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After his first grand hit, Chimo Bayo released the singles Química and Bombas, his first No. 1 in Japan and his most selling record worldwide. German Bou is the composer behind Chimo Bayo's hits, being Bayo the author of the lyrics.

He attended de MIDEM of Cannes, the International Festival of Music, as a guest artist in representation of the Spanish DJs and dance music authors in 1994, named the MIDEM Latino that year.

His latest successful records were La Tía Enriqueta and La Tía Enriqueta remix (1994).

The downfall of the so-called Sonido de Valencia and the unpopularity of the best known as the Ruta Destroy in the mid-1990s ended up marking the end of Chimo Bayo's career. His posthumous work included hits such as Búscala and Vamos al espacio exterior, among others. He tried, as an entrepreneur, to build a reign of discotheques (Planet Valencia, 1999) which ultimately failed.

He regularly participated in festivals and television shows. Among his latest appearances is his participation in the FEA 2005 a festival that took place in Barcelona; in 2006 he recorded a single with the well-known television character Dinio, entitled Mira qué alegría (otra vez la policía).

In 2007, with his Hiper Dance Tour Tazo performed in all the capitals of Spain obtaining a considerable public success in his return to the scene of the technofiestas. That same year he was honored by the Mexican singer Alaska and the Spanish group Fangoria during the FIB 2007.

Chimo Bayo in the media

At the end of the 90's, he decided to promote his facet as a showman on television. From 2000 to 2006 he presented a local late-show, Esto se mueve. He has been interviewed on MTV, Paramount Comedy, Cuatro and TV3.

On March 30, 2007 he appeared and performed on Antena 3’s late show, Buenafuente, on tour in ]]Valencia]]. Also that year he was a recurring character in La hora chanante in the section Los consejos de Chimo Bayo, starring a cartoon that parodied him. In fact, this programme proclaimed him the declared idol of a passionate young man: Vicentín, with whom, as part of Paramount Comedy's Fiestaca de la Hora Chanante, he danced in the famous Florida Park of Madrid.

In 2008 he appeared at Buenafuente TV Show, at LaSexta, where he gave a performance and was interviewed. Later, he composed, with the invaluable participation of Berto Romero, the popular musical theme Zascatronic, a song that had a great impact on the Internet.

In March 2009, the TV show Sé lo que hicisteis... of La Sexta invited him to star in one of the best tv reports by Pilar Rubio and ride in a threefold F1, in Circuit Ricardo Tormo from Valencia. In 2009, he also participated in comedy shows. He appears in a sketch of Muchachada Nui in an episode of the tv show Socarrats of Canal Nou.

At Radiotelevisió Valenciana, Bayo was part of the jury from october 2009 to january 2010 of the talent scout show Un beso y una flor presented by Bertín Osborne. Bayo remixed a peculiar electronic version of the song which gives a name to the show, interpreted by Nino Bravo in the last broadcast. Chimo Bayo has also leave his mark on the cinema. Their themes have promoted several movies. As Bigas Lunas did with his film Jamón, jamón in 1992, the film director included the legendary “Así me gusta a mí” in the trailer and the film Yo soy la Juani.

Now, he performs a radio proram called "La casa de la Tía Enriqueta" (produced by Javier Fernández) on the local radio Radio Express Valencia, although that broadcaster has a website where the program can be followed from across Europa

In 2012, in the television show Tu cara me suena broadcasted on the Spanish channel Antena 3. Arturo Valls, preseter and actor, performed an imitation of him. After that Chimo regained his popularity.

In 2016 Chimo Bayo published his first novel, with the journalist Emma Zafón:"No iba a salir y me lié", they capture on the book their experiencies on Ruta Destroy in form of piece of fiction.

Eurovision 2010
In January 2010 he was candidate for Eurovisión 2010 with the song La Fiesta del Fuego, he records with the band from Valencia, Code Name. His candidature,in popular vote, had an outstanding reception. Public votes took, in just four days, his song up to the top 4, with more than 40.000 votes. However, RTVE discualified his song because it did not meet the contest rules. The theme had been listened in the pubs of Valencia before the deadline, 1st October.

Discography
Chimo Bayo has not studio albums, his musical contribution were only singles.


 * 1991 - Así me gusta a mí.
 * 1992 - Química.
 * 1992 - Bombas.
 * 1994 - La tía Enriqueta.
 * 1994 - La tía Enriqueta (Remix).
 * 1995 - Vamos al espacio exterior.
 * 1996 - Búscala.
 * 2009 - Videodrome.
 * 2009 - La fiesta del fuego.
 * 2009 - Zaskatronik.
 * 2011 - Revolución.

His firsts albums reached leading sales positions in [[Europa]