Danny Daniel (born Daniel Candón de la Campa on July 30, 1942, in Gijón,
Asturias) launched his artistic career following a childhood fueled by music
lessons and accordion practice that replaced his early passion for football. A
ligament injury prompted a move to Mallorca in the 1960s, where he began
performing and soon broke into recording; his 1971 duet with Donna Hightower,
"El vals de las mariposas," became a Latin pop classic across Spain and Latin
America. Throughout the 1970s, he enjoyed national and international success
with hits like "16 años," "Qué bonita primavera," a...