Bertsolari born in Urretxu (Gipuzkoa) on 24 June 1972.
When he was six years old, his family moved to Zumaia, where he still lives today. He studied Basque Philology in Vitoria-Gasteiz, combining his studies with his work as a Basque language teacher at Alfabetatze Euskalduntze Koordinakundea (AEK). He began bertsolarismo at a very young age under the guidance of Joanito Dorronsoro at the ikastola and the workshop school that he promoted in Zumaia. In his early days, he won several prizes and competitions: in 1989, he was the Basque Country inter-school champion, and in the same year and the following year, he won the ‘Xenpelar Saria’ in Errenteria, the Zumaia championship in 1987 and 1990... but he did not really take off in the provincial and national championships until 1997, when he reached the final. Until then, he had participated in the Gipuzkoa championship in 1991, where he reached the semi-finals, and in 1995, as well as in the national championship in 1993, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. After the 1997 final, he reached the final again in 2001, where he came fourth. Since then, he has established himself among the elite of bertsolarismo.
Despite being a complete bertsolari, he stands out above all for his solo performances, with long metrics (for example, his slow and sentimental way of singing in the tune called habanera de ocho rimas became famous), taking great care with his speech, enriching it with many nuances, imprinting everything with a great sentimental charge very close to poetry... It is no surprise that he is one of the most prolific bertsolaris in writing lyrics for songs by a wide variety of musicians, from rock bands to singer-songwriters and trikitilaris (bagpipers) to marching bands. He has participated in albums and many performances and tours with many of them, such as Negu Gorriak. He has formed his own group, Karidadeko Benta, in which he not only sings but also composes the lyrics. He has also composed several tunes and melodies.
He has written opinion pieces in newspapers and magazines (Egin, Gara, Zazpika...) and has published a book, Irudika idurika (Edit. Gatuzain, 2001), in which he provides text for the drawings of the painter Mikel Dalbret.