Rumba, calle, sentimiento y verdades sin edulcorar. Un antes y después en la música española.

On this day in 2003, a raw, witty, and wildly original voice arrived with "Sin noticias de Holanda" . From the streets of Oviedo to every radio in Spain – songs like "Con la luna llena" , "Caminando por la vida" , and "Hablando contigo" mixed rumba, rock, and pure street poetry.

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"Ciego de amor" recibió críticas positivas de la prensa especializada, que destacó la originalidad y la sinceridad de Melendi. El álbum no alcanzó un gran éxito comercial, pero sí consiguió una buena acogida en la escena musical asturiana y española.

Ramón Melendi Espina arrived with a backstory that felt more like a screenplay than a PR strategy. A former jockey, a car racer, and a musician who played in bars for laughs, Melendi possessed a distinct Asturian accent and a rugged, street-wise charisma. He was not polished; he was rough around the edges, brutally honest, and unapologetically himself.

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Two decades later, Sin noticias de Holanda is viewed as a classic of the Spanish pop scene. Songs like "Asturias" are still sung in stadiums and bars across the country. It captured a specific moment in time—the Spain of the early 2000s, optimistic yet grounded in its traditions.