Fernandez, aka “El Yiyo,” was just seven when he first began performing in public at a hall in Barcelona
MADRID – “El Yiyo”, a flamenco dancer whose real name is Miguel Fernandez, honed his skills by watching YouTube videos. Now, aged just 24, he made his debut at Spain’s main opera house with a show he developed during the country’s virus lockdown.
Spain’s new flamenco prodigy was born into a Roma family in Badalona, near Barcelona, who are from the southwestern region of Andalusia, the birthplace of the art form which incorporates poetry, singing, guitar playing, dance and rhythmic hand-clapping and foot-stomping.
“El Yiyo” recalls catching the attention of flamenco dancer Manuel Jimenez, alias “Bartolo”, as a child while dancing at a family wedding.
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