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
La Reina Es El Rey
Alejandro Fernández Lyrics
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Otros dicen que el hombre es el rey
Yo les digo que todo es mentira
Que el hombre si llora por una mujer
Nada importa que sea muy valiente
Ni que tenga medallas de honor
Porque el hombre se vuelve cobarde
Y llora por ella, Y toma licor
Y aunque sea mucho hombre se arrastra y se humilla nomas por su amor
Y que el hombre sera el que gobierna
Claramente lo dice la ley
Pero basta el embrujo de un beso
Y de ese momento, La Reina es el Rey
Nada importa que sea muy valiente
Para todo le sobra el valor
Y tampoco a podido evitarlo
También a llorado por un gran amor
Y llora por ella, Y toma licor
Y aunque sea mucho hombre se arrastra y se humilla nomas por su amor
Por eso les digo
No importa la ley
La verdadera fuerza de un hombre
Está en lo que es capaz de sentir
No hay que juzgar por las apariencias
Ni por lo que dicen los demás de ti
Un hombre puede ser fuerte y valiente
Pero también puede tener debilidades
Y cuando se enamora de una mujer
Puede sentir que pierde todas sus habilidades
El amor puede hacer que un hombre cambie
Y que sus acciones sean direccionadas por sus emociones
Puede hacer que un hombre pierda su orgullo
Y esté dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa por su ser amado
Y aunque la sociedad diga que el hombre
Es el que debería mandar y ostentar el poder
Basta un beso de una mujer para que todo cambie
Y de repente, ella se convierte en la reina
En resumen, la canción habla de los estereotipos de género y cómo el amor puede desafiar esos estereotipos. Muestra que incluso los hombres más valientes y poderosos son vulnerables al amor y pueden llorar y humillarse por una mujer. La canción también sugiere que las mujeres pueden convertirse en igualdad de condiciones con los hombres en una relación de amor, y que el amor puede hacer que un hombre pierda el control y se arrodille ante su amada.
Line by Line Meaning
Unos dicen que el hombre no llora
There are some who say that men don't cry.
Otros dicen que el hombre es el rey
Others say that men are kings.
Yo les digo que todo es mentira
I tell them that it's all a lie.
Que el hombre si llora por una mujer
Men do cry for women.
Nada importa que sea muy valiente
It doesn't matter how brave he is.
Ni que tenga medallas de honor
Or how many medals he has.
Porque el hombre se vuelve cobarde
Because men can become cowards.
Y pierde su orgullo por un gran amor
And lose their pride for love.
Y llora por ella, Y toma licor
They cry for her, and drink alcohol.
Y aunque sea mucho hombre se arrastra y se humilla nomas por su amor
Even the strongest men can crawl and humiliate themselves for love.
Y que el hombre sera el que gobierna
It's true that men will rule.
Claramente lo dice la ley
The law says it loudly and clearly.
Pero basta el embrujo de un beso
But the spell of a kiss is enough.
Y de ese momento, La Reina es el Rey
And from that moment on, the queen becomes the king.
Para todo le sobra el valor
He has courage for everything.
Y tampoco a podido evitarlo
He couldn't avoid it either.
También a llorado por un gran amor
He's also cried for love.
Por eso les digo
That's why I tell them:
No importa la ley
The law doesn't matter.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GREGORIO HERNANDEZ, GREGORIO HERNANDEZ MENDOZA
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