Víctor Manuel

Víctor Manuel, singer-songwriter born in Mieres and a leading figure of Spanish song since the 1960s, presents his tour with the album Solo a solas conmigo at the Movistar Arena in Madrid.

Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez was born in 1947 in Mieres del Camino (Asturias) and is regarded as one of the great vocalists in the history of Spain. After settling in Madrid in 1964, he came to prominence on the television programme Salto a la fama and in the contest La nueva ola musical de La Voz de Madrid, where he won an Estrella de Oro.

His lyrics, centred on freedom, love and justice, fell within the protest song movement during the Transition. In 1969 he established himself with the singles El abuelo Víctor and Paxarinos, which reached the top positions of the charts. He has composed more than five hundred melodies and released more than thirty albums, many of them in collaboration with the singer Ana Belén, and has worked with Miguel Ríos, Estrella Morente, Joaquín Sabina, Joan Manuel Serrat, María Dolores Pradera and Pablo Milanés. He also discovered the Canarian singer-songwriter Pedro Guerra. He has further financed films such as Bajarse al moro, by Fernando Colomo, El vuelo de la paloma, by José Luis García Sánchez, and El mar y el tiempo, by Fernando Fernán Gómez.

The tour is titled Solo a solas conmigo and presents the eponymous album, produced by David San José. The date forms part of the new edition of the Inverfest festival. The Movistar Arena, on Calle Felipe II in Madrid, mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts.