Gemma Humet
Gemma Humet Alsius is a Catalan singer and pianist who performs in the Catalan language. She is the niece of singer Joan Baptista Humet and first cousin of Ramon Humet.
Biography
She studied jazz singing at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). In April 2015, she released her debut album, *Si canto enrere*, on the Satélite K label, produced by guitarist Pau Figueres. She regularly collaborates with guitarist Toti Soler in shows such as *Liebeslied, U, set, u, quatre: segar i batre* and *L’Ovidi, poema sense acabar* alongside actor Joan Massotkleiner. She is also known for her collaboration with guitarist Toni Xuclà, performing *Espriu, amb música ho escoltaries potser millor*, in which she set two poems by Salvador Espriu to music: “Aquesta pau és meva” and “A la vora del mar”.In 2013 she participated in the National Day of Catalonia at the Parc de la Ciutadella, singing “Sonet”, a poem by Bartomeu Rosselló Porcel set to music by Maria del Mar Bonet. In 2015, together with Mercè Martínez, Pemi Fortuny, Albert Guinovart and the young choir of the Orfeó Català, she performed “Venim del nord, venim del sud” by Lluís Llach on the main stage of the Via Lliure in Barcelona. In 2020, she contributed to a version of “Un núvol blanc” by Lluís Llach to raise funds during the Covid‑19 pandemic.
Discography
- *Si canto enrere*
- *Encara*
- *Màtria*
- *Rere tot aquest fum*
- *Temps de Canvis*