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Place of Birth: Bergara, Basque Country, Spain
About Mikel Herzog
- Mikel Herzog Herzog (born 16 April 1960 in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain) is a Basque singer-songwriter known for his participation in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest. Herzog was a member of various groups in the 1980s, including his own band 脡bano.
- For a short time he was the drummer for the band Cadillac, and later became a member of La D茅cada Prodigiosa.
- He also wrote songs for other artists, including "Tractor amarillo" which was a hit for the group Zapato Veloz in 1993; and "La Puerta del Colegio" (1991) and "Mi Amada" (1993), hits for the Mexican group Magneto (along with Alberto Est茅banez).
- He released several solo singles in the 1990s, and "Hasta el final del mundo", a duet with M贸nica Naranjo.In 1998, Herzog was chosen by broadcaster Televisi贸n Espa帽ola as the Spanish representative for the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest with the song "驴Qu茅 voy a hacer sin ti?" ("What Will I Do Without You?").
- At the contest, held in Birmingham on 9 May, "驴Qu茅 voy a hacer sin ti?" finished in 16th place of 25 entries.In 2001, Herzog joined the team of reality TV singing competition Operaci贸n Triunfo, which served to select the Spanish entrant for the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.
- Herzog was the post-academy director, responsible for ongoing coaching of eliminated contestants, some of whom would provide backing vocals for the ultimate winner of the show.
- In 2007 he was again involved in Spain's Eurovision selection as one of five judges on the show Misi贸n Eurovisi贸n 2007.
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