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To wear a traditional “charro” costume is not for anyone. A symbol of Mexico’s great  history, this costume requires aplomb, gallantry and attitude. Dressing like a “charro” is identify with the noble and passionate people, who sing their joy and their pain.  

Alejandro Fernández essence belongs to this description, artist through and through, he is a modern representative of a legion of “charros” singers; they are authentic ambassadors of the Mexican identity, in which figures like Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Javier Solís and Vicente Fernández, have stood out.

Alejandro Fernández (Mexico City, 24/04/1971), is the receiver of a rich artistic legacy which he has honored with his personal contribution, giving to the romantic Mexican song a development starting from the tradition, but harmonized with the modernity.    

The beginning of this story has been told many times. The story of the five years old little boy that is motivated to go up into the stage to sing with his father. During a tribute Vicente Fernandez received in San Antonio, Texas. The boy had practiced his part, he knew it very well, but the expectant look of thousands of people made him seized with panic and the confusion came. When the little boy started to cry, his father came to the rescue, repairing the verse, and helping him to continue.

The incident reduced the interest of the little boy from becoming a singer like his father, and the father did not insist. So much so, that even Alejandro decided to study architecture. He was studying when Don Vicente (his father) came with a proposal of recording a duet with him for a record tribute for the Mexican music. Alejandro agreed and the song “Amor de los dos” turned out to be a hit.

The success of the duet motivated a new invitation, but this time Alejandro Fernandez did it as a soloist.  The proposal of recording his first album could not wait. In 1992 he launched his first homonym album that reported unusual sales for this kind of music. The audience was surprised by this new and fresh traditional Mexican music, which allowed him to summon a younger public for this gender that seemed to be forgotten.
Alejandro realized that the possibilities to become an artist were big and left his architecture career for recording a second album named “Piel de Niña”. This album had a romantic style, produced by Pedro Ramirez.

In 1994, he presented “Grandes éxitos a la manera de Alejarndro Fernandez”, showing off in a magnificent performance with pieces of big composers like Luis Demetrio, José Antonio Fernández and Armando Manzanero.    

His definitive entrance to the Mexican market turned out to be with the album “Que seas muy feliz”, where he included the song “Como quien pierde una estrella” that created a new audience between the young public for the romantic Mexican music and became the new hymn for the “ranchero” kind of music. The song changed Alejandro´s career drastically and broke record sales for ranchero music, and opened the door for other music territory by being included in pop music radio stations.

He got the consolidation of his career with his next album “Muy dentro de mi Corazón” which came to prove that the “charro” image could still be profitable as long as you updated it.

Meanwhile other artists are talking about the “crossover” singing from Spanish to English; Alejandro is one of the few singers who became a superstar making the transition from ranchero music to pop music. This duality began in 1997 with “Me estoy enamorando” , a collaboration with producer Emilio Estefan,  this one sold over 3 million copies around the world, consolidating him as an international star.

In “Mi verdad” recorded in 1998, Alejandro returned to the genre that opened the door to his success, the one which won the hearts of thousands of Mexicans, and the one that he is carrying in his blood since he was a child. This album made him winner of a Grammy Latino. That same year he participated in a marvelous Christmas concert recorded in December 1998 named “Christmas in Viena” with the participation of tenor Plácido Domingo, French singer Patricia Kaas whom together with Alejandro performed a beautiful variety of Christmas Carols with the participation of magnificent world famous composers.

By the year 2000 he released his second pop album “Entre tus brazos”, the song of the same title belongs to Alejandro´s inspiration, this is the only song he has composed in his entire career.  The next year he returned to the Mexican “ranchero” music with the album “Origenes”.

Surrounded by the majestic hall of concerts of the “Palacio de Bellas Artes” the maximum cultural enclosure in Mexico, “Un Canto a México” was conceived like a magnificent show concert, where the best pieces and feelings of the most representatives singers of our music were shown.

To continue making history in our traditional Mexican music, Alejandro worked again with producer Pedro Ramirez, “Niña Amada Mía” was the name of the album, with beautiful songs composed by known and important composers like Armando Manzanero and Jorge Massias.

After a long tour all across Central and South America by the year 2003, Alejandro and Don Vicente Fernández, with the album “Juntos por Ultima Vez” ended their tour at the “Foro Sol” of Mexico City, were over 60,000 people enjoyed a great concert that lasts about 5 hours.

In the 2004 Alejandro went back to the pop music with the album “A Corazon Abierto” which gathers together tradition with innovation, this album very honest and deep, in his words is his autobiography.

Produced by Aureo Baqueiro, “A Corazon Abierto” combines the essence of the Mexican music with the flamenco style. Inside the album you can find unforgettable duets with Amaia from the group La Oreja de Van Gogh, the song is “Me dedique a perderte”, with the Spanish singer Malu in the song “Contigo Aprendí”, and with Diego “El Cigala” in the song “Como quien pierde una estrella”.


He also made his incursion to the movies, giving life to Emiliano Zapata, mythical hero, in the movie “Zapata, el Sueño del Héroe” under the direction of the Oscar winner, Alfonso Arau (“Como agua para chocolate”).

In 2005 he participated in a concert together with tenors Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, where over 50,000 people were witness of his brilliant performance in an opera show. He also made a tour together with Chayanne and Marc Anthony through America, breaking off the preconceptions in the latino show business. His voice has allowed him to do duets throughout his career with artists like Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Miguel Bosé, Mario Frangoulis and Ednita Nazario.

With his next album “Mexico-Madrid en directo y sin escalas” Alejandro offered many concerts through Spain, this was a shocking production with 28 musicians on stage and a full of magic environment which together made the perfect scene for the performance of his greatest hits, as well as the typical Mexican songs in an acoustic version.

In 2207, Alejandro Fernández returns to the stage with a very intimate album and a completely changed spirit “Viento A Favor” is the name of the album, and it brings back Alejandro to the forefront of the Spanish language music with an attractive merge of both elements that made him famous: pop music and traditional Mexican music. This time he also approaches to the Caribbean rhythms, making “Viento A Favor” a celebration spirit album. Alejandro Fernandez last album shows off a bigger sensibility of the artist. Singing always to love, whether founding it or losing it, Alejandro´s voice is sublime and he always bets for innovation.

With the album “Viento A Favor” the singer worked again with producer Aureo Baqueiro, and composers Gianmarco, Reyli, Tres de Copas, Noel and Leonel García. He also invited Fonseca, a famous Colombian composer, and he wrote a song for Alejandro with his unique Colombian touch. Alejandro heard over 500 songs to make the selection of the ones in the album. The result is an album full of happiness, with an intensity that will raise Alejandro Fernández as the idol he is, who has respected and transformed his musical origins until he changed them into a language known all over the world.

In 2007 Alejandro celebrates 15 years of career and launches a new album with a vast collection of all his hits. You can find this album in CD, DVD or CD+DVD in which for the first time he includes 15 songs and 14 music videos that have marked these 15 years of artistic career. In addition you can find the song “El lado Oscuro del Amor” the song is the soundtrack of the movie named “El búfalo de la Noche”.

Fifteen million sold copies over the world, and since the beginning a very solid career that aloud him to win two Grammys and two Billboard awards, meanwhile he has reunited more than 15 million people in more than 20 different countries. The result has been amazing. Alejandro is an authentic ambassador of México. It couldn’t be other way; the man carries Mexico in his blood.





2005 Important Details

•    His album “A Corazón Abierto”, sold more than 800,000 over the world becoming one of the favorite albums of the audience, achieving several gold and platinum records in Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and Central America.

•    During June he participated in a great concert together with tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Careras, where they sang for about 50,000 people over 3 hours that the concert lasted. The concert was historic because of the talent reunited.

•    By the fall Alejandro realized a very successful tour through America together with two big stars of latin music:  Chayanne, and Marc Anthony, the tour was named “Juntos en Concierto”. They visited over 15 cities and over 200,000 people saw the show.

•    At the end of the year 2005 he received on December 2nd his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. This award came to his life in honor of his artistic career.

2006 Important Details

•    The album “Mexico-Madrid en directo y sin Escalas” has sold more than 700,000 copies around the world.

•    An enormous success at the “Viña del Mar” festival.

•    First tour through Spain, to the Canary Islands concert more than 100,000 people show up, and concerts in Madrid, Barcelona and Murcia were sold out. Also he was platinum record in that country because of his album.

•    He broke the sales record by gathering together more than 175,000 people in the Zocalo concert at Mexico City, on March 20th.

2007 Important Details

•    He recorded a duet with Beyonce Knowles, “Amor Gitano” a very sexy song with a mix of flamenco style and pop music.

•    He launches the album “Viento a Favor” and reaches more than half million sold copies of the album over the world. In Spain he reaches 50,000 sold copies.

•    He participates in a concert to support the people affected by the earthquake in Peru.

•    The beginning of the tour “Viento a Favor” visiting Mexico and USA.

•    The album “Alejandro Fernández 15 años de éxitos” is launched to celebrate his career, with the collection of his most representative songs.  

2008 Important Details

•    He is named “Turistic ambassador of Jalisco”, because of his successful professional trajectory and international career, also because he is a modern representative of a legion of “charros” by leading the Mexican traditions to different countries and all over the world.
•    Tour “Viento a Favor” visited over 20 countries, with over 70 concerts

ACHIEVED AWARDS DURING HIS CAREER

•    The Walk of Fame Star at Hollywood.
•    2 Latin Grammys
•    2 Billboard Latin Awards
•    2 Gaviotas de Plata (Viña del Mar awards)
•    “Lo nuestro” Awards
•    “Oye” Awards
•    “Lunas del Auditorio” Awards
•    “Tu música” Awards (Puerto Rico)
•    “Cadena Dial” Awards (Spain)
•    “Orquidea de Diamante” Award (Venezuela)
•    September 15th 2004, Alejandro´s National Day in USA.
•    Puerto Vallarta´s City keys and ambassador of Puerto Vallarta in the World. (Mexico)
•    Las Vegas City keys.
•     “Furia Musical” Awards
•    “La voz de Mexico” Award
•    Turistic Ambassador of Jalisco. (Mexico)

DUETS DURING HIS CAREER

•    With his father, Vicente Fernández.
•    Plácido Domingo and José Carreras.
•    Plácido Domingo and Patricia Kaas.
•    Placido Domingo y José Carreras
•    Placido Domingo y Patricia Kass
•    Beyoncé
•    Gloria Estefan
•    Julio Iglesias
•    Miguel Bose
•    Raúl di Blasio
•    Mario Frangoulis
•    Ednita Nazario
•    Amaia
•    Malu
•    Diego Cigala
•    Marc Anthony
•    Chayanne
•    Franco de Vita
•    Fonseca
•    Tres de copas
•    Leonel
•    Reily Barba
•    Merche
•    Gianmarco
•    “Chico” Gypsy Kings