Agoney

Agoney in Concert in Valencia with his partner Raoul Vázquez singing "Manos Vacías"

In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of Operación Triunfo 2017, a reality talent show that is the original Spanish version of the Star Academy franchise. Agoney was chosen as one of the 16 participants of the talent show. He was eliminated in gala 12 after a very close vote against fellow contestant Ana Guerra who won with 50.3% of the two million votes.[3] Once finished in the contest, Agoney was part of the Spanish Operación Triunfo tour, performing in such notable venues as the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona,[4] the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja in Seville,[5] the Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.[6]

After finishing the tour of Operación Triunfo 2017, Agoney's solo career began. On August 31, 2018, he released his debut single, "Quizás" (Spanish for "maybe").[7] The song's lyrics are aimed at those who did not believe in him. Musically "Quizás" has been compared to artists such as Mika, Troye Sivan and Adam Lambert. "Quizás" received rave reviews and reached number one on the Spanish iTunes singles chart.[8] The music video for the song reached one million views on YouTube in less than 48 hours.[9] In December 2018 he sang with Ana Guerra, Lola Índigo, Raoul and Aitana for the Coca-Cola advertising campaign for Christmas.[10]

After passing through Operation Triunfo, Agoney has become an icon of the LGBT community. He was one of the opening speakers at LGTBI+ Pride of Madrid 2018.[11]

Agoney appeared at the 2019 Gran Canaria Drag Queen Contest, where he performed a dance remix of his single "Quizás" as part of the interval show.[12]

In March 2019, Agoney competed on the Spanish music television series La mejor canción jamás cantada (The Best Song Ever Sung). He won the 2010s episode with his performance of Pastora Soler's Eurovision 2012 entry "Quédate conmigo"[13] and placed second in the grand final with his performance of David Bisbal's 2001 single "Ave María".[14]

In August 2019, Agoney released his second solo single, "Black". The song was written by Agoney and gives commentary on modern society and the pressures of social media. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Frankie De Leonardis.[15] In November of that year, Agoney made his first musical tour outside of Spain visiting Argentina.[16]

Agoney released the short song "Libertad" in April 2020, the first new track off his upcoming debut album of the same name. "Libertad" was intended as a prelude to introduce the new album.[17] In May the same year, Agoney released the single "Strangers", a collaboration with the producer Brian Cross[18] and he was part of Rosana Arbelo's charity single "Sin miedo 2020"

In June 2020, Agoney released "MÁS", his third solo single and the lead single from his debut album Libertad.[19] Later that month, he sang as part of "Piensa en positivo", the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020.[20]

Agoney released his fourth solo single "Edén" in August.[21] Later that month, he released his debut album Libertad. The album debuted at No.1 on the Spanish albums chart.[22]

Agoney is an ambassador of Fundación Canaria Carrera por la Vida (the Canary Islands Walk For Life Foundation), a Canary Islands charity which supports and raises awareness of breast cancer.[27] He appeared as the August photo in the 2019 charity calendar for the organisation.[28]

In November 2019, Agoney joined the TV presenter Emma García and actress Eva Isanta to front a humorous campaign to encourage early HIV testing in Spain.[29]

In May 2020, he sang as part of Rosana Arbelo's charity single "Sin miedo 2020", in aid of the Spanish Red Cross. Agoney was also part of the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020, a cover of Fangoria's "Piensa en positivo".[30]