David Bisbal
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Bisbal Ferré |
| Born |
June 5, 1979 Almería, Andalucía, Spain |
| Genres | Latin pop, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Signature Records, Wrasse Records (UK) |
| Website |
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David Bisbal Ferré (born in Almería, Spain on June 5, 1979) is a Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer, songwriter, actor. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo.
He has since released four studio albums, all of which topped the Spanish Albums Chart, in addition to recording a number of live albums. He has toured throughout Europe and Latin America and is now considered to be a crossover international artist.
As of 2012, David Bisbal has sold more than 5 million records in Spain and America, getting 42 Platinum albums, 17 gold and 2 diamond. 'Corazón Latino' and 'Bulería' treasure each one IFPI Platinum Award, official certification for selling over 1 million copies across Europe.
Early life
David Bisbal was born on June 5, 1979 in Almería (Spain), son of José Bisbal, a professional boxer and part of a trio of flamenco music, and Maria Ferre. He is the youngest of three siblings, a brother named José María and a sister named María del Mar. He loved to perform in public. As a child, Bisbal showed a talent for performing, but was always very shy about doing so.
Bisbal dropped out studies at the institute IES Al-Andalus (Almeria) in the penultimate year of secondary education (around he was fifteen years old) and his father took him to work for Ranger, in the municipal nursery in Almeria, which was his first known work. Years later he met the producer of the Orchestra Expressions, who discovered David singing, and after listening to and discovering his vocal quality, offered him employment as the main voice of the orchestra.
David began working in Orchestra Expressions, a popular band in Almeria. He gradually began to develop as a singer, and to discover his passion for music. Having been in the orchestra, David went to the auditions for Pop Idol, in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, he was one of 16 contestants from the first Spanish edition of 'Idol' contest designed to choose the representative for the festival 'Eurovision' of that year. Finally he came in second place to Rosa Lopez. Bisbal also performed at Eurovision with Rosa Lopez, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela and Geno, in the chorus.
Beginnings: Operación Triunfo
David Bisbal left school early and worked in a platinum and flower nursery. He was encouraged by his colleagues to audition for a music contest and he initially became part of Orquesta Expresiones where he continued singing and dancing.
In October 2001 he auditioned for the first ever edition of Operación Triunfo (Spanish equivalent of Star Academy) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 finalists. The grand prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. He came second in the final losing to Rosa López. She went on to sing Europe's Living a Celebration for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 (ESC) competition.
Career
Bisbal signed a contract with Vale Music Record label and released his first album recorded in Miami under the title "Corazón Latino" with Kike Santander. The album became 7 times platinum by summer 2002 after having topped the Spanish charts. The first single from the album, called Ave Maria, had a phenomenal success. After winning the Latin Grammys, the album went platinum (over 1 million sales).
In February 2004, he released his second album entitled "Bulería", again produced by his friend Kike Santander. It found similar success in Spain and throughout Latin America, hitting diamond level with more than 1 million albums sold in Spain alone, becoming the best Spanish seller of 2004.
In March 2005, he also released a DVD "Todo Por Ustedes" that contained live registrations of some of his concerts in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
"Premonición" became the third studio album by David Bisbal released on 3 October 2006. By the end of its first week of release, it had achieved enough sales to be certified as 5 times platinum with sales over 400,000 copies in Spain alone.
On October 20, 2009, Bisbal released Sin Mirar Atrás, receiving positive reviews[1] On the track "Aqui Ahora", which is features on the album Premonicion, David worked with writer/producer DJ Sammy.
2002-2003: international launch debut album
Once real Idol, he signed a contract with Vale Music company, offering him the opportunity to record his first solo debut album. This one, entitled 'Corazón Latino', was released in summer 2002, recorded in Miami with production Kike Santander . The album reached number one in its first week to debut sold over 600,000 copies, breaking sales records, disk was maintained for seven consecutive weeks at number one on the charts in Spain . With more than 900,000 copies sold in Spain, Bisbal was released to the Spanish-speaking countries, to promote his debut album, the disc would be released on October 15 . In 2003, in January Bisbal friend picked up the award in January in Madrid's Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela. On October 31 he began his first tour in America, in Argentina; he visited 12 countries and made 17 live concerts. In November a special edition of "Corazón Latino" went for sale in Mexico.
2004-2005: Bulería, the second million
The first single from Bisbal's second album, "Bulería", premiered on 7 January. It reached number 656 on the charts and radio stations of both Spain and America. On 11 February, the eponymous album was released. The album debuted on the charts in Spain where more than 300,000 copies were sold in a week. It also reached gold level in Colombia and Venezuela in two weeks.
He first set foot in Germany in November in order to promote his duet with singer Joana Zimmer. The duet's theme was "Let's make history". Several days after presenting the videoclip with Joana Zimmer, David make an appearance at the Tribute to Rocío Jurado Gala in order to sing.
2006-2008: El Regalo and his time in Europe and Japan
On October 24 he performed in Strasbourg, the seat of European Parliament in Strasbourg where he gave an exclusive concert, in which he played the songs from his album, to representatives of 25 member countries. The album was kept for 1 month at number one on the Spanish list. The singer won the Ondas Awards held at the Musical Theatre of Barcelona, at the 53rd Gala Awards and the Golden Microphone in the music category. In 2007, in January, his second single "Silenced" comnsecutivas stayed for eight weeks at number one in the top 40. In 2008, Bisbal sang a duet with Rihanna in the song Hate That I Love You which includes the reissue of the album Good Girl Gone Bad.
2009-present: Sin Mirar Atrás
In summer, the singer gave several concerts by some countries in Europe. Bisbal while he was putting the finishing touches on this new album called Sin Mirar Atrás. The first single from the album was Esclavo de tus Besos under the production of Mexican-born Armando Ávila. Its world premiere was on August 24 and the video came out on September 7. Has been one of the most successful singles of the Spaniard singer throughout his career, reaching number 1 in sales and radio in Spain, Latin America and even the United States. On January 9, 2010 Promusicae announced that "Esclavo de Tus Besos" was double platinum by its more than 80,000 copies sold in Spain and platinum in Argentina for more than 20,000 copies sold. Their second single was "Mi Princesa". The song "24 Horas" made by Espinoza Paz Mexico, the third single in the U.S. and Latin America, was presented at the Billboard Awards Gala 2010, while in Spain the single was "Sin Mirar Atrás", a song that gives title track. now makes a guest appearance on the soap opera that money to us part. David also won his first American Grammy in 2009. On November 14, 2010 he was presented in the United States Gold Disc for sales of the album in USA and Puerto Rico.
International Appeal
Internationally David Bisbal enjoys popularity in a great number of countries.
- On September 3, 2003, he won the Latin Grammys held in Miami from the category "Best New Artist". During the event, He sang Angels,[2] with Jessica Simpson. He also launched a big promotional tour in Latin America with sold-out concerts Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and others.
- In 2008, he recorded Hate That I Love You (Odio Amarte),[3] a Spanglish version with Rihanna. He achieved European success in England, Germany, Belgium, Russia and Romania in addition to great success in Japan.
- In 2009, he recorded "Sufriras" a Spanglish duet with singer Pixie Lott, eventually released as a platinum bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of his fourth studio album, Sin Mirar Atrás.
- In 2010 David was featured in the Spanish version of the FIFA 2010 Official World Cup song Waving Flag with Somali-Canadian Musician K'naan who is the original artist of the song.
- In 2010, A remix version of Miley Cyrus's When I Look At You, titled "Te miro a ti", was released on one of his albums in order to promote the release of The Last Song in Spain; in it, Cyrus sings her lines in English, while Bisbal's are mingled in both English and Spanish.
- In 2011 David recorded a song for the TV series "Herederos" in Argentina. The song is called "Herederos" and David has sold over 300,000 copies of the cd "Sin Mirar Atrás Tour" in Argentina.
- On November 15, 2012, he won the Latin Grammy held in Las Vegas from the category "Best Traditional Pop Album" for "Una Noche en el Teatro Real"
Discography
All discography information obtained from the David Bisbal Official Website
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and Certification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SPA | US Latin | GER | SWI | AUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Corazón Latino
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1 | 13 | – | – | – | Worldwide sales: 1,700,000[4] Spain sales: 1,300,000[5] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 13x Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Bulería
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1 | 5 | – | – | – | Worldwide sales: 1,300,000[6] Spain sales: 1,000,000[7] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 10x Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Premonición
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1 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 27 | Worldwide sales: 950,000[8] Spain sales: 400,000 PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 5x Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sin Mirar Atrás
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1 | 1 | – | 81 | – | Worldwide sales: 550,000+ Spain sales: 200,000+ PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 3x Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Tú y Yo
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1 | 8 | – | – | – | Spain sales: 140,000+ PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 3x Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and Certification | ||||
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| SPA | US Latin | GER | SWI | AUT | |||
| 2005 | Todo Por Ustedes
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– | 64 | – | – | – | Worldwide sales: 100,000[9] Spain sales: 75,000[10] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold |
| 2007 | Premonición Live
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68 | 75 | – | – | – | Worldwide sales: 100,000 Spain sales: 40,000 PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold |
| 2011 | Acústico: Una Noche En El Teatro Real
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45 | – | – | – | Spain sales: 75,000 PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 3x Platinum | |
| 2013 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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28 | – | – | – | ||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and Certification | ||||
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| SPA | US Latin | GER | SWI | AUT | |||
| 2006 | David Bisbal
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18 | – | 134 | – | – | Worldwide sales: 150,000[11] Spain sales: 40,000[12] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: Gold |
| 2014 | Lo Mejor de...
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32 | – | – | – | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||||||||||
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| SPA | US Latin | GER | FRA | SWI | AUT | ARG | CHIL | IA | MEX | COL | |||
| 2002 | "Corazón Latino" | Corazón Latino | Promo | ||||||||||
| "Ave María" | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 24 | ||||||
| "Lloraré Las Penas" | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||
| "Dígale" | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2003 | "Quiero Perderme En Tu Cuerpo" | 24 | |||||||||||
| "Cómo Será" | |||||||||||||
| "Rosa y Espinas" (with David Civera) |
La Chiqui Big Band | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "Bulería" | Bulería | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | |||||
| "Oye El Boom" | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||
| "Desnúdate Mujer" | 6 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||
| "Camina Y Ven" | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "Me Derrumbo" | 5 | |||||||||||
| "Cómo Olvidar" | 1 | ||||||||||||
| "Esta Ausencia" | 7 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||
| "Todo Por Ustedes" | Todo Por Ustedes | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Let’s Make History" (with Joana Zimmer) |
David Bisbal | 5 | 48 | 23 | ||||||||
| "Quien Me Iba A Decir" | Premonición | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 13 | |||||
| "Silencio" | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 62 | |||||||
| "Soldado De Papel" (with Tomatito) |
Promo | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Amar Es Lo Que Quiero" | 6 | 23* | 24* | |||||||||
| "Torre De Babel" (with Vicente Amigo & Wisin & Yandel) |
1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| "Premonición" | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Hate That I Love You (Spanglish version)" (with Rihanna) |
Premonición Live | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | ||||||
| 2009 | "Esclavo de Sus Besos" | Sin Mirar Atrás | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| "Mi Princesa" | 1 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 90 | 1 | |||||||
| 2010 | "Wavin' Flag (Spanish Celebration Mix) (with K'Naan) |
Troubadour | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| "Sin Mirar Atrás" | Sin Mirar Atrás (and 24 Horas edition) |
42 | 17 | 76 | |||||||||
| "24 horas" | 27 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | "Ave Maria" (re-release) | Acústico - Una noche en el teatro real | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | "Sombra y luz" (Versión acústica - Una noche en el teatro Real - 2011) |
32 | |||||||||||
| "No hay 2 sin 3 (Gol)" (Cali & El Dandee feat. David Bisbal) |
1 | ||||||||||||
| "Hasta el final" | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Para enamorarte de mí" | Tú y Yo | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Diez Mil Maneras" | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 5 | — | |
| "Tú y Yo" | 8 | ||||||||||||
| "Sí pero no" | 6 | ||||||||||||
| "No amanece" | 4 | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ MundoSix: First look at Sin Mirar Atrás
- ↑ Duet of Angels by Jessica Simpson and David Bisbal during the Latin Grammies
- ↑ Rihanna video Hate That I Love You featuring David Bisbal
- ↑ "Corazón Latino Certifications"
- ↑ "Corazón Latino Certifications"
- ↑ "Bulería" Certifications"
- ↑ "Bulería" Certifications"
- ↑ "Premonición" Certification
- ↑ "Todo Por Usted" Certification
- ↑ "Todo Por Usted" Certification
- ↑ "David Bisbal" Certification
- ↑ "David Bisbal" Certification
External links
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment | Davis Bisbal
- Official website
- Comunidad Gyggs
- Concerts, News and Videoclips of Bisbal(Spanish)
- David Bisbal at MTV
- Interview with David Bisbal about his new album Premonición
- David Bisbal at Acceso Total Show
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