Lluís Gavaldà

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Lluís Gavaldà i Roig (Constantí, Tarragonès, 15th April 1963) is the singer and main composer of the group "Els Pets". With a degree in Anglo-Germanic philology, Gavaldà is mainly known for being the singer, guitarist and composer of Els Pets, together with Falin Cáceres (bass) and Joan Reig (drums).

After a period living in the United States, he returned to Catalonia, where he worked as an English teacher. It was at this time that the group Els Pets began a career that would make them one of the leading groups in Catalan rock. Constantí's group has achieved countless awards, as for example Enderrock, the most represented and important of the Catalan music. Their recordings include such popular titles as Calla i Balla,Agost and Bon Dia, which continues to be the most successful record in the history of Catalan rock music with 150,000 copies.

In adition ti his musical career, Gavaldà collaborates regularly with press, radio and television. He wrote a weekly column for the newspaper Ara in the supplement Criatures. On the radio he participates in the program Eduqueu les Criaturesde Catalunya Ràdio with Carles Capdevila and currently presents the daily program El celobert a iCat. On television, he presented the contest Picalletres (2016,Televisió de Catalunya) and after that, on 2019, he host a show dedicated to pop music: El celobert.

He has also published books such as "Estic prenyat", "El pare que et va matricular", "Valset" and "Lletres", the later being a commented collection of his songs.