Alejandro Sanz

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Alejandro Sanz
Concert in Buenos Aires (2007)
Concert in Buenos Aires (2007)
Background information
Birth name Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro
Born December 18, 1968 (1968-12-18) (age 39)
Origin Madrid, Spain
Genre(s) Latin Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Singing, Guitar, Piano
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Warner Music Benelux
Website AlejandroSanz.com

Alejandro Sanz, born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro on December 18, 1968 in Madrid, is a Grammy Award winning, Spanish pop/ballad musician and singer-songwriter.

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[edit] Biography

Alejandro Sanz is the second son of María Pizarro Medina from Alcalá de los Gazules, and Jesús Sánchez Madero from Algeciras. He began playing guitar at the age of seven and composing his first songs three years later. The young musician started attending management classes after moving from the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo to Moratalaz.

At the age of 16, Alejandro Sánchez recorded Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos. However, his official debut, called Viviendo Deprisa, came in 1991 after signing up with Warner Music. Si Tú Me Miras followed in 1993, featuring contributions from Nacho Mañó, Chris Cameron and Paco de Lucía. His third album, aptly titled 3, was recorded in Venice, Italy, and produced by Miguel Angel Arenas and Emanuele Ruffinengo.

1997's Más and 2000's El Alma Al Aire, the Spanish singer/songwriter achieved international top-selling status.

He also appeared in the film clip for The Corrs' English translation of their duet, "Una Noche" ("One Night") as Andrea's love interest. The video is included in The Corrs' DVD version of Best of The Corrs. In return, The Corrs sang "The Hardest Day" with him and "Una noche" for the Spanish and Latin American edition from the 2001 Corrs' greatest hits album.

In 2001, he became the first Spanish artist to record an Unplugged for MTV.

In 2003, he recorded the album No Es Lo Mismo, which won five 2004 Latin Grammy Awards. It won Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Engineered Album with Mick Guzauski, Pepo Sherman, and Rafa Sardina as engineers.

In 2005, Sanz worked with Shakira in the hit single "La Tortura".

On September 25, 2006, Sanz released the song "A La Primera Persona". It was the first single from his new album El Tren de los Momentos which was ultimately released in November 7, 2006. The album also produced another hit duet with Shakira titled Te lo Agradezco, Pero No.

On October 2, 2007, Alejandro Sanz launched his own fragrance called "Siete" (Seven).

Sanz is a critic of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.[1]

[edit] Personal life

In 1995 Alejandro Sanz met Mexican model Jaydy Mitchel, they married in a private ceremony in Bali in 1998. On July 2001 the couple welcomed their first daughter, Manuela, in Madrid. In 2005 Alejandro and Jaydy split up, and he moved to Miami. At the end of 2006, Alejandro Sanz went public with the news that he had a 3 year old son, Alexander, with designer Valeria Rivera. The reason why he told the media was because he was being blackmailed by two former employees.The case is still in the courts. He currently resides in Miami and visits his daughter regularly.

[edit] Awards and Sales

Sanz has won a total of 17 Grammys Awards (2 Regular Grammy Award and 15 Latin Grammy Awards) and has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

[edit] Discography

Main article: Alejandro Sanz discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugo Chávez niega veto a Alejandro Sanz en Venezuela, PRENSA ASOCIADA. 22 February 2008.

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Alejandro Sanz
Studio albums
Los chulos son pa' cuidarlos · Viviendo Deprisa · Si Tú Me Miras · 3 · Más · El Alma Al Aire · No Es Lo Mismo · El tren de los momentos
Live albums
Basico · MTV Unplugged · El tren de los momentos: en vivo Desde Buenos Aires
Other albums
Compilations
Discografía completa: edición especial gira 98 · Lo esencial de... Alejandro Sanz · Grandes éxitos 91-04
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