Robe Iniesta

Roberto Iniesta Ojea, known mononymously as Robe, was born on May 16, 1962, in Plasencia, Spain. He is a prominent Spanish songwriter, singer, and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the rock band Extremoduro and as a solo artist. Robe left school with a third-class Baccalaureate and began working with his father. At the age of twenty, he started writing songs and formed his first band, Dosis Letal. In 1987, he founded Extremoduro, the band that would bring him widespread fame. Lacking funds to record a studio album, they sold tickets in advance, promising an album in return. After selling 250 tickets, they managed to gather enough money to record their first demo tape in January 1989. This demo gained significant attention, leading to a live performance on the Catalan television program Plastic. Extremoduro's big break came in 1996 with the release of the album Agila, which catapulted them to fame in Spain. That same year, Robe faced personal tragedy with the death of his father. The addition of guitarist and producer Iñaki "Uoho" Antón, from the band Platero y Tú, marked a turning point for Extremoduro, leading to a joint tour with Platero y Tú. Robe also collaborated with Fito Cabrales and Iñaki Antón to form the supergroup Extrechinato y Tú, which released the album Poesía Básica in 2001, featuring music inspired by the poetry of Manolo Chinato. In 2006, Robe and Iñaki Antón founded the record label Muxik. Robe's first novel, El viaje íntimo de la locura, was released on September 28, 2009, and sold 10,000 copies in just over a week. Robe made his solo debut in 2015 with the album Lo Que Aletea en Nuestras Cabezas, followed by Destrozares. Canciones Para el Final de los Tiempos (2016) and the live LP Bienvenidos al Temporal (2018). Following the announcement of Extremoduro's disbandment in 2019, he fully devoted himself to his solo career, putting out the studio albums Mayéutica (2021) and Se Nos Lleva el Aire (2023).

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