Flamenco artists to watch

When we think of famous flamenco artists our minds often turn to the greats: Camarón de la Isla and Paco de Lucía are synonymous with flamenco. But flamenco is alive and continues to evolve. There’s a wave of promising young artists coming on the scene.

With so many talents emerging its hard to highlight just a few, but let’s give it a go!

These artists are already exceptional, each in their own right, and for the fact that they’ve broken onto the flamenco scene and gained early recognition.

Here’s my list of the top young flamenco artists to watch.

How we select emerging artists

Success doesn’t usually jump out from nowhere. It’s hard to forge a career in any arts scene but particularly in flamenco. Young flamenco artists gaining visibility show up with energy and ambition in festivals and competitions.

Emerging artists are those who are already gaining press coverage, winning awards and appearing in series such as the annual Suma Flamenca Joven — an event celebrating emerging flamenco talents under 30 as part of Madrid’s Suma Flamenca Festival.

Emerging artists to watch

Cante (song)

Rocío Luna

Winner of the prestigious Lámpara Minera prize in 2023 in the Cante de las Minas competition.

Success was hers from early age when she won the first ever flamenco competition she entered at age 10: the City of Ubrique’s Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco.

Rocío Luna’s performed at many festivals. She formed part of the lineup for the 2024 Suma Flamenca Joven and was selected to tour in AIEnRuta Flamencos in 2025, a program of live music organised by La Sociedad de Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes.

Reyes Carrasco

A phenomenon and a phenomenally young talent!

Reyes Carrasco is from flamenco family roots. She started performing at age three as part of the TV show Menuda Noche.

She was named Artista Revelación in the 2021 Festival de Jerez (the youngest artist in history to achieve this) and performed in Suma Flamenca Joven in 2025.

She’s highly acclaimed in the Spanish press and is said to bridge flamenco across generations, with her performances demonstrating respect for flamenco’s history as well as bringing her own modern style.

Tomás García

This young singer has already accumulated a wealth of performance experience including festivals and flamenco clubs. He performed as part of Suma Flamenca Joven in 2024. He’s worked with a number of important flamenco artists and is currently working on his first album.

Baile (dance)

Yoel Vargas

This talented dancer and choreographer started training from a young age in a variety of dance styles including flamenco and Spanish dance.

At the age of just 17 he joined Manuel Liñan’s company and toured in the production VIVA!

He performed as part of the Suma Flamenca Joven in 2025.

Yoel Vargas has won numerous awards for his dance and choreography including the prestigious Desplante flamenco masculino in the 2023 Cante de las Minas competition.

Lucía la Bronce

Lucía Fernández known as “La Bronce” has a record of prizes to her name including third prize in the 2020 competition Concurso de Baile Flamenco Manolo Soler, first prize in the 2022 Concurso de la Federación de Peñas de Sevilla and second prize in the Concurso Internacional de Baile por Alegrías de Cádiz in the same year.

She was included in the Suma Flamenca Joven 2024 lineup and currently dances with the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía.

Manuel Jiménez

This talented artist has already earned a reputation for his discipline and rigor.

He trained not only in flamenco but also classical ballet and Spanish Dance. He has performed around Spain as well as internationally including in the 2024 Suma Flamenca Joven.

If that weren’t enough he’s also earned a degree in Flamenco Dance from the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Luis del Río in Córdoba and a degree in Flamenco Dance Pedagogy from the Conservatorio Superior de Danza María de Ávila in Madrid.

Guitarra (guitar)

Juan Anguita

This young guitarist has already accumulated a wealth of performance experience. He had a busy year in 2025, performing in the Suma Flamenco Joven series and touring with the AIEnRuta Flamencos program organised by La Sociedad de Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes.

He’s been an assistant teacher at the Fundación Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco since 2021.

El Poti

Juan Luis Campos Triguero otherwise known as “El Poti” has a swag of awards to his name. He received the prestigious Bordón minero prize for guitar in the 2023 Cante de las Minas competition and was selected to perform as part of the Suma Flamenco Joven series in 2024.

Manuel Herrera hijo

Manuel Herrera Vega known as “Manuel Herrera hijo” began his training with his guitarist father Manuel Herrera. He has won many awards and is currently studying flamenco guitar at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Rafael Orozco in Córdoba. He performed as part of the Suma Flamenco Joven series in 2024 and was selected to tour in AIEnRuta Flamencos in 2025.

Artists transitioning to established careers

Teresa Hernández

Both singer AND guitarist, Teresa Hernández has become well established on the flamenco scene in recent years.

Hernández performed in Suma Flamenca Joven in 2022. Her career includes regular performances in Madrid tablaos and she has toured and performed in various festivals in Spain and internationally.

(I was lucky enough to witness the raw feeling of her performance when she toured Australia with Bandaluzia in 2025!)

Lela Soto

Born into the famous Sordera family, her father is singer Vicente Soto “Sordera” and her mother is dancer Luisa Heredia. Lela Soto is a highly acclaimed flamenco singer.

She participated in Suma Flamenca Joven back in 2022. She’s collaborated on recordings and tours with a number of Spanish artists and has toured internationally. She released her album El Fuego que llevo dentro in 2025.

Macarena Ramírez

Success came early for this dancer as she started performing flamenco from age 6. Her career has grown ever since with many awards along the way. She was selected to perform in Suma Flamenca Joven in 2022.

Macarena Ramírez seemingly never stops! She performs in flamenco tablaos and has toured internationally, teaching and performing with her own company. She also performs with celebrated flamenco companies including those of Sara Baras, María Pagés, and Eduardo Guerrero,

About flamencoCatherine Miller29 January 2026flamenco guitarists, flamenco dancers, flamenco singersComment