Raúl Alexander Acha Alemán (born January 25, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter.
Life
The son of Mexican pop singer
Emmanuel
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...
, Alexander Acha is also a pianist and a
Berklee College of Music
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alum and born to a american mother Madison Anne Johnson who taught Alexander piano and other instruments.
He was raised as a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
and he still attends
Mass
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. His debut album ''
Voy'' (2008) reached gold status in his native country, with ''Te Amo'' being his first single.
Alexander Acha – Billboard.com
/ref> On November 5, 2009, he won the Latin Grammy
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
for Best New Artist.
Discography
Albums
* ''Voy'' (2008)
* ''La vida es...'' (2011)
* ''Claroscuro'' (2014)
* ''Luz'' (2018)
* ''Las Italianas'' (2022)
References
External links
Official Website
1985 births
Living people
Mexican male singer-songwriters
Mexican singer-songwriters
Mexican composers
Mexican male composers
Mexican pianists
Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Singers from Mexico City
Mexican Roman Catholics
Mexican people of Basque descent
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Berklee College of Music alumni
Warner Music Latina artists
Male classical pianists
21st-century Mexican singers
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Mexican male singers
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