José Guardiola: Biography, Facts and Career
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José Guardiola Díaz de Rada (22 October 1930 – 9 April 2012) was a Spanish singer of popular music who sang in Spanish and Catalan. He represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. Guardiola was born in Barcelona. He performed and recorded mostly Spanish versions of foreign songs and reached his maximum fame in Spain and Latin America in the early 1960s with versions of songs like "Sixteen Tons", "Mack the Knife" and "Ya Mustafa". He was known as the Spanish Crooner due to his style and the types of songs he sang. On 23 March 1963, he represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Algo prodigioso", placing 12th. At that time he also sang a few songs with his infant daughter. He retired in 2008.
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- Full name: José Guardiola
- Born: 1930-10-22
- Nationality: Spain
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q972167
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José Guardiola Díaz de Rada (22 October 1930 – 9 April 2012) was a Spanish singer of popular music who sang in Spanish and Catalan.
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José Guardiola was born on 1930-10-22.
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