Aragonese singer-songwriter and writer Joaquín Carbonell dies at 73 from coronavirus

The singer-songwriter, writer and journalist

died this Saturday in Zaragoza at the age of 73, a victim of the coronavirus.

Since the end of last July he was admitted to the ICU of

of the Aragonese capital suffering from pneumonia derived from Covid-19.

At present he was a member of the group Los Tres Norteamericanos, with

z, and on December 2, 2019 he celebrated his 50 years in music at the Principal Theater of Zaragoza, with a concert, an event that led to a book-ceded with his songs and evocative texts.

A few months ago he had started the writing of his memoirs and had the intention of making a documentary about the San Pablo de Teruel school, where he studied and the Aragonese popular song and an endless number of cultural initiatives emerged.

Condolences

Among the numerous condolences from institutions, political parties and socio-cultural groups for the death of Joaquín Carbonell, those of the president of Aragon, the socialist

, and that of the mayor of Zaragoza, the

.

In his Twitter account, Lambán has lamented the death of Carbonell: "An invisible and homicidal ax ... has brought you down. What a great Aragonese, singer and writer. How much you had left to enjoy your granddaughter and us, your voice and your your friendship. May the earth be light for you, friend. Like Gardel, you will sing better every day. "

For the mayor of the Aragonese capital, Carbonell was a cultural reference that "carried the name of Teruel throughout Spain, throughout the world."

He has been "tremendously sad" by the death of the artist, whose importance in the culture also of Zaragoza has been highlighted, where he celebrated his 50 years on stage at the Principal Theater in December last year, a moment that had the opportunity to share with him.

In addition to conveying his condolences to his family, friends and followers, the mayor stressed: "Today we have to mourn the loss of Joaquín Carbonell due to the coronavirus. Wishing him the best, wherever he is."

Life dedicated to art

Joaquín Carbonell Martí was born in the Teruel town of

in 1947 and he just had his birthday on August 12 while he was hospitalized.

He studied Baccalaureate at the Ibáñez Martín de Teruel Institute, where

were his teachers

.

Among his classmates and cultural activities at the San Pablo school, was

.

It was in this environment that the

movement was born in the 1970s, at the hands of Labordeta,

which includes members such as La Bullonera, Tomás Bosque or Joaquín Carbonell himself, who was already beginning to compose at that time.

He participated in the I Popular Song Meeting held at the Principal Theater of Zaragoza in 1973, which meant the confirmation at the local level of a national movement of singer-songwriter music.

He immediately published his first album "With the help of all", in 1976, and undertook a tour of all corners of Aragon and most of the Spanish capitals.

His song "La peseta" became very popular.

A dozen records

Carbonell recorded more than a dozen albums as a singer-songwriter, two of them dedicated to the figure of the French singer-songwriter

.

He directed and presented several television programs on TVE in Aragón.

Leaves published several novels and two books of poems.

He collaborated daily in El Periódico de Aragón, where he wrote a section of interviews and television criticism under the title "Antena paranoica".

As a musician, he composed songs related to the

football club

, such as Corazón de León, Zaragol or the official anthem of the seventy-fifth anniversary.

He often performed at the Barnasants Festival in Barcelona and in cities in France, such as Pau, Toulouse, Saint Jory or Paris.

On three occasions he traveled to Argentina to perform in concert halls in cities such as Buenos Aires, Rosario, La Plata and in Montevideo (Uruguay), in Chile and Costa Rica.

On September 29, 2014 he participated in the collective concert in Zaragoza in tribute to José Antonio Labordeta.

In 2014, she released a double compilation album with the title '1 vida & 19 songs'.

In 2017, he released a new album with unreleased songs under the title El carbon y la rosa.

Among the many awards and recognitions, on April 23, 2019 he received the

in recognition of his professional career.

Literary work

His literary work includes the novels

.

He also wrote the biographies

His books of poetry are

.

He also made the documentaries

and the one dedicated to José Iranzo, the Shepherd of Andorra.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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