José Ignacio García Lapido, known professionally as José Ignacio Lapido, is a Spanish singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Granada, Spain, on 26 June 1962. He began his musical career in 1979 and formed the local band Aldar in 1980, releasing the single “Somos nuevos” in 1981. In 1982, he co-founded the rock band 091 as guitarist and main composer, releasing their debut studio album, Cementerio de automóviles (1985). The group achieved commercial and critical success with albums including Más de 100 lobos (1986), produced by Joe Strummer, and 12 canciones sin piedad (1989), before disbanding after farewell concerts in 1996. Lapido launched his solo career with the studio album Ladridos del perro mágico (1999), which won the award for best rock album at the Premios de la Música de Andalucía in 2000. He subsequently released the six-song album Luz de ciudades en llamas (2001) and the studio album Música celestial (2002). In 2005, he created his own record label, Pentatonia Records, releasing En otro tiempo, en otro lugar (2005), Cartografía (2008), De sombras y sueños (2010), Formas de matar el tiempo (2013), and El alma dormida (2017), which reached number 9 on the Spanish sales chart. After returning with 091 to record La otra vida (2019), Lapido released his ninth solo studio album, A primera sangre, in 2023. A street was officially named after him in the municipality of Jun in 2020.
