Luis Miguel
Born Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri
April 19, 1970 (age 48)
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Occupation
Singerrecord producer
Years active 1982–present
Partner(s)
Mariah Carey (1998–2001)
Aracely Arámbula (2005–09)
Children 3
Musical career
Genres
Latin poppopboleromariachi
Instruments
Vocalspiano
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 18, 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de México (The Sun of Mexico). He is widely regarded by many as the most successful artist in Latin American history, having successfully performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only latin singer of his generation to not crossover to the anglo market during the “Latin Explosion” in the 1990s. Despite singing only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling latin artist in the 90’s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. To date, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet “Me Gustas Tal Como Eres” with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with Romance and Segundo Romance the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard Top 200, it is the highest position a fully spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.
Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive sold out presentations in the Auditorio National (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 240 concerts.
Discography
1982: Un sol
1982: Directo al corazón
1983: Ya nunca más (soundtrack to the film).
1983: Decídete
1984: Palabra de honor
1985: Fiebre de amor (soundtrack to the film).
1987: Soy como quiero ser
1988: Busca una mujer
1990: 20 años
1991: Romance
1993: Aries
1994: Segundo romance
1996: Nada es igual
1997: Romances
1999: Amarte es un placer
2001: Mis romances
2003: 33
2004: México en la piel
2006: Navidades
2008: Cómplices
2010: Luis Miguel
2017: ¡México Por Siempre!
Album certifications
Soy Como Quiero Ser: 5 Platinum Discs, 8 Gold Discs
Romance: 1 Diamond Disc, 70 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs
Aries: 1 Diamond Disc, 40 Platinum Discs 6 Gold Discs
Segundo Romance: 1 Diamond Disc, 50 Platinum Discs, 2 Gold Disc
El Concierto: 13 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Disc
Nada Es Igual: 30 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc
Romances: 1 Diamond Disc, 50 Platinum Discs
Amarte Es Un Placer: 14 Platinum Discs, 4 Gold Discs
Mis Romances: 8 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs
33: 11 Platinum Discs, 2 Gold Discs
México En La Piel: 1 Diamond Disc, 11 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc
Grandes Exitos: 5 Platinum Discs, 3 Gold Discs
Grandes Exitos Videos: 1 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc
Navidades: 1 Diamond Discs, 10 Platinum Discs, 2 Gold Disc.
Cómplices: 1 Diamond Disc, 9 Platinum Discs, 1 Gold Disc
Total career: 7 Diamond Discs, 327 Platinum Discs, 40 Gold Discs
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