Born on April 30, 1980 in Madrid, Leiva is the soccer nickname of Jos+¬ Miguel Conejo Torres. He is best known as one half of Pereza, the group Leiva and Rub+¬n Pozo formed in 1999 which went on to become one of Spain's most popular pop/rock acts of the first decade of the 21st century. Beginning with their 2001 debut, Pereza released six studio albums, a number of video packages, and a 2010 internet-only compilation.
In September 2011, Leiva and Rub+¬n announced their temporary separation plus upcoming individual projects for each member. Since Leiva was the lead composer an...