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Gothenburg, Sweden (2003 – present)
José González was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1978. In 2003, he released his debut album, Veneer, in Europe. The album has since been released in the UK, on April 25, 2005, and in the United States on September 6, 2005.
The songCrosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer, appeared on the finale of the second season of the popular American television comedy-drama The O.C.. His cover of Heartbeats (also from Veneer) was used in a popular Sony BRAVIA TV commercial featuring coloured bouncing balls in San Francisco and an episode of Zach Braff’s Scrubs
His song Far Away was also prominently featured in the Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption.
His trademark sound is solo acoustic guitar with soft melody. His work, although mostly original, does include acoustic covers of great hits such as Love Will Tear Us Apart,Born In The U.S.A., and Teardrop.
José is one of three members of the band Junip
José González also appears in the recent Zero 7 album The Garden, in which he sings on 3 new tracks and on a reworked version ofCrosses.
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The song
Crosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer, appeared on the finale of the second season of the popular American television comedy-drama The O.C.. His cover of Heartbeats (also from Veneer) was used in a popular Sony BRAVIA TV commercial featuring coloured bouncing balls in San Francisco and an episode of Zach Braff’s Scrubs
His song Far Away was also prominently featured in the Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption.
His trademark sound is solo acoustic guitar with soft melody. His work, although mostly original, does include acoustic covers of great hits such as Love Will Tear Us Apart,
Born In The U.S.A., and Teardrop.José is one of three members of the band Junip
José González also appears in the recent Zero 7 album The Garden, in which he sings on 3 new tracks and on a reworked version of
Crosses.www.jose-gonzalez.com
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Veneer
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sweet
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J-U-S-T-I-C-E wrote:
What a great musician. My respect for him.
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xiao_mei wrote:
Does anyone know José's date of birth, besides the year?
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Jaanisk wrote:
Stay In The Shade
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fariskhairi wrote:
RED DEAD REDEMPTION!
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LaraLullaby wrote:
sounds like simon and garfunkel to me :')
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frankysaysrelax wrote:
very gentle
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VK1990 wrote:
Teardrop
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pan_stanley wrote:
Can't stop listening to him ;)
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Phoenixme wrote:
Terrific artist..
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mcmentalz wrote:
so beautiful and serene
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themoldypeach wrote:
♥ can't say it often enough: all time favorite artist!
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rpanayfo wrote:
I like 'Today', a song that he sings with Zero 7.
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VK1990 wrote:
hints
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♥
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Koenzz wrote:
Cycling Trivialities, his best imo.
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readysetgoat wrote:
got a beautiful voice.
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More news from José's band Junip - new track and shows!
27 Jul 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/josegonzalez
Hello friends of José González - hope you are having a
wonderful summer. As you may or may not know – José is not just
performing as a solo act – he´s also in a band called Junip with
his friends...
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More news from José's band Junip - new track and shows!
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19 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/josegonzalez
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