Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. (born August 7, 1965, in Miami, Florida), known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is the lead singer of

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and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as

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's 2003 single "In My Dreams". After the disbanding of The Mavericks in the early 2000s, Malo pursued a solo career.">" Today" by Raul Malo – zBoneman Music Reviews
He has also participated from 2001 in the

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. The Mavericks re-formed in 2012 and continue to tour extensively. In 2015 they won the Americana music award for duo/group of the year.

Solo discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malo, Raul 1965 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American country singer-songwriters American musicians of Cuban descent People from Miami Country musicians from Florida Singer-songwriters from Florida The Mavericks members