Rafael Martínez Carpena, known as Rafa Blas (born 8 November 1986, in Albacete), is a Spanish rock and heavy metal-singer, mostly known as the winner of Spanish talent show La Voz[1] in 2012.
Before being a part of La Voz, he was the lead singer of melodic heavy metal band Matavys[2] (2005–2010) and Toledo-based power metal-band Nocturnia[3] (2010–2013).
After winning La Voz, Rafa begun his solo career as Rafa Blas and released his debut album Mi Voz in 2013 via Universal Music.
[4] Two years later, he released his second solo album Sin Mirar Atrás.
On April 2, 2023, it was confirmed that Rafa Blas is the new singer of Mägo de Oz, after the departure of Javier Dominguez "Zeta".