Sergio Gómez Delgado

Full name

Sergio Gómez "el colorao"

Date of birth

02 Feb 1985

Place of birth

Granada

Biography

Sergio Gómez Delgado, Sergio “El Colorao” drank from the purest sources of flamenco in his youth. His father, Antonio Gómez “El Colorao”, instilled in him its art in addition to the basics of singing.

At the early age of 6 years old, he performed for the first time, accompanied by his brother on guitar, at a school party. From that moment on, he began to sing alongisde his father at many flamenco clubs and festivals in Andalusia. At 10 years old he formed the group "Oyana", together with other future figures of flamenco. With this group Sergio began to create his own flamenco style that would later help him to revive some forgotten songs. During the three years the group was together, they shared programmes with artists like Remedios Amaya, Raimundo Amador, La Susi, Rebeca, Ecos del Rocío and many more.

In 2000, they participated in Madrid in the show "Trasnoches Flamencos", along with other artists including Rafael Amargo, the group Losada and Antonio “El Colorao”. After the group disbanded, Sergio decided to return to his roots but with new ideas. He then began to move solo, singing pure flamenco with a modern feel alongside many dancers such as Juan Ramírez, Manolete, La Moneta, Juan Andrés Maya, Adrián Sánchez, Jara Heredia, Ana Cali, Eva Esquivel … His numerous performances include:

In theatres: such as the Teatro Albéniz in Madrid, alongside dancer and choreographer Adrián Sánchez; in the Teatro Isabel "La Católica" in the presentation of the company Taracea, in which he was also the composer of many lyrics and music as well as the singer; in the Manuel de Falla, where he gave a show with his father named "Dos Generaciones del Cante"; in the Teatro Municipal de Ermua in Bilbao; in the Théâtre Périgueux in France; in the Teatro de Adra, alongisde Estrella Morente; etc. In addition to these performances, he has also performed at the Tablao Casa Patas in Madrid; the Cardamomo Club in Madrid with artists such as Los Chunguitos, Pepe Habichuela, Guadiana and Ramón “El Portugués”; and in the Bienal de Sevilla in the "Mas Jóvenes más Flamenco" section.

In 2007 he took part in the Concurso de la Unión, and took home the top Soleá and Vidalita prizes. In 2008 he won the main award for Farruca. In this last year he also started to give singing classes at the flamenco school "Carmende las Cuevas". He forms a part of the Small Band Flamenca, which is backed by musicians such as Rubem Dantas and Jerry González, and which performs in numerous venues like the Cartuja de Sevilla and the Bienal de Málaga at the Homenaje a Paco de Lucía. Other solo performances can be highlighted with his new group, comprised of five musicians, such as the programme "Flamencos" on Canal Sur or the Bienal de Sevilla and Malaga.

At the end of this year, Antonio collaborated on the album "Entre Amigos" of pianist Sergio Pamies, with whom he previously collaborated in 2009 on numerous stages around Spain, including the Festival de Jazz en la Costa, the Festival de Jazz de Bilbao y la Rioja, at the Corral del Carbón in Granada and alongside Diego Amador "El Churri" and in the company of another great musician, Antonio Serrano, who currently forms a part of the Paco de Lucía group.

In the summer of 2009 he was asked to perform in the show “El 5 a las 5”, formed by jazz, classical, Argentinian tango, pop and flamenco musicians to provide a musical interpretation based on the figure of Lorca and his history. In 2010, he took part in the Festival de Jerez with Adrián Sánchez and also received the Best Newcomer Award at the Festival Internacional de Flamenco de la ONCE. In 2011, he took part in the documentary "A Cobitos", paying tribute to the singer Cobitos, and in the movie "Verde" with Cristina Hoyos and Juan Antonio Jiménez. He also collaborated on Sergio Pamies' second album "Borrachito" and travelled with him to the Czech Republic. In this same year he collaborated on "De cobre y Lunares" by Ana Calí, "Amalgama" by Javier Martos and "Suma y Sigue" by Lucía Guarnido.

In 2012 he presented his own show "20 para el Flamenco" at the Cuevas Museo del Sacromonte at the second Festival de las Cuevas. In 2013 he collaborated with pianist Jesús Hernández on his first album "Camino Bojaira" and he also participated in the Siryab-Caló show of Suhail Serghini, which fused flamenco with Arab music. He also participated in Juan Andrés Maya's "Homenaje" show that was given in Seville at the Teatro Central. In 2014 he participated in the Ballet Flamenco Andaluz with the show "En Memoria del Cante" and with "Embrujo Flamenco" in Panama city along with dancer El Farru.

In 2015 he took part in other shows like "Paso a paso" by Fuensanta La Moneta, "Comienza una Saga" by Adrián Sanchez, "Al tras luz" by Lucia Guanido, etc. He also toured several times in Russia and Switzerland. This year he finished recording his first album, which came out in February 2016. On it, he was accompanied by artists such as Antonio Canales, Pepe Habichuela, Manuel and Bernardo Parrilla, Dani de Morón, Jerónimo Maya and Antonio Serrano.

In recent years he has become highly skilled in the flamenco world and recognised by the people of Granada. His desire to do new things has opened doors among flamenco and non-flamenco people alike, and his knowledge of classic songs continues to grow. Sergio Gómez has won a place of honour among young flamenco talent from Granada