Santi Balmes

Santi Balmes , born in 1970, is the vocalist and songwriter for the indie band Love of Lesbian, with a career spanning 20 years and featuring acclaimed albums such as Maniobras de escapismo, Cuentos chinos para niños del Japón, 1999, La noche eterna. Los días no vividos and El poeta Halley. The last three albums have reached number one and gone gold without losing their trademark duality of irreverence and boundless lyricism. The band’s large concerts, both in Spain and in Latin America, are known for taking the audience on an emotional rollercoaster. Balmes has also collaborated with numerous artists from his home country. As for his literary work, he is the author of the best-selling children’s story Jo mataré monstres per tu – which has been translated into English (I Will Fight Monsters for You), Danish and Italian – the comic novel ¿Por qué me comprasteis un walkie-talkie si era hijo único? and the short story collection La doble vida de les fades. The novel La Fam Invisible continues the journey he started with his poetry collection Canción de Bruma.