Iván, the stage name of
Juan Carlos Ramos Vaquero, is a Spanish pop singer. He was discovered by
CBS producer Oscar Gómez, and recorded a self-titled album
Iván. His first single was "Sin amor" ("
Without love") from 1979. In the 1980s he sold over 5 million albums. He recorded a number of songs with
José Luis Perales. He had hit songs in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile before his career was interrupted by his compulsory
military service. He released the album
Fotonovela in 2012, which included a remake of his song of the same name.