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Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year three times. The singer is notable for his flamenco-influenced ballads, and has also experimented with several other genres including pop music, pop, rock music, rock, funk, contemporary R&B, R&B and jazz. Born in Madrid to parents from Andalusia, Sanz began playing guitar at age seven, taking influence from his family's flamenco roots. Sanz released Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos, his debut album at age nineteen, although he did not gain commercial success in Spain until his second release, ''Viviendo Deprisa'' (1991). His next two records, ''Si Tú Me Miras'' (1993) and ''3 (Alejandro Sanz album), 3'' (1995) also fared well commercially, but it was his 1997 breakthrough album ''Más (album), Más' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Album Of The Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51 percent of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are composed by them. Juan Luis Guerra has won the most awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Unplugged (Alejandro Sanz Album)
''MTV Unplugged'' is the second live album from Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, which turns him into the first Spanish artist in recording an unplugged for MTV, and in this opportunity he resorts to Humberto Gatica's talent as producer and arranger. This album contains an inedit song, "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" dedicated to his daughter Manuela, the song "Aprendiz" that Alejandro composed for the Spanish singer Malú, a different version of "Cómo Te Echo de Menos" and a flamenco song, "Todo Es de Color" by Manuel Molina. Track listing #"Cuando Nadie Me Ve" – 5:06 #"Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" – 4:35 #"Amiga Mía" – 5:03 #"Se Le Apagó La Luz" – 5:13 #"Quisiera Ser" – 4:41 #"Aprendiz" – 5:02 #"Quiero Morir En Tu Veneno" – 4:30 #"Cómo Te Echo De Menos" – 4:29 #"Corazón Partío" – 5:00 #"Siempre Es De Noche" – 4:50 #"Toca Para Mí" – 4:13 #"Lo Que Fui Es Lo Que Soy" – 5:24 #"Todo Es De Color" – 4:26 Chart performance Album Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alma Al Aire
''El Alma al Aire'' (The Soul to Air) is the sixth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on September 26, 2000 (see 2000 in music). It is one of his more suggestive and emotive works. It beat all the records of sale of the Spanish market on having reached the 1,000,000 copies in the first week. Track listing # Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07 # Hay Un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22 # Quisiera Ser – 5:30 # Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29 # Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:38 # El Alma al Aire – 5:58 # Me Iré – 5:40 # Hicimos Un Trato – 4:37 # Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05 # Silencio – 4:37 (6:35–8:22 – hidden track: ''Desde mis Centros'') Chart performance Album Singles Sales and certifications Personnel * Vicente Amigo – Spanish guitar in "Quisiera Ser" and "El Alma al Aire" * Gennady Aronin – Violin * Enrique Badulescu – Photography * Antonio Baglio – Mastering * Tim Barnes – Vio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Más (album)
''Más (More)'' is the fifth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on 9 September 1997 (see 1997 in music). With sales of over two million copies, it is the best-selling album of all time in Spain. Track listing Re-release ''Más (Edición 2006)'' is the re-release of the album ''Más'' containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 13 tracks and the DVD contains 15 videos. Track listing CD # – 5:22 # – 5:04 # – 5:46 # – 4:48 # – 4:52 # – 5:09 # – 4:50 # – 4:47 # – 5:36 # – 4:44 # – 4:11 # – 4:41 # – 5:22 DVD # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Personnel Adapted from the ''Más'' liner notes: Performance credits Musicians *Lele Melotti – drums *Elio Rivagli – drums *Paolo Costa – bass *Alberto Paixao – bass *Saverlo Porciello – acoustic guitar *Joan Bibiloni – acoustic guitar *Ludovico Vagnone – electric guitar *Alejandro Sanz – Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 (Alejandro Sanz Album)
''3'' is the fourth (third with WEA Latina) studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released by WEA Latina on June 13, 1995 (see 1995 in music). This album reaffirmed the success obtained with his previous albums and made him popular in Europe and Latin America. The album was also recorded in Portuguese and Italian. All songs were written by Alejandro Sanz except "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno". The official singles of the album were "La Fuerza del Corazón", "Mi Soledad y Yo", "¿Lo Ves?" and "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno", and he shot a video for each single. Track listing Italian version Portuguese version Chart performance Singles Album certifications Personnel * Jack Adams – Mastering * Miguel Angel Arenas – Producer * Stefano Cantini – Saxophone * Óscar Clavel – Engineer, mixing * Paolo Costa – Electric bass * Nigel Hitchcock – Saxophone * D'Romy Ledo – Background vocals * Pedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Tú Me Miras
''Si Tú Me Miras'' (If You Look at Me) is the third studio album recorded by Spanish singer and songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by Warner Music Group, WEA Latina on August 17, 1993. where he counted with the collaboration of musicians Paco de Lucía (in the tracks "El Escaparate" and "Mi Primera Canción") and Nacho Mañó (in the album production). In this album appear tracks as "Si Tú Me Miras" and others in which the author begins to appreciate a musical evolution. The official singles of the album were "Si Tú Me Miras" and "Cómo Te Echo de Menos", and he shot videos for both songs. Track listing # "Si Tú Me Miras" – 4:17 # "Tu Letra Podré Acariciar" – 3:38 # "El Escaparate" – 4:47 # "Cómo Te Echo de Menos" – 4:01 # "Cuando Acabas Tú" – 4:03 # "Mi Primera Canción" – 4:38 # "Vente al Más Allá" – 4:00 # "Qué No Te Daría Yo" – 3:36 # "Este Pobre Mortal" – 3:35 # "A Golpes Contra el Calendario" – 5:02 Personnel * Miguel Ángel Arenas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viviendo Deprisa
''Viviendo Deprisa'' (''"Living in a Hurry"'') is the second studio album (first with WEA Latina) recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz (although he previously had recorded '' Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos'' under the name ''Alejandro Magno'' in 1989). It was released by WEA Latina on 20 August 1991 (see 1991 in music). With this album he was announced to national level, all the tracks were composed by Sanz but were credited to A. Medina (Algazul Medina) pseudonymous that Sanz used initially in his career. The official singles of the album were "Los Dos Cogidos de la Mano" and "Pisando Fuerte", which were a boom in the musical Spanish panorama, other songs that received radio airplay were "Se Le Apagó la Luz" and "Lo Que Fui Es lo Que Soy". He shot videos for the songs "Los Dos Cogidos de la Mano" and "Pisando Fuerte". Track listing # Los Dos Cogidos de la Mano – 5:06 # Pisando Fuerte – 4:32 # Lo Que Fui Es lo Que Soy – 4:40 # Todo Sigue Igual – 5:13 # Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos
''Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos'' is the first album recorded by Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, known at the time as Alejandro Magno, with the label Hispavox. The record, which fused flamenco and techno, was met with critical and commercial indifference, and today Sanz views the record to be "insignificant". However, the album is now considered to be a collector's item. In an attempt to promote ''Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos'', he performed at strip clubs, playing short sets between acts. This proved to be unsuccessful and Sanz took a break from music, choosing to study business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management .... Track listing # Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos – 2:50 (J.Torres, Sagrario, Deloina) # Tomasa – 2:54 (A.L. Arenas) # El Apartamento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a Nationalities and regions of Spain, "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight Provinces of Spain, provinces: Province of Almería, Almería, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz, Province of Córdoba (Spain), Córdoba, Province of Granada, Granada, Province of Huelva, Huelva, Province of Jaén (Spain), Jaén, Province of Málaga, Málaga, and Province of Seville, Seville. Its capital city is Seville. The seat of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia is located in the city of Granada. Andalusia is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia and the Mediterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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