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| Born | Ramón del Castillo Palop (1985-05-03)3 May 1985 (age 40) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Genres | Pop,Latin pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Ramón del Castillo Palop (born 3 May 1985) is a Spanish singer best known for representingSpain at the2004 Eurovision Song Contest inIstanbul.[1]
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Ramón was born on 3 May 1985 inLas Palmas in theCanary Islands, the youngest of three boys. He participated in the third season ofOperación Triunfo (2003–2004), where he finished as the runner-up and, in a separate vote, was selected to represent Spain at the Eurovision in 2004 afterBeth's eighth-place finish the year before. It was his first major musical appearance – he had not been a recording artist beforeOperación Triunfo.
With the song "Para llenarme de ti" ("To Be Filled By You"), Ramón finished in 10th place with 87 points in the final, which was Spain's last top ten result until 2012, whenPastora Soler managed to finish in 10th place again, with the song "Quédate conmigo".[2]
"Para llenarme de ti", which was written byKike Santander, was also a commercial success in Spain, peaking at number one on theSpanish Singles Chart. Ramón's first albumEs así, produced by Toni and Xasqui Ten, debuted at number six on the Spanish Albums Chart.
In October 2006, Ramón's second album entitledCambio de sentido was released. The album failed to chart. In 2008, Ramón served as a judge in the regional talent show¡Quiero ser como Pepe!, aired on TV Canaria.
In 2010, Ramón abandoned his music career. Shortly after, he finished Audiovisual Production studies at IES Politécnico Las Palmas. In 2013, he moved toOslo,Norway to work as a camera assistant for local production companySeefood TV.[3]
| Preceded by | Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | Succeeded by |
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