Joan Manuel Serrat Live one of the most special Christmases of your life. The singer-songwriter begins a new decade this Wednesday, December 27, and he does so surrounded by all his loved ones, his great love, Tyffon Candle, and his sons. Retired from the stage since December of last year, he has many reasons to smile.
During his long career he has earned himself the status of one of the most respected and revered artists on the national scene. The composer and poet was born in Barcelona in 1943 and is one of the most prominent figures of modern song, both in the Spanish and Catalan languages. He has published more than 30 albums throughout his career, both in Spanish and Catalan.
Among his works, titles such as Traditional songs, Dove, for my friend, Portraits, Love songs, The woman that I want, To each his own theme, Sincerely yours, Love poem, Utopia, Nobody is perfect, The pleasure is our (with Ana Belén, Miguel Ríos and Víctor Manuel) or Two birds with one stone (with Joaquín Sabina). Also such emblematic songs as Mediterranean, Penelope, Lucy, Blessed o Love wordsamong many.
The singer-songwriter's Christmas
The composer celebrates, as we said, one of the most special Christmases due to the celebration of his 80th birthday, a round number. He blows out the candles on December 27. Very reserved with his private life, Joan Manuel Serrat shares his life with the advertising model Tyffon Candle, whom she married in 1978. Fifteen years younger than him, the two met in Barcelona when she was a university student. Those closest to her affectionately call her 'Yuta'.
In 1979 they had their first daughter, Maríawho has given him two grandchildren, Oliver seven years old and Nicholas only five years old. She has lived in Australia since 2017 with her husband. In 1985 they brought to the world Candelathe most notable of the two for her work as an actress and her relationship with the actor, who is also Daniel Muriel. With the protagonist of Marriage Scenes He got married in 2019. Together they have the little girl Meridawhich was born in July 2020.
From his previous relationship with the model Mercedes Domenechthe singer-songwriter had his eldest son, Queco, 54 years old. The latter works behind the cameras, dedicating himself to television production. He is married to Small and has two daughters, the artist's two oldest granddaughters. The oldest, Luna, 27 years old, studied Audiovisual Communication and Journalism, has more than 60,000 followers on Instagram, has also trained in Acting and Singing and debuted as an actress at the end of last year with her first short film. Her sister is called Lucía, in honor of her grandfather's song.
Eurovision and its exile
Pioneer of what was called New Song Catalan, in 1968 he was chosen to represent Spain in Eurovision with the song The, the, the, composed by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa (from the Dúo Dinático). Serrat wanted to sing it in Catalan and was finally Massiel who performed it in Spanish and who won the song festival.
In 1975, the singer condemned the Franco regime and its repressive measures from Mexico. He then remained in exile for a year, due to a search and arrest warrant that was issued against him. His works were also censored.
Among his recognitions, he has the National Prize for Current Music, the Commendation of Civil Merit from the Spanish Government, the Gold Medal for Merit at Work, the Gold Medal for Fine Arts, the SGAE Gold Medal, the Honor Award from the SGAE, the Gold Medal from the city of Barcelona, a Latin Grammy for 'Person of the Year' in 2014 or an Ondas Award 'For Lifetime Achievement'.
Added to all of them are another series of national and international awards, both in Latin America and Europe. He was also named Adopted Son of Zaragoza in 2016 and is a Doctor Honoris Causa in several Spanish and foreign universities such as the Pompeu Fabra University of Catalonia and the University of Barcelona, a recognition he received in March of this year, already retired from the stage. His last tour The vice of singing, closed it on December 23, 2022 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. In February 2020, before the pandemic broke out, he experienced a great scare on the stage of the Wizink Center in Madrid with the fall of Joaquin Sabinawith whom he shared the tour There are no two without three after a lifetime united by their friendship and their love for the profession.