Guitarricadelafuente

Álvaro Lafuente Calvo (born 27 August 1997), better known by his stage name Guitarricadelafuente, is a Spanish singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician based in Barcelona.

[1] In April 2018 he released his first original song titled "El Conticinio" which he recorded at home with a PlayStation microphone.

In June 2019 he collaborated with Operación Triunfo contestant and friend Natalia Lacunza on her debut single "Nana Triste" which peaked at number 4 on the PROMUSICAE chart.

Álvaro Lafuente Calvo was born on 27 August 1997 in Benicàssim, a small tourist-orientated village in the coast of the province of Castellón.

He was contacted by the team of television talent competition La Voz through his Instagram messages to audition for the contest although he was never selected after accepting the opportunity.

Throughout 2018 he continued posting covers and original songs on different streaming platforms and played a couple concerts in the Valencian Community and Madrid.

[8] In January 2019 he sang the main song for the movie "Nada Será Igual" and started a small tour which he named "La Girica" a month later.

He also opened the show for Diego el Cigala at the Jardins de Pedralbes festival in Barcelona and performed for the first time on television in the musical segment of La 2 evening newscast.

[10] That same day, 14 June, his collaboration with fellow friend Natalia Lacunza was released for digital download through Universal Music.

Lacunza had participated in the tenth edition of the Spanish televised musical contest Operación Triunfo which had an average audience of two million people.

[26] The singer has cited urban artists like Nathy Peluso or Bad Gyal as major influences for his songs.