Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer-songwriter, 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 with his cousin Joel Solís as Los Hermanitos Solís. In 1975, he co-founded

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

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, 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 Person of the Year 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, his group members informed him that they wanted to make their own group, Los Mismos, without him. Due to internal conflicts in the group, he agreed. This event is discussed in more detail by Los Bukis members in the 2022 "El Buki" documentary available on Amazon Prime Video. This led him 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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, Chayanne,

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and Anaís, 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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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: '' Marco'' * 1999: '' Trozos de Mi Alma'' * 2001: '' Más de Mi Alma'' * 2003: '' Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio'' * 2004: '' Razón de Sobra'' * 2006: '' Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2'' * 2008: '' No Molestar'' * 2010: '' En Total Plenitud'' * 2013: '' Gracias Por Estar Aquí''

Songs featured in telenovelas

*1997: '' El Alma no Tiene Color'' – "El Alma no Tiene Color" (duet with Laura Flores) *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 telenov ...

'' – "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: ''

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'' – " A Dónde Vamos a Parar" *2013: '' Lo Que La Vida Me Robó'' – "El Perdedor" (duet with

) *2017: '' En tierras salvajes'' – "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

The

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are the Spanish-language version of the

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

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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

Latin Grammy Awards

The

are awarded annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the United States. Solís has received five awards from nine nominations. , - ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, '' Más de Mi Alma'' , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, " Tú Me Vuelves Loco" , Best Regional Mexican Song , , - , '' En Total Plenitud'' , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - , " A Dónde Vamos a Parar" , Song of the Year , , - ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, " 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: , - ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, 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 , , - , '' Más de Mi Alma'' , 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)
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