MIGUEL DE TENA presents his new record 'Vaivén'

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MIGUEL DE TENA was born in Ruecas (Badajoz) in 1976. Since childhood
he listened to singers like Pepe Marchena, el Niño de la Huerta,
Juan Valderrama and el Loreño. At the age of seven he already was
singing on stage. His exposure to flamenco took place while he was in
the military service in Melilla. It was there he finally heard the great
flamenco singers: Antonio Mairena, José Menese and Caramón
de la Isla.

In 1997 he met guitarist Romero de Badajoz who discerns a certain natural
talent in the young man and begins to direct him towards flamenco singing.
In 1998 Miguel debuted with his record, volume 15 of “Recopilación
del flamenco en la provincia de Badajoz”.

He
competed in the famous contest of Lo Ferro (Murcía) where, with
57 other contestants, he won the “Melón de Oro” which
included the making of a record.

In 2000 his second record “De Extremadura a Lo Ferro” with
ten songs, and the accompaniment of Romero Badajoz.

He has also won the following prizes: Mancomunidad de la Serena, Talarrubias,
Santos de Maimona, Villafranca de los Barros, Plasencia, Lorca…

He participated, along with singers like Chaquetón and Talegón
de Córdoba in the recording “Cante por cante” directed
by José Manuel Gamboa.

In 2002 Miguel de Tena took part in the original sound track of the film
“Poniente” by director Chus Gutiérrez interpreting
a rumba and a martinete.

In 2003 he won first prize for granaínas at the prestigious Festival
de Cante de Las Minas de La Unión, and in 2004, at the same contest,
he won first prize for tarantas and was finalist for the Lámpara
Minera. In addition he won prizes for cante at Calasparra (Murcia), Santander
and Mairena del Alcor (Seville).

Miguel de Tena is presenting his record with the scheduled program of
the Jornadas Flamencas de La Fortuna (Leganés) on December 10th.