Álvaro Urquijo
Spanish musician
Álvaro Urquijo (born 22 June 1962) is a Spanish guitarist and singer-songwriter who is known as one of the founding members of the pop rock group, Los Secretos.
He founded Los Secretos with his brothers Javier and Enrique Urquijo in 1980.
Discography
With Los Secretos
Tos (1978)
Los Secretos EP (1980)
Los Secretos (1981)
Todo siguel igual (1982)
Algo más (1983)
Lo mejor (1985)
El primer cruce (1986)
Continuará (1987)
Directo (1988)
La calle del olvido (1990)
Adiós tristeza (1991)
Cambio de planes (1993)
Ojos de gata (1994)
Dos caras distintas (1996)
La historia de Los Secretos y CD de grandes éxtios(1996)
CD Grandes éxitos II (1999)
A tu lado (2000)
Solo career
Álvaro Urquijo (1998)
Contribution with Taxi (2008)
In 2008, he was featured on Gibraltarian band Taxi's latest single, Quiero Un Camino.
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