Pop band Antònia Font to split up within a month

Palma (ACN).- Majorcans Antònia Font, who have probably been the most successful Catalan-singing band in the last decade, have announced they are splitting up “without controversies or internal traumas” after 17 years together. They will offer a last concert in Palma de Mallorca on the 27^th of December, in the Teatre Principal. The band has issued a press release on Thursday explaining that the “time has come to put an end to this path”. From January onwards “they will focus on personal projects, which do not necessarily have to be related to music”. They added they are “satisfied with the work done” and “aware of their legacy”. Antònia Font became a great success in the early 2000s in the Catalan musical landscape with a unique style combining plain lyrics about everyday life and Majorca with surreal and science-fiction elements. Its sound is rich, with touches of experimental music, and with influences from pop, folk and electronic.

On Thursday morning, through a press release, Antònia Font announced its dissolution after a 17-year career and 8 albums released. The Majorcan band, which has always sung in Catalan, explained that their last album ‘Vostè és aquí’, is “ the climax of their artistic proposal and a decent epitaph for a career that would not accept a step backwards”.

The band is led by Joan Miquel Oliver, who played guitar and was in charge of composing most of the lyrics and songs. However, the band’s lead singer is Pau Debon, who also plays guitar and other instruments. Pau Debon recently expressed his latest state of mind in an interview with CNA, last spring. The three other members of the band are Jaume Manresa on the keyboard, Joan Roca playing the bass and Pere Manel Debon, who is Pau’s brother and plays the drums.

They started their career as Antònia Font in 1997. They have released 8 albums as well as the life disc ‘Pareix una foto’ (2008). They have created over a hundred songs, for which they received several awards such as the 2008 “Premi de la Música to the best album” for ‘Coser i Cantar’ (2007). In this album they played covers of their own songs along with the Bratislava Symphonic Orchestra. The have also received the Catalan Government’s Culture National Award in 2008.

The CNA also published a feature article about their career and style when they announced the release of their last album ‘Vostè és aquí’ in 2012.