Íñigo died in Madrid aged 75 on 5 May 2018 , just before the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 8 May . The last night , Íñigo told Pepa Fernández he did not have any strength , and died in his sleep . It was then when his widow revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer two years earlier , but he kept working until the last day . His chapelle ardente was installed the same day in Tanatorio de La Paz
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
José María Íñigo