Dani Martín

For the Spanish field hockey coach, see Dani Martín (field hockey). For the footballer, see Daniel Martín.

Dani Martín
File:Dani Martin.jpg Dani Martín performing
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Martín García
Born	(1977-02-19) February 19, 1977
Origin	Madrid, Spain
Genres	Punk rock, pop rock
Occupation(s)	singer, actor
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Sony Music
Associated acts	El Canto del Loco
Website	https://www.danimartin.com.es

Daniel Martín García (born 19 February 1977) is a Spanish singer. He was the vocalist of the famous spanish award-winning pop rock band El Canto del Loco (ECDL).

Biography

He was born in Alalpardo, a village in the outskirts of Madrid, with his parents and sister. When he was a child he used to imitate his favorite artists in the living room and started to dream about creating his own band. As he was not a really good student, he started to work with his father and, at the same time, he began to study at the Drama School William Layton. Later, Dani decided to attend prestigious Drama School Cristina Rota, where he got his first jobs as a stage actor. The first time he appeared on television was with Martes y 13 in a show prepared for New Year’s Eve. Then, he presented a program called Ponte las Pilas. He has acted in several films, such as Sirenas of Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Sin vergüenza by Joaquín Oristrell, Auger Carlos Villaverde, Manuel Sanabria, and Yo soy la Juani by Bigas Luna. He was also acted in TV series such as Al salir de clase, Policías, en el corazón de la calle, Raquel busca su sitio, Petra Delicado, 7 vidas, Hospital Central, Los hombres de Paco and a small role in the movie Broken Embraces, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. In 2000, Dani Martin created the music band El Canto del Loco and he started to combine his job as an actor with his new job as a singer. Between 2007-2008 he starred in a series called Cuenta Atrás, in which he played the role of an impulsive police chief inspector called Paul Corso. Dani Martin wanted decided to leave the series in order to devote himself completely to the group El Canto del Loco.

Albums

with El Canto del Loco

• 2000: El Canto del Loco
• 2002: A contracorriente
• 2003: Estados de ánimo
• 2005: Zapatillas
• 2008: Personas
• 2009: Radio la colifata presenta: El Canto del Loco

Solo

• 2010: Pequeño
• 2011: "Pequeño... (Tesoro), Las Maquetas de Pequeño"
• 2013: Dani Martín

Singles

• 2010: "16 Añitos"
• 2010: "Mira La Vida"
• 2011: "Mi Lamento"
• 2013: "Cero"
• 2013: "Caminar"
• 2013: "Qué Bonita La Vida"
• 2014: "Emocional"
• 2014: "Mi Teatro"

Filmography

Films

• El 92 cava con todo (1991)
• Sirenas (1994)
• Perdón, perdón (1998)
• Sobreviviré (1999)
• Sin vergüenza (2001)
• After (2001)
• I Love You Baby (2001)
• Sinfín (2005)
• Torrente 3: El protector (2005)
• Yo soy la Juani (2006)
• El Canto del Loco: la película (2009)
• Los Abrazos Rotos (2009)

Television

• Ponte las pilas (1991–1992)
• ¡Ay, Señor, Señor! (1 episode, 1995)
• Al salir de clase (2 episodes, 1998)
• El comisario (1 episodio, 1999)
• Policías, en el corazón de la calle (1 episode, 2000)
• Hospital Central (1 episode, 2000)
• Raquel busca su sitio (15 episodes, 2000)
• 7 vidas (1 episodio, 2004)
• Latrelevisión (1 episodio, 2005)
• Cuenta atrás (2007–2008)
• Los hombres de Paco (2009)

External links

• Official page of Dani Martin
• Official page of El Canto del Loco
• The internet movie database - Martín's filmography.
• VOY Plaza - 2006 news article about the band.
• English Language El Canto Del Loco Fan Site