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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bona and the second or maternal family name is Arregui.
Juanjo Bona
Bona in 2024
Born
Juan José Bona Arregui

(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21)
Magallón, Aragón, Spain
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
LabelsUniversal Music Spain
Websitehttps://www.youtube.com/@JuanjoBonaOficial

Juan José Bona Arregui (Magallón, 10 November 2003), better known as Juanjo Bona, is a Spanish singer, jota performer, and composer who became known after winning the first edition of Jotalent and being a finalist at Operación Triunfo series 12.

Biography

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He was born in Magallón, Zaragoza, on 10 Noviembre 2003. He has a brother 3 years his junior. He took classes in singing, vocal technique, solfège, and the jota at a very young age, at the same time he learned to play the clarinet at the Escuela de Música de Magallón.[1][2]

At 17, he moved to Madrid to study Naval and Ocean Engineering at Technical University of Madrid, a career he quit to join Operación Triunfo series 12.[3][4]

During his years in Madrid, he studied at 'SOM Academy, Escuela de Musicales y Artes Escénicas', and took part in a Cabaret performance.[5]

Musical trajectory

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2014-2022: First steps and time at Jotalent

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Learned in Aragonese folklore, dfuring his childhood and adolescence he won numerous jota contests celebrated in Aragón.[6][7][8]

In July 2017, the Magallón council released a CD with jotas sung by him in acknowledgement of his musical trajectory.[9]

During Summer 2019, he took part in the Aragón TV talent show Tres Minutos, where he reached the semifinals.[10]

In September 2020, he took part in Idol Kids show during casting phase of Gala 4. He received the unanimous support of the jury but did not obtain a high enough grade to pass on to the next phase.[11][12]

In 2022, he competed in the first edition of Jotalent on Aragón TV, where he came out the winner. During the show, he performed numerous jotas, his version of Pulida Magallonera being especially successful, and songs of other genres such as The Show Must Go On and It's a Man's Man's Man's World.[13] After his victory at Jotalent, he was invited to many Aragón TV shows, among them Vanity Farm: Revolución en la granja, where he dedicated a jota to a chicken,[14] and A escampar la boira, in an episode dedicated to the importance of the jota and its interest in being declared Intangible cultural heritage.[15] After the contestant, he abandoned his two-year job as a singer at the 'Éxito' orchestra,[1] and began began to perform individually in some towns in Aragón.[1]

On 15 Octuber 2022, Aragón Radio assembled a concert during the Fiestas del Pilar, where Bona performed along the other semifinalists of the first edition of Jotalent, the group Artistas del Gremio and the Zaragozan duo Fresquito y Mango.[16]

2023-2024: Operación Triunfo

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On 20 November 2023, he became one of the 16 contestants of Operación Triunfo series 12 after performing in Gala 0 Crazy Little Thing Called Love, in the Michael Bublé version.[17]

During his participation, he was elected the week's favorite in Gala 7 after his performance of La nave del olvido de José José.[18]

Two of his most memorable performances during the show were God Only Knows by the The Beach Boys, performed as a duet with his boyfriend and song partner Martin Urrutia in Gala 4,[19][20] and El patio by Pablo López, solo, in Gala 11.[21] Both songs were included in the repertoire of the 12 concerts of the Gira de OT 2023 (OT 2023 Tour).

After finishing the competition, in February 2024 he joined fellow OT 2023 contestant Paul Thin to sing La vida moderna at another band's concert at the Sala La Riviera.[22] He also participated with his 15 companions in a 12-concert tour of Operación Triunfo 2023, with which they toured 10 Spanish cities.[23] The concert they gave at the WiZink Center in Madrid, and the changes in Bona's life after his time at the music academy, were captured in a Prime Video documentary that premiered in September 2024.[24]

2024-present: First singles and Recardelino

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After leaving the music contest, he signed his first record deal with Universal Music Spain,[25] and released his first single, Lo que no ves de mí, in March 2024. This single entered the top 50 of Spotify Spain,[26] as well as in the Official Sales Charts of Promusicae where it remained for two weeks.[27][28]

In May 2024, Bona and the finalists of Operación Triunfo 2023 presented and performed at the Spanish Olympic Committee headquarters La Gravedad, a song composed to be the official song of Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[29][30]

Between April and June 2024, he was a guest judge on the third edition of Jotalent,[31] where in its final gala he also performed a preview of what would be his second single, Mis tías.[32]

In June 2024, he released Lo mejor de Juanjo Bona, a compilation album that includes several of the songs performed during his time on Operación Triunfo 2023, as well as his first single, Lo que no ves de mí. This album reached number one on the Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Promusicae (Promusicae Official Sales Charts) and remained among the top 100 best-sellers for two weeks.[33][34] That same month, he was invited by David Bisbal to sing Culpable at his concert at the Wizink Center.[35]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Morte Landa, Cristina (4 April 2024). "Juanjo Bona: "I thought I would only sing at small towns but went ahead because I knew something would come along"". Aragón Digital (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Juanjo Bona returns to Magallón after OT: "You don't have to leave to the big cities to learn music"". Aragón Digital (in Spanish). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  3. ^ Tapiador, María (3 December 2023). "Who is Juanjo, the 'OT 2023' contestant who was chosen in unanimity by the jury to cross the catwalk in Gala 0". 20 minutos (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Espín, Gala (23 April 2024). "Juanjo Bona (OT 2023): "I studied Engineering because I lacks the guts to pursue music"". Crónica Directo (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Criado, Eva (23 July 2024). "Juanjo Bona releases "Mis Tías", a song dedicated to workers at his boarding school". Cadena Ser (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Juanjo Bona won at La Almolda". elperiodicodearagon (in Spanish). 25 March 2014.
  7. ^ "The young Juanjo Bona, first in the Muel competition". eldiario (in Spanish). 13 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Juanjo Bona, Pilar jota competition champion". elperiodicodearagon (in Spanish). 17 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Council releases CD of young jotero Juanjo Bona". eldiario (in Spanish). 7 July 2017.
  10. ^ "A young promise for music". cartv (in Spanish). 21 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Juanjo Bona goes from jota to Queen on 'Idol Kids' and even Isabel Pantoja praises him". heraldo (in Spanish). 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ Ivars, Camino (30 September 2020). "Juanjo Bona: "I dream of dedicating myself to music, but it is complicated"". heraldo (in Spanish).
  13. ^ "Juanjo Bona is the winner of the first edition of 'Jotalent'". cartv (in Spanish). 30 July 2022.
  14. ^ "The jota sneaks into the 'Vanity Farm' gala". cartv (in Spanish). 17 July 2022.
  15. ^ "'Jotalent' contestants have fun in 'A Escampar La Boira'". cartv (in Spanish). 22 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Aragón Radio in concert". CARTV (in Spanish). 2022-10-15.
  17. ^ "Juanjo Bona and Naiara are the Aragonese contestants in Operación Triunfo 2023". elperiodicodearagon (in Spanish). 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ "The Zaragozan Juanjo, elected the public's favorite this week at Operación Triunfo". heraldo (in Spanish). 16 January 2024.
  19. ^ "The "special chemistry" between Martin and Juanjo during their performance in gala 4: first official couple at 'OT 2023'?". 20minutos (in Spanish). 19 December 2023.
  20. ^ Justo, David (20 February 2024). ""I had never sung with the person I was in love with": Martin's declaration of love to Juanjo gets them a slot in the 'OT 2023' finals". cadenaser (in Spanish).
  21. ^ "Best moments of OT 2023: Naiara and Juanjo, protagonists in a viral season". heraldo (in Spanish). 21 February 2024.
  22. ^ Cárcoba, Cristina (1 March 2024). "Juanjo and Paul Thin take the stage at the Veintiuno concert to sing 'Vida moderna' and the audience makes a request". elportaldemusica (in Spanish).
  23. ^ Herrero, Juan Ignacio (10 February 2024). "OT 2023 Tour: concerts, schedule, and ticket prices". los40 (in Spanish).
  24. ^ "Prime Video deveals date delease and official trailer of 'OT 2023: La Gira'". 20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  25. ^ Aragon, Heraldo de (2024-04-25). "Zaragozan Juanjo Bona signs record deal with multinational company Universal". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  26. ^ ""El Fin del Mundo" by La La Love You and Axolotes Mexicanos has been on Top Songs Spain the longest, at 844 days straight". spotify (in Spanish). 16 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Top 100 songs 2024/14". elportaldemusica (in Spanish). 4 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Top 100 songs 2024/20". elportaldemusica (in Spanish). 16 May 2024.
  29. ^ Avilés Millán, Irina (8 May 2023). "The finalists of OT 2023 present La Gravedad, the official song of the Paris Olympic Games". los40 (in Spanish).
  30. ^ ""La Gravedad", song of the Spanish Team for the Games". Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  31. ^ "'Jotalent' premieres its third season on Aragón TV with Juanjo Bona as a judge". heraldo (in Spanish). 4 June 2024.
  32. ^ "The third edition of Jotalent already has a winner, Mari Carmen Rived". heraldo (in Spanish). 17 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Top 100 songs 2024/26". elportaldemusica (in Spanish). 27 June 2024.
  34. ^ Cárcoba, Gabriel (1 July 2024). "Juanjo and Martin, not Naiara, are top 1 and 2 on Discos España". elportaldemusica (in Spanish).
  35. ^ Cárcoba, Cristina (25 June 2024). "Juanjo Bona lives out a dream when he gets on stage with David Bisbal: "I've known you for a very short time, but I can already tell you, I love you"". los40 (in Spanish).


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