José Julián Martín Estruch (Valencia, 1993) had to go through the drama of losing his father to find his way. known as Jxta MartinThis young musician has left a karaoke stage, the guitar is ready, he defies the laws of reggaeton and he’s back to make a comeback. most Flemish in the purest Andy and Lucas style to the fore. His first composition: a song to his father. He was not alone. He has since released his lyrics as singles and now has more than 31,000 followers on Instagram—many of them on Tik Tok and Twitter. And it promises to keep increasing them.
And when he was only 14, his younger sister didn’t see much of a promising future for him. “I loved to sing and she told me to stop, that I was doing it wrong.” he comments. And apparently he was wrong. It took time for Jxta to pass and mature to continue her destiny. “I was 18 when my father died and I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life. I worked in karaoke and sang old songs in my spare time. My cousin encouraged me to make a song in his memory and I started composing,” he recalls. Here are the rhythms Songs like ‘Lunares’ or ‘Destino’, one of his most recently published works.
‘Don’t call me anymore’ coming to light this Tuesdayis a kind of second part of her previous single that talks about heartbreak. “I wrote this song and ‘Destino’ together during a breakup,” he explains, adding that “the thing that inspires me the most is heartbreak.”
Because Jxta is no longer the kid Camela was listening to. Now he hits the note themes based on their own stories, friends or what they heard there. And although his base is flamenco, he knows what he wants. “I grew up with my grandmother and one of my uncles listened to a lot of flamenco. When I started to sing, the left inevitably came out,” she says. “Even though my base is flamenco and pop, I want to go further, I don’t want to be afraid to try new sounds and you will see that in the next singles”.
Los Caños and C. Tangana period
That’s why self-made Jxta at the time Los Caños stood out strongly and was a self-proclaimed fan of C. Tangana and Alejandro Sanz does not give up and hopes to see himself in the music world in the future. luxury”.
“C. I’m a fan of Tangana because even though she’s not a voice host, for coco’s sake she’s there because she’s smart” he comments. Alejandro Sanz is also an inspiration because he’s been there his whole life and is an incredible composer.
Yin and Yang of music, two ends and a center, Jxta and its songs. “I love this career, make music. It’s true that over the years you realize that it’s not just singing, there’s a lot of things inside, you learn how the industry works,” he says.
This young man, who defines himself as fun, tense and emotional with an unformed future, endless songs and lyrics in his backpack, accompanied by flamenco guitar, took part in the stages of ‘La Voz’ and ‘Top’. He toured with Star’ and Antonio Orozco, whom he described as “incredible”.
“A slave to social networks rather than their music”thinks 2.0 is the key to the world and is working one by one with the illusion of being able to release an EP and a record in a short time. Some say he’ll be the C. Tangana of 2023, well grounded: “This business is slow and expensive, and you always have to have some luck.”
Jxta, what do you think your father would think?
I would be very proud (smiles).