Ariola)
1989: Rumbas De Oro (Divucsa)
1991: No Se Pué Aguantar (PDI)
1995: Que Disparen Flores (PDI)
1996: Jesús De Nazareth (PDI)
1998: Sus Grabaciones En Discophon (Blanco Y Negro)
2001: Rey De La Rumba (Narada World)
2007: Que Levante El Dedo (K Industria)
2008: Como Me Gusta (PDI))
2008: Gitana Hechizera (PDI)
2009: De Los Cobardes Nunca Se Ha Escrito Nada (Universal)

Related bibliography

Peret, l'ànima d'un poble., by Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich. Edicions 62 (2005)^[5]
Peret: Biografía de la Rumba Catalana., by Juan Puchades. Global Rhythm Press (2011).

References

↑ Juan Puchades: Biography from Peret's official site
1 2 RTVE (27 August 2014). "Muere Peret, el padre de la rumba catalana" (in Spanish).
↑ Barclay, Simon. Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
↑ Peret - obituary
↑ http://elpais.com/diario/2005/03/06/espectaculos/1110063601_850215.html

External links

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Official website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mocedades with "Eres tú"	Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974	Succeeded by Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás"

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

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)

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Countries

Final (by final results)	Sweden (winner) Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Luxembourg Monaco Israel Ireland Spain Belgium Greece Yugoslavia Finland Norway Germany Switzerland Portugal

Artists

Final (by final results)	ABBA Gigliola Cinquetti Mouth and MacNeal Olivia Newton-John Ireen Sheer Romuald Kaveret Tina Reynolds Peret Jacques Hustin Marinella Korni Grupa Carita Holmström Anne-Karine Strøm feat. Bendik Singers Cindy & Bert Piera Martell Paulo de Carvalho

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Waterloo" "Sì" "I See a Star" "Long Live Love" "Bye Bye I Love You" "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" "Natati La Khayay" "Cross Your Heart" "Canta y sé feliz" "Fleur de liberté" "Krasí, thálassa ke t' agóri mu" "Moja generacija" "Keep Me Warm" "The First Day of Love" "Die Sommermelodie" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "E depois do adeus"

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