In 1974, his success as a pop singer continued with record sales escalating rapidly. In 1973, he represented Spain with the song " Algo Más" in the second edition of the OTI Festival, which was held in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. Algo de Mi reached the Number 1 slot in Spain and most of the Spanish speaking world, and it maintained that top position for a whole year in most of Latin-America. He appeared on Spanish TV's program "Buenas Noches" singing "Algo de Mí" (his first No.1 record). Īfter meeting producer, Juan Pardo in 1972, he launched a solo career under the stage name Camilo Sesto. His solo career started in 1970, the same year he won the "Revelación" price, at the "Olés de la Canción" festival. He became his own producer, as well as the producer of other artists. In 1970, he recorded various singles including: "Llegará el Verano" and "Sin Dirección", with the artistic name "Camilo Sexto".
At the beginning (1969) he participated in the chorus of the song "O Tren" by Andrés do Barro, produced by Juan Pardo. In 1967, the band appeared in the film Los chicos del Preu.
In 1966, Sesto joined another band, Los Botines, whose music was influenced by The Beatles. After producing his first record with his band Los Dayson, in 1965 they traveled to Madrid to appear on Televisión Española's Salto a la Fama. The mid-sixties marked the beginning of Sesto's career. Throughout his career, he remained one of the most influential pioneer artists of pop and rock in Spanish, that would inspire many newer acts in the Latin music world as well as across Europe, the Americas and Asia. He also produced and translated to Spanish the lyrics of an album by the popular Australian rock band Air Supply. Later, he teamed up with singer and producer Juan Pardo, but success would come on its own accord, with his own music works.Īs a composer, Sesto wrote songs for artists such as Ángela Carrasco, Miguel Bosé, Lucía Méndez, Charytín Goyco and José José, among others. He played a part in the Spanish filming of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Sesto sang in two pop bands during the 1960s and won a contest in a Madrid television show.
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