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Born | Albert Pla i Álvarez 22 September 1966
Sabadell, Spain |
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Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona, [1] [2] he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.
Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966. [3]
In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén. [4] With a professional background as a textile patternmaker, [5] he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989. [6] It was followed by Aquí sácaba el que es donava (1990). [7] His first album fully in Spanish was No sólo de rumba vive el hombre . [7]
He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997). [8] In the film, he portrays a priest who performs " Soy rebelde" in a brothel. [9] [10] He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as A los que aman (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2. [11] [12] In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh. [12] His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series. [1] [13]
After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress Judit Farrés . [2]
Albert Pla | |
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![]() Pla attending the
12th Gaudí Awards | |
Born | Albert Pla i Álvarez 22 September 1966
Sabadell, Spain |
Occupations |
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Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona, [1] [2] he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.
Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966. [3]
In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén. [4] With a professional background as a textile patternmaker, [5] he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989. [6] It was followed by Aquí sácaba el que es donava (1990). [7] His first album fully in Spanish was No sólo de rumba vive el hombre . [7]
He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997). [8] In the film, he portrays a priest who performs " Soy rebelde" in a brothel. [9] [10] He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as A los que aman (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2. [11] [12] In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh. [12] His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series. [1] [13]
After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress Judit Farrés . [2]