Israel Fernández

Available, 2027 festivals, 2027–2028 season
*Pura Sangre* (May 2023, Universal) – Quartet
*Por amor al cante* (September 2024) – Duo (Israel Fernández, vocals – Antonio El Relojero, guitar)

Israel Fernández is a Spanish flamenco singer, composer, and musician of Romani descent. He won an Odeón Award for Best Flamenco Album for *Amor* (2021) and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in the “Best Flamenco Album” category (2021). He was born into an Andalusian Romani family living in Corral de Almaguer (Toledo). His heritage and cultural upbringing sparked his interest in music and his love for flamenco at a very early age. From a young age, he developed his talents as a singer, winning his first televised competition at the age of 11 (*Tu Gran Día*, TVE). In 2008, he released his debut album, *Naranjas Sobre La Nieve*, produced by pianist Pedro Ojesto, followed six years later by *Con Hilo De Oro Fino* (2014), his second album produced by guitarist Antonio Rey. *Universo Pastora* (Universal Music, 2018), his third album, features tangos, seguiriyas, bulerías, and fandangos, accompanied by the guitars of Carlos De Jacoba, Joni Jiménez, Jesús del Rosario, and Juan Carmona, as well as the tap dancing of Sara Baras. In 2020, he released *Amor* (Universal Music, 2020) alongside guitarist Diego Del Morao. On this album, Israel wrote and composed all the tracks. Juan Grande, Manuel Cantarote, and Luis de Periquín also contribute palmas. On percussion are Piraña, Luis de Periquín once again, and Chaboli.
In September 2021, “La Inocencia” (Universal Music, 2021) was released. A 7-inch vinyl record produced in collaboration with El Guincho (Rosalía, FKA Twigs…), Diego Amador, and Diego Del Morao. In August 2022, she performed at the Flamenco on Fire festival (Pamplona), where she presented “Opera flamenca” alongside guitarist Diego del Morao.

“Amor” reached the Top 7 on the official sales charts, won an Odeón Award in the “Best Flamenco Album” category, and was included in the lists of the best albums of 2020 compiled by leading media outlets such as Rockdelux, Mondo Sonoro, and El País. It was also ranked among the top five flamenco albums of 2021 by ABC and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in the “Best Flamenco Album” category. In 2020, he won the Audience Award at the In-Edit International Film Festival for the documentary about his musical career, “Canto porque tengo que vivir.” He has also collaborated with artists such as Pablo Alborán on the 2020 Christmas Eve special on TVE, and with Nawja Nimri on her album AMA. On November 22, 2021, he released the track “Fiesta (Bulería)” on Colors’ international YouTube channel, becoming one of the few Spanish artists (alongside María José Llergo and Sen Senra) to record for this platform.

Press:

Israel Fernandez, a phenomenon based on the revision of the old style (Luis Ybarra, ABC)
Israel Fernandez, a flamenco star is born  (El País)
Genious material (Luis Troquel, El Periódico de Catalunya)
A cantaor of the future who likes to lose control (David Calzado, ABC)
The voice who sings to the past and the future of flamenco (Ignacio Vidal-Foch. El País)
Old songs for a new voice (Manuel Martín Martín, El Mundo)
A singer with projection (Juan Vergillos, Diario de Sevilla)
Universo Pastora is one of the best albums of the year (Manuel Bohorquez, El Correo de Andalucía)
From brilliant child to a brilliant singer (Javier Losilla, El Periódico de Aragón)
A mature flamenco, with a personal stamp and a man of his time (Andrés Raya, Flamenco en mi memoria)
Israel Fernandez y Diego del Morao, a prolific art couple (Juan garrido, Diario de Jerez)
The singer with whom C Tangana, Rosalía, Pablo Alboran and Alejandro Sanz amazed (Telva)