25 Facts About Agoney

Agoney Hernandez Morales, known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the Operacion Triunfo 2017 programme.

Agoney Hernandez Morales was born on 18 October 1995 in Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Agoney attended a performing arts high school and before entering Operacion Triunfo, he worked as a singer at a hotel in Tenerife.

In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of Operacion Triunfo 2017, a reality talent show that is the original Spanish version of the Star Academy franchise.

Agoney was chosen as one of the 16 participants of the talent show.

Once finished in the contest, Agoney was part of the Spanish Operacion Triunfo tour, performing in such notable venues as the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja in Seville, the Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, and the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

Agoney was one of the opening speakers at LGTBI+ Pride of Madrid 2018.

Agoney appeared at the 2019 Gran Canaria Drag Queen Contest, where he performed a dance remix of his single "Quizas" as part of the interval show.

In March 2019, Agoney competed on the Spanish music television series La mejor cancion jamas cantada.

Agoney won the 2010s episode with his performance of Pastora Soler's Eurovision 2012 entry "Quedate conmigo" and placed second in the grand final with his performance of David Bisbal's 2001 single "Ave Maria".

The song was written by Agoney and gives commentary on modern society and the pressures of social media.

Agoney sang as part of "Piensa en positivo", the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020.

In 2021, Agoney released a cover of Erasure's "A Little Respect" as part of the soundtrack of the Spanish film El Cover.

Agoney was confirmed as one of the competing acts in the ninth series of the Spanish celebrity impersonation show Tu cara me suena.

On July 14,2022, Agoney released a new single titled "Cachito".

On December 19, Agoney published on his social networks the song "Quiero arder", his entry for the Benidorm Fest 2023, starting as the great favorite of the public.

Agoney competed in the first semi-final on January 31,2023, and placed first with 161 points, winning the expert jury vote and televote, and thus qualifying for the final.

Agoney went on to place second in the final overall with a total of 145 points.

Agoney is influenced by Queen, Whitney Houston, Rachelle Ferrell and Muse.

Agoney is openly gay, having defended the visibility and rights of the LGBT community during Operacion Triunfo and the national tour after it.

Agoney is in a relationship with Spanish dancer Marc Montojo since 2022.

Agoney is an ambassador of Fundacion Canaria Carrera por la Vida, a Canary Islands charity which supports and raises awareness of breast cancer.

Agoney appeared as the August photo in the 2019 charity calendar for the organisation.

In November 2019, Agoney joined the TV presenter Emma Garcia and actress Eva Isanta to front a humorous campaign to encourage early HIV testing in Spain.

Agoney was part of the official anthem of Madrid Pride 2020, a cover of Fangoria's "Piensa en positivo".