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Jon Maia
Personal details
- Name
- Maia, Jon
- Complet name and surname
- Maia Soria, Jon
- Birth
- 1972 Urretxu + Urretxu < Goierri < Gipuzkoa < Basque Country
Bertsolarism
- Main specialization
- Bertsolaria
- Specializations
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Bertso-jartzailea
Biographical details
- Biography
- He was born in Urretxu but he moved to Zumaia when he was 6. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Basque Philology. He has written for newspapers and other publications. He is author of some books as well as having written lyrics for several music groups. Besides, he was the creator and singer of the music group Karidadeko Benta. He is especially dedicated to bertsolaritza, although he also experiments with other artistic activities.
He took up bertsolaritza at school and then he started in the bertso-eskola (bertsolaritza workshops) of Zumaia. The investigator and expert in melodies of bertsolaritza Joanito Dorronsoro was his instructor.
He reached the last stage of the National Bertsolaris Championship in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009, and he was finalist in the championship of Gipuzkoa in the editions of 2003, 2007 and 2015.
First steps in bertsolarism
- Lehen plaza
- Zumaian, 1984an, Aita Mari Zineman, Gipuzkoako Eskolarteko Txapelketako kanporaketan