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Javier Simón, whose real name is Javier Orihuela Simón, is a Spanish R&B singer and songwriter born in Almería, Spain. His musical beginnings were in the R&B band 360grados, who after three years trying their luck in the industry, signed a contract with Warner Music Spain but their debut album never saw the light, dissolving the band and trying their luck separately. Javier Orihuela then meets the Swedish producer Erik Nilsson, winner of a Music Award for best production for Junior Miguez's "El Príncipe de los Gatos" and who has worked with other artists such as Ketama, Diana Navarro, Beatriz Luengo, Tony Santos, UPA Dance, etc. Together they create the independent label MMS and with a small team they start working on a pioneering project, becoming the first Spanish artist to broadcast via streaming the process of creation and recording of his debut album Retrodisea which was released in digital format on January 9, 2009, reaching in its first week the sixth position in the top 100 best selling albums of Itunes Spain.

Biography
Oke, better known as Javier Orihuela, was born in Almeria on July 20, 1981, although the artist claims to be from Malaga, and so he says in interviews since he has been living in Malaga since he was five years old. As a child he shows interest in music and grows up listening to artists like Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey. At the age of 11 he began to compose some songs and it became increasingly clear to him that his interest in music was absolutely vocational. After winning several prizes in local contests in his adolescence, the idea of forming a band with 2 friends was born, from which the trio 360grados was born.

360 Era
360grados is an R&B and Pop band already disbanded, formed by Oke, then known as Javier Orihuela, who along with Manuel Navas and Salvador Jimenez, achieved some impact at regional level and after winning a contest of new talents managed to sign a record contract with the multinational Warner Music without releasing any album. The band ended up splitting up in 2006.

Crooner Era
After the dissolution of 360grados, Oke is dedicated to his facet of crooner, covering great hits of figures like Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, The Police, Phil Collins or Stevie Wonder in the Casino of Torrequebrada, Benalmádena, Málaga.

Debut Album
After some time retired from the stage and working on his own repertoire as a composer, he presents a demo to the Swedish producer Erik Nilsson, winner of a Music Award, and a first contact is established. Three days later the producer calls Oke interested to be the first artist of the independent label MMS, thus becoming the first artist worldwide to offer the creation and recording of his album via streaming, having an impact in 52 countries and interacting with Internet users to see finalized and materialized his debut album Retrodisea.

Discography

 * Retrodisea - Oke (2009)
 * Retrodisea Remixes - Oke (2010)
 * #TheFever (Single) - Oke (2011)
 * Night Shift - Javier Simón (2016)
 * LIKES (EP) - Javier Simón (2019)
 * Pandemic / Pandemia (Single) - Javier Simón (2020)
 * Limbo (Single) - Javier Simón (2021)

External Links


 * Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/JavierSim0n


 * Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/JSimonmusic