Miki Núñez

Miguel "Miki" Núñez Pozo (born 6 January 1996) is a Catalan singer and television personality from Terrassa. He gained national recognition after placing sixth in series ten of the television talent competition Operación Triunfo. Núñez consequently represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, with the song "La Venda". The singer would release two studio albums afterwards through Universal Music, Amuza and Iceberg (2020) to great commercial success.

Career 2018–2019: Operación Triunfo and Eurovision Song Contest

Before Operación Triunfo, Miki studied guitar and piano, as well as getting a degree as a primary education teacher. He also was a vocalist in the cover band Dalton Bang, with whom he toured Catalonia.

In 2018, Núñez auditioned for the tenth series of Operación Triunfo, being one of the 18 contestants selected for the opening show. He finished in sixth place, reaching the semi-finals of the show.

In 2019, he was one of the 13 Operación Triunfo contestants selected for the show's side competition to choose Spain's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. He was given a total of three songs: "Nadie se salva", a duet with Natalia Lacunza, and solo songs "El equilibrio" and "La venda". While "El equilibrio" failed to make the first cut, "Nadie se salva" and "La venda" advanced to the Eurovision Gala, making him and Lacunza the only contestants with more than one song to perform in the national final. On 20 January 2019, Núñez received the 34% by audience vote and was selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with "La venda".

He was the last act to perform at the Eurovision final that year, held in Tel Aviv, Israel. He placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries with 54 points: 1 given from the professional juries and 53 from the public televote.

2019: Amuza Núñez released a single titled "Celébrate" on 28 June 2019. The single preceded the release of his first studio album, titled Amuza, on 13 September 2019. The album debuted at number one on the Spanish Albums Chart. The release of the album was followed by a tour in fourteen cities across Spain.

2020–present: Iceberg and television projects On 8 May 2020, Núñez released a single titled "Me Vale". The song was included in his second studio album, titled Iceberg, that was released on 20 November 2020 and debuted at number four on the Spanish Albums Chart.

In October 2020, Núñez debuted as television presenter for the TV3 reality television music competition Cover. In 2022, he hosted another TV3 music talent show, Eufòria, alongside Marta Torné, which he continued to host for seasons 2 and 3. Also in 2022, Telecinco announced Núñez as the host for the online casting of Got Talent España. In January and February 2023, Nuñez, alongside Aitor Albizua, hosted La Noche del Benidorm Fest, the side show of the television song contest Benidorm Fest 2023.

In 2023, Núñez was cast in the supporting role of David in the TV3 teen drama Jo mai mai, which marked his acting debut on television.

Discography

Albums Title Details Peak position SPA Amuza Released: 13 September 2019 Formats: Digital download, CD Label: Universal Music Spain 1 Iceberg Released: 20 November 2020 Formats: Digital download, CD, LP Label: Universal Music Spain 4 121 Released: 9 June 2023 Formats: Digital download, CD, LP Label: Universal Music Spain 20 Setlist - Gira 121 Released: 16 December 2023 Formats: Digital download, CD, LP Label: UMG Recordings, Inc. —

Extended plays Title Details Peak position SPA La Partida Released: 29 November 2024 Formats: Digital download Label: Universal Music Spain —

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart position Album or EP SPA "La venda" 2019 13 Amuza "Nadie se salva"(with Natalia Lacunza) 41 "Celébrate" 62 "Escriurem" — "Coral del Arrecife"(with Sofia Ellar) — "Me vale" 2020 95 Iceberg "Un estiu que no s'acaba" — "Viento y vida"(with Despistaos) — Iceberg "No m'ho esperava" 2021 — "Sin noticias de Gurb" — "10 Minutos" 2022group=upper-alpha|"10 Minutos" did not enter the official Spanish Top 100 Songs chart, but peaked at No. 12 on the Spanish Top 50 Radio Airplay chart.