Who was Enric Hernáez? All about Spanish singer-composer who died at 68

Barcelona singer-songwriter Enric Hernáez has reportedly died. Per Ara, he succumbed to complications stemming from an aneurysm on Tuesday, August 19, at the age of 68.

The singer was most known for being a prolific part of the '80s generation of singer-songwriters, alongside famed figures like Ramon Muntaner and Sílvia Comes. He was born on May 20, 1957, and is most known for projects like A St. John's bonfire in the middle of January (1984) and Autumn in Beijing (1985).

However, his first work came in 1980, when he recorded his first album and its two songs: Carme and T'he sorprès a mitja veu. Antoni Parera Fons reportedly produced the tracks. He only debuted his first full-length album in 1984, which reads in Spanish as follows: Una foguera de Sant Joan en ple gener.

Enric Hernáez's life and legacy explored:

Enric Hernáez reportedly presented his first full-length album at the Grec Festival in his hometown of Barcelona that same year. He held four concerts at the Plaza del Rey alone. By the following year, he debuted La tardor a Pekin, which was produced by Joan Bibiloni, and presented it at the Sala Zeleste, also in his hometown.

He eventually came to publish albums like 7PM, and Gente, with collaborators including Josep Maria Bardagí. He also dropped Arigató in 1988, and in 1990, debuted the transition album L'últim segon d'un gran somni, for which he enlisted with the help of Jordi Gras first.

A fellow musician, Alfred García, has since posted his tribute on X:

"My beloved Enric Hernàez, one of my most cherished teachers, has passed away. He, together with my uncle David Castillo, opened the doors to Dylan (with his fabulous adaptations in Catalan) during some composition sessions in my adolescence at @tallerdemusics," the post reads in English. "I will always remember his sweet "Carta," the "Cançó per a Helena," dedicated to his daughter and included in the album of the same name, which I had the honor of watching being recorded at Guille Pérez’s Estudis Bonsò, on Carrer del Canó in the Vila de Gràcia (where I would later record my first demos), amidst verses with a bossa nova flavor and his detachable guitars."

Enric Hernáez also recorded several albums and concerts at the Barnasants Festival, including 360 moons (2010), and his iteration of f The static man by Pau Riba.

As of this writing, further details like his family, kids, and more remain unclear.

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