RAYDEN:

David Martínez Álvarez, better known as Rayden (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, July 30, 1985) is a solo Spanish music singer, who was previously a member of the Rap group A3Bandas and Crew Cuervos.

Rayden was world champion of the Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos in 2006. That same year, he had also won the Spanish national final, which was the one that allowed him to attend the world championship that same year. In 2007, he too had a chance to defend his title, but lost in the round of 16 to Junior, a Honduran freestyler. Subsequently, he acted as a jury in the Madrid semifinal, the National Final in 2008 and 2009.

In 2009 Rayden returns to the stage of the redbull battle of roosters, which was held to forever conclude this format of redbull battles. Rayden made it to the semifinals competing against the best MCs of each year. Among them were: Noult, Chester, Pieces, MC Klopedia, Freescolate, Arkano and Link One. The final winner was Noult. In this battle, many fans did not understand that Rayden did not show his best, since it was the great opportunity to measure himself against Pieces, Chester and MC Klopedia, those preferred by the public and the jury.

The labels don't go with Rayden. Thus, this multidisciplinary artist has stood out throughout his musical career for his ability to merge musical genres, his originality, and the lyrical touch of his lyrics, always defined by his genre of origin: rap.

He has collaborated with people like Pablo López, Leiva, Rozalén, Sidecars, Iván Ferreiro, Andrés Suárez, Bely Basarte, etc. discovering himself as one of the artists who has built the most bridges between styles in the national sphere.

His solo discography of him consists of 5 albums, the first of which Was Written (LP) 2010, BOA Music. His second release, Mosaico (LP) 2012, BOA Music, managed to sell out in cities such as Valencia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mérida, Córdoba, Barcelona or Madrid, making two dates in the latter two. In November 2014 he released In Soul and Bone, 2014, BOA Music, his third solo album. This album reached No. 7 on the Spanish sales list and stayed 11 weeks on the list of the 100 best-selling albums in our country with more than 10,000 copies. Antónimo (LP) 2017, Warner Music, was the first album of the project of a trilogy around the word devised by Rayden. This was followed by the release of Sinónimo, 2019, Warner Music, with songs like ‘Haz de Luz’, a song with more than 5 and a half million reproductions on digital streaming platforms, with which he is currently touring.

The artist's long musical journey has been awarded numerous times. He was nominated for best Spanish artist at the MTV EMAs and for best artist at the Top 40 Awards. At the MIN awards he received the award for best artist and best video clip for Matemática de la carne.

The artist also stands out in his role as a writer. He is the author of 3 best-selling books: "Wounded Diary", "TerminAMOs and other unfinished poems" and "The world is a cat playing with Australia". His solidarity character and his social work, having collaborated with organizations such as the United Nations or being an ambassador for Google to try to eradicate hate speech, are also aspects of the artist to be highlighted.

At the moment Rayden is fully involved in his new tour "I WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN", which started in October at the Madrid Salvaje festival, where it proved to be a success, filling the venue. The tour will last until 2020 with dates throughout the national territory, creating unique experiences for those attending each concert.