Àlex Casademunt
Alejandro "Àlex" Casademunt González (30 June 1981 – 2 March 2021) was a Spanish pop singer, actor, and TV presenter. He entered the music industry after finishing in tenth place in the musical contest Operación Triunfo 2001.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alejandro Casademunt González |
| Born | 30 June 1981 Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 2 March 2021 (aged 39) Mataró, Barcelona, Spain |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Biography edit
2001–2005: Operación Triunfo 2001, Fórmula abierta and Inquietudes edit
While Casademunt was working as appliance technician, in 2001 he saw an advertisement and decided to attend the casting for the new music contest Operación Triunfo, broadcast by Televisión Española, and was accepted. He was eliminated and but then returned and finished tenth in the competition. After the competition, Casademunt formed the musical group "Fórmula Abierta" along with Geno Machado, Javián and Mireia Montávez, all of them also former contestants on the program. Together they recorded the album Aún hay más published on 7 June 2002, which included the song "Te quiero más", the biggest hit of the group. The singer David Bustamante, who was also a partner in the competition, asked Casademunt in 2002 to collaborate on the song "Dos hombres y un destino" ("Two men and one destiny") which became especially successful.[1][2]
In 2003, Casademunt began a solo career as a singer, launching his first album Inquietudes de ella on 16 June. The album contained 14 songs (five of which he composed). For his preparation, Casademunt counted on the help of his brother Joan in the composition of some songs. The first introduction single was the romantic song "Jugándome la vida entera".[3]
Between 2003 and 2004, Casademunt began his career as a television presenter on the children's program Los Lunnis of TVE.[4]
Casademunt was an actor in OT: the film by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza in 2002, the musical Peter Pan: the musical and the television series by Miramón Mendi La sopa boba for Antena 3 in 2004. He worked in television in other programs such as Crónicas marcianas of Telecinco and ¡Mira quién baila! on TVE in 2005, in which he participated as a contestant.[5] Also in 2005, Casademunt presented María Isabel concerts.[6]
2006–2010: Work in TV edit
In 2006, Casademunt presented various television spaces. He was the host of the musical program "Fan Factory" (on UrbeTv of the Vocento Group) and was a collaborator of Hoy por ti by Telemadrid.[6]
During the summer of 2006, Casademunt presented the karaoke Cantamania contest on TV3 together with the singer Roser from "Popstars"[7] and in the fall of 2006 he was the host of the program El chat de Operación Triunfo in its fifth edition, at the academy.[8] In this same year Casademunt worked for TV3 in "Mar de fons", playing the role of Marley.[5] The following year, he worked in Telecinco on the morning show El programa de Ana Rosa. In it he acted as a commentator about TV programs.[9]
Casademunt returned to acting working for the series Arrayán broadcast by Canal Sur in 2008, in which he played the character of Don Pablo.[5] In 2009 he participated as the main character in the short film Ya te vale directed by Martín Crespo and produced by Rossmartin Films PC.[10]
In September 2010, Casademunt returned to musical theater in Madrid with the hit Mamma Mia: el musical, in which he played the role of Sky, the protagonist's boyfriend.[11]
2011–2021: Casademunts and new singles edit
In 2011, Casademunt joined 13 TV to host with Alejandra Andreu Noche Sensacional, one of the channel's main bets.[12] In 2013 he came back to music working with his brother Joan Casademunt in the "Casademunts" group which they promoted on different television networks.[13] In 2013, Casademunt participated as a contestant on the reality show space of Cuatro Expedition Impossible.[14] In the spring of 2013 he presented "Sé", a single with his brother Joan Casademunt[15] and in autumn he appeared in an episode of the Antena 3 Vive cantando.[16] In that year Casademunt also participated in the Antena 3 program Your Face Sounds Familiar.[17]
In 2014, Casademunt presented "Me haces sentir" with his brother and singer-producer Papa Joe. The song was released by Warner Music and Doble Music Records. In theater, he appeared in the plays Things of trios (2014)[18] and The other side of the bed (2015).[19]
Casademunt collaborated in the program Trencadís in 2015 in 8tv with Sandra Barneda.[20] As of 2016, he collaborated with the program "Hora punta", presented by Javier Cárdenas to TVE, and returned to the sceneries again with "Fórmula Abierta".[7]
On 31 October 2016, the OT Concert: The Reunion ("Concierto de OT: el Reencuentro") was celebrated in Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, where the competitors from the first season of Operación Triunf participated, including Casademunt. The concert was broadcast on TV, reaching a maximum of 4.7 million viewers.[21]
Personal life and death edit
In 2011 he was sentenced to a suspended sentence of nine months in prison for assaulting another young man in a nightclub.[22] On 24 February 2014, Casademunt and his then-girlfriend Lucía Sánchez were arrested for attacking each other, both being released without charge shortly thereafter.[23] In 2017, he was sentenced to a fine for fighting with a 21-year-old man in a nightclub in Vigo, Galicia, and his attacker had to pay him €15,000.[22]
On 18 January 2018, Casademunt's only daughter, Bruna, was born.[24]
On 2 March 2021, Casademunt died in a car accident after his vehicle collided head-on with a bus near a roundabout on the Cirera road in Mataró, Barcelona.[25] His funeral was held on 4 March.[26]
References edit
- ^ Muñoz, Marisa de Dios (3 March 2021). "Àlex Casademunt, el 'triunfito' que no ganó 'OT' pero conquistó al público". El Periódico de Cataluña (in Spanish).
- ^ "El gesto de David Bustamante que ofendió a Álex Casademunt". RTVE (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Àlex Casademunt, en 5 canciones". El Periódico (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Lo que no recordabas de Álex Casademunt: "Los Lunnis"". La Razón (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Muere el cantante Àlex Casademunt ('Operación Triunfo') en accidente de coche". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Adiós a Álex Casademunt: el "triunfito" que cumplió su sueño y vivía por los ojos de su hija Bruna". Vanity Fair España (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Mor Àlex Casademunt, exconcursant d'"OT" i presentador de "Cantamania" de TV3". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Alex Casademunt, nuevo presentador de 'El chat' de 'Operación triunfo', que arranca este domingo". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 6 October 2006.
- ^ Carrasco, Rodrigo (3 March 2021). "El homenaje de Ana Rosa a Álex Casademunt". La Razón (in Spanish).
- ^ "Lolita Flores, la 'mami' televisiva de Álex Casademunt". ABC.es (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "La polifacética carrera de Àlex Casademunt: de OT a colaborador y actor". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Álex Casademunt, exconcursante de 'Operación Triunfo', presentará 'Noche sensacional' en 13tv". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Chenoa llora la muerte de Álex Casademunt: "Mi música es tu voz"". RTVE (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ Martín-Lunas, Milagros; Chicou, Federico (23 January 2011). "La 'Expedición imposible' de los famosos". El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Joan, el hermano de Álex Casademunt que también cantaba y que se queda solo". España Diario (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "La emotiva despedida de María Castro a Àlex Casademunt, con quien trabajó en 'Vive cantando': "Sigue sonriendo y alegrando platós"". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "La vida artística del cantante Àlex Casademunt, en imágenes". El País (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Álex Casademunt estrena la obra de teatro 'Cosas de Tríos' olvidando su detención". Bekia (in Spanish). 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Las mañanas de RNE - Álex Casademunt y Mónica Aragón se meten en 'El otro lado de la cama'". RTVE (in Spanish). 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Àlex Casademunt, el cantante que surgió de la televisión". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "L'OT, El Reencuentro': Todas las canciones del concierto". Europa Press (in Spanish). 31 October 2016.
- ^ a b "El dramático final de Álex Casademunt: los escándalos del 'chico rebelde' de 'OT' que cambió gracias a su hija". El Español (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Álex Casademunt detenido junto a su 'novia', Lucía Sánchez, por agresiones mutuas". El Economista (in Spanish). 25 February 2014.
- ^ Robledo, Rocío (27 February 2018). "Amor de padre nivel: el tatuaje de Álex Casademunt". El Periódico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Muere el cantante Àlex Casademunt, exconcursante de 'OT', en un accidente de tráfico". El País (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Familiares y compañeros de OT se despiden de Álex Casademunt en su funeral: "Estaría muy orgulloso de ver todo esto"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 4 March 2021.