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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Camilo Sesto|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Camilo Blanes Cortés|Born = Birth date|1946|9|16 (age 65)|death_date =|origin = Alcoy , Spain|genre = Pop music|Pop Rock music|Rock |Style =|associated_acts =|website = http://www.siemprecamilosesto.com Official site|occupation = Vocalist record producer|Producer Composer |years_active =|label =POV|date=May 2011 Camilo Blanes Cortés (born September 16, 1946), better known as Camilo Sesto , is a Spanish singer , composer and producer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s. Probably the most prominent male voice of Spanish pop music at that time, he became famous for his powerful, carefully arranged ballads , pop music|pop and rock music|rock . He has the world record of more number ones in the world: 52 overall and 18 in the list of Los 40 Principales|40 Principales .
Life
Camilo Sesto was born in Alcoi , a city located in the province of Alicante on September 16, 1946. Sesto sang in two pop bands during the 1960s and won a contest in a Madrid TV show. He also played a part in the Spanish filming of Shakespeare's Hamlet . Later, he teamed up with singer and producer Juan Pardo (singer)|Juan Pardo .
Camilo Sesto took a rest in 1987 to take care of his newborn son.
Camilo has or had homes in Torrelodones , near Madrid and Coconut Grove ( Miami area), Florida .
Career
In 1970, Sesto moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles and started to learn English language|English ,is now his own producer and other artist's. After successfully starring in the Spanish version of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975, Sesto began to gain fame as a singer and composer. Year after year, he reached the top of the charts all over America, Latin America and in Spain, leaving us classics like Algo de mí ( Something of me ) (1972), Amor...Amar ( Love.. to love ) (1972), Melina (1975), a song about Melina Mercouri , ¿Quieres ser mi amante? ( Do you want to be my lover? ) (1974), Jamás ( Never ) (1975), El Amor de mi Vida ( The Love of my Life ) (1978), Perdóname ( Forgive me ) (1981), the latter being his most successful hit and other as Donde estés, con quien estés , Amor de mujer (1984) and the classic Amor mio ¿que me has hecho? ( My love, what have you done to me? ) (1991), number one in the Billboard magazine, plus several hits around the whole world. During the 70s,80s Sesto created many hit songs and a great fortune, and almost every song came from his sole inspiration, being the author, interpreter, composer, and producer of all of his works. They catapulted him as a consummate multi-talented artist. With an extraordinary reputation between the years 1980 and 1991 he composed the song and sang the theme for Clorina Soap Opera|Colorina with Lucía Méndez . Being Colorina one of the most successful telenovela s in the 80s, he also produces for it a pop ballad hit album named Cerca de ti . It was a smash hit.
His reputation penetrates the borders and reaches the apex of the success in countries as The United States, Japan, Germany, Latin América, Italy, Portugal and everywhere in Europe where the quality of his shows are classified by the critics as majestic, from this moment the world already acclaims it like "Camilo Sesto Superstar".
During the last decades Sesto recorded some beautiful ballads. Camilo sings mostly in Spanish language|Castilian Spanish , but has also recorded songs in Catalan language|Catalan - Valencian , English, Italian and Portuguese as well. He has also recorded some albums in English.
After recovering from a liver transplant, in 2003 he managed to make a successful comeback with his album Alma , surprising the audience with the song " Mola mazo " ("It rules") in an exercise of self-assertion. The Alma CD includes some songs in English: Selections from The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera and a duet with Andrea Bronston . Camilo Sesto returned to the scenario back in 2004 in to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. His old fans and new ones cheered the great Spaniard as he sang songs from his catalog. By the end of the festival Sesto left Viña del Mar 2004 with many awards.
His last musical work was the singing of Bujalance football team hymn (a Spanish football team). To this day, Camilo Sesto has sold more than 175 million albums worldwide.
On September 2009 he announced that he will play his retirement shows where he will say goodbye to his fans. He toured the America,Latin America (U.S., Mexico ,Peru ,Chile,Ecuador,Colombia, and other). In October 2010, he gave his last two concerts in Madrid, which were recorded to be released as his first (and last) live album.
As of May 2011, Camilo Sesto started his farewell tour " La Gira del Adiós ":
May 28 Camilo Sesto is honored in Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas and was awarded the prize, " Maximo Orgullo Hispano " is proclaimed " Dia De Camilo Sesto " in Nevada.
http://www.camilosestoweb.com www.camilosestoweb.com ( pagina dedicada al cantante y compositor )
http://camilosestonumero1.galeon.com/
http://www.famososvalencianos.com/camilo-sesto/
Persondata | NAME = Sesto, Camilo | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = September 16, 1946 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Alcoi | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Sesto, Camilo Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:People from Alcoià Category:Valencian musicians Category:Spanish singers Category:Spanish composers Category:Spanish male singers Category:Spanish-language singers
