Calderon, Juan Carlos (7th July 1938-25th November 2012)

He was a composer, singer-songwriter. pianist, conductor and producer born Juan Carlos Calderson Lopez de Arroyabe in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, who studied from a very early age with Professor Laura Llorente and had entered the Jesus de Monasterio Conservatory of Santander when he was eight years old.

He became a member of a jazz quartet in Cantabria in 1960 and three years later they moved to Madrid to record their first song.

In 1968 he published Carlos Calderon Presents Juan Carlos Calderon and wrote several successful songs for Juan Manuel Serrat and Lui Eduardo Aute. In 1973 he composed “You Are You” for the group Youth to sing in the Eurovision Song Contest, which came in second and sold 1.5 million copies in the United States. He has written Spain’s entry for the song contest in 1975, 1985 and 1989.

Also during the 1970s he wrote music for films that include the 1973 Vengeance of the Zombies, 1974’s Blue eyes of the Broken Doll, 1975’s Las Adolescentes and 1979’s La Familia Bien, Gracias.

In 1981 he moved to Los Angeles where he continued to compose, arrange and do jazz interpretation. He wrote songs that were covered by Herb Alpert, with “Route 101” becoming a chart hit for him, and has collaborated with many artists including Miguel Rivers and Ricky Martin.

He also wrote music for many Spanish films and TV series as well as winning many gold and platinum discs for the international sale of his records.

Recognised for his contribution to music he was the recipient of 5 Grammy Awards, 5 ASCAP Awards, 3 SGAE Music Awards, 2 Amigo Awards and 2 Ondas Awards.

He died of a cardiac arrest in November 2012 in Madrid, Spain, when he was 74 years old.

Herb Alpert Recordings
Route 101 (Juan Carlos Calderon)
Angel (Juan Carlos Calderon)

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Calderon, Juan Carlos (7th July 1938-25th November 2012)

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