Mexican singer Gabriel - Latin "Elvis"

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The enchanting melodies of his songs make you want to listen and listen. They simply fascinate and take you into the world of dreams, evoking real, sincere feelings. Juan Gabriel is a symbol of musical Mexico of the last century, the world's most famous Mexican singer, producer, composer and actor. He sang in the style of Latin American ballads and rancheros. And how he sang!

Heart given to people

Unfortunately, the legendary singer Juan Gabriel no longer pleases his fans with his work - he passed away due to a heart attack on August 28, 2016 in Santa Monica (USA, California) at the age of 66 in his residence, where he lived in recent years. Left full of creativity.

Just a few days before his death, Juan Gabriel gave a concert in Los Angeles in front of a huge audience of 17,000 spectators. This concert took place as part of the then-started world tour of the singer. It was supposed to continue until winter. Singer Gabriel (real name - Alberto Aguilera Valades) and on the day of his death was supposed to give a concert in the city of El Paso, in the state of Texas. But this holiday for fans of talentthe great musician was not destined to take place. Now all they have to do is listen to songs performed by their favorite singer only on the record…

Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico, then expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Juan Gabriel in his microblog on Twitter and wrote that he regretted the death of a talented fellow countryman, calling him one of the country's greatest singers.

Condolences on the death of the great musician were expressed by other politicians, including Barack Obama, who was then President of the United States. Many artists also grieved.

When the singer Gabriel died, his photo was published on social networks by many friends of the musician and actor, both from Mexico and from other countries of the world, fans and friends shared links to recordings of his songs, clips.

A crowd favorite with a magical voice

Especially the singer Gabriel is famous in Latin America, but his work was admired and continues to be admired by fans from all over the world. And even now, when Juan Gabriel is no longer with us, his beautiful voice cannot leave any heart indifferent.

The world-famous Mexican performer Juan Gabriel not only sang, but also wrote his songs - he created more than a thousand works. Perhaps his most popular song is the melodic and soul-stirring Hasta que te conoci (“Until I Met You”).

He was also an actor

Singer Gabriel, like every talented person, was talented not only in music - he not only wrote and performed songs, but also starred in severalfilms. The audience first got acquainted with the work of Juan Gabriel as an actor back in the early 80s. Then, at one of the film festivals in Moscow, a film with his participation called "Noah Noah" was shown. So, according to the script, the disco was called, with which the young singer began his road to popularity.

Singer Gabriel. Biography

The musician was born in the town of Paracuaro (Mexico) in 1950. His parents were simple peasants. In addition to him, the father and mother had nine more daughters and sons, Alberto was the youngest. As a teenager, the future singer and composer fell in love with the guitar and learned to masterfully play this instrument. As a 13-year-old boy, Valades wrote his first song.

Soon real popularity came to the young man - he received his first engagement. It happened, it was in one of the local bars. Inspired by success, Alberto decided to try his luck in the capital. And soon the young singer moved to Mexico City. In 1971, Alberto Aguilera Valades came up with a stage name for himself - Juan Gabriel, under which he later became a world famous musician. Soon the singer and composer celebrated the release of his first album under the poetic title "Young Soul" (El Alma Joven). And immediately - success.

One of the songs of this disc was on the top line of the local hit parade for quite a long time. Then, one after another, the singer recorded several more discs with his own songs. This is how the popularity of the singer and composer was born, who was destined to become famous not only inown country, but throughout the world. His songs were played on the radio, they were performed by popular Mexican singers, real music stars.

Singer's Legacy

During his 40-year musical career, the singer Gabriel wrote almost two thousand songs. Over 100 million records of Juan Gabriel have been sold worldwide. The singer managed to give more than 8,000 unforgettable concerts around the world. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award 11 times. Juan Gabriel also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In Mexico, many of the musician's songs are perceived as part of the national culture. The songs of the composer and performer have been translated into many languages of the world, including Russian. With pleasure, hundreds of other singers of different nationalities rehearse and record cover versions of his hits. For them, Gabriel is an example of a singer and composer.

Despite the fact that Juan Gabriel was the favorite of women, he never married. But the musician had children. He has four left.