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
Invierno
Alejandro Fernández Lyrics
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Volar avecillas,
Pidiéndole al cielo
Un rayo de luz.
La he visto más tarde
Cantar de alegría,
Cuando en el estío
Terrible martirio
Es amar con locura
Sin estar convencido
Si me amas o no.
He soñado mil veces
Que tu alma y la mía
Han ido formando
Un nido de amor.
Yo he visto en tus ojos
Querido amor mío
Reflejarse un cariño
Que en mi alma nació.
Pero duerme tranquila
Como duerme un niño
Que nunca en su pecho
Dolores sintió.
Yo he visto a mi madre,
A mi madre querida
Llorar mi desgracia
Cual nadie lloró;
Y un día llorando
Me dijo, hijo mío,
Tan solo en la madre
No es falso el amor.
The lyrics of Alejandro Fernandez's song "Invierno" are rich in emotion and melancholy. The opening verse speaks of the winter season and how even the birds still try to seek a ray of light in the darkness. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the struggle to find hope amid difficult times. Later on, we hear the singer talk about the pain of loving someone deeply but not having the certainty of their love in return. This is a common theme in many love songs, but it feels especially poignant in this context. The verses that follow talk about dreams of creating a love nest with a partner and seeing the reflection of their love in their eyes.
However, the song takes a dark turn towards the end when the singer talks about his mother crying for him and telling him that true love only exists in a mother's heart. This could be interpreted as a commentary on the impermanence of romantic love and how a mother's love is the only constant love that one can rely on.
Overall, "Invierno" is a melancholic song that speaks to the heartaches of love and the innate desire to find hope even in the darkest times.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo he visto en invierno
I have seen in winter
Volar avecillas,
Birds flying
Pidiéndole al cielo
Asking the sky
Un rayo de luz.
For a ray of light
La he visto más tarde
Later I have seen
Cantar de alegría,
Sing of happiness
Cuando en el estío
When in the summer
El sol alumbró.
The sun shone.
Terrible martirio
Terrible agony
Es amar con locura
To love with madness
Sin estar convencido
Without being convinced
Si me amas o no.
If you love me or not.
He soñado mil veces
I have dreamed a thousand times
Que tu alma y la mía
That your soul and mine
Han ido formando
Have been forming
Un nido de amor.
A nest of love.
Yo he visto en tus ojos
I have seen in your eyes
Querido amor mío
My beloved love
Reflejarse un cariño
A reflection of affection
Que en mi alma nació.
That was born in my soul.
Pero duerme tranquila
But sleep peacefully
Como duerme un niño
Like a child sleeps
Que nunca en su pecho
Who never in their chest
Dolores sintió.
Felt any pain.
Yo he visto a mi madre,
I have seen my mother
A mi madre querida
My dear mother
Llorar mi desgracia
Crying for my misfortune
Cual nadie lloró;
As no one else cried;
Y un día llorando
And one day crying
Me dijo, hijo mío,
She said to me, my son,
Tan solo en la madre
Only in a mother
No es falso el amor.
Is love not false.
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