He later moved to Madrid to study technical engineering and industrial design at Alfonso X El Sabio University.

[8] In the contest, he sang cover songs of "No puedo vivir sin ti" (Los Ronaldos), "Reggaetón lento (Bailemos)" (CNCO), "Complicidad" (Vanesa Martín), "Dancing on My Own" (Calum Scott), "Pedacitos de ti" (Antonio Orozco), "Quien" (Pablo Alborán), "Mi héroe" (Antonio Orozco) "Vencer al amor" (India Martínez), and "Say you won't let go" (James Arthur).

After the show, he embarked on a successful tour with his Operación Triunfo showmates from March to December 2019, combining the group live concerts with the start of his solo career.

[11] On 1 June 2018 he launched his first original song, "Esta vez", reaching number 1 on the Spanish official musical charts for that week.

[14] On 22 June 2018 he launched "Llegas tú", a song he started to write at Operación Triunfo,[15] as a digital pre-sale gift.

Adding the two version sales, it was certified platinum on its first week on the market;[20] on 24 March 2019, the first single of the new release was launched, "Mi reino".

On 28 September 2019 he started a joint tour with former Operación Triunfo cast member Ana Guerra, "Gira imginBank".

In 2020, Cepeda announced his second album, Con Los Pies en el Suelo (Keeping Both Feet on the Ground).

On 9 October 2020 the album was released alongside its third single, the title track "Con Los Pies en el Suelo".