Born: July 7th, 1938, Santander (Spain)
Died: November 25th, 2012, Madrid (Spain)
Nationality: Spanish
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arrobaye studied the piano at the conservatories of Santander and Madrid. Playing the piano, he performed in famous Madrid jazz clubs, such as the Whisky Jazz and El Bourbon Street. In the 1960s and 1970s, he recorded several jazz records; moreover, he formed the Jazz-Tet de Madrid and worked with international jazz legends including Count Basie, Sara Vaughan, Henri Mancini, and Stephane Grappelli. In the late 1960s, he started composing and arranging pop music for Joan Manuel Serrat, El Dúo Dinámico, Mocedades, and many more. As a composer and conductor, he participated in several song festivals, including OTI (1975 & 1977), Viña del Mar, Yamaha (Tokyo), and the 1973 San Remo Festival (with Mocedades). From the 1980s onwards, he also worked with American and Mexican artists, such as Herb Alpert, Ricky Martin, and Luis Miguel. Calderón also wrote film scores and among the prizes he won in recognition of his music are five Grammy Awards.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Juan Carlos Calderón’s first involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1968, when he re-arranged Bert Kaempfert's original orchestration (later allegedly again reworked by conductor Rafael Ibarbia for the live performance) for ‘La, la, la’, sung by Massiel, the first-ever Spanish winner of the contest.
Calderón participated four times with a song written, composed, arranged, and conducted by himself: in 1973 with the worldwide hit record ‘Eres tú’ by Mocedades, in 1975 with ‘Tú volverás’ by Sergio & Estíbaliz, in 1985 with ‘La fiesta terminó’ by Paloma San Basilio, and in 1989 with ‘Nacida para amar’ by Nina. Moreover, in 1974 Calderón wrote the orchestration to ‘Canta y se feliz’ for Peret and would have conducted the Eurovision orchestra for him, but Calderón fell ill just before the festival and was replaced by Rafael Ibarbia.
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Spain
Song title – "La, la, la"
Rendition – Massiel
Lyrics – Ramón Arcusa / Manuel de la Calva
Composition – Ramón Arcusa / Manuel de la Calva
Studio arrangement – Bert Kaempfert / Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Bert Kaempfert / Juan Carlos Calderón /
Conductor – Rafael Ibarbia
Score – 1st place (29 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "Eres tú"
Rendition – Mocedades (Javier Garay / José Ipiña / Amaya Uranga Amézaga / Izaskum Uranga Amézaga / Roberto Uranga)
Lyrics – Juan Carlos Calderón
Composition – Juan Carlos Calderón
Studio arrangement – Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Juan Carlos Calderón
Conductor – Juan Carlos Calderón
Score – 2nd place (125 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "Canta y se feliz"
Rendition – Peret
Lyrics – Pedro Pubill Calaf 'Peret'
Composition – Pedro Pubill Calaf 'Peret'
Studio arrangement – Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Juan Carlos Calderón
Conductor – Rafael Ibarbia
Score – 9th place (10 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "Tú volverás"
Rendition – Sergio & Estíbaliz
Lyrics – Juan Carlos Calderón
Composition – Juan Carlos Calderón
Studio arrangement – Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Juan Carlos Calderón
Conductor – Juan Carlos Calderón
Score – 10th place (53 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "La fiesta terminó"
Rendition – Paloma San Basilio
Lyrics – Juan Carlos Calderón
Composition – Juan Carlos Calderón
Studio arrangement – Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Juan Carlos Calderón
Conductor – Juan Carlos Calderón
Score – 14th place (36 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "Nacida para amar"
Rendition – Nina
Lyrics – Juan Carlos Calderón
Composition – Juan Carlos Calderón
Studio arrangement – Juan Carlos Calderón
Live orchestration – Juan Carlos Calderón
Conductor – Juan Carlos Calderón
Score – 6th place (88 votes)
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