Agoney: voice, technique and why the OT 2017 canary turned his countertenor into pop, soul and immersive stage

Agoney Hernández Morales arrived on Spanish television with a voice that did not fit into any prefabricated mold: a soulful countertenor, a Canarian from Adeje with trumpet training and an arts school, expelled at the 12th gala of Operación Triunfo 2017 by just a 0.3% difference compared to Ana Guerra —and since then become one of the triumphs with the most solid career alone. Their debut, Perhaps, took iTunes by storm and surpassed one million views on YouTube in two days; Black, composed by him, criticized the obsession with likes; the album Libertad (2020) was #1 in sales; Your face sounds familiar to me won by imitating Raphael and Mónica Naranjo; came second at Benidorm Fest 2023; and in 2024 he published Diconomía, an electronic turn with an immersive tour that continues in 2026 with Algún Día. This profile, the thirty-second of Voices that make magic, reviews his instrument: a dramatic, versatile and theatrical countertenor who turned the Academy into a pop laboratory.

Voice: Canarian countertenor between soul, pop and theater

Wikipedia describes Agoney as a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist (voice, piano, trumpet) with a register that the press has placed between countertenor and soprano: bright highs without losing weight in the center, belt soul in choruses and inherited theatrical phrasing of years singing in Tenerife hotels and OT galas. At the Academy he stood out with versions of Estrépito, Black is the Soul and Do You See? — songs that required power, a clean mix and a stage attitude — and on the subsequent tour he showed that his voice could hold entire stadiums.

Musically, Perhaps was compared to Mika, Troye Sivan or Adam Lambert: bright pop with a personal message. Black and MORE delved into darker production and own authorship; Libertad consolidated ballads and soul in Spanish; Dichotomy (2024) opted for electronics and bifurcated narrative—two sides of the same artist—with a show that Agoney himself defines as “entering his house” and facing his monsters on stage.

In the OT 2017 generation, her career dialogues with Aitana —another voice formed before millions of viewers— and with Blas Cantó in scenic ambition and high register, although Agoney has been composing and producing his own songs for more years since Black.

Black, Freedom and the second life on television

In August 2019 he released Black — own lyrics and music, a video clip by Frankie De Leonardis with film noir aesthetics and criticism of the “dirty and sick society” of the networks — and in April 2020 the album Libertad debuted at #1 on the official sales list in Spain. The self-titled single and MORE closed a cycle of improvement that the artist describes as "being as free as a person deserves."

In 2022, he won the ninth edition of Your face sounds to me with imitations of Raphael, Mónica Naranjo and other references in Spanish lyricism – a public test of vocal range and character. At Benidorm Fest 2023 he came second with Quiero arder, one step away from Eurovision. In 2026, now as an independent artist, the second part of the Dichotomy Tour tours Spain with a theatrical production different from that of the first stage; The single Algún Día (March 2026) addresses a secret love with the same lyrical honesty that marked Perhaps eight years earlier.

Repertoire that best shows your voice

• Maybe — debut 2018; video clip above (~5.2M on VEVO).
• Black — own authorship 2019; video clip above (~1.6 M).
• MORE — Freedom 2020; video clip above (~1.1M).
• Estrépito (OT 2017) — live soul; belt and attitude test.
• I want to burn (Benidorm Fest 2023) — Eurovision ballad in crescendo.
• Cachito (2022) — Latin dance pop; ~580K on VEVO.
• Algún Día (2026) — intimate ballad from the Dichotomy tour.

Why it fits into Voices That Make Magic

Agoney is the canary profile of the series: a voice that the Academy did not know how to retain until the final but that the public turned into a reference. Her arc —OT, Perhaps, Libertad, imitations, Benidorm and Dichotomy— links with Aitana in the triumphant generation and with Enrique Ramil in the soul vocation of Spanish pop. Listening to him today is listening to a countertenor who learned to compose, produce and put on an immersive show without asking permission from the industry.

In summary

Voice? Versatile countertenor with belt soul and high register. Technique? Pop/R&B mix, theatrical phrasing and authorship from Black. YouTube? Maybe (~5.2 M) and Black (~1.6 M). Why does it matter? OT 2017, Freedom #1, TCMS and Dichotomy Tour. Next step? More profiles in Voices that make magic.