MIGUEL ÁNGEL VARONA

Born: December 11th, 1943, Medina de Pomar (Spain)

Nationality: Spanish

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BIOGRAPHY

Miguel Ángel Varona Ausejo is an accordionist, producer, and arranger. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote orchestrations for Mexican star singer José José, as well as for María Jimenez, Los Calis, and Cuatro Bajo Cero. He often collaborated with composer and producer Francisco ‘Paco’ Cepero.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

In 1982, Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest by Lúcia and her song ‘El’, composed by Paco Cepero with lyrics by Ignacio Román. Miguel Ángel Varona wrote the arrangements and conducted the BBC Orchestra. Eight years later, Varona had a small share in the song ‘Bandido’ by Azúcar Moreno, representing Spain in the 1990 contest. While the live orchestration was taken care of by Eduardo Leiva, Varona arranged one of the remixes of the song.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1982 Harrogate

Country – Spain

Song title – “Él”

Rendition – Lucía (Maribel Rodriguez Lineros)

Lyrics – Ignacio Román

Composition – Francisco 'Paco' Cepero

Studio arrangement – Miguel Ángel Varona

(studio orchestra conducted by Miguel Ángel Varona)

Live orchestration – Miguel Ángel Varona

Conductor – Miguel Ángel Varona

Score – 10th place (52 votes)