Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz (born 31 May 1989), popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Alborán has released five studio albums. His records are distributed by Warner Music Spain which he was signed to in 2013. That year he released " Solamente Tú", the lead single from his 2011 self-titled debut album. The track topped the charts in his home country for two consecutive weeks. The album peaked at number one in its first week of sales, making Alborán the first solo artist to sign a complete debut album to rank to the top since 1998 in Spain. Alborán was nominated for

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at the 12th Latin Grammy Awards. Alborán's sophomore record '' Tanto'' (2012) spawned the number one singles " Quién" and " El Beso". It received a

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nomination for Album of the Year. His third studio album '' Terral'' (2014) spawned the chart-topping singles " Por Fin" and " Pasos de Cero" and received a

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nomination for Best Latin Pop Album. Alborán embarked on a huge concert tour Tour Terral, which visited Europe, North, and South America. Its respective live album '' Tres Noches en Las Ventas'' marked Alborán's second Album of the Year nomination. In 2017, Alborán released his fourth studio album '' Prometo'' to critical and commercial success. It spawned the singles " Saturno" and " No Vaya a Ser", among others. He released his fifth album '' Vértigo'' in 2020, followed by his sixth album '' La Cuarta Hoja'' in 2022. Throughout his career, Alborán has won a

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for Best Original Song, twelve LOS40 Music Awards, as well as nominations for four

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and twenty-nine

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Music career

From a very young age, he was interested in learning to play various musical instruments such as

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, and

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, and attended singing lessons with professional artists in Málaga and

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. In 2002, at the age of 12, he composed his first songs, "Amor de Barrio" (''Neighbourhood Love'') and "Desencuentro" (''Disagreement'') which would be featured 10 years later on his debut album. In Málaga he performed for the first time with a

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band in a

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, and he was nicknamed ''El Blanco Moreno'' (''The White Moreno''), because he "was very pale-skinned and Moreno was my family name", as he stated in an interview in early 2011. Later, Pablo met producer Manuel Illán and recorded a demo, which included a cover of "Deja de Volverme Loca" (''Stop Driving Me Crazy'') by Diana Navarro. Upon hearing this recording, Navarro expressed great interest in Alborán and became his musical mentor. In preparation for his first album, Alborán composed a total of 40 songs from which the playlist would be selected. During the recording of this

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, '' Pablo Alborán'', he uploaded a few songs on

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, which gained the attention of many, including singer

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who was amazed by his voice, as far as saying "I'm in love with Pablo Alboran!". His videos have since received millions of views. " Solamente Tú" (''Only You'') was digitally released in Spain in October 2010 as the first single of his debut album, which was released in February 2011. Both the single and the album were a huge success, managing to top the Spanish music charts for several consecutive weeks. The album won multiple awards, including

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's Album of the Year for 2011, and became Spain's best-selling album of that year. Alborán began his first world tour on 27 May 2011 in

at the

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, and has since performed in many

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n countries, among which are

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and

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. Following his success, he released his first live album, '' En Acústico'', in November of the same year. It included acoustic versions of most of the tracks in his debut album, as well as two new songs and four bonus tracks. The song " Perdóname" (''Forgive Me'') was re-recorded featuring Portuguese singer Carminho, and was released as the first single of the album, peaking at number one on the Spanish singles chart on 13 November 2011, thus helping '' En Acústico'' to debut also at number one on the albums chart one week later, on 20 November 2011, and to top the Portuguese Albums Chart in January 2012. On 19 December 2011, Alborán received the 2011 Best New Act award in Los Premios 40 Principales. Both his albums ''Pablo Alborán'' and ''En Acústico'' were featured in Spain's official list of top-selling albums of 2011, at number 1 and number 6, respectively, and singles "Solamente Tú" and "Perdóname" were the respective third and nineteenth best-selling songs in Spain in 2011. In January 2012, Alborán collaborated on the

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, " Cuestión de Prioridades por el Cuerno de África" (''A matter of priorities for the horn of Africa''). In September 2012, Alborán released the lead single " Tanto" from his forthcoming album '' Tanto'' which was released in November 2012. The album was certified 10× Platinum in Spain and was the highest selling album in Spain in 2012 and 2013. The album included two number one singles in Spain, " El Beso" ''(The Kiss)'' and " Quién" ''(Who)''. The album received

. Alborán released his third studio album '' Terral'' in November 2014. The album became his fourth straight number 1 album in Spain and has been certified 8× Platinum. It was the highest selling album in Spain in 2014. In April 2016, " Se Puede Amar" was released, which is the first single of the forthcoming fourth studio album. Throughout 2016, Alborán toured Central America. In August, Alboran re-released " Dónde está el Amor" with Brazilian singer Tiê. It was included in the

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soundtrack '' Haja Coração''. On 8 September 2017, after a two-year break, Alborán announced on his social networks that he was finishing preparing what would be his fourth studio album, ''Prometo''. He released two singles ("Saturno" and "No Vaya a Ser") on the same day. " Saturno" is a ballad, reminiscent of his beginnings as a singer, while " No Vaya a Ser" is a different style flirting with electronics and African rhythms. '' Prometo'' was released on 17 November 2017 and debuted at number 1 in Spain.

Personal life

Alborán is the son of Spanish architect Salvador Moreno de Alborán Peralta and Elena Ferrándiz Martínez. From a father from Malaga and a French mother, the daughter of

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born in

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during the French protectorate of Morocco. In June 2020, Alborán came out as gay. As of December 2020, Alborán resides in Málaga.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

As main artist

As featured artist

Other charting songs

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The

s are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Alborán has received four nominations. !scope="col", , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, '' Terral'' , rowspan="4", Best Latin Pop Album , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, '' Prometo'' , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, '' Vértigo'' , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, '' La Cuarta Hoja'' , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , -

Latin Grammy Awards

The

s are awarded annually by the

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in the United States. Alborán has received 28 nominations. !scope="col", , - !scope="row" rowspan="3",

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 ...

, Pablo Alborán ,

, , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", , - , " Solamente Tú" , Song of the Year , , - , '' Pablo Alborán'' , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, '' En Acústico'' , Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , - !scope="row" rowspan="3",

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, " Tanto" ,

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, , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", , - , scope="row" rowspan="2", '' Tanto'' , Album of the Year , , - , Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album , , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

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 ...

, " Dónde está el Amor" , Record of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", , - !scope="row" rowspan="3",

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 ...

, scope="row" rowspan="2", '' Terral'' , Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", , - , Best Long Form Music Video , , - , " Por Fin" , Song of the Year , , - !scope="row" rowspan="3",

, scope="row" rowspan="2", '' Tour Terral'' , Album of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", , - , Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album , , - , " Se Puede Amar" , Record of the Year , , - !scope="row" rowspan="3",

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, scope="row" rowspan="2", '' Prometo'' , Album of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", , - , Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album , , - , " No Vaya a Ser" , Record of the Year , , - !scope="row" rowspan="2",

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, scope="row" rowspan="2", "Cuando Estés Aquí" , Record of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", , - , Best Pop Song , , - !scope="row" rowspan="4",

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, rowspan="2", "Si Hubieras Querido" , Record of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", , - , Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", '' Vértigo'' , Album of the Year , , - , Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album , , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

, "Castillos de Arena" , Record of the Year , , , - !scope="row" rowspan="5",

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, rowspan="2", '' La Cuarta Hoja'' , Album of the Year , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5", , - , Best Pop Vocal Album , , - , "Carretera y Manta" , Record of the Year , , - , "Amigos" , Song of the Year , , - , "Contigo" , Best Pop Song , , -

TVyNovelas Awards

The

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are presented annually by

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and the magazine ''

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'' to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. !scope="col", , - ,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, " Se Puede Amar" , rowspan="2", Best Musical Theme , , , - ,

, " Saturno" , , , -

Goya Awards

The

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, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are awarded annually by the

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(Spanish Academy of Cinematic Art and Science) in Spain. Alborán has received one award. !scope="col", , - !scope="row" rowspan="1",

, '' Palmeras en la nieve'' (with Lucas Vidal) , Best Original Song , , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7", , -

LOS40 Music Awards

Notes

References

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