José Luis Torregrosa, (December 4, 1944 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo – November 5, 2007 in Málaga) was a Spanish singer, musician, composer, and record producer.
He worked with numerous artists including Julio Iglesias,[1] Salvatore Adamo, Nino Bravo, and Massiel.
Some venues hired him some nights as a singer, he stood out a lot for his powerful voice, which was compared in many cases with a multitude of artists.
During those years he began to compose some of his own songs, among which stood out: Tu Bella Timidez, Oh Min Alskling, Remember My Love and Nothing New.
In 1996, doctors detected cancer of the larynx, Torregrosa was forced to temporarily withdraw from music while he battled his illness.
In the summer of 1996, he underwent an operation and the cancer was removed and he began a long recovery, but once he recovered he would have a chronic hoarseness that would accompany him until the end of his days, Torregrosa would then lose his powerful voice.