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Alejandro Fernández () (born April 24, 1971) is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" (The Colt) by the media and his fans, http://www.grammy.com/Latin/Winners_Search/Results.aspx he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández . He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Music of Mexico|Mexican folk music, such as mariachi and ranchera . However, his more recent work has focused on mainstream Latin Pop|pop music .

Alejandro Fernández has performed with artists like: Vicente Fernández , Plácido Domingo , Marc Anthony , José Carreras , Chayanne , Amaia Montero , Joan Sebastian , Gloria Estefan , Malú , Julio Iglesias , Patricia Kaas , Miguel Bosé , Mario Frangoulis , Ednita Nazario , Yuri (Mexican singer)|Yuri , Franco De Vita , Diego El Cigala , Nelly Furtado , Ricky Martin and Beyoncé Knowles .

Musical career

Early years

His first public appearance was in 1977, when his father presented him on one of his shows; he was meant to perform the song "Alejandra". In the middle of the song he forgot the lyrics, started crying and suffered a panic attack , but then, his father got on stage and helped him, singing along the song.

Fernández released his first album, Alejandro Fernandez (album)| Alejandro Fernandez , with Sony Music , that released hits such as "Necesito olvidarla", "Brumas" and "Equivocadamente". With this material, Alejandro began a tour in Mexico and some cities of the United States. In 1993, he performed with his father Vicente, in a concert at the Palacio de los Deportes , continuing a season at the famous Teatro Blanquita of Mexico City. In 1993, he released Piel De Niña , the production was directed by Pedro Ramires and became a success. The songs "Piel de niña", "A la vera del camino", and "Cascos ligeros" are some of the hits of the album. In 1994, he released the album Grandes Exitos A La Manera De Alejandro Fernandez , singing pieces of legendary composers such as Armando Manzanero , Luis Demetrio and José Antonio Méndez .

1995–1998: "Como quien pierde una estrella", Me Estoy Enamorando

In 1995 he released the album Que Seas Muy Feliz , the song "Como quien pierde una estrella", became his first international hit, the song was very promoted on radio and television show s.

In 1996, the production Muy Dentro de Mi Corazón became a success; songs like "Moño negro", "Nube viajera" and "Abrazame" became hits in Mexico and several countries of Latin America. That same year he recorded "Puedes llegar", theme song for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics , with singers like Gloria Estefan , Jon Secada and Ricky Martin . In 1997, he recorded the album Me Estoy Enamorando , produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr. The music of the album is a fusion of bolero , romantic ballad, orchestral arrangements and a touch of Mexican mariachi that became popular in the Latin music. "Si tu supieras" became the most outstanding hit of that production, and became the theme of the hit soap opera of the time, "Maria Isabel" , it also conquered the U.S. market being seven weeks at the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Latin Tracks , he became the first Latin singer to hold first place with three hits followed,"Si tu supieras", " En El Jardín " (with Gloria Estefan) and "No se olvidar". Me Estoy Enamorando sold 2.2 million copies worldwide. In December 1998, he recorded Christmas in Vienna (album)|Christmas in Vienna VI , with the tenor Plácido Domingo and Patricia Kaas , his performance was praised by the critics but, however, it did not achieve much popularity among the audience.

1999–2003: Mi Verdad , Entre tus brazos , Orígenes

With the album Mi Verdad of 1999, Fernández returned to ranchera music genre. "Si he sabido amor" became a big hit and was played as the central theme of the hit soap opera Infierno en el paraíso .

In 2000, released the album titled Entre tus brazos , the eighth in his career, and the second time with Emilio Estefan, Jr. as the producer. "Quiéreme" was the first single, a moved pop song that showed his musical versatility. For the first time in his career a song was from his own inspiration: "Entre tus brazos". The album contains mostly romantic balladas with moved Latin rhythms. That same year, he recorded with Julio Iglesias , the song "Dos corazones, dos historias" that was contained on Julio's album Noche de Cuatro Lunas .

In 2001, he recorded Orígenes , the single "Sin tantina pena" (a moved mariachi bolero) became an international hit. In 2002, he launched his production Un Canto De México , which contains twenty-two classic ranchera songs, it was recorded live at the Palacio de Bellas Artes . In 2003, Alejandro began a Latin American tour with his father Vicente, and recorded the show called " En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez " , which was witnessed by thousands of fans, culminating in Mexico City at the Foro Sol , with over five hours of music in front of nearly 60,000 spectators. That same year he recorded his next album Niña amada mía , that released the song with the same name which became a hit and the theme of a popular soap opera of that name. That same year, Alejandro toured Latin America and United States. Later he participated in the Christmas special En mi país broadcasted by Telemundo , and recorded in Puerto Rico . Fernández did a duet with Ednita Nazario on the song "Triste Navidad" ( "Sad Christmas").

2004–2006: A Corazón Abierto, México - Madrid

In 2004, he played the lead role in Zapata: El sueño de un héroe|Zapata: El sueño del héroe , a movie about the Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata by filmmaker Alfonso Arau .That same year, A Corazón Abierto (album)|A Corazón Abierto reunites Alejandro with Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Kike Santander , who penned his greatest hits from Me Estoy Enamorando . But it also finds him singing the songs of a new generation of songwriters, including Gian Marco , Leonel García (one half of pop duo Sin Bandera ), Reyli|Reyli Barba (former member of pop band Elefante) and Mexican group Tres De Copas .

"Romanticism is something that will never die" , declared Alejandro Fernández, explaining his choice of songs on A Corazón Abierto , his breakthrough recording about lost love, love that is never forgotten and the capacity to always love again. ''"I'm super, ultra passionate. We're releasing an album that's an x-ray of myself. That's why it's titled "A Corazón Abierto" ("In Open Heart"). It was something very honest. Not naked, but something deeper than that" . The album released the singles: " ¿Que voy a hacer con mi amor? ", " Qué lastima ", " Me dediqué a perderte " and the smashing hit " Canta corazón ".

In 2005, Alejandro launches México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas ( Mexico - Madrid: Nonstop ). Featuring 13 tracks including one new song. Produced by Aureo Baquiero and filmed in front of a live audience at Spain's "Palacio de Congresos IFEMA", the production features Fernández performing some of his biggest hits accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra and some of Spain's most important voices on three of the songs: Amaia Montero from La Oreja de Van Gogh joins him on "Me dediqué a perderte"; Malú duets with him on "Contigo aprendí", and with flamenco star Diego El Cigala perform a moved version of "Como quien pierde una estrella", accompanied on cajón by famed flamenco guitarist Niño Josele . That same year, Alejandro was chosen to sing along with the tenors José Carreras and Plácido Domingo in a special concerto celebrating the opening of the "Forum Internacional de las Culturas" in Monterrey . At first his father Vicente was invited, but turned down. Alejandro showed his skilled vocals, and operatic tenor vocal range|range , singing pieces of opera such as "Granada"; his performance was praised by the audience. He also recorded a duet song with the tenor Mario Frangoulis called "Hay más" from the album Follow Your Heart (Mario Frangoulis album)|Follow Your Heart . After that, Alejandro went on tour with two Latin American stars: Marc Anthony and Chayanne , passing through several of the most important cities of the U.S. On December 2, 2005, Los Angeles, gave him a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame , on Hollywood Boulevard .

2007–present: Viento a Favor , "Mañana es para siempre", Dos Mundos

In 2007, launches Viento a Favor (Alejandro Fernández album)|Viento A Favor features tunes written by Leonel García and Noel Schajris (better known as emotive Latin-pop duo Sin Bandera ) and Mexican singer Reyli|Reyli Barba . The first two singles were " Te Voy A Perder ", and " Amor Gitano ", a duet with Beyoncé Knowles . After that "Cuando Estamos Juntos" and " No Se Me Hace Fácil " became hits; " Eres (song)|Eres " was the last single of the album.

In 2008, Alejandro started a tour on Spanish land covering cities such as Madrid , Valencia, Spain|Valencia and La Coruña . He released the album De Noche: Clásicos A Mi Manera , that contains classic romantic ballads and boleros such as " El Reloj " and " Regálame esta noche ", songs that he recorded previously in his career but never released.

In 2009, his voice is the theme of Mañana es para siempre , the most successful Mexican soap opera of the year. The Grammy-winning singer, composer and producer Nelly Furtado invited Alejandro to sing a duet with her for her new album Mi Plan . The song "Sueños" was recorded in Miami .

Dos Mundos (Alejandro Fernández album)|Dos Mundos ( Two Worlds ), is a double production, releasing two albums simultaneously: Dos Mundos: Evolución + Tradición . One of them is pop, produced by Aureo Baqueiro , and the other of ranchera and mariachi, produced by Joan Sebastian . He is the first Latin artist to do something similar. On November 11, 2009 he released simultaneously the videos of the singles " Estuve " and " Se Me Va la Voz ". He recently released the videos of the singles " Me Hace Tanto Bien " and " Bandida ". On November 22, 2010, Alejandro released the live album Dos Mundos: Revolución that includes live versions of songs from his album Dos Mundos (Alejandro Fernández album)|Dos mundos: Evolución / Dos mundos: Tradición , two unreleased tracks "Tu Sabes Quien", "Felicidades" and the song "Vamos a darnos tiempo" originally performed by the iconic singer José José . On August 1, 2011, Alejandro released the song "Bajo un mismo sol" theme of the 2011 Pan American Games . He toured Latin America along with fellow Marc Anthony in a series of concerts named Dos Mundos, un Concierto (Two Worlds, one Concert) .

Sony Music controversy

The international record label Sony Music was sued by Alejandro Fernández after they tried to release an album with some of his unreleased songs after his contract with the label had ended. Federal Police (Mexico)|Federal Police arrived at the Sony headquarters in Mexico City and seized about 6,000 copies of the album. The song " Diferente ", was released on the internet as the first single of the album.

Personal life

Alejandro Fernández was born in Mexico City and raised in Guadalajara . He studied to become an architect , but turned to singing in 1991, encouraged by his father. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273370/bio He is the youngest son of his family. Has two older brothers, Vicente, Jr. and Gerardo, and a sister, Alejandra. Fernández and his brothers are known in Mexico as "Los tres potrillos" (The three colts).

In the late 1990s, his older brother Vicente, Jr. was kidnapped by a powerful band of organized crime . http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html? id_nota=294741& tabla=notas
The kidnappers cut off one of his fingers and sent them to his father as a warning. After Vicente Fernández paid a huge sum of money, Vicente, Jr. was released. The exact amount was never announced.

Fernández is co-owner of the shopping center in Guadalajara, called "Unicenter", where there are different types of businesses, creating jobs for over 170 people.
He participated with his family in the construction of " Lienzo charro|Lienzo Charro y Centro de Espectáculos Don Vicente Fernández Gómez" or Arena VFG , with capacity for 11,000 people it is basically dedicated to music shows and eventually will be used for massive charreria competitions. He is an expert in horse riding and charreria . Fernández supports the Mexican soccer team Atlas de Guadalajara|Atlas .

He has five children: three (Alejandro, Jr. and the twin girls América and Camila) with his ex-wife, América Guinart ; and two (Emiliano and Valentina) with his ex-girlfriend, the Colombian model (person)|model Ximena Díaz (model)|Ximena Díaz .

Discography

1992: Alejandro Fernandez (album)|Alejandro Fernandez

1993: Piel De Niña

1994 : Grandes Exitos A La Manera De Alejandro Fernandez

1995 : Que Seas Muy Feliz

1996 : Muy Dentro de Mi Corazon

1997 : Me Estoy Enamorando

1999 : Mi Verdad

1999 : Christmas in Vienna VI

2000 : Entre tus brazos

2001 : Orígenes

2002 : Un Canto De México

2003 : Niña Amada Mía

2003 : En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez

2004 : Zapata: El sueño del héroe (soundtrack)

2004 : A Corazón Abierto (album)

2005 : México – Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas

2007 : Viento a Favor (Alejandro Fernández album)|Viento A Favor

2007 : 15 Años de Éxitos

2008 : De Noche: Clásicos A Mi Manera

2009 : Dos Mundos (Alejandro Fernández album)|Dos mundos: Evolución / Dos mundos: Tradición

2010 : Dos Mundos: Revolución

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