Agoney
Agoney Hernández Morales, also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the Operación Triunfo 2017 programme. Due to its great vocal potential and the versatility of its voice, it has been nicknamed "the golden voice canary" or "the golden canary".
Early life
Agoney Hernández Morales was born on October 18, 1995 in Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the age of six, he began to play the trumpet in a band, and later continued studying music in Tenerife. He attended a performing arts high school and before entering Operación Triunfo, he worked as a singer at a hotel in Tenerife.Career
''Operación Triunfo 2017''
In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of Operación Triunfo 2017, a reality talent show that is the original Spanish version of the Star Academy franchise. Agoney was chosen as one of the 16 participants of the talent show. He was eliminated in gala 12 after a very close vote against fellow contestant Ana Guerra who won with 50.3% of the two million votes. Once finished in the contest, Agoney was part of the Spanish Operación Triunfo tour, performing in such notable venues as the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja in Seville, the Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.2018–2019: After ''Operación Triunfo''
After finishing the tour of Operación Triunfo 2017, Agoney's solo career began. On August 31, 2018, he released his debut single, "Quizás". The song's lyrics are aimed at those who did not believe in him. Musically "Quizás" has been compared to artists such as Mika, Troye Sivan and Adam Lambert. "Quizás" received rave reviews and reached number one on the Spanish iTunes singles chart. The music video for the song reached one million views on YouTube in less than 48 hours. In December 2018 he sang with Ana Guerra, Lola Índigo, Raoul and Aitana for the Coca-Cola advertising campaign for Christmas.After passing through Operation Triunfo, Agoney has become an icon of the LGBT community. He was one of the opening speakers at LGTBI+ Pride of Madrid 2018.
Agoney appeared at the 2019 :es:Gala Drag Queen de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria|Gran Canaria Drag Queen Contest, where he performed a dance remix of his single "Quizás" as part of the interval show.
In March 2019, Agoney competed on the Spanish music television series :es:La mejor canción jamás cantada|La mejor canción jamás cantada. He won the 2010s episode with his performance of Pastora Soler's Eurovision 2012 entry "Quédate conmigo" and placed second in the grand final with his performance of David Bisbal's 2001 single "Ave María".
In August 2019, Agoney released his second solo single, "Black". The song was written by Agoney and gives commentary on modern society and the pressures of social media. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Frankie De Leonardis. In November of that year, Agoney made his first musical tour outside of Spain visiting Argentina.
2020-present: ''Libertad''
Agoney released the short song "Libertad" in April 2020, the first new track off his upcoming debut album of the same name. "Libertad" was intended as a prelude to introduce the new album. In May the same year, Agoney released the single "Strangers", a collaboration with the producer Brian Cross and he was part of Rosana Arbelo's charity single "Sin miedo 2020"In June 2020, Agoney released "Más", his third solo single and the lead single from his upcoming album Libertad. Later that month, he sang as part of "Piensa en positivo", the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020.
Personal life
Agoney is influenced by Queen, Whitney Houston, Rachelle Ferrell and Muse.He is openly gay, having defended the visibility and rights of the LGTB community during Operación Triunfo and the national tour after it. Agoney was selected as one of the speakers at the opening ceremony of Madrid Pride 2018 and was featured on the cover of the winter 2018/2019 issue of the Spanish LGBT travel magazine :es:Shangay Express|Shangay Voyager.
Philanthropy
Agoney is an ambassador of Fundación Canaria Carrera por la Vida, a Canary Islands charity which supports and raises awareness of breast cancer. He appeared as the August photo in the 2019 charity calendar for the organisation.In November 2019, Agoney joined the TV presenter Emma García and actress Eva Isanta to front a humorous campaign to encourage early HIV testing in Spain.
In May 2020, sang as part of Rosana Arbelo's charity single "Sin miedo 2020", in aid of the Spanish Red Cross. He was also part of the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020, a cover of Fangoria's "Piensa en positivo".
Discography
Albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017-2018 | Operación Triunfo 2017 | Himself | Placed sixth |
| 2018 | :es:Anexo:Séptima temporada de Tu cara me suena |Tu cara me suena | Himself | Episode 6 |
| 2018 | Operación Triunfo 2018 | Himself | Guest |
| 2019 | :es:La mejor canción jamás cantada|La mejor canción jamás cantada | Himself | Episode 7, episode 8, episode 9 |
| 2019 | :es:Trabajo_temporal_#Temporada_3:_2019|Trabajo temporal | Himself | Episode 8 |