Born into a family of
Romani artists and intellectuals in Madrid, Jiménez started his career singing in flamenco clubs, until he caught the attention of flamenco dancers such as
Mario Maya and
Joaquín Cortés, and with guitarist
Antón Jiménez, began touring as part of their companies. By the late 1990s, after collaborating on recordings by
Camarón de la Isla,
Tomatito,
Gerardo Núñez and
Vicente Amigo, he recorded his debut album "Undebel". He has since recorded a further seven albums, and has won two Grammy awards and five Latin Grammy nominations. In 2010, he voiced
Buzz Lightyear (when in "Spanish mode") for the European Spanish dub of
Toy Story 3. His wife, Amparo Fernández, died in 2015 from
cancer in
Punta Cana. == Discography ==