Local 9

{{Short description|Spanish hard rock band}}

{{notability|Music|date=September 2013}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Local 9

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| image_size = 250

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| origin = {{flag| Spain}} Valencia - Madrid

| genre = Hard rock and heavy metal

| years_active = 2006–present

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| website = [http://www.local9.es/ Official website]

| current_members = David Tormo
JJ
David Marqués
José Luis Galán
Miki

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LOCAL 9 is a Spanish hard rock band formed by drummer Julio JJ in July 2006. In February 2008, bass player David Marqués joined the band, in July 2011 José Luis Galán (rhythm guitar) joined the band, in November 2014 guitar player David Tormo and later in January 2015 vocalist Miki complete the current lineup.

In 2011 they recorded an EP and in 2013 recorded their first CD, which included a recording with Chinese voices of their songs Sólo puedo anidar en ti and Imposible.{{cite web|lang=es|author=Instituto Confucio de la Universidad de Valencia |title=Presentación del disco de Local 9|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbHX_eMZ1U|access-date=20 February 2014|date=15 April 2013}}{{cite web|lang=es|title=Rock español en chino|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/03/06/valencia/1362607362.html|website=El Mundo|date=8 March 2013|access-date=20 February 2014}}{{cite web|lang=es|title=El Instituto Confucio presenta el último álbum de Local 9, primera banda de rock con temas en chino y español|url=http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/cultura/Instituto-Confucio-presenta-Local-espanol_0_1567650230.html|website=Telecinco|date=March 2013|access-date=20 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=瓦伦西亚Local 9乐队举行中西双语单曲发布会|url=http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2013/03/15/1902413.html|access-date=20 February 2014|lang=zh|website=Periódico Ouhua|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224353/http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2013/03/15/1902413.html|archive-date=2 December 2013}}

In November 2013 they joined forces with José Andrëa, ex-lead singer of Spanish folk-rock band Mago de Oz, to record a new version of their song Sólo puedo anidar en ti in Chinese/Spanish.