Comenzó interpretando temas con mariachi y música tradicional mexicana. Últimamente canta también música pop.
Alejandro Fernández (born April 24, 1971) is a popular Latin Grammy-winning Mexican singer nicknamed as "El Potrillo" ("The Little Colt") by the media and his fans. ] Alejandro originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk and country music, such as mariachi and ranchera. However, his more recent work has focused on mainstream pop music. He is the son of Vicente Fernández, also a popular Mexican country singer. His nickname "El Potrillo" (The Little Colt) was given to him by the media and his fans because of his being the son of Vicente, who is considered the most popular charro in Mexico.
Career
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, he trained as an architect but turned to singing in 1991, encouraged by his father. A year later, he released his first album, titled Alejandro Fernandez. Since then, he has recorded 18 albums and sold a reported 15 million records, working with producers such as Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Kike Santander. His first public appearance was in 1976, when his father presented him on one of his shows, he was meant to perform the song "Alejandra". In the middle of the song he forgot the lyrics, started crying and suffered a panic attack, but then, his father got on stage and helped him singing along the song, making it a very touching moment between Alejandro and his father.
In 1992, Alejandro Fernández released his debut, self-titled album, launching one of the most prolific, successful and memorable careers in Latin music. Since then, the son of legendary ranchera singer Vicente Fernández has done what few progeny of famous parents have ever been able to achieve: He’s followed in his father’s footsteps, but at the same time, he’s carved out his own, separate path, thanks to his skilled vocals and an unparalleled stage presence. Fernández also has portrayed the lead role in zapata: El sueño del héroe, a 2004 movie about the Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata by filmmaker Alfonso Arau, which proved to be one of the greatest disappointments in the Nuevo Cine Mexicano era, spending 7 million dollars in production and publicity but faring poorly at the box office.
While most Latin acts talk about crossovers from Spanish to English, Alejandro is one of only a handful of artists that have managed to become a superstar by crossing over from the world of traditional ranchera music to the world of pop. That duality began in 1997 with Me Estoy Enamorando, a collaboration with producer Emilio Estefan that sold 3 million copies worldwide and established Alejandro as an international star. In 1998, Alejandro performed along with the operatic tenor Placido Domingo and the French singer Patricia Kaas in Christmas in Vienna VI.
In 2004, A Corazón Abierto reunites Alejandro with Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Kike Santander, who penned his greatest hits from "Me Estoy Enamorando". But it also finds him singing the songs of a bold new generation of songwriters, including Gian Marco, Leonel García (one half of pop duo Sin Bandera), Reyli Barba (former member of pop band Elefante) and Mexican group Tres De Copas.
"A Corazón Abierto" is about love, but it’s hardly a staid album. Quite the opposite. Under the guidance of producers Kike Santander and Aureo Baqueiro, the sound of this record is taken beyond the traditional and is an album rich in instrumentation—rippling guitars, flowing strings and mariachi lines—that treads on folk, rock and ranchera elements with organic ease and conviction. The superb emotional and musical interpretations are the clincher. At times exuberant, "A Corazón Abierto" can also be an album of subtle understatement, unafraid to bare the singer in every sense of the word.
"Romanticism is something that will never die", says Alejandro Fernández, explaining his choice of songs on "A Corazón Abierto", his breakthrough recording about lost love, love that is never forgotten and the capacity to always love again. "I’m super, ultra passionate. We’re releasing an album that’s an x-ray of myself. That’s why it’s titled "A Corazón Abierto". It was something very honest. Not naked, but something deeper than that".
In 2005, Alejandro launches México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas (in English: Mexico - Madrid: Nonstop). Featuring 13 tracks including one new song, this album is Fernández at his best - live and in concert! "Produced by Aureo Baquiero and filmed in front of a live audience at Spain’s Palacio de Congresos IFEMA, the production features Fernández performing some of his biggest hits accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra and some of Spain’s most important voices on three of the songs: Amaia from La Oreja de Van Gogh joins him on "Me dediqué a perderte"; Malú duets with him on "Contigo aprendí", and with flamenco star Diego El Cigala perform a moving version of "Como quien pierde una estrella", accompanied on cajon by famed Flamenco guitarist Niño Josele. That same year, Alejandro was chosen to sing along with the tenors Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in a special concerto celebrating the opening of the "Forum Internacional de las Culturas" in Monterrey. Alejandro's performance was praised by the audience. He also recorded a duet song with the tenor Mario Frangoulis called "Hay Más" from the album Follow Your Heart.
In 2007, launches Viento A Favor features tunes written by Leonel García and Noel Schajris (better known as emotive Latin-pop duo Sin Bandera) and Mexican singer Reyli Barba. They're all taken to wuthering heights by Fernandez's stellar vocal range, which goes from hushed whispers to booming intensity. First single "Te Voy A Perder" is an epic romance, and "Amor Gitano", a duet with performer Beyoncé Knowles. Closing tune "Cuando Estamos Juntos" is another surprise, an acoustic-flavored ode to simple joy.
He has five children, (Alejandro, Jr. and the twins, América and Camila) with his ex-wife, Mexican América Guinart, and two (Emiliano and Valentina) with his now ex-girlfriend, Colombian model Ximena Díaz.
Discography
1992: Alejandro Fernandez
1993: Piel De Niña
1994: Grandes Exitos A La Manera De Alejandro Fernandez
1995: Que Seas Muy Feliz
1996: Muy Dentro de Mi Corazón
1997: Me Estoy Enamorando
1999: Mi Verdad
1999: Christmas in Vienna VI (Plácido Domingo, Patricia Kaas and Alejandro Fernández)
2000: entre tus brazos
2001: Orígenes
2002: Un Canto De México
2003: Niña Amada Mía
2003: En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez
2004: zapata: El sueño del héroe (Soundtrack)
2004: A Corazón Abierto
2005: México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas
2007: Viento A Favor
2007: 15 Años De Éxitos
Website :www.alejandrofernandez.com
Agua De Mar
Alejandro Fernández Lyrics
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Para bien o para mal
Como el ave a su guarida
Que teniendo el alma herida
Se ha olvidado de volar.
Hoy regreso junto a ti
Sin saber aun porque
En las cenizas del olvido
Ha decidido renacer.
Y aunque se que fue mi error
Lo tengo que aceptar
No se como escapar
Te has vuelto una obsesión
Y vengo aquí a pedirte
Que me ayudes a salvar
A un pobre y loco corazon
Como el agua que regresa al mar
Hoy vengo a suplicarte otra oportunidad
Como el agua que regresa al mar
Hoy vengo a confesarte
Que no puede hallar mi herido corazon
Otra razón para vivir
Que estar de nuevo y para siempre
Para siempre junto a ti.
Hoy regreso junto a ti
He aprendido la lección
El deseo fue un capricho
Que embriagando mis sentidos
Me llevo hasta la traición.
Hoy regreso junto a ti
Fue mi culpa ya lo se
Me perdí por el sendero
De los labios que me dieron
La pasión de otra mujer.
The song "Agua De Mar" by Alejandro Fernández tells the story of a man who returns to his lover with the hope of rekindling their relationship. He compares himself to a wounded bird who has come back to its nest, and admits that he doesn't know why he is doing so. The love that was once lost has suddenly resurfaced, and he is hoping that his partner will give him another chance to save his heart.
He acknowledges that it was his fault that the relationship fell apart, and that he got carried away by the passion of another woman. He regrets his actions and is asking for forgiveness. He compares himself to the water that returns to the sea, as he is asking for another chance to be with his lover forever.
The lyrics of "Agua De Mar" deeply explore themes of love, forgiveness, regret, and second chances. The song is a beautiful reminder that sometimes in life, we make mistakes and hurt the ones we love, but it's never too late to ask for forgiveness and start anew.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy regreso junto a ti para bien o para mal como el ave a su guarida que teniendo el alma herida se ha olvidado de volar.
Today, I come back to you, not sure of what the outcome may be, but like a wounded bird returning to its nest, I have forgotten how to fly on my own.
Hoy regreso junto a ti sin saber aun porque este amor que estaba hundido en las cenizas del olvido ha decidido renacer.
Today, I return to you not knowing why this love, buried in the ashes of forgetfulness, has decided to resurface.
Y aunque se que fue mi error lo tengo que aceptar no se como escapar te has vuelto una obsesion y vengo aqui a pedirte que me ayudes a salvar a un pobre y loco corazon.
And even though I know it was my mistake, I have to accept it. I don't know how to escape, as you have become an obsession, and I come here to ask you to help save a poor and crazy heart.
Como el agua que regresa al mar hoy vengo a suplicarte otra oportunidad como el agua que regresa al mar hoy vengo a confesarte que no puede hallar mi herido corazon otra razon para vivir que estar de nuevo y para siempre para siempre junto a ti.
Like water that returns to the sea, today I come to plead for another chance with you. Like water returning to the sea, today I confess that I cannot find another reason for my wounded heart to live other than to be with you again and forever.
Hoy regreso junto a ti he aprendido la leccion el deseo fue un capricho que embriagando mis sentidos me llevo hasta la traicion.
Today, I return to you having learned a lesson. My desire was a whim that, by intoxicating my senses, led me to betrayal.
Hoy regreso junto a ti fue mi culpa ya lo se me perdi por el sendero de los labios que me dieron la pasion de otra mujer.
Today, I return to you knowing it was my fault. I got lost on the path of the lips that gave me the passion of another woman.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing
Written by: FLAVIO ENRIQUE SANTANDER
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