He realized very quickly that he wasn't made for studying, but he was good at soccer. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar".
In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc, called "Sin noticias de Holanda" with twelve songs. In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, "Asturias" and "Moratalá". However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song "Con la luna llena" as its official theme. In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album.
In 2005, he released his second solo CD, "Que el cielo espere sentao", which has sold more than 200,000 copies. Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, "El Nano", "La dama, and "El vagabundo y Carlota", and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo. He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for "Caminando por la vida".
In November 2005, he received seven Platinum Discs for his two albums. "Sin noticias..." received four and "Que el cielo..." three.
In 2006, it was announced that he would be one of the main stars in the PSP game "Gangs of London". Melendi played Mr. Big, an evil gangster. He also wrote the song "Gangs of London" for the occasion, going on to film a video amidst police lights and sirens. The videogame was launched on August 1 of that year in the UK and on September 6 in Spain; EMI stepped in to distribute his CDs worldwide.
Melendi in Valladolid.
He also wrote the song "Volveremos" (We Shall Return) for Real Oviedo. The singer is also involved in the production of the film "Vuelvo a traficar: The Film" (I'm Dealing Again).
"Mientras no cueste trabajo" was released on November 13, 2006 in two formats: a normal CD with 12 songs, and a special edition, with 16 songs and a DVD with extras. The disc was rereleased on September 29, 2007 with four new songs, "Firmes", "El rey de la baraja", "La aceituna", and "Me gusta el fútbol".
In 2007, he received the "Best Tour" award from the "Premios de la Música" ceremony held in Cordoba. He also did an advertising campaign for Canal+ Spain entitled "Me gusta el fútbol" (I Like Football), for which he wrote a song of the same name.
In 2007, he stood trial for provoking an incident while under the influence of alcohol on a flight from Madrid to Mexico City that required the pilot to return to Madrid two hours after takeoff[1][2]. He was released after testifying. Soon after, he was given the "Left Foot" award from Spanish radio station Cadena 100 for this incident.
Currently, Melendi directs his Blue Donkey Music company, helping young singers start their careers. He's offered contracts to four groups, Algunos Hombres Buenos, Rasel, La Dama y Belo, and Los Susodichos. This last group was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Vocals. Algunos Hombres Buenos left the label in 2008.
On August 9, 2008 he presented his new single, "Un violinista en tu tejado" from his album Curiosa la cara de tu padre on Spanish radio station Los 40 Principales. The album was released on September 16, 2008. On December 12, Los 40 Principales awarded him their award for this album.
On March 17, 2009 he released a new double CD, Aún más curiosa la cara de tu padre, including the original disc and another with nine new songs and links to exclusive content on his website.
El Informe Del Forense
Melendi Lyrics
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Pero mas lucho aquel cafre, pa abrirle la piernas.
Ella creyó, que nada era cierto
Que todo era un engaño, que aquello era un infierno
Y aquel hombre, el diablo, vestio de sufrimiento
Empapao en descaro, complice del silencio
La enterraron en vida, en aquel puto antro
Y lavo sus heridas en su propio llanto
ESTRIBILLO
El informe del forense dice que no hay violacion
Que no hay prueba de que aquel hombre le bajara el pantalon
Y el secreto de sumario ya cerro la investigacion
Porque encontraron pinchazos en el brazo...
Y el caballo la mató...
El confesó que lo habia echo
Y basaba su triste defensa
En que estaba muy puesto
Vera señor juez, si no hubo ensañamiento
La mate en el momento, en que desgarraba
Su piel con mis dedos,
Su alma con miedo
Si en la misma luna,
Se oian sus lamentos
Yo no pude hacer nada,
Si ella lo iba pidiendo
Y si en algo me ayuda,
Diré que lo siento
ESTRIBILLO
Y el caballo la mató, el caballo la mato
Y el caballo la mató, el caballo la mató ...
These lyrics are from the song El Informe Del Forense by Melendi. The song talks about the story of a woman who was raped and murdered, and how the perpetrator tried to justify his actions in court. The first two lines describe how the woman fought with all her strength, but the perpetrator was stronger and was able to open her legs. The next few lines talk about the woman's disbelief that this was happening to her and how the perpetrator wore a mask of suffering but was actually complicit in the crime. The woman was buried alive in a horrible place and the only way she could wash her wounds was with her tears.
The chorus talks about the forensic report that says there was no rape and no evidence that the man pulled down her pants. The investigation was closed because they found needle marks on her arm and the horse killed her. The next verse talks about how the man confesses to the crime but tries to justify it by saying he was under the influence of drugs. He argues that it was not premeditated and that he did it in the heat of the moment. The woman suffered greatly as he tore her skin with his fingers and broke her spirit with fear. He says that he couldn't do anything to stop himself and if it helps, he is sorry for what he did.
Line by Line Meaning
Ella luchó, con todas sus fuerzas
She fought with all her strength
Pero mas lucho aquel cafre, pa abrirle la piernas.
But that brute fought harder to spread her legs
Ella creyó, que nada era cierto
She believed that nothing was true
Que todo era un engaño, que aquello era un infierno
That everything was a lie, that it was a hell
Y aquel hombre, el diablo, vestio de sufrimiento
And that man, the devil, dressed in suffering
Empapao en descaro, complice del silencio
Soaked in shamelessness, accomplice in silence
La enterraron en vida, en aquel puto antro
They buried her alive, in that damn hole
Y lavo sus heridas en su propio llanto
And washed her wounds in her own tears
ESTRIBILLO
El informe del forense dice que no hay violacion
The forensic report says there was no rape
Que no hay prueba de que aquel hombre le bajara el pantalon
That there is no evidence that the man took off her pants
Y el secreto de sumario ya cerro la investigacion
And the investigation was closed due to secrecy of the proceedings
Porque encontraron pinchazos en el brazo...
Because they found needle marks on her arm...
Y el caballo la mató...
And the horse killed her...
El confesó que lo habia echo
He confessed that he did it
Y basaba su triste defensa
And based his sad defense
En que estaba muy puesto
On the fact that he was very high
Vera señor juez, si no hubo ensañamiento
See sir judge, if there was no cruelty
La mate en el momento, en que desgarraba
I killed her at the moment when she was tearing apart
Su piel con mis dedos,
Her skin with my fingers,
Su alma con miedo
Her soul with fear
Si en la misma luna,
If under the same moon,
Se oian sus lamentos
Her cries were heard
Yo no pude hacer nada,
I couldn't do anything,
Si ella lo iba pidiendo
If she was asking for it
Y si en algo me ayuda,
And if it helps me at all,
Diré que lo siento
I'll say that I'm sorry
ESTRIBILLO
Y el caballo la mató, el caballo la mato
And the horse killed her, the horse killed her
Y el caballo la mató, el caballo la mató ...
And the horse killed her, the horse killed her...
Contributed by Hannah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@DAGRAMAPRODUCCIONES
Pocas vece se ve a uno de los grandes de España hacer esto! dar la mano a una artista de barrio bajo y sin estar a su mismo nivel de trayectoria. Ole melendi y ole la cebolla 🧅🧅🧅 desde las 3000 🔥
@carmenjimenez6060
❤🙏
@rosamarea
Totalmente de acuerdo gracias Melendi por tenderle la nano a la gran voz ,la gran @lacebolla
@-JOU-
A ver si te crees que melendi viene de un barrio alto... si cuando fumaba porros hacia TEMAZOS (lo de los porros es un decir) esa época fue la mejor, de 10 canciones, 18 eran temazos.
PD: mira sus primeros vídeos era de barrio bajo y lo del nivel es depende de cada uno, habrá que le mola mas melendi que a la cebolla está claro que es más conocido melendi, pero no puedes mezclar tampoco una voz de hombre con una de mujer, son tonos diferentes
@mariasorayaperezbenitez697
Total ❤❤❤❤
@mariasorayaperezbenitez697
Amo este disco❤❤❤❤
@leobarcelo
No hay palabras para lo hermosa y triste de esta canción.😢😢😢
@mireyabueno4321
La mejor colaboración de todo el disco sin duda, ha sabido mantener la esencia hasta el final. Grande La Cebolla👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@adrianguerra1391
Brutales todas estas nuevas versiones hasta ahora, pero me vuelve a pasar q después escucho la original y me hunde la nostalgia d no tener ya a ese Melendi.
@nathalycorrearubiano5324
Nooo para nada, los que de verdad queremos a Melendi más alla de una época, sabremos valorar el toque que les da ahora a sus canciones... Nunca defraudará ❤