8 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Spanish ▁music ian , ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁founder , ▁lead ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer ▁of ▁the ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁B ongo ▁Bot ra ko ▁from ▁their ▁formation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁until ▁their ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus ▁announ cement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁G iné , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁children , ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Tar rag ona , ▁Spain , ▁a ▁city ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Barcelona . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Maria ▁José ▁de ▁L era , ▁is ▁a ▁nur se , ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁Jose p ▁G iné , ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁software ▁developer . ▁His ▁younger ▁sister , ▁Al ba , ▁died ▁at ▁only ▁ten ▁months ▁old ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁mal function , ▁when ▁G iné ▁was ▁ 3 . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁songs ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁sister . ▁ ▁G iné ▁grew ▁up ▁listening ▁to ▁his ▁older ▁sister , ▁Cel ia , ▁pract ise ▁the ▁piano ▁for ▁hours ▁daily , ▁but ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁tried ▁to ▁encou rage ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁instrument ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁young , ▁he ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁Cel ia ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁c ass ette ▁of ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁fasc in ated ▁that ▁he ▁bought ▁an ▁electric ▁guitar ▁and ▁started ▁learning ▁to