User:Dontuseurrealname/sandbox/Luis Miguel (rewrite)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallego and the second or maternal family name is Basteri.
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel in 2008
Born
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri

(1970-04-19) 19 April 1970 (age 54)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Citizenship
  • Mexico[1]
  • United States
Occupations
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active1981–present
Children3
Parents
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Piano
Labels
Websiteluismigueloficial.com

Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer and record producer. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to parents of Spanish and Italian descent, he is often noted for his three-octave range and versatility across genres, including contemporary pop, bolero, ballads, mariachi, tango, jazz and big band. Miguel is as well often recognized for being the only prominent Latin singer to not cross over to the Anglo-American music market during the "Latin explosion" of the 1990s. Often dubbed "El Sol de Mexico" ("the Sun of Mexico"), he has won six Grammy Awards, six Latin Grammy Awards, three World Music Awards, fourteen Billboard Latin Music Awards, eleven Lo Nuestro Awards, four Premios Juventud, two Latin American Music Awards, and one MTV Video Music Award.

Miguel began his professional singing career in 1981 at age 11 and released his debut studio album, Un Sol, in 1982 via EMI Latin. He would release three more studio albums under EMI Latin, Directo al Corazón (1982), Decídete (1983) and Palabra de Honor (1984); the latter lead to Miguel winning his first Grammy Award for the single "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres", featuring British singer Sheena Easton. In 1987, Miguel signed to Warner Music Latina and released his fifth studio album, Soy Como Quiero Ser, which contained Spanish-language adaptations of popular English-language songs. He released the highly commercially successful albums Busca una Mujer (1988) and 20 Años (1990), which were produced by Spanish musician Juan Carlos Calderón.

In 1991, Miguel released his eighth studio album, Romance, which contained contemporary pop covers of popular bolero songs. The album was met with large amounts of appraisal from critics, citing the album as helping reignite public interest in the bolero genre. After the release of Romance, Miguel returned to pop with his ninth studio album, Aries (1993). He would further explore the bolero genre on Segundo Romance (1994), Romances (1997) and Mis Romances (2001), which accompanied the releases of three pop albums, Nada Es Igual (1996), Amarte Es un Placer (1999), and 33 (2003). In 2004, Miguel released his first mariachi album, México en la Piel, which was made in collaboration with the mariachi ensemble Vargas de Tecalitlán. In 2009, Miguel released his eighteenth studio album, Cómplices, in collaboration with Spanish musician Manuel Alejandro. Following the release of his self-titled studio album in 2010, Miguel was caught in legal issues for several years. In 2017, he released his first studio album in seven years and second mariachi album, ¡México Por Siempre!. In 2018, a television biopic series of Miguel, titled Luis Miguel: The Series, began airing on Telemundo and later Netflix.

Early life[edit]

Luis Miguel was born on April 19, 1970 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Spanish music executive Luisito Rey and Italian actress Marcela Basteri.[2] During Miguel's early childhood, Rey forced him to watch and study footage of Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.[3][4] Several accounts claim that Rey would go on frequent drug binges and psychologically abused Miguel.[5][6]

Career[edit]

1981–1982: Early beginnings, Un Sol, and Directo al Corazón[edit]

Luis Miguel performing at the Sanremo Music Festival 1985.

Miguel began performing at age nine on various television programs, notably on the 1995 special Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, of which he was the only Latin American participant.[7] In 1981, Luis Miguel signed to the record label EMI Latin, with his father Luisito Rey as his manager. His debut album, Un Sol, was released the following year. The album sold about 15,000 copies upon release, and sold a total of about 700,000 copies in Mexico.[8][9][note 1] The single "1+1=2 Enamorados" topped the Notitas Musicales record chart, provided by the Mexico City-based radio station Radio Mil.[11] Miguel released his second studio album, Directo al Corazón, in 1982. The album sold about 900,000 copies in Mexico and about 115,000 in Argentina.[12][8] The title track, "Directo al Corazón", peaked at number one in Mexico.[13]

1983–1986: Decídete and Palabra de Honor[edit]

1987–1989: Soy Como Quiero Ser, Busca una Mujer, and 20 Años[edit]

Following the release of Palabra de Honor, Miguel fired his father as manager and signed onto Warner Music Latina as his new record label.[14] The following year, Miguel released his debut album with Warner Music, Soy Como Quiero Ser (1987). The album spawned the single "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar", a Spanish language adaptation of Dusty Springfield's 1964 song "I Only Want to Be with You".[15] In 1990, Miguel released his seventh studio album, 20 Años. The album was a commercial success, selling about 600,000 copies upon release and peaking.[16]

1990–1991: Romance and Aries[edit]

Personal Life[edit]

Artistry[edit]

Luis Miguel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Throughout his career, Luis Miguel is often cited by music critics for his extensive vocals and versatility across genres. He is estimated to possess a vocal range that spans about three octaves and six notes, with a low of G2 and a high of F6.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Luis Miguel, el cantante que 'logró' ser mexicano". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). April 29, 2020. Sin embargo, para entonces Luis Miguel ya era mexicano pues en 1991 el ex presidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari le otorgó la nacionalidad y lo dotó de un pasaporte mexicano.
  2. ^ "El Antes y Despues de Luis Miguel | Biografia, Fotos y Familia". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Smoulder Smoulder: My Secret Love of Luis Miguel | Latinolife". www.latinolife.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Un abuso más de Luisito Rey a Luis Miguel; quería que emulara a ídolo del rock". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ EFE, Por (December 3, 2021). "La biografía de Luisito Rey desvela la dura niñez de Luis Miguel". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Larrea, Por Agustina. "Los secretos de la oscura vida de Luisito Rey, el temible padre de Luis Miguel". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Gallo, Phil (December 14, 1995). "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "International Dateline – Argentina" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. September 10, 1983. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sucesso mexicano". Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese): 3. April 14, 1983. Retrieved October 18, 2021. (...) His first LP, Un Sol, sold 700,000 copies in three months in Mexico and earned him a gold and platinum record. (...)
  10. ^ "Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação". A Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese): 24. April 24, 1983. Retrieved October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...)
  11. ^ "Listas musicales de México - Notitas Musicales y Selecciones Musicales... - Listas musicales de México - Notitas Musicales y Selecciones Musicales". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação". A Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese): 24. April 24, 1983. Retrieved October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...)
  13. ^ "Listas musicales de México - Notitas Musicales y Selecciones Musicales... - Listas musicales de México - Notitas Musicales y Selecciones Musicales". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Sabourin, Tony (December 6, 1986). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 49. Nielsen N.V. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  15. ^ Herman, Tamar (March 1, 2019). "Super Junior Release Video for Remake of Luis Miguel's 'Ahora Te Puedes Marchar': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  16. ^ Rábago II, Emilio (June 3, 2011). "'El Sol de México'". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Digging Deeper: Axl Rose is NOT the Singer With the Widest Range - VVN Music". web.archive.org. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2023.


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