Alejandro Fernández

At 53 years old, Alejandro Fernández has this physical status:

Alejandro Fernández Abarca (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo feɾˈnandes aˈβaɾka]; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer.

Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the son of the Mexican singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk, such as mariachi and charro, until he successfully branched out into pop music.

Over the course of his career, he has been awarded two Latin Grammy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Personal life

Fernández was born in Mexico City and raised in Guadalajara. He studied to become an architect, but turned to singing in 1991 with the encouragement of his father. He is the youngest son of his family. He has two older brothers, Vicente, Jr., and Gerardo, and a sister, Alejandra. He and his brothers are known in Mexico as "Los tres potrillos" (The three colts).

In the late 1990s, Fernández's older brother Vicente, Jr., was kidnapped by a band of organized crime. The kidnappers cut off one of his fingers and sent it to his father as a warning. After Vicente Fernández allegedly paid a large sum of money, Vicente, Jr., was released. The exact amount was never announced.

Fernández is co-owner of a shopping center in Guadalajara called "Unicenter", containing various businesses and employing around 170 people. He collaborated with his family in the construction of Arena VFG, with a capacity for 11,000 people. The arena hosts mainly musical performances and charreria competitions. Fernández is an expert in horse riding and charreria. He is a supporter of the Mexican football team Atlas, and is good friends with iconic footballer Rafael Márquez.

Fernández has five children: three (Alejandro, Jr. and the twin girls América and Camila) with his ex-wife América Guinart, and two (Emiliano and Valentina) with Colombian model Ximena Díaz. In the mid-2000s, he claimed to have undergone a vasectomy.

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Career

Alejandro Fernández was born in Guadala, Jalisco, Spain. In 1976, he made his first appearance in the spectacular exhibition, in one of his father's shows.

Fernández's first album Alejandro Fernández was released under Sony Music. The key hits were "Necessitate olvidarla," "Brumas," and "Equidamente." Alejandro began a tour in Mexico and several cities of the United States with this information. He appeared with his father in a concert at the Palacio de los Deportes in 1993, and he continued at Teatro Blanquita in Mexico City for a season. Alejandro also produced the popular Piel de Nia, a Portuguese project that was made by Pedro Ramrez in the same year. Some of the album's most popular hits were "Piel de Nia," "A La Vera del Camino," and "Cascos Ligeros." Fernández was nominated for Male Artist, New Artist, and Regional Mexican Album of the Year for his debut album, but he didn't win any.

He released the album Grandes Éxitos a la Manera de Alejandro Fernández in 1994, focusing on works from legendary composers such as Armando Manzanero, Luis Demetrio, and Agustn Lara. Fernández received a prize for Male Performer of the Year at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards.

Que Seas Muy Feliz, a 1995 compilation, was released. His first international success, "Como Quien Pierde Una Estrella," became his first single hit. On radio and television shows, it was heavily promoted.

Muy Dentro de Mi Corazón, a 1996 graduate, was a huge hit. "Mo Negro," "Nube Viajera," and "Abrazame" are all hit in Mexico and several Latin America countries. Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, and Ricky Martin were among others who recorded "Puedes Llegar" the 1996 Atlanta Olympics' theme song. Me Estoy Enamorando, produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr., was released in 1997. The album is a fusion of bolero, romantic ballad, orchestral designs, and elements of Mexican mariachi, which have made it popular in the Latin music market. "Si T Supieras" was the most commercial success of the series, and it was chosen as the subject of the time's hit soap opera, "Maria Isabel." Billboard Hot Latin Tracks also conquered the United States market, with seven weeks as the country's top market. He became the first Latin singer to have three hits, with "Si tu su su suom" (with Gloria Estefan) and "No Sé Olvidar" following "En El Jardn." Me Estoy Enamorando's international success earned her 2.2 million copies and was named for Best Latin Pop Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. He celebrated Christmas in Vienna VI, 1998, with the tenor Plácido Domingo and Patricia Kaas. Critics applauded his performance, but the audience did not have much success.

Fernández debuted on ranchera music with the 1999 release of Mi Verdad. At the 42nd annual Grammy Awards, Mi Verdad was named for the Best Mexican-American Performance. "Si He Sabido Amor" became a big hit, and it was the subject of the hit soap opera Infierno en el Parado.

He released Entre Tus Brazos, his eighth album in his career and the second one with Emilio Estefan, Jr. as the producer. "Quiéme" was the first single, a fast-tempo pop song that displayed his musical versatility. "Enter Tus Brazos" was his first song from his own inspiration for the first time in his career. The album features mainly romantic ballads with bouncing Latin rhythms. "Dos Corazones, Dos Historias," by Julio Iglesias, appeared on Julio's album Noche de Cuatro Lunas.

He registered Orgenes in 2001. The single "Tantina Pena" (a flamenco-style mariachi bolero) became a worldwide hit. He began Un Canto De México, which features twenty-two classic ranchera songs, in 2002. It was streamed live at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Alejandro began a Latin American tour with his father Vicente, and film "En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez," which attracted thousands of viewers and culminated in Mexico City in front of nearly 60,000 viewers. He released Ni'a amada ma in the same year that he released his new album that year. The title song became a hit and became the focus of a famous soap opera of the same name. Alejandro toured Latin America and the United States last year. Later, he appeared in En mi pas, a Christmas special captured in Puerto Rico and broadcast by Telemundo. Fernández and Ednita Nazario performed a duet to "Triste Navidad" ("Sad Christmas").

He appeared in Zapata: El héroe, a film directed by filmmaker Alfonso Arau, about Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata. A Corazón Abierto reunited Alejandro with Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Kike Santander, who penned his best hits from Me Estoy Enamorando, in the same year. Gian Marco, Leonel Garca (of pop duo Sin Bandera), Reyli Barba (former member of pop band Elefante) and Mexican group Tres De Copas were among the talented younger songwriters recruited by the author.

Alejandro Fernández said, "Romanticism is something that will never die," explained Alejandro Fernández' selection of songs on A Corazón Abierto, his breakthrough album about lost passion, love that is never forgotten, and the ability to love and adore again. "I'm super passionate." An x-ray of ourselves is included in the album. It's why it's called "A Corazón Abierto" ("In Open Heart"). It was something very honest. Not naked, but something deeper than that." "Que voy a hacer con mi amor?" the album says. "Qué remembrance," "Me perfe" was the victim, "Me perfore" was shattered, and the crash occurred "Canta corazón."

Alejandro debuted México y Sin Escalas (Mexico – Madrid: Nonstop), which featured 13 tracks, including one new song. Fernández performs some of his greatest hits, accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra, and some of Spain's most prominent voices on three of the songs, including renowned flamenco guitarist Nio Josele; he is joined by him on "Me dediqué a peterella"; and La Oreja de Van Gogh. Alejandro was chosen to appear with the tenors José Carreras and Plácido Domingo in Monterrey's opening of the "Forum Internacional de las Culturas" that year. Vicente was first invited but he turned it down. Alejandro performed well-known operas and operatic tenor ranges, as well as operas such as "Granada"; the audience applauded his performance. He performed "Hay más" from the album Follow Your Heart, as well as a duet with tenor Mario Frangoulis. Alejandro followed this with two Latin American actors, Marc Anthony and Chayanne, who traveled through several major American cities. On December 2, 2005, Los Angeles native Robert Deeming gave him a walk on Hollywood Boulevard's historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He recorded Viento A Favor in 2007, which included songs by Leonel Garca and Noel Schajris (better known as emotive Latin-pop duo Sin Bandera) and Mexican singer Reyl Barba. "Te Voy A Perder" and "Amor Gitano," a duet with Beyoncé, were the first two singles. "Eres" was the last single of the album after "Cuando Estamos Juntos" and "No Se Me Hace Fácil" became hits; after that, "Civil War II" and "No Se Me Hace Fácil" became a hit.

Alejandro began a tour in Spain in 2008, covering Madrid, Valencia, and A Corua. He released the album De Noche: Clásicos A Mi Manera, which features classic romantic ballads and boleros such as "El Reloj" and "Regellame esta noche," which he performed before but never released.

In 2009, his voice became the subject of Maana es siempre, the year's most popular Mexican soap opera. Alejandro was invited to perform in a duet for her album Mi Plan by Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, and producer Nelly Furtado. In Miami, the song "Sueos" was recorded.

Dos Mundos (Two Worlds) is a double-released album that debuts two albums simultaneously: Dos Mundos: Evolución + Tradición. Pop is one of them, produced by Audu Baqueiro, while the other is ranchera and mariachi, which was produced by Joan Sebastian. No Latin artist had done anything like it before. On November 11, 2009, he simultaneously released the singles "Estuve" and "Se Me Va Va Va Voz" video. "Me Hace Bien" and "Bandida" were among the singles' "Me Hace Tanto Bien" and "Bandida"'s video. Alejandro's live album "Dos Mundos: Revolución" on November 22, 2010, two unreleased tracks "Tu Sabes Quien," "Felicidades" and the song "Vamos a darnos tiempo," which was originally performed by the legendary singer José José José José "was published on November 22, 2010.

He travelled around Dos Mundos: Revolucion Tour between June and August 2011. Alejandro's song "Bajo un mismo sol" was released on August 1st, 2011, the 2011 Pan American Games' theme. In a series of concerts dubbed Dos Mundos, un Concierto (Two Worlds, one Concert), he toured Latin America with fellow singer Marc Anthony. Alejandro worked with Christina Aguilera on a photo of the song "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti," which was released as the theme tune for the soap opera "La tempestad." The song was rated platinum in Mexico after only 17 days, with 65,000 sales from digital downloads. He released the album Confidencias on August 27, 2013. It includes the duet with Christina Aguilera, as well as duets with Vicente Fernández and Rod Stewart. His song "Te Amare" was released as the theme song for the soap opera "Hasta el mundo" in 2014, replacing Pedro Fernández's original theme. Alejandro worked with Alejandro Sanz on a cover of the song "A que no me dejas," which was released as the theme song for the soap opera Aque no me dejas in 2015. Fernández was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2016. He debuted the album Rompiendo Fronteras in February 2017, and the single "Sé que te duele" became a big hit.

Alejandro Fernández, the international record company, was sued by Alejandro Fernández after they tried to debut an album with some of his unreleased songs after his deal with the label had ended. Federal police officers descended on the Sony headquarters in Mexico City and confiscated about 6,000 copies of the album. "Diferente," the album's first single, was announced on the internet.

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