Braulio

A Gran Canaria singer-songwriter and singer from Santa María de Guía, Spain’s 1976 Eurovision entrant and a Latin-ballad figure with a career across the Canary Islands, Spain, the United States and Latin America.

Braulio
Roles
Singer-songwriter · Singer · Composer · Music producer
Genres
Melodic song · Latin ballad · Authorial pop · Canarian popular song
Instruments
Voice · Guitar
Activity
1971

Biography

Braulio Antonio García Bautista, artistically known as Braulio, is a Gran Canaria singer-songwriter born in Santa María de Guía around 1945/1946, Spain’s 1976 Eurovision entrant and a 2026 Canary Islands Gold Medal recipient.

Open biography

Music career

His public beginnings came in contests and festivals on Gran Canaria before he entered the national song circuit: he took part in the 1971 Festival de Amateurs del Noroeste de Gran Canaria and appeared at Benidorm and Alcobendas, with a professional career begun in 1973. In 1976 he represented Spain at Eurovision with Sobran las palabras. After awards at Viña del Mar, Rostock and the Yamaha Song Festival, he restarted his professional career in 1983 in the United States, from where he developed repertory for Latin audiences, telenovelas and other performers.

Contribution

His contribution represents a Canarian line of melodic song and Latin ballad distinct from folklore, timple or island singer-songwriter music. The 2026 Canary Islands Gold Medal officially recognises a career linked to the archipelago’s cultural identity and outward projection. Braulio works as a bridge between Santa María de Guía, 1970s national television, international festivals and the Latin music industry in the United States and the Americas.

Style

His light-song writing style rests on brief narratives, recognisable situations and a distance from abstract formulas. Musically, he moves between melodic song, ballad, authorial pop and Latin repertories. The Spanish stage of the 1970s uses the language of festival and television orchestra; the American stage expands the repertory toward bolero, tropical ballad, telenovela music and production for Latin voices.

Repertoire

His repertory includes Sobran las palabras, Canto a Canarias, Reencuentro, En la cárcel de tu piel, Lo bello y lo prohibido and SIE7E DÉCADAS, as well as compositions for telenovelas such as Un tiempo para nosotros, Amándote, soñándote, En la cárcel de tu piel and Esta clase de amor.

Legacy

His legacy rests on the persistence of songs associated with Canarian emotional memory, the use of Canto a Canarias as identity repertory and the circulation of his compositions through voices such as Alfredo Kraus, José Vélez, Los Gofiones, Los Sabandeños and Mestisay. The 2026 Canary Islands Gold Medal institutionally confirms that reading of a music career connected with Canarian identity and outward projection.

Canary Islands connection

His Canarian connection rests on his origin in Santa María de Guía, early contests and festivals on Gran Canaria, the Canto a Canarias repertory, municipal recognition as Hijo Predilecto, the Can de Plata from the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and the 2026 Canary Islands Gold Medal.

Works and recordings

1976

Sobran las palabras

Canción con la que representó a España en Eurovisión 1976, donde quedó en decimosexto puesto.

1979

Canto a Canarias

Repertorio identitario de su catálogo canario, dentro de su etapa festivalera internacional.

1979

A tu regreso a casa

Canción con la que obtuvo el Primer Premio y la Gaviota de Plata del Festival de Viña del Mar.

1985

En la cárcel de tu piel

Tema usado como música de la telenovela colombiana Por ti, Laura.

2023

Nunca la culpa es de uno solo

Balada publicada como avance de una producción nueva en septiembre de 2023.

Timeline

  1. Nacimiento

    Nace en Santa María de Guía, Gran Canaria, entre 1945 y 1946.

  2. Primer festival

    Inicia su andadura pública en el Festival de Amateurs del Noroeste de Gran Canaria con Mi amigo el pastor.

  3. Benidorm

    Obtiene premios y participa en el Festival de Benidorm durante la década de 1970.

  4. Eurovisión

    Representa a España en La Haya con Sobran las palabras y queda en decimosexta posición.

  5. Viña del Mar

    Obtiene el Primer Premio y la Gaviota de Plata del Festival de Viña del Mar por A tu regreso a casa.

  6. Etapa americana

    Reinicia desde Estados Unidos su carrera en América Latina y USA.

  7. Hijo Predilecto

    Es nombrado Hijo Predilecto de Santa María de Guía.

  8. SIE7E DÉCADAS

    Graba SIE7E DÉCADAS con el productor argentino Julián "Pelusa" Navarro.

  9. Medalla de Oro de Canarias

    El BOC publica el Decreto 69/2026 por el que se concede la Medalla de Oro de Canarias a Braulio.

Sources

BiografíaBraulio ↗DiscografíaBraulio ↗Braulio cantó "Sobran las palabras" en Eurovisión 1976RTVE ↗Braulio - Eurovisión 1976eurovision-spain.com ↗Decreto 69/2026, Medalla de Oro de Canarias a BraulioBoletín Oficial de Canarias ↗La Mancomunidad propone a Braulio al Premio CanariasInformación del Noroeste de Gran Canaria ↗