The singer
Álex Casademunt
, a contestant on the first edition of
Operación Triunfo
(OT), has died at the
age
of
39
after suffering a
traffic accident
late Tuesday
in Mataró (Barcelona), where he currently resided.
The death of
Casademunt
has been confirmed this morning by his representation agency Telegenia, which in a message on Twitter has stated: "We are very sorry for the news of the death of
Álex Casademunt
. Much encouragement to the whole family and friends. Rest in peace." .
Born in
Vilassar de Mar
(Barcelona) on June 30, 1981,
Alejandro Casademunt González
worked as an electrical appliance technician when, after seeing an advertisement, he signed up for the first edition of the Operación Triunfo contest,
issued between 2001 and 2002
with great success. by Spanish Television, and in which it was in tenth place.
In this popular talent contest, he coincided with other artists such as
Chenoa
,
Rosa López
,
David Bisbal
,
Natalia Rodríguez
or
David Bustamante
, with whom he recorded the popular song "Dos Hombres y un destino".
At the end of the contest he was part of the group
Fórmula Abierta
, along with fellow contestants
Geno
,
Javián
and
Mireia
, who published the album
Still there is more
, which included the hit
I love you more
.
In 2003 he decided to start a solo career and that same year he released the album
Inquietudes
, with 14 songs, including
Jugándome la vida entero
, which reached the top of the Spanish charts.
From that year on, he began to present and participate in television programs, such as
Los Lunnis
and
¡Mira who dances!
, from TVE, or C
rónicas marcianas
, from Tele 5, and to act in television series such as
La sopa boba
, from Antena 3, along with Lolita Flores or María Barranco.
In 2006 he presented the
Cantamania
contest
on TV3 together with the singer Roser, and returned to the
OT academy
to present the program
El chat de Operación Triunfo
, in its fifth edition, to join the team of
El program de Ana Rosa
, on Telecinco, where she was a television commentator.
In September 2010, she joined the cast of the musical
Mamma Mía
, in the role of Sky, which at that time was being performed at the Coliseum Theater in Madrid.
After participating in various television programs and competitions, in 2013 he released the single
Sé
with his brother
Joan Casademunt
, with whom he would present the following year
Me Make You Feel
.
As of 2016, he collaborated in the program
Hora punta
, presented by
Javier Cárdenas
in La 1, and in 2016 he returned to the stage with
Fórmula Abierta
, which he,
Javián
and
Tessa Bodi
formed in this second period
.
Recently,
Álex Casademunt
had been the father of a girl.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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