Gerard Quintana

Who is Gerard Quintana?

Gerard Quintana Rodeja is a Catalan singer, songwriter, poet, writer, actor, and radio and TV personality. He came to prominence in 1986-2001 as the lead singer of the Catalan rock/pop group Sopa de Cabra. Since the dissolution of the band in 2001, he has pursued a very successful solo career. As a singer/songwriter independent of his extensive input into the original musical repertoire of Sopa de Cabra, he has completed seven well-received albums between 1998 and 2010. These move into a different, more personal and intimate, musical genre, which is not easily classified, but may, perhaps, be characterised as music about the human condition. He also writes and publishes poetry and writes regularly as a music journalist for online Catalan newspapers and journals. He has appeared as an actor in films and on television, and as a presenter on Catalan TV and radio.

The temporary reunion of Sopa de Cabra in 2011 to celebrate 25 years since the band's formation and ten since its final appearances required Quintana to revert to his original rock-star style of singing and performance, which he did with enthusiasm and total success for the seven concerts of the tour.