Alejandro Fernandez






by Octavio Mercas


Called in Mexico as "El Portillo", Alejandro Fernandez started to be a household name mainly because not merely of his own capacity to allure people however his powerful activities. With over 20 million albums sold around the world, no wonder why he has collected many awards. He began his own career in 1977 exactly where he 1st made an appearance in public performing with his father. They sang the song "Alejandra" together. Yet at the age of 19, he created a major breakthrough together with his 1st solo album. He produced "Alejandro Fernandez" under Sony Music and was able to release three singles. And simply because of his success, he visited the entire Mexico. His achievement did not hold on there. He managed to release Piel De Nina in 1993 released an album with three highly good songs.

He reached more people with his talent to serenade women and then in the year 1994, he launched his 4th studio album, that's likewise become highly profitable. Almost all of his songs in this album were made by legendary Mexican composers and has acquired even more following until he launched a newer album the next year, named,Que Seas MuyFeliz. It was released with a single that was internationally recognized as his first ever hit overseas creating him a household name in numerous nations around the world outside Mexico.

In the year 1996 along with his very own production , the rest of his tracks started to be hit songs in all portions of Mexico and in other Spanish-speaking areas on the planet. The Atlanta Olympics started in 1996 where he recorded the theme song and also other worldwide and famous Latin singers like Jon Secada, Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan with the song entitled "PuedesIlegar".

Within the year 2000, he presented his musi album "Entre tusbrasoz" and launched his song "Quiereme" that highlighted much of his flexibility as a musical performer. The year after, he recorded his 9th album and it likewise became a hit in Mexico as well as in other parts of the planet. Currently being a major admirer of ranchera music, he launched Un Canto De Mexico containing 20 ranchera songs. Alejandro Fernandez started a tour together with his dad in 2003 within Mexico City. Over 60,000 music lovers stumbled on to view him perform.

Alejandro Fernandez is not just a proficient performer yet is also a very versatile performer. In year 2004, he acted within the movie "Zapata: El sueno del Heroe". This movie was concerning the Mexican hero Emiliano Zapanta. After his unrivaled accomplishment in drama, he went back to singing and launched his album Mexico - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas. It presented 13 new song titles which all taken from his live performances. It was in the year 2007 where he could do a duet with the foreign pop singer Beyonce with the song title "Amor Gitano" for the music album "Viento A Favor". He started out a tour within Madrid and produced another album entitled "De Noche: Clasicos A Mi Manera" with the best ballad he ever produced. In his personal living, Alejandro Fernandez has 3 kids with his ex - wives Ximena Diaz and America Guinart.




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