Miguel De Tena

Born in Ruecas (Badajoz) 1976, from the age of fourteen he began to relate to flamenco through the fandango. In Melilla, doing military service has the opportunity to frequent the flamenco environments and the opportunity to listen: Antonio Mairena, Menese, Fosforito, Camarón, etc. After the military obligations, he starts a pilgrimage to the Extremadura flamenco clubs including Don Benito, who gives him support by believing in his person and in the art that he has inside. In 1997, he contacted the guitarist Romero de Badajoz, who instilled in him the secrets of cante. Despite his youth, he has shared a poster with the first figures of flamenco and artists of the first order. His participation in flamenco competitions has provided him with a total of 25 first prizes both from the Extremaduran community and from other places, among them: Mancomunidad de la Serena, Santos de Maimona, Plasencia, Villafranca de los Barros, etc., but what catapulted him towards success and recognition was when in 1999 he won the Melón de Oro in the first national prize of Lo Ferro (Murcia). In 2002 he reached the Sol de Oro in Lorca. In 2003 first prize for Granainas in the National Union. He recently won the final in XLIV of the International Song of Mines in Mining and Taranta, being No. 1 in the Taranta. Also in 2004 he won the 1st Young Flamenco Prize in Calasparra (Murcia) in the modality of mining cantes and the 1st Prize for the most complete cantaor Antonio Fernández "Fosforito". He is a serious cantaor, with a varied repertoire, with a sweet and clear voice that is not without tear, with high registers and an extraordinary power in the free cantes. He has several recordings in the market, a collection of flamenco in the province of Badajoz Vol. 15 and from Extremadura to the Ferro. Soon he will present his new album VAIVEN, accompanied by a good bunch of guitarists like: Antonio Carrión, Manolito Herrera, Antonio Reyes, Vargas Family and Francisco Pinto. He has participated with Chaquetón, El Flecha, Talegón and others in the disc-didactic book with the title "Cante por Cante". He has performed at the Teatro Romano de Mérida with Menese, Melchora Ortega, Enrique de Melchor, Fernando Moreno and the dancer Manolete. He has participated in the film PONIENTE singing martinete y rumba. On August 12, 2006, the MINERA LAMP of the 46th edition of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas de La Unión was held.