Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales,

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, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanitos Solís. In 1975 he co-founded

Los Bukis Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...

, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band split up after nearly two decades of success, with Solís pursuing a solo career. Solís released his first solo album, '' En Pleno Vuelo'' in 1996 by Fonovisa Records. Solís has been awarded five Latin Grammy Awards, two

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, has a star on the

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, and has been inducted into the

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. In 2022, Solís was recognized as

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by the Latin Recording Academy.

Early life and career

Marco Antonio Solís began performing at age six as part of "Los Hermanitos Solís" with his cousin, Joel Solís. In the mid-1970s he formed "

" with whom he achieved success in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States. As lead singer and chief songwriter of Los Bukis, Solís became known in the industry for outside writing and producing for popular singers such as Marisela and

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. In 1995, after almost 20 years of working with the group, he decided to pursue a solo career. As a solo artist he has remained popular in his native Mexico as well throughout Latin America and Spain, and the United States with more than thirty entries on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, including multiple number one hits. He has worked with Olga Tañón, Ana Bárbara,

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and

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, among others. On 5 August 2010, Solís received his star on the

. Marco Antonio Solís appeared as a vocal coach in the third season of '' La Voz... México'' and won the competition. He went on tour to promote his album Gracias Por Estar Aqui a few weeks after. His album, "Gracias Por Estar Aquí", was released 22 October 2013 and debuted at #1 on ''Billboard''s Top Latin Albums chart. Solís provided the Spanish-dubbing of Ernesto de la Cruz, the main

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of the 2017

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film '' Coco''. Solís returned to Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart for the first time in over two decades as “Se Veía Venir” climbed to No. 1 on the ranking dated October 2, 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1996: '' En Pleno Vuelo'' * 1997: ''

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'' * 1999: '' Trozos de Mi Alma'' * 2001: ''

Más de Mi Alma ''Más de Mi Alma'' (English: ''More of My Soul'') is the fourth studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Fonovisa Records on May 29, 2001 (see 2001 in music). This album became his second numb ...

'' * 2003: '' Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio'' * 2004: '' Razón de Sobra'' * 2006: '' Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2'' * 2008: '' No Molestar'' * 2010: ''

En Total Plenitud ''En Total Plenitud'' ( Eng.: "In Total Fullness") is the ninth studio album by Marco Antonio Solís. It was released on 12 October 2010. This album became his tenth number-one set on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums for Solís, the most for a ...

'' * 2013: '' Gracias Por Estar Aquí''

Compilations, duets and live albums

* 1998: '' Los Grandes Éxitos de Marco Antonio Solís y Los Bukis: Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad'' * 2000: '' En Vivo'' * 2001: '' En Vivo, Vol. 2'' * 2002: '' Los Grandes'' (with Joan Sebastian) * 2003: '' La Historia Continúa...'' * 2004: '' Dos Grandes'' (with Joan Sebastian) * 2005: '' La Historia Continúa... Parte II'' * 2005: '' Dos Idolos'' (with Pepe Aguilar) * 2007: '' La Historia Continúa... Parte III'' * 2007: '' La Mejor... Colección'' * 2008: '' Una Noche en Madrid'' (en vivo) * 2009: '' La Más Completa Colección'' * 2009: '' Más de Marco Antonio Solís'' * 2012: '' La Historia Continúa... Parte IV'' * 2012: '' Una Noche de Luna'' (en vivo) * 2014: '' Antología'' * 2015: '' 15 Inolvidables'' * 2015: '' 15 Inolvidables Vol. 2'' * 2015: '' Por Amor a Morelia Michoacán'' (en vivo) * 2016: '' 40 Años'' * 2020: ''Con Amor y Sentimiento''

Singles

Songs featured in telenovelas

*1997: ''

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'' – "El Alma no Tiene Color" (duet with

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) *1999: ''Girasoles Para Lucía'' aired in Argentina – "Si No Te Huberias Ido" *1999: ''Serafin'' – "Está en Tí" *2000: ''

Siempre te amaré ''Siempre te amaré'' (English: ''I will always love you'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa that premiered on Canal de Las Estrellas on January 24, 2000 and ended on July 28, 2000. It was adapted from the 1975 telen ...

'' – "Sigue Sin Mí" *2001: '' Salomé'' – "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" *2001: ''Salomé'' – "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mi" *2003: '' Velo de Novia'' – "Más Que Tu Amigo" *2006: '' Mundo de Fieras'' – "Antes de Que Te Vayas" *2010: '' Teresa'' – " A Dónde Vamos a Parar" *2013: '' Lo Que La Vida Me Robó'' – "El Perdedor" (duet with

) *2017: ''

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'' – "Estaré Contigo"

Awards and nominations

''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards

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''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame

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Latin American Music Awards

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hosted on U.S. Spanish-language television network, Telemundo. , - ,

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, Marco Antonio Solís , Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock , , -

Latin Grammy Awards

The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Solís has received five awards from nine nominations. , - ,

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, "

" , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - ,

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, " Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio" , Best Regional Mexican Song , , - ,

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, " Razón de Sobra" , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - , rowspan="2" scope="row",

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, " No Molestar" , Best Regional Mexican Song , , - , '' No Molestar'' , Best Grupero Album , , - , rowspan="3" scope="row",

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, " Tú Me Vuelves Loco" , Best Regional Mexican Song , , - , ''

'' , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - , " A Dónde Vamos a Parar" , Song of the Year , , - ,

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, " De Mil Amores" , Best Regional Mexican Song , Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

Lo Nuestro Awards

The

are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Solís has received two awards from thirteen nominations.Lo Nuestro Awards: *1994 Nomination: *1996 Nomination: *1997 Nomination: *1997 Nomination: *1998 Nomination: *2002 Nominations: *2014 Award: *2015 Nominations: , - ,

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, '' Inalcanzable'' , rowspan="2" scope="row", Pop Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="2" scope="row",

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, '' Por Amor a Mi Pueblo'' , , - , Himself , Excellence Award , , - , rowspan="2" scope="row",

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, Marco Antonio Solís (himself) , Pop Male Artist of the Year , , - , '' En Pleno Vuelo'' , rowspan="2" scope="row", Pop Album of the Year , , - , - , rowspan="3" scope="row",

, Pop Male Artist of the Year , , - , ''

'' , Pop Album of the Year , , - , " O Me Voy o Te Vas" , Pop Song of the Year , , - ,

, rowspan="2" scope="row", Marco Antonio Solís (himself) , Pop Male Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="4" scope="row",

, Pop Male Artist of the Year , , - , '' Gracias Por Estar Aquí'' , Pop Album of the Year , , - , " El Perdedor" , rowspan="2" scope="row", Pop Song of the Year , , - , " Tres Semanas" , Each year is linked to the article about the Lo Nuestro Awards held that year.

References

External links

Universal Music Latin Entertainment , Marco Antonio Solís

Official site (Spanish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Marco Antonio 1959 births Living people Fonovisa Records artists Mexican male singer-songwriters Mexican singer-songwriters Latin pop singers Latin Grammy Award winners Singers from Michoacán Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists Grupera musicians Latin music record producers Latin music songwriters Mexican record producers