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Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (April 19, 1970) is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as " El Sol de México " (The Sun of Mexico) or simply " El Sol " (The Sun).

Beginning his musical career in his childhood, Luis Miguel has won five Grammy s and four Latin Grammy s among other numerous awards. He is considered as one of the top male pop vocalists in the world nowadays. His contribution to Latin pop music , along with his hermetic personal life, has made him a global figure of Latin music for almost three decades. He debuted on the professional music at 11 years old. At the age of fifteen, Luis Miguel received his first Grammy for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (I Like You Just The Way You Are) with Sheena Easton . In 1991, the RIAA gave him a recognition for the high sales of the albums Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance and Segundo Romance . Luis Miguel is the only Latin artist to have two Spanish-language albums ( Romance and Segundo Romance ) go platinum in the USA. He has achieved a long string of distinctions. Also among those was having his album Luis Miguel (album)|Luis Miguel achieve gold and platinum certifications in four countries, including the United States, within just three days of its release.

Luis Miguel is also known by his high-grossing tours and his outstanding live performances. His Amarte Es Un Placer Tour had a length of 8 months during 1999–2000 and run through 8 countries in two continents. The tour consisted of 105 concerts and was attended by approximately 1.5& nbsp;million fans. It was the highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist, as well as the most extended. These two records have been broken by his Mexico En La Piel Tour of 2005–2007, with a total of 124 concerts, over 1.4 millions spectators, and grossing over $95& nbsp;million.

Early life

He was named Luis Miguel in honor of fame Spanish bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín . Although Luis Miguel has lived almost his entire life in Mexico, he was born in Puerto Rico , where his father performed occasionally as a singer. His parents were Spanish singer Luisito Rey and Italian actress Marcella Basteri. Luis Miguel has two younger brothers. His father was from Cadiz , a city in southwestern Spain. During his child years, his father, who was also his manager, encouraged him to watch and analyze nearly every movie, recording, and concert performance of Elvis Presley . Luis Miguel's mother was from Carrara , Italy. She disappeared mysteriously in 1986, when he was a teenager.

Career

In 1981, at the age of 11, Luis Miguel released his first album, Un Sol , by the Mexican branch of EMI Records. Two years later, he started touring Latin American countries including Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and Argentina.

In 1985, at age of 15, he took part at the Sanremo Music Festival , where he won the second place award with his song "Noi Ragazzi Di Oggi". That same year, he was also presented with the "Antorcha de Plata" Award in the Viña del Mar Music Festival for his duet single "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" ("I Like You Just As You Are") with Scottish singer Sheena Easton . In 1984, he co-starred in the film Ya Nunca Más and in 1985, Fiebre de Amor (Film)|Fiebre de Amor with singer Lucero (actress)|Lucero as his co-star.

In 1986, Luis Miguel gave his career a brief break, as his relationship with his father was souring due to alleged mismanagement, poor financial decisions and risking his earnings of his career. Shortly after signing with Warner Records, in 1987, he fired his father and started to work with Juan Carlos Calderón. Luis Miguel's album Soy Como Quiero Ser in May 1987 sold well. The album featured hits such as " Love Me with All Your Heart|Cuando Calienta El Sol ", " I Only Want to Be with You|Ahora Te Puedes Marchar ", and " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me|Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti ".

On November 25, 1988, Luis Miguel's second album Busca Una Mujer was released. The first single La Incondicional became a top-ten hit throughout Latin America in the first half of 1989, thanks in part to the music video. The video was shocking to many fans as he had cut his signature long hair. This cemented his transition from a child star into an adult superstar. By the end of 1989, the second single Fría Como El Viento reached No.& nbsp;1 on the Hot Latin Tracks . He also had a top-ten single Separados in early 1990, peaking at #8.

In 1990, he made a successful transition from a child singer to an adult showman with the album 20 Años and an ensuing string of sold-out shows first in Mexico then throughout Latin America and elsewhere in the world. 20 Años which sold 600,000 copies in its first week of release, resulted in release of three singles Tengo Todo Excepto A Ti , Entrégate , Amante Del Amor with the two former hitting number 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks in 1990.

In 1991, Luis Miguel's career went to even greater heights and earned him the respect of a wider audience with the release of Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance , an album of romantic boleros, most of them from the 1940s and 1950s. He has been credited with reinventing the bolero for modern audiences. The album Romance , which became his most successful material ever eventually sold 15 million units worldwide.

In 1993, Luis Miguel's fifth studio album, Aries , was released, which won him that year's Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. That same year, Luis Miguel was personally invited by Frank Sinatra to join him on his Duets II album and to perform live in a nationally televised special in honor of Sinatra's 80th birthday; along with other stars such as Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole .

In 1994, he released a sequel to Romance , Segundo Romance , featuring Luis Miguel as a convincing pop singer with mastery over timeless Latin classics such as "Solamente Una Vez" and "Sin Ti". The album went on to earn a Grammy Award as well as reaching a Platinum status in the United States.

In 1996, Luis received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Soon after, Luis Miguel quickly returned to the studios and released Nada Es Igual (Luis Miguel album)|Nada Es Igual , a pop album featuring "Sueña", the main theme for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame . In 1997, Luis Miguel released his third album of the bolero series Romances , which earned him a World Music Award and another Grammy Award .

In 1999, Luis Miguel released his ninth studio album Amarte Es Un Placer which, in 2000, earned him two Latin Grammys for being Best Album of the Year and Best Pop Album of the Year. The single "O Tú, O Ninguna" of Amarte Es Un Placer became number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and perched at the top position for eight consecutive weeks. Following the success of Amarte Es Un Placer , Luis Miguel released Mis Romances in 2001, his fourth album in the bolero series. The album, which sold over two million copies worldwide was followed by the launch of Mis Romances Tour which took place throughout the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.

In 2003, Luis Miguel released his first pop album in over four years entitled 33 (Luis Miguel album)|33 , indicative of his age. The album, which featured a collection of ballad s and uptempo songs climbed to number 1 on Billboard's Latin Charts earning Luis Miguel two Billboard Awards as well as Grammy and Latin Grammy award nominations. On the 33 Tour , Luis Miguel filled the largest halls in the U.S., toured throughout Latin America and in Chile where his album 33 sold 2.5& nbsp;million copies (more records than any other artist in the history of Chile). He also performed at Mexico's sold-out National Auditorium , and various sold-out shows at Buenos Aires , as well as other prestigious international venues such as Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Spain. That same year, Felipe, Prince of Asturias|Prince Felipe of Spain presented him with a special award for being the best-selling foreign artist in his country's history, and hosted a special party in his honor in Madrid .

In 2004, Luis Miguel released his Mexico En La Piel . The album, which was a collection of traditional Mexican mariachi songs went on to sell three million copies worldwide. He launched his Mexico En La Piel Tour in 2005. In 2006, Luis Miguel performed thirty sold out shows between January 18 and February 27 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. The 123-date tour started in September 2005 in Mexico which then stretched to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

In 2005, Luis Miguel released Grandes Exitos (Luis Miguel)|Grandes Exitos , his first greatest hits album, that featured his greatest songs he recorded during all his career, including two never-released singles: "Misterios Del Amor" and "Si Te Perdiera".

That same year, he released a Christmas album called Navidades . The playlist includes many Christmas standards in Spanish. The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart during the first week of its release. The album released two singles "Santa Claus Llegó A La Ciudad" (" Santa Claus Is Coming to Town "), and "Mi Humilde Oración" ("My Grown-up Christmas List").

On May 6, 2008, Luis Miguel released Cómplices , produced by him and written by Spanish composer Manuel Alejandro . It sold almost 350,000 copies in the first 24 hours. The first single, " Si Tú Te Atreves " was released on April 7, 2008, the second single of the album was " Te Desean ". His Complices Tour began in Seattle , Washington on September 3, 2008.

Luis Miguel released his new Luis Miguel (album)|self-titled studio album on September 14, 2010. Its first single "Labios de Miel" is a smooth Latin pop song. His Luis Miguel Tour|new world tour started on November 4, 2010 in the city of Lima, Peru and will go through the United States, South America, Mexico and Spain among other countries.. Luismigueloficial.com. Retrieved on August 13, 2011. On February 22, 2012, he will open the Viña del Mar International Song Festival .

Summary of Distinctions

At the age of fifteen, Luis Miguel received a Grammy Award for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (I Like You Just The Way You Are) with Sheena Easton . In 1991, the RIAA gave him a recognition for the high sales of the albums Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance and Segundo Romance . Luis Miguel is the only Latin artist to have two Spanish-language albums ( Romance and Segundo Romance ) go platinum in the USA.

He was the only Latin artist to perform at the show " Frank Sinatra|SINATRA : 80 Years My Way" , along with other pop icons such as Bruce Springsteen , Natalie Cole and Bob Dylan . His album Romances of 1997, became the first Spanish-language album ever debuting at No.& nbsp;14 on the Billboard Top 200. Warner Music recognized Luis Miguel as the best-selling artist in the history of Chile with over 2.5& nbsp;million records sold. In 2003, Felipe, Prince of Asturias|Prince Felipe of Spain presented him with a special award for being the best-selling foreign artist in his country's history. In 2008, Luis Miguel's album Navidades became the first Christmas music|Christmas album ever being nominated to the Grammy in the category of Pop. His album Cómplices broke records in Mexico, by selling over 320,000 copies in its first day of release. Just three days after its release, his new Luis Miguel (album)|album achieved Quadruple Platinum certification in Mexico, Platinum in Argentina and gold records in Chile and the United States.

Luis Miguel is also known by his high-grossing tours and his outstanding live performances. His Amarte Es Un Placer Tour had a length of 8 months and run through Mexico, USA, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil and Spain between 1999 and 2000. The tour consisted of 105 concerts and was attended by approximately 1.5& nbsp;million fans. It was the highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist, as well as the most extended. These two records have been broken by his Mexico En La Piel Tour . His 33 Tour peaked at No.& nbsp;1 in the Billboard World Top Boxscore . The Mexico En La Piel Tour of 2005–2007, with a total of 124 concerts, peaked at No.& nbsp;1 in the Billboard World Top Boxscore . The tour spanned two years with a total of 124 concerts attended by over 1.5 millions spectators, and grossed around $950& nbsp;million. In 2006, during the Mexico En La Piel Tour , after giving 30 consecutive sold-out concerts at the National Auditorium|Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, gathering over 260,000 spectators he was awarded with the "Estela de Plata" at the last concert. His Luis Miguel Tour is ranked at number five of the highest-grossing tours of 2011 in North America.. (PDF) . Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

Cultural impact

Luis Miguel is considered as one of the top male pop singers worldwide today. In a career that has spanned over twenty-five years, he has become the main singer from Latin America, having performed successfully pop music, bolero , mariachi and romantic ballads. In the late 1980s, Luis Miguel made the transition from child star to consolidated international singer, and since then, he became one of the most revered and popular Latin American artists ever. His wide vocal range and performance has been praised by critics and other artists all over the world.

Frank Sinatra personally invited Luis Miguel to participate on a duet in the album Duets II . Luis Miguel has been dubbed several times by the press and the media as the "Latin Frank Sinatra".

His music has reached to non-Spanish speaking continents such as Asia and Africa. The press stated that at the time of his capture, the dictator Saddam Hussein , had the album Segundo Romance , among his belongings.. Terra. Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

Awards and recognitions

In 1984, received the Grammy Award for Best Mexican American Performance for his duet " Me Gustas Tal Como Eres " (I Like You Just The Way You Are) with Sheena Easton .

In 1985, Luis Miguel won Antorcha de Plata at the "Festival de la Cancion de Viña del Mar for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (I Like You Just The Way You Are) with Sheena Easton .

In 1985, wins the second place at the Sanremo Music Festival in Italy with the song "Noi Ragazzi di Oggi".

In 1990, won two more Antorcha de Plata at the "Festival de la Cancion de Viña del Mar .

In 1991, Luis Miguel was recognized at South Korea International Music Award as the best abroad for his album "Romance" for Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance .

In 1991, received recognition by RIAA for selling 2 millions copies of Romance and Segundo Romance .

In 1992, he received European Excellence prize in Spain.

In 1992, received a Billboard Awards for the Best Latin Artist, for the Best Spanish-language Album (for his album Romance) and Best Singer in Spanish.

In 1993, received a Billboard Awards for Best Latin Male Artist of the Year, Best Spanish-Language Album of the Year Aries .

In 1993, received a Grammy Award for the Best Latin Pop Album Aries .

In 1994, received a Grammy Award for being the Best Latin Male singer with his album Segundo Romance .

In 1994, he was invited to record a special-edition duet of "Come Fly With Me" with Frank Sinatra for his album Duets II .

In 1995, became the single Latin artist to perform at the show SINATRA: 80 Years My Way along with other pop icons such as Bruce Springsteen , Natalie Cole and Bob Dylan .

In 1996, received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

In 1996, he recorded the song "Sueña" (Spanish version of "Someday") for the Disney movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame .

In 1997, Pollstar Magazine recognized Luis Miguel as the first Latin artist to enter the list of All-Time Top-20 grossing artists who have sold as many records in a single location in the history of music.

In 1997, the album Romances became the first Spanish-language album ever debuting at No.& nbsp;14 on the Billboard Top 200.

In 1997, Luis Miguel received a Grammy Award for being the Best Latin Pop Artist of the Year with his album Romances .

In 2000, received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year and Best Pop Album of the Year on his Amarte es un Placer .

In 2000, received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album

In 2000, received a Latin Grammy Award for being the Best Pop Male Artist

In 2001, he received a Billboard Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance which included a collaboration with Michael Jackson in the Spanish version of " What More Can I Give " entitled "Todo Para Ti" dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001 attacks in New York.

In 2002 received the Premio Luna de Mexico (Moon of Mexico Award) for being the artist with the best artistic career (at that time of 20 years).

In 2003, Warner Music recognized him as the best-selling artist in the history of Chile with over 2.5& nbsp;million records sold.

The 33 Tour peaked at No.& nbsp;1 in the Billboard World Top Boxscore .

In 2005, received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album México En La Piel .

In 2005, received a Grammy Awards for Best Mexican Album Mexico En La Piel .

In 2005, followed by the En La Piel Tour in Mexico, Luis Miguel gave 6 consecutive sold-out concerts in the Gibson Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA.

The Mexico En La Piel Tour peak No.& nbsp;1 in the Billboard World Top Boxscore .

In 2005, Luis Miguel became the first Latin artist to receive a star on the streets of Las Vegas Star.

In 2006, he won Estela de Plata for his tour in Mexico for giving 30 concerts at Auditorio Nacional, which, all in all gathered around 300,000 spectators.

In 2008, Luis Miguel's album Navidades became the first Christmas album ever being nominated in the Grammy in the category of Pop.

In 2008, the online store amazon.com announced that the album Complices had peaked number 1 in the list best-selling albums in the website two weeks before the release of the album.

Cómplices broke records in Mexico, by selling over 320,000 copies in its first day of release.

Personal life

Luis Miguel refuses to speak to the media about his personal life and keeps the matter private. Luis Miguel rarely grants interviews or attends award ceremonies. He is always escorted by a diligent security team and he is transported in several trucks to distract paparazzis and reporters.. Tmz.com (2007-06-14). Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

He is recognized for his taste for haute cuisine and for being a self-taught sommelier . He released his own vintage of wine, "Unico. Luis Miguel", a Cabernet Sauvignon .. Luismiguelsite.com (2005-10-18). Retrieved on August 13, 2011.. www.wine.com. Retrieved on August 13, 2011. He is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English, Italian and Portuguese.. YouTube (2008-05-03). Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

Luis Miguel is the father of three children: Michelle Salas, born on June 13, 1989, from his relationship with Stephanie Salas ; Miguel, born on January 1, 2007 and Daniel, born on December 18, 2008, both from his relationship with actress Aracely Arámbula . His numerous relationships are widely covered by the Latin media.. Eluniversal.com.mx. Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

In April 2010, he was briefly hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The cause of the hospitalization was not disclosed.. Extratv.warnerbros.com (2010-04-16). Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

Discography

1982: Un Sol

1982: Directo Al Corazón

1983: Decídete

1984: Ya Nunca Más

1984: Palabra De Honor

1984: Meu Sonho Perdido

1985: Fiebre de Amor (album)|Fiebre de amor

1986: Amándote A La Italiana|Canta in italiano

1986: Tambien es Rock

1987: Soy Como Quiero Ser

1988: Busca Una Mujer

1990: 20 Años

1991: Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance

1992: América & En Vivo

1993: Aries (album)|Aries

1994: Segundo Romance

1995: El Concierto

1996: Nada Es Igual (Luis Miguel album)|Nada Es Igual

1997: Romances

1998: Todos Los Romances

1999: Amarte Es Un Placer

2000: Vivo (Luis Miguel album)|Vivo

2001: Mis Romances

2002: Mis Boleros Favoritos

2003: 33 (Luis Miguel album)|33

2004: Mexico En La Piel

2005: Mexico En La Piel|Mexico En La Piel: Edición Diamante

2005: Grandes Éxitos (Luis Miguel album)|Grandes Éxitos

2006: Navidades

2008: Cómplices *2009: Cómplices|Cómplices: Edición Especial

2009: No Culpes a La Noche

2010: Luis Miguel (album)|Luis Miguel

Videography

1989: Un Año De Conciertos

1991: Luis Miguel: 20 Años

1992: Romance: En Vivo

1995: El Concierto

1996: Los Videos

2000: Vivo (Luis Miguel album)|Vivo

2001: Romances|Romances (DVD Audio)

2002: Mis Boleros Favoritos

2005: Mexico En La Piel|Mexico En La Piel: Edición Diamante

2005: Grandes Exitos (Luis Miguel)|Grandes Exitos Videos

Billboard No.& nbsp;1 Hot Latin Tracks

1987: " Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (Luis Miguel song)|Ahora Te Puedes Marchar " ( Soy Como Quiero Ser )

1989: " La Incondicional " ( Busca Una Mujer )

1989: " Fría Como el Viento " ( Busca Una Mujer )

1990: " Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí " ( 20 Años )

1990: "Entrégate" ( 20 Años )

1991: "No Sé Tú" ( Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance )

1992: "Inolvidable" ( Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance )

1993: "Ayer" ( Aries (album)|Aries )

1993: "Hasta Que Me Olvides" ( Aries (album)|Aries )

1994: " El día que me quieras (song)|El Día Que Me Quieras " ( Segundo Romance )

1994: "La Media Vuelta" ( Segundo Romance )

1995: "Si Nos Dejan" ( El Concierto )

1997: "Por Debajo De La Mesa" ( Romances )

1999: "O Tú, O Ninguna" ( Amarte Es Un Placer )

2002: "Cómo Duele" ( Mis Romances )

2003: "Te Necesito" ( 33 (Luis Miguel album)|33 )

Album certifications

Soy Como Quiero Ser: 5 Platinum Discs, 8 Gold Discs

Romance: 70 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs

Aries: 40 Platinum Discs 6 Gold Discs

Segundo Romance: 50 Platinum Discs

Nada Es Igual: 30 Platinum Discs

Romances: 50 Platinum Discs

Amarte Es Un Placer: 4 Platinum Discs, 4 Gold Discs

Mis Romances: 8 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs

33: 11 Platinum Discs, 2 Gold Discs

México En La Piel: 1 Diamond Disc, 11 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc

Grandes Exitos: 5 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs

Grandes Exitos Videos: 1 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc

Navidades Luis Miguel: 1 Diamond Discs, 10 Platinum Discs, 2 Gold Disc.

Cómplices: 1 Diamond Disc, 9 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc

Total career: 3 Diamond Discs, 304 Platinum Discs, 34 Gold Discs

' Total career counting singles: 16.7 million discs

. Tvyespectaculos.com (2008-05-06). Retrieved on August 13, 2011.

Tours

(1990–1991) Gira 20 Años

(1991–1992) Romance: En Vivo|Romance Tour

(1993–1994) Aries Tour

(1994–1995) Segundo Romance Tour

(1995) El Concierto Tour

(1996) Tour America 1996|America Tour

(1997–1998) Romances Tour

(1999–2000) Amarte Es Un Placer Tour

(2002) Mis Romances Tour

(2003–2004) 33 Tour

(2005–2007) Mexico En La Piel Tour

(2008–2009) Complices Tour

(2010–2011) Luis Miguel Tour

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