Julio Ramos

Spanish singer and songwriter. Born in 1949 on Oviedo (Asturias, Spain). Passed away in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) on 08/05/2023. He began his career in the sixties as a vocalist of the Asturian groups Los Ángeles, Los Juniors, Los Espectros and Los Líder's. Very young he set his residence in Madrid where his solo career began as a singer. In 1969 it was announced for a more numerous public with its participation in the Festival of Benidorn (Alicante). In 1976 win at two song festivals: Fiesta de la Canción de la Paz (Valladolid) and the Festival of Alcobendas (Madrid). It is an era in which it is consolidating as composer of its own songs in which it shows its vindictive and social vein. But the result of his concern and ideas, he decides to end his Madrid stage and returns to his native Asturias. He sets his residence in Gijón and decides to sing in Asturian and experience new ways of instrumentation in his compositions becoming one of the most outstanding representatives of a solid movement of Asturian singer-songwriters called Nueu Canciu Astur. Eclecticism became one of its hallmarks to capture their artistic concerns that were compromised and diverse until the end of their days.