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Melendi (Ramón Melendi Espina) was born on 21 January, 1979 in Oviedo, Spain, is a Spanish singer. Discover Melendi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
Popular As |
Ramón Melendi Espina |
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Age |
45 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
Born |
21 January 1979 |
Birthday |
21 January |
Birthplace |
Oviedo, Spain |
Nationality |
Spain
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 45 years old group.
Melendi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Melendi height not available right now. We will update Melendi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Melendi's Wife?
His wife is Julia Nakamatsu (m. 2019)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Julia Nakamatsu (m. 2019) |
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Children |
Carlota Melendi Martínez, Marco Melendi Abad |
Melendi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Melendi worth at the age of 45 years old? Melendi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Spain. We have estimated Melendi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Singer |
Melendi Social Network
Timeline
Ramón Melendi Espina (born 21 January 1979), known as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter.
His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles.
He was born in Oviedo, Asturias.
He went to class with Formula One race car driver Fernando Alonso, to whom he dedicated the song "Magic Alonso".
He also did racing for a while but he realized very quickly that he was not made for racing nor studying, but he was good at football.
He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo.
Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs.
In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar".
In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc called "Sin noticias de Holanda", with twelve songs.
In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, "Asturias" and "Moratalá".
However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song "Con la luna llena" as its official theme.
In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album.
In 2005, he released his second solo CD, "Que el cielo espere sentao", which has sold more than 200,000 copies.
Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, "El Nano", "La dama y el vagabundo" and "Carlota", and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo.
He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for "Caminando por la vida".
In November 2005, he received seven Platinum Discs for his two albums.
received four and "Que el cielo..."
In 2006, it was announced that he would be one of the main stars in the PSP game "Gangs of London".
Melendi played Mr. Big, an evil gangster.
He also wrote the song "Gangs of London" for the occasion, going on to film a video amidst police lights and sirens.
The videogame was launched on 1 August of that year in the UK and on 6 September in Spain; EMI stepped in to distribute his CDs worldwide.
He also wrote the song "Volveremos" (We Shall Return) for Real Oviedo.
The singer is also involved in the production of the film "Vuelvo a traficar: The Film" (I'm Dealing Again).
"Mientras no cueste trabajo" was released on 13 November 2006, in two formats: a normal CD with 12 songs, and a special edition, with 16 songs and a DVD with extras.
In 2007, he received the "Best Tour" award from the "Premios de la Música" ceremony held in Cordoba.
He also did an advertising campaign for Canal+ Spain entitled "Me gusta el fútbol" (I Like Football), for which he wrote a song of the same name.
In 2007, he stood trial for provoking an incident while under the influence of alcohol on a flight from Madrid to Mexico City that required the pilot to return to Madrid two hours after takeoff.
He was released after testifying.
Soon after, he was given the "Left Foot" award from Spanish radio station Cadena 100 for this incident.
Currently, Melendi directs his Blue Donkey Music company, helping young singers start their careers.
He's offered contracts to four groups, Algunos Hombres Buenos, Rasel, La Dama y Belo, and Los Susodichos.
This last group was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Vocals.
Algunos Hombres Buenos left the label in 2008.
On 9 August 2008, he presented his new single, "Un violinista en tu tejado" from his album Curiosa la cara de tu padre on Spanish radio station Los 40 Principales.
The album was released on 16 September 2008.
On 12 December, Los 40 Principales awarded him their award for this album.
The disc was rereleased on 29 October 2009, with four new songs, "Firmes", "El rey de la baraja", "La aceituna", and "Me gusta el fútbol".
On 17 December 2009, he released a new double CD, Aún más curiosa la cara de tu padre, including the original disc and another with nine new songs and links to exclusive content on his website.