Alejandro Sanz is a huge Spanish pop star who sings ballads that sprinkle flamenco flavor into popular genres.
Alejandro Sanz sings Spanish Pop at Radio City Music Hall on Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 8pm. From $69.50. 🇪🇸
Best Latin Pop Album Grammy
Sunday, January 26, 2020 ~ #Eldisco won Best Latin Pop Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
Alejandro Sanz #LaGira
Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz brings his #LaGira tour to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in Chelsea, NYC at 7:30pm. From $66
Andalucia via Madrid
Sanz is from Madrid, but his family is from Andalusia, the flamenco heartland. Flamenco is already a blend of influences. Sanz writes ballads that blend pop and tropical rhythms into flamenco.
He came up in the 1990s. His first record was the techno flamenco Los Chulos Son Pa’ Cuidarlos in 1989. He recorded it as Alejandro Magno, or Alexander the Great. It didn’t go so well.
His next three albums, Viviendo Deprisa, Si Tú Me Miras and 3 built a fan base in Spain.
El Alma al Aire
His fifth album earned Sanz four Latin Grammys in 2001 including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for the title track.
MTV Unplugged
Sanz was the first Spanish artist to record one of these hallmark albums. Not only did it win Latin Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte), the recording brought him back to a simpler style of record making.
No Es lo Mismo
Singing about global politics won Sanz four more Latin Grammys in 2004 including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
Más
This was Sanz’ breakthrough. The pop salsa single Corazón Partío from the 1997 album made him an international star. The album was the best selling album in Spain up to that time.
La Tortura with Shakira
Shakira’s La Tortura featuring Sanz was a reggaeton single that won Latin Grammys in 2006 for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
The recognition also queued up his first Billboard Hot 100 son A la Primera Persona from El Tren de los Momentos. It featured Shakira, Juanes, Alex González and Residente (Calle 13).
Paraíso Express
The single Looking for Paradise with Alicia Keys reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The album was nominated for 2010 Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year.