Bertsolari (improvised oral literature, a kind of urban poet), journalist, and writer

Amets was born on November 9, 1983, in Hendaia, Basque Country. Influenced by his father, he began to improvise at the age of 8. He did all his academic formation in the Ikastolas (basque language schools) and graduated in Journalism at the Public University of Leioa (University of the Basque Country). He occasionally writes books and gets involved in journalistic projects.

Awards as an improvising bertsolari:

— Champion of the national championship of the Basque Country, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENaWHZnk6kA
— Runner-up of the national championship of the Basque Country, 2009 and 2022
— Champion of the Northern Basque Country, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2021
— Navarra Champion, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003

Work done as a journalist:
— Collaborates in media outlets, both in the written press and on the radio at Egunkaria, Berria, Euskadi Irratia, ARGIA, and others
— From 2005 to 2009, he conducted the central interviews for the weekly ARGIA. He interviewed Evo Morales, Manu Chao, Jose Luis Zumeta, Lucio Urtubia, and others.
— Rikardo Arregi 2002 Journalism Award for collaborations carried out in Euskadi Irratia
— He carried out journalistic work in Bolivia (2006) and Palestine (2007).

As a writer, he co-authors the book Minan (SUSA publishing house, 2019) with Ibrahima Balde. The book was originally published in Basque and has been translated into more than ten languages, including English, Little Brother: A Refugee's Odyssey, Arcade 2021. He has received several literary awards, such as the English Pen Award in 2021, and has been mentioned and recommended by several personalities, such as Pope Francis.

In his life, Amets has been a civil activist on the issue of migrants and is himself the son of refugees.