Juan Carlos Calderón

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Calderón and the second or maternal family name is  López de Arróyabe.

Juan Carlos Calderón

Background information
Birth name| Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe
Born| (1938-07-07)7 July 1938
Santander, Spain
Died| 25 November 2012(2012-11-25) (aged 74)
Madrid, Spain
Genres| Pop, jazz, bolero
Occupation(s)| Songwriter, Producer
Instrument| piano
Years active| 1970s-2010s

Musical artist

Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 – 25 November 2012)[1] was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician.[2]

Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973.[3] It was an important hit in several countries, including the United States.[4] He wrote another three Eurovision entries: "Tú volverás" by Sergio y Estíbaliz in 1975, "La fiesta terminó" by Paloma San Basilio in 1985, and "Nacida para amar" by Nina in 1989; as well as an entry for the OTI Festival: "Amor de medianoche", which ended up runner-up in 1975 performed by Cecilia. He also wrote music for several movies, including the horror films Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) and Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974). In 1968 he won an Ondas Award. He wrote songs for artists like Luis Miguel (who received a nomination for Song of the Year at Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 with a Calderón song, "O Tú o Ninguna"),[5] Julio Iglesias, Joan Manuel Serrat, Donald Byrd, Stéphane Grappelli, Bill Coleman, Pedro Iturralde,[6] Herb Alpert, Chayanne, Nino Bravo, Camilo Sesto, Paloma San Basilio, Rocío Dúrcal, David Bustamante, Mari Trini, José José, Manuel Mijares, Marcos Llunas, María Conchita Alonso and Myriam Hernández, among others

## References

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1. ^ "Juan Carlos Calderon". andtheconductoris.eu. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. ^ "Juan Carlos Calderón passes away". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
4. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
5. ^ "Complete List of First-Ever Latin Grammy Nominations". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 31\. 29 July 2000. p. 46. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
6. ^ "Las cinco canciones de Juan Carlos Calderon que deberias conocer". rollingstone.es. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

## External links

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* Juan Carlos Calderón at AllMusic

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Juan Carlos Calderón

Composer|

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* "Amarte Es un Placer"
* "Cantaré, cantarás"
* "Entre el Amor y los Halagos"
* "Entrégate"
* "Eres tú"
* "La fiesta terminó"
* "Fría Como el Viento"
* "La Incondicional"
* "Me Amarás"
* "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres"
* "Nacida para amar"
* "Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti"
* "Tú volverás"
* "O Tú o Ninguna"

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Films|

* Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)
* Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974)

Producer|

| Songs|

* "Algo Más" by Camilo Sesto
* "Es Mi Mujer" by Emmanuel

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Albums|

* Mediterráneo by Joan Manuel Serrat (1971)
* Lani by Lani Hall (1983)
* Todo Me Recuerda a Ti by Sheena Easton (1984)
* María Conchita by María Conchita Alonso (1984)
* Desnudo by Emmanuel (1986)
* Encadenado by Mijares (1993)
* Me Amarás by Ricky Martin (1993)
* Piel a Piel by Marcos Llunas (1994)
* Algo Natural by Alejandra Guzmán (1999)

Luis Miguel|

* Palabra de honor (1984)
* Soy Como Quiero Ser (1987)
* Busca una Mujer (1988)
* 20 Años (1990)
* Segundo Romance (1994)

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