Apart from musical successes as ‘Back my life’ and ‘I am made of tu bits’, Antonio Orozco (Hospitale de Llobregat, 1972) has also managed to establish himself as one of the most television artists in our country. The singer has more than seven seasons like ‘coach’ in ‘La Voz’ de Antena 3where he shares set with other Hispanic music stars such as Malú, Luis Fonsi or Pablo López.
Fruit of this fame that amasas has managed to be born projects such as ‘Time is not gold’his tenth album, which will see the light this Friday, April 25. An album whose artistic process has reflected in ‘The Orozco’ methoda documentary in which he speaks of the turning point that he reached after almost a decade of work without rest and his fall to hell. «There was a day in my house in which, literally, I thought I was going to die. I saw everything distorted and for me, It was impossible to sleep if I didn’t take any pill», Says in this production.
Orozco’s professional career is well known, but the truth is that about his private life There are few data. Music saved a childhood marked by a hard family tragedy, although this has not been the only personal setback that the interpreter has had to face in recent years.
We tell you everything you should know about the most unknown side of Antonio Orozco: from the tragedies that marked his life to his radical change after weighing more than 125 kilos.
Antonio Orozco’s father died in an work accident
If something has completely marked Antonio Orozco’s life has been the death of his father When he was only 21 years old. His parent, who worked as a maintenance manager in a mansion with the singer’s mother, cleaner, He died after suffering a work accident With 43 years, leaving the family very touched and three young children behind.
«That afternoon was the night of San Juan. My father had to go down the slope, it seems that something scared him and lost control. A blow to the head ended with his life on the spot. There is no San Juan verbena that does not remember, nor day, ”said the jury of ‘La Voz’ to Carlos del Amor in the ‘Mathematics of the mirror’ program. “My father didn’t see me succeed”the singer, whose first steps in music were thanks to his parents years.
At that time, Antonio had to step forward and adopt the role of father to Help your little brothersMark and Jesus, who at that time were just 16 years and 19 months. “My best project I have had throughout my life is my brother Marcos,” said the interpreter about him, who has followed his steps in music as drums.
Susana Prat’s sudden death, her son’s mother Jan
On the sentimental plane, Antonio Orozco has also taken some other setback. This is the case of Death of his ex -partner, Susana Pratwho died in 2017 with just 44 years. The one who was the singer’s girlfriend He fought since 2014 against an aggressive cancer who could not defeat, as Mariola Orellana, Antonio Carmona’s wife, on Instagram, confirmed.
Although the couple had broken their relationship years before their death, both maintained a good relationship and A company, Seeds of Silence SLdedicated to the trade of furniture and household items. With her, the musician also became a father for the first time: in 2006, the couple welcomed little Jan. «My son brought the little shame out of mebut it is the living image of his mother. She is an example; I want to be like her mother, I love her, I adore her, I respect her and every day I look at her as if it were the last minute that I am going to have, ”he said in an interview.
Years before, the singer had suffered another painful loss on a personal level, that of Marina Parrillawith which he had a relationship more than a decade ago. The woman, whom she met during a break from the relationship with Susana Prat, He died in 2011 fulminating as a result of a Lymphatic cancersomething that meant a hard sake for the artist. «Marina Parrilla, artist artist, I stay with you … Rest in peace … I will always have you with me, always»He wrote in a farewell message.
His son Jan follows Orozco’s steps in music
Like his father, Jan Orozco He has also been blessed with the talent of music. From very young, Antonio Orozco’s son has demonstrated Your skill as a pianistalthough it also touches the battery and guitar. On the scenarios he has already shown this musical talent that characterizes him: in June 2021, Jan accompanied his father on the keyboard When he acted at the Calafell Beach Festival. «The truth is that going with him to tour or really being in the studio It was what influenced me to start as a musician and composer», Said the young man, who, unlike his father, looks more involved in the world of Electronic music.
Antonio Orozco’s firstborn, who is already 17 years old, is very focused on his musical career and Study in one of the best art schools in England Since 2023. «I will learn a lot and to acquire a lot of experience. Artists like Emily Blunt or Hans Zimmer studied at this schoolso I am very excited about what comes in the next two years, ”said the little one in an interview.
And it is that the musical is not the only artistic facet of the child: he has also highlighted in Drawing and cinemaparticipating in the filming of the brave short, for the Catalonia Films School. Besides, has tried luck as DJ: «It has helped me to gain confidence in front of the public and has helped me to know what people and what they like and what they want to dance, what they want to feel. It has really helped me to know people’s tastes.
An unexpected paternity and their unknown couple
Antonio Orozco, always very hermetic around his private life, surprised his followers at the beginning of 2022 when he unexpectedly announced the arrival of Your little daughter, Antonellaborn in 2021. Little is known about her daughter’s motherwhose identity continues to be a mystery.
The Catalan has barely spoken about the little girl, although he did in an interview with Nuria Roca, where he gave more details about his birth. «It has been a joy, for me now is all inspiration, everything one needs», Explained the artist, for which it has not been easy to cope with this second paternity. “There are many concerns, many unanswered questions … children would have to come with an instruction book,” he said then.
He suffered anxiety problems and weighing 127 kilos
The laugh of personal traumas with which the singer has had to deal with during these years exploded a few months ago. Orozco, who lived chained to sleep pills And almost almost rest years had passed because of his busy labor agenda, he decided to say enough: «Everything had accumulated within me And we had to know what happened to me. I felt very weak and I was exhausted at all levels», He reveals now in his documentary.
The first step after reaching this turning point was to radically change its diet, as it had taken refuge for years in “sugar food” to fight against this anxiety. «It weighed 127 kilos And a doctor told me something that I will never forget. He looked at me and said: ‘With the age you are, the weight you have and how you are, You can spend five things and none of them will like‘».
“A doctor told me ‘With the age you have, the weight you have and how you find yourself, you can spend five things and none of them will like it'”
Vital part of this trip have been his doctor, Javier Tapias, and psychologist Cristian Ochoa, who helped him see that he needed a change in his life. Food, exercise and psychological therapy became three crucial facets of this treatment, which includes «17 hours and 30 minutes of fasting» every day And he restricts those foods with sugar: «I got on the mountain, I started training, to heal my mind and spend time. And from all that trip, my next album’s songs were born, which comes out on April 25, ”he reveals now.
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