Marcos Llunas

Biography

Marcos Llunas is a Spanish singer, who gained popularity in Spain and in Latin America. His debut single “Para reconquistarte” reached the No.1 spot all over Hispanic America. Llunas released his self-titled first album in 1993. His biggest hit was “Para reconquistarte”, it became a smash-hit all over Hispanic America in 1993. It peaked at the number one position and spent several weeks at the top in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Uruguay. He later recorded several moderately successful singles. In 1995he won the OTI Song Festival for Spain with the song “Eres mi debilidad”. Llunas, was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year In 1997, Llunas was chosen to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with his self-penned song “Sin rencor” (“No Hard Feelings”). In the years following his Eurovision appearance, Llunas recorded in Portuguese and Catalan in addition to Spanish, and became particularly successful in Latin American markets. He released a career retrospective album in 2004. Between 2002 and 2007 he made appearances as a juror on Spanish television talent shows Operación Triunfo and Lluvia de estrellas. In 2007, he was one of the contestants on the Mexican talent show Disco de oro. In 2012, he released an album that paid tribute to his father.