Els Setze Jutges

They started out singing their own songs and Catalan versions of songs by French singers, especially Georges Brassens. From the original three members, the circle grew to sixteen: Delfí Abella, Francesc Pi de la Serra, Enric Barbat, Xavier Elies, Guillermina Motta, Maria del Carme Girau, Martí Llauradó, Maria Amèlia Pedrerol, Joan Ramon Bonet, Joan Manuel Serrat, Maria del Mar Bonet, Lluís Llach, and Rafael Subirachs. Jutges began to dissolve at the end of the dictatorship and with the progressive professionalization of some of the group's members. On 13 April 2007, the group of singers received the Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia, in recognition of their work in favor of Catalan culture and language during the dictatorship. However, Maria del Mar Bonet used the occasion to criticize the lack of promotion of Catalan-language songs in the media during the three decades since the Spanish transition to democracy, and Guillermina Motta declined to attend the ceremony, objecting that the distinction was awarded too late, when two of the sixteen had already died: Miquel Porter in 2004 and Delfí Abella in February 2007.

• Name — Els Setze Jutges • Origin — Catalonia, Spain • Genre — Nova cançó • Years Active — 1961–1968 • Past Members — *Miquel Porter i Moix • Remei Margarit • Josep Maria Espinàs • Delfí Abella • Francesc Pi de la Serra • Enric Barbat • Xavier Elies • Guillermina Motta • Maria del Carme Girau • Martí Llauradó • Joan Ramon Bonet • Maria Amèlia Pedrerol • Joan Manuel Serrat • Maria del Mar Bonet • Rafael Subirachs • Lluís Llach