Raphael
Raphael was born in Linares, Andalusia, Spain on May 5th, 1943 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 80, Raphael biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez (born May 5, 1943 in Linares, Spain), often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theater actor.
A pioneer of modern Spanish music, he is considered a major influence in having opened the door and paving the way to the flood of Spanish singers that followed on the wake of his enormous success.
His wide-range voice, added to his quality as showman, has entertained and engaged people worldwide for more than five decades.
Personal life
He married aristocrat, journalist and writer Natalia Figueroa, in Venice (Italy) on July 14, 1972. They have three children: Jacobo, Alejandra and Manuel.
Raphael's health faced a major setback in 2003, when his liver started failing due to a latent bout with hepatitis B; he recovered successfully after a transplant. Since then he is an active organ donation promoter.
Career
Raphael began his work by signing with the Dutch record company Philips. He branded himself 'Raphael' to distinguish himself. Among others, his first singles were "Te voy a contar mi vida" and "A pesar de todo." Raphael developed his own unique singing style from the start; he's known for performing each of his songs when on stage, emphasizing his gestures with dramatic effect. Raphael is not unusual for him to ad lib lyrics as to localize a song, wear Latin American peasant costumes, and dance folk dances within a song, kicking and demolishing a mirror, or staging the moves of a flamenco dancer or a bullfighter onstage, whether he is performing at a venue. He also has a wide vocal range, which he often used in the beginning of his career to inspire a choirboy approach to certain songs.
He won first, second, and third awards at the prestigious Benidorm International Song Festival, Spain, in 1962 and 1963, including "Llevan," "Independence," and "Tu Conciencia." After a brief association with Barclay's record label, which produced only an EP, he signed a deal with Hispavox recording company and began a long musical collaboration with the late, gifted Argentinian orchestrator Waldo de los Ros, helping to extend the relationship with outstanding Spanish songwriter Manuel Alejandro.
Raphael performed in Luxembourg and "Hablemos del amor" in Vienna, placing seventh and seventh respectively, as representatives of Spain during the 1966 and 1967 Eurovision Song Contests. This was Spain's best showing in the competition at the time, leaving the door open for victory the following year, which Spain won with "La, la la" by Massiel. This was a turning point in Raphael's career, making him a worldwide celebrity. He has travelled and appeared in Europe, Latin America, Puerto Rico, the United States, Russia, and Japan. "Yo soy aquel" (his signature song), "Cuando t no estás," "Digan lo que digan," "Estuve enamorado," "Estuve enmorado," "Mi gran noche"), and "Desde aquel d'a" firmly established his place as a major international singing celebrity.
Raphael continued to be successful film, appearing in Cuando tno (Mario Camus, 1966), El golfo (1969, partially shot in England), and Volveré a nacer (1972).
As Raphael became a hit in Latin America, he began recording Latin American folk songs, including "Huapango torero," "Sandunga," and "Llorona"; they were hits in Mexico.
On October 25, 1970, he appeared live on The Ed Sullivan Show with a ferocious fan. "Hallelujah" and "Hava Nagila" are among the items that sparked his interest. "When my love is around" (Somos), "When my love is around" (Cuando llega mi amor) and "The sound of the trumpet" were two of his repertoire (Balada de la troma).
Raphael's 1975 debut on Spanish television, El Mundo de Raphael, where he performed with international celebrities, began in 1975. He had a radio show, where he and his wife spoke with and interviewed outstanding celebrities, and he appeared in soap operas, beginning with the Mexican production Donde termino el camino in 1978 and later in other countries such as Peru and Chile.
Raphael's success in the early 1980s were accompanied by songs such as "Qué tal te vain m"? "Como yo te amo," "En carne viva," and "Estar enamorado" - "En carne viva" and "Estar enamorado"; "Como yo te amo" – "Como vivo" and "Estar enamorado": "I amo." "Mame," "Yo siendo aquel," "Dile que vuelva," "Yo sigo siendo aquel," "Yo sigu siendo aquel," "Yo siendo aquel," "Yo siendo aquel," "Yo sigu es él," and "Estoy llorando hoy por ti" were two albums he released between 1984 and 1985.
In a radio spot in Puerto Rico's gubernatorial contest, a parody of "Yo soy aquél" was used in 1984. ex governor Rafael Hernández Colón used the parody (complete with a Raphael sound-alike) as a jab against opposition, Raphael's namesake, (and noted Spanophile), former governor Rafael Hernández Colón. Raphael was pleasantly surprised by the illicit use of the music, but the reference was surprisingly amused by the mention.
He left Hispavox and signed with Columbia (now Sony Music), where he recorded "Toco madera" and "Maravilloso corazón" among Roberto Livi's songs. In 1991, he had a hit with "Escándalo" in Spain, Latin America, and Japan, where it debuted at number one. He returned to EMI at the end of the 1990s after having ended a PolyGram job. Y maana qué?, the artist's first book of his memoirs, appeared in 1998.
Raphael appeared in the Spanish version of Jekyll & Hyde, which was a huge success.