Biography

Singersongwriter Ramn Melendi Espina was born in 1979 in Oviedo Spain When their son was still quite young Melendis parents decided that he was not a born student and so allowed him to turn his focus to other things such as soccer and music He spent much of his youth hanging out in the streets of Oviedo learning lessons that they dont teach in school In 2001 Melendi joined the band El Bosque de Sherwood Sherwood Forest which inspired him to record a few of his own songs solo He went into the studio with three songs Sin Noticias de Holanda Vuelvo a Traficar and El Informe Forense In 2002 through a good friend Melendis three-song demo ended up in the hands of Carlito Records Javier Valio who enthusiastically signed him shortly thereafter In February of 2003 Sin Noticias de Holanda was released featuring 12 songs all of them Melendis compositions The discs release was followed by a short national tour and by 2004 Melendi was appearing in the Top 100 on the national charts The record went gold a short time later Melendis second disc Que el Cielo Espere Sentao was released in 2005 the same year that he celebrated the birth of his first daughter Carlota Melendi continues to tour and his third album entitled Mientras No Cueste Trabajo was released in 2006 Evan C Gutierrez All Music Guide