Joan Pons, known as El Petit de Cal Eril, was born on October 5, 1981, in Lérida, Spain. He began his career with the self-produced EP Per què es grillen les patates? in 2007, which won the TRESC award for creativity. His debut album as El Petit de Cal Eril was i les sargantanes al sol, released in 2009. The following year, he released his second album, Vol i dol. In 2013, El Petit de Cal Eril released La figura del buit, an optimistic double vinyl featuring 17 songs. His subsequent albums include La força (2016), ∆ (2018), Energia fosca (2019), and N.S.C.A.L.H. (2021). Throughout his career, El Petit de Cal Eril has performed in various festivals and venues across Spain.