Pol Calvo

Pol Calvo
Pol Calvo live in concert at the Razzmatazz Club in Barcelona, July 2024
Background information
Birth name	Pol Calvo Sánchez
Born	(2006-08-04) August 4, 2006 (age 18) Barcelona
Origin	Spain
Genres	Pop, Ballad, Gospel
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Ukelele, Flute
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Music Empire LLC

Pol Calvo Sánchez, known artistically as Pol Calvo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpol ˈkalβo]; Barcelona, Spain, 4 August 2006) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He first rose to fame in Spain and Latin America in 2022 after having won^[1] the seventh season of La Voz Kids, as part of Team Pablo,^[2][3] and continued growing in global reach during 2023 by publishing and performing live on social networks^[4] a series of original song covers. In 2024, Calvo started a concert tour and announced the release of his first EP.^[5]

He won a contract with Universal Music, releasing his first single called "Tu Madrid"^[6] on 27 October 2022 (UTC). On 12 January 2023, he revealed a self-authored unpublished song, titled "No fue suficiente" (Spanish pronunciation: [no fwe sufiˈθjente]; "It was not enough"). Subsequently, he presented a swing-styled composition titled "Todo por mí" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtoðo poɾ ˈmi]; "All for me") on 29 March 2023.

Live in concert at the notorious Sala Clamores in Madrid, Pol Calvo presented his latest song "El Diferente" (Spanish pronunciation: [el difeˈɾente]; "The Different One") on 13 January 2024.^[7] This song and its theme about bravery to combat school violence had an impact in creating philanthropic synergies between entities involved in the matter.

By mid-January Pol Calvo presented his musical projects for 2024, including tour dates in the USA.^[8]

In May 2024 he unveiled images of his 1st EP's launching song, titled "No Tengo Respuestas" (Spanish pronunciation: [no 'teŋgo res'pwestas]; "Ain't No Answers"), which was released worldwide on 7 June.^[9] In August same year he shared snippets of the 2nd single from the EP, called "Ya No Sé Volver" (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝa ˈno ˈse βolˈβeɾ]; "Won't Find Way Back"), which had a worldwide release on 6 September.^[10][11][12]

Calvo was born in Barcelona, Spain, 4 August 2006. He started singing alone to songs by Malú, discovering its own talent and taste. He has been interested about music and practicing singing in front of an audience since he was 4 years old.

As of July 2023, Calvo is enrolled to pursue an International Arts Baccalaureate in Music.

Calvo attempted first time to enter the contest in 2016. While he passed the first video casting, he was eliminated in the selection process.

He tried again in 2021 (Season 7, aired in 2022), this time successfully accessing the Blind auditions phase, which counted with the coaches David Bisbal, Sebastián Yatra, Aitana and Pablo López.

Calvo defaulted to Pablo López's team, as he was the only coach to turn his chair at the end of the performance. Calvo went on to win the competition on 22 July 2022.

Calvo is influenced by international ballad and pop music and inspired by Aitana, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Sia, Ariana Grande and Morat.

He has expressed interest in being exposed to different musical genres, stating that "this dynamism is necessary for musicians". In particular, Calvo has shown a specific penchant for exploring operatic and other lyric genres. His versatility has been also appraised by several media.^[13][14]

Calvo lives with his parents and older sister near Barcelona, and none of his relatives has been linked with professional musical activity in the past.

As of February 2023 Pol Calvo began to develop a long-distance Romantic Friendship with Madrilenian Lucía Sánchez, a fellow participant from La Voz Kids in whose network they had got acquainted with each other.^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]}

Calvo likes dogs and owns one named "Lana". He has also stated to have claustrophobia.

On 2 May 2024 Pol Calvo participated in a song to get funds for projects against bullying with fellow singer Natalia Barone. ^[20]

"Tu Madrid" (Spanish pronunciation: [tu maˈðɾið]; "Your Madrid") is the first single by Spanish singer Pol Calvo. It was released on 28 October 2022.^[21]

"No Tengo Respuestas" (Spanish pronunciation: [no 'teŋgo res'pwestas]; "Ain´t No Answers") is Pol Calvo´s 1st EP's launching song, released worldwide on 6 June 2024.

"Ya No Sé Volver" (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝa ˈno ˈse βolˈβeɾ]; "Won't Find Way Back") is a song where Pol Calvo continues the life story of his 1st EP, released worldwide on 6 September 2024.^[22]

On 3 December 2022, at Llinars del Vallès, Pol Calvo performed live for the first time after rising to fame. It was a rendition to the Gospel song "For Your Glory" of the album Grace by Tasha Cobbs.

On 17 December 2022, at about 1:00 am local time in Madrid (midnight UTC), Pol Calvo gave a surprise live performance at the national TV, together with current winners of La Voz (both Adult and Senior), of the song "La Mejor Noche de mi Vida", from the Album "Once Historias y un Piano", by their former coach Pablo López.

On 23 December 2022, Pol Calvo performed live for the first time in a classical theater, at the Palau de la Música -a UNESCO World Heritage Site^[23]- in Barcelona, Spain. This was also the first time that he was accompanied by a Classical Music Orchestra.^[24]

In November 2023 he announced his first concert in solitary,^[25] programmed at the notorious Sala Clamores, a celebrated place during the Movida Madrileña.

In 2024 he announced additional tour dates, including a concert in his native Barcelona at the historic Razzmatazz club, ^[26] presenting live his new published EP coming earlier in the year.