Joan Sebastian

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Joan Sebastian

Joan Sebastian at Pepsi Center on August 22, 2009
Background information
Birth name José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa[1]
Born (1951-04-08)April 8, 1951
Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico
Died July 13, 2015(2015-07-13) (aged 64)
Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico
Genres Banda, ranchera, Latin ballad, mariachi[2]
Occupation(s) Singer, composer, actor, producer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1977–2015
Labels Musart, Fonovisa, Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Website Joan Sebastian

José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa[1][3] (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), better known as Joan Sebastian (pronounced: [xoˈan seβaˈstjan]), was a Mexican singer-songwriter.[4][5] He wrote more than 1,000 songs including compositions for Vicente Fernández, Lucero, Pepe Aguilar, and Rocío Dúrcal.[6] His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music. Sabastian was awarded seven Latin Grammy Awards and five Grammy Awards, making him the most awarded Mexican performer in Grammy history.[7]

Sebastian also worked sporadically as an actor. In 1996, he made his acting debut in the Mexican soap opera Tú y Yo (You and I), sharing credits with Maribel Guardia, his former wife and mother to his son, Julian. In 2015, Sebastian died at the age of 64 of bone cancer. At the time of his death, Sebastian had two number-one albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and seven top ten songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[8]

Early life

Joan Sebastian was born in the rural town of Juliantla in Guerrero, and began composing at the age of seven.[9] His mother had enrolled him to a school near Guanajuato when he was eight years old, and later returned to his hometown three years later.[10]

At age fourteen, his mother sent him away to a monastery in Morelos where he was under the care of Father David Salgado. Due to the clergyman's influence on Sebastian, he considered becoming a priest. He enrolled in the Seminario Conciliar de San José in Cuernavaca, Morelos, but realized that he wanted to pursue a music career, and decided to leave the seminary to dedicate himself to music.[10]

Career

Before embarking on a singing career, Sebastian was an administrative assistant at a vacation resort in Oaxtepec, Morelos, where he would sing through the intercom. In 1968, Sebastian met Mexican actress Angelica Maria. They stayed together and she asked him to sing some songs for her.[9] She suggested to Sebastian that he record the songs and give them to music producer Eduardo Magallanes, though Sebastian never managed to contact him.[11] He later moved to Mexico City and began asking Discos Capitals Records to listen to his music and produce it.[12] In 1974, he recorded his first album, Pedro Parrandas, and received positive feedback from the public.[9]

In 1977, Sebastian decided to stop using his legal name, Jose Manuel Figueroa and took on his artistic name, Joan Sebastian, partly in tribute to San Sebastian, where he previously worked.[10] That same year, he signed a record deal with the label Musart. In 2000, he released Secreto de Amor which was certified 4× platinum in the Latin field in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[13] The album and title track won the Lo Nuestro Awards for Regional Mexican Album of the Year and Regional Mexican Song of the Year; he also received the Excellence Award for his musical contributions.[14]

In 2006, Sebastian was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame for his prolific songwriting and musical arrangements.[15] Sebastian was awarded Songwriter of the Year three times by ASCAP and received the Golden Note Award in 2007 in recognition of his songwriting career.[16]

Personal life

Sebastian had eight children by five different partners. Their names are José Manuel Figueroa (who is also a singer and composer), Juan Sebastián, Trigo de Jesús, Zarelea, Julián (son of Maribel Guardia), Joana Marcelia, Juliana Joeri and D'Yave. His oldest son, Trigo was shot in the back of the head after one of Joan Sebastian's concerts in Texas on August 27, 2006. Trigo had been trying to control the crowd after the show. He was transported to McAllen Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.[17][18]

On June 12, 2010, Juan Sebastián was shot dead in Cuernavaca, Morelos, after arriving at a night club with some friends and being refused entrance.[19] Joan Sebastian said his son's death had nothing to do with the Mexican drug cartels.[20]

A few months after his death Televisa announced that a series about his life will begin filming his son Julian Figueroa will portray his father in his younger days while his older son José Manuel Figueroa will portray his father in present day. Livia Brito was also confirmed to portray Maribel Guardia.

Illness and death

Sebastian was first diagnosed with bone cancer in 1999. He underwent cancer treatment and survived; however, he announced that the cancer had returned in 2007. Undergoing cancer treatment once again, he later announced he was in remission. On July 26, 2012, during one of his concerts, he announced that the cancer had returned for the third time. In 2014, he revealed that he was battling cancer for the fourth time during his performances in Zacatecas.

Weeks prior to his death, he confirmed to the media that he had been hospitalized and undergoing cancer treatment under medical supervision. On July 13, 2015, Joan Sebastian died at 7:15pm (UTC-06:00) at his ranch Cruz de la Sierra, Teacalco Guerrero, Mexico, due to bone cancer. He was 64 years old.[21][8][22] His body was buried in a cemetery in Juliantla near his son Trigo.[23]

Discography

Sebastian recorded the following studio albums during his music career:[24][25][26]

Studio albums

  • Mi Mujer (1975)
  • Y Las Mariposas (1977)
  • Rumores (1985)
  • Oiga (1987)
  • Mascarada (1988)
  • Norteño (1989)
  • Bandido De Amores (1995)
  • Norteño Vol. 2 (1995)
  • El Peor De Tus Antojos (1995)
  • Con Mariachi (1996)
  • Tu Y Yo (1996)
  • Gracias Por Tanto Amor (1998)
  • Rey Del Jaripeo (1999)
  • Nostalgia Y Recuerdos (2000)
  • Secreto De Amor (2000)
  • Cariño Como Tu (2001)
  • Con Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan (2001)
  • Afortunado (2002)
  • Lo Dijo el Corazón (2002)
  • Mujeres Bonitas (2004)
  • Que Amarren a Cupido (2004)
  • Inventario (2005)
  • Canta Para Ti (2006)
  • De Relajo y Pa Bailar (2006)
  • Mas Alla Del Sol (2006)
  • No Es De Madera (2007)
  • Pegadito al Corazón (2009)
  • Huevos Rancheros (2011)
  • Un Lujo (2012)
  • 13 Celebrando El 13 (2013)
  • Más Joan[27] (TBA)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 Grammy Award Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Lo Dijo El Corazón Won [28]
Latin Grammy Award Best Grupero Album Won [29]
2003 Grammy Award Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Afortunado Won [28]
Latin Grammy Award Best Regional Mexican Song "Afortunado" Won [29]
Best Banda Album Afortunado Won [29]
2006 Grammy Award Best Banda Album Más Allá Del Sol Won [28]
Latin Grammy Award Best Banda Album Won [29]
Best Grupero Album En El Auditorio Nacional Won [29]
2008 Grammy Award Best Banda Album No Es De Madera Won [28]
Latin Grammy Award Best Regional Mexican Song "Estos Celos" Won [29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biografía Jose Manuel Figueroa Figueroa Joan Sebastian QEPD". Cobos.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Joan Sebastian - Biografia". BuenaMusica (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Edmundo Perez Que me entierren con narcocorridos 2012 "... de Marco Enrique Yépez Uribe, el Jarocho o el Comandante Alex, principal testigo de la PGR, era un rancho situado en Juliantla, Guerrero, propiedad del cantante José Manuel Figueroa, conocido artísticamente como Joan Sebastian.
  4. ↑ "Muere el cantante Joan Sebastian". Televisa (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Joan Sebastian dies at age 64, latintimes.com; accessed 15 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Muere Joan Sebastian, el cantautor mexicano". El Mundo (in Spanish) (Unidad Editorial). 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Caballo le rompe cuatro costillas a Joan Sebastian". El Universal (in Spanish). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 Cobo, Leila (13 July 2015). "Joan Sebastian, Mexican Music Superstar, Dies at 64". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Pyror, Tom (30 April 2004). "Joan Sebastian: The People's Poet". ASCAP. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Bonacich, Drago. "Joan Sebastían Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Joan Sebastian y su camino al éxito". La Opinión (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "State Farm Arena Welcomes Los Tigres del Norte and Joan Sebastian". Best Hotels in McAllen. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "American certifications – "Sebastian, Joan"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 July 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  14. ↑ "Arrasa Son by Four con premios Lo Nuestro". El Universal (in Spanish). 10 February 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Cobo, Leila (29 April 2006). "Hall of Fame Inductee Joan Sebastian Inspires Others". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 118 (17): 6. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "15th Annual Latin Music Awards - Joan Sebastian". ASCAP. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Carmen Burgueño Encontrando El Camino de Luz y Verdad 2007 - Page 251 "Por si no lo conoces, Joan Sebastián es un cantante Mexicano. En un recital que hizo el cantante en Texas, aparentemente su hijo trataba de frenar a los fanáticos de su padre que intentaban invadir el escenario. Uno de los fanáticos sacó un ..."
  18. ↑ Francisco Pérez Abellán Crimen y criminales II. Claves para entender el mundo del crimen 2010, p. 73; "No es un fenómeno nuevo: en los últimos dos años, varios cantantes han sido asesinados. En 1992, Chalina Sánchez, al que se le supone creador del narcocorrido, fue suprimido. Hace unos años, Trigo Figueroa, hijo de Joan Sebastián, fue .."
  19. ↑ Asesinan a hijo de Joan Sebastian, ElUniversal.com.mx; accessed 15 July 2015.
  20. ↑ Farrell, Paul (July 13, 2015). "Joan Sebastian Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  21. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (13 July 2015). "Joan Sebastian Dies: 'El Rey Del Jaripeo' Dead At 64, Loses Battle With Cancer". Latin Times. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Mexican ballad singer Joan Sebastian dies at age 64". Denver Post. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  23. ↑ Rubiano, Andrés (18 July 2015). "Joan Sebastian fue sepultado en su pueblo natal, Juliantla (Fotos)". People en Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Un recorrido por la discografía completa del fallecido cantante mexicano, Joan Sebastian" (in Spanish). Telemundo. July 16, 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Joan Sebastian - Discography". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Discografia". Joan Sebastian Pagina Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "¡Un guerrero! Joan Sebastian le sonreía a su enfermedad". Univision (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Grammy Past Winners Search "Joan Sebastian"". The Grammys. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Latin Grammy Past Winners Search "Joan Sebastian"". The Latin Grammys (in Spanish). The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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