Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro (Madrid, December 18, 1968), artistically known as Alejandro Sanz, is a Spanish singer-songwriter and composer. He has sold more than 25 million records worldwide and has won 24 Latin Grammys and 4 American Grammys. Likewise, he has collaborated with various national and international artists. He is the Adoptive Son of the city of Cádiz, having spent his childhood in Algeciras, the city of which he was appointed ambassador. He performed at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, performing along with three other internationally famous artists the song "Imagine" by John Lennon. Each of these artists represented a continent and Alexander was the representative of Europe.

He began his career in 1989 with the album Los chulos son pa' take care of them, with the stage name of Alexander the Great. In 1991 he released his second album —and the first one officially as Alejandro Sanz— titled Viviendo prisa .

Alejandro has experimented, searched and accommodated different styles. In Si tú me miras (1993) and 3 (1995), Sanz showed his compositional maturity, but it was not until 1997 with the release of Más, which included singles such as And, what if it were her?, Corazón partío or Amiga mía, when Alejandro became a legend of music in Spanish, this album being the best-selling album in the history of Spain and one of the most important in the Spanish language. Already a consolidated figure, he took the definitive step towards the American market with El alma al aire (2000), an album that hinted at that change of flamenco, Latino and rock sounds confirmed in It's not the same thing (2003) and The train of moments (2006).

In November 2009 Paraíso Express was released, which included the successful duet with the American artist Alicia Keys called Looking for Paradise.

In 2011, he turned twenty years into music, to which he paid tribute on his next album, released in 2012: La música no se toca, a classic pop album that would be his first with the Universal Music label.

In 2015, Sirope, a mix of pop, rock and funk demonstrating versatility in lyrics and styles. In 2016, immersed in his Sirope VIVO tour, he released a collaboration with the American singer Marc Anthony entitled Let me kiss you, becoming one of the songs of the summer. On the twentieth anniversary of his debut album + ES + , a tribute was paid to him at the Vicente Calderón stadium, attended by artists such as Laura Pausini, Juan Luis Guerra, David Bisbal, Miguel Bosé, Jesse & Joy, Pablo López, Juanes, Malú, Niña Pastori, Manuel Carrasco, Pablo Alborán, among others.

In 2019, he released #ElDisco, an album with 10 songs and collaborations with Camila Cabello (Mi Persona Favorita), Residente (Los Lugares), Nicky Jam (Back In The City) and Judit Neddermann (This Second). This year he was again nominated for eight categories at the Latin Grammys, of which he won three, Record of the Year and Pop Song with Camila Cabello for My Favorite Person and Best Long Form Music Video for Sanz: what I was is what am. In 2020 #ElDisco gets the award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 62nd Grammys.

In 2021 and on the occasion of his thirty-year public career "SANZ", produced by Alfonso Pérez and Javier Limón, there are sounds of black music, metals that refer to the other side of the Atlantic, Caribbean sounds, pop, sober electronic arrangements and orchestral passages, but also, going back to his origins, guitars, clapping and the rhythmic pulse of flamenco that he nurtured in his second cradle, Cádiz. "I didn't want to make a record for the charts or to get on the radio, but one that doesn't disappoint people in that it's a bunch of songs made by one musician," explains Sanz, who wanted to "summarize these 30 years. This album quickly became number one in Spain and certified platinum in its first week in sales, being one of the best-selling albums that year.

Childhood and adolescence

His father, Jesús Sánchez Madero, was a native of Algeciras and his mother, María Pizarro Medina, was from Alcalá de los Gazules. Alejandro Sanz, nephew of Luis Pizarro, leader of the PSOE and former councilor of the Junta de Andalucía. He was born in Madrid, in the Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood, and at the age of eight he moved to the Madrid district of Moratalaz, where he studied at the Mariana Pineda Institute. At the time of his artistic explosion, he still lived with his parents in an apartment in the Osa Menor urbanization on Doctor García Tapia avenue. In his doorway, groups of teenagers would gather waiting for an autograph, well organized by the farm's doorman: Cayetano Ruiz.

He spent many vacations in his mother's town, Alcalá de los Gazules, as well as in his father's city, Algeciras, where he has filmed some of his video clips as well as having dedicated several songs to him, such as 'It Rains Joy' together with Malú or the interpretation of the single 'Guess what town I am from' reinterpreting an original letter by Florencio Ruiz Lara.

His passion for music began at a very young age. He started playing the guitar at the age of 7, and at 10 he started composing his own songs.

Already a teenager, together with Carlos Rufo (later, Melendi guitarist) he joined the heavy metal group "Immortal Horseman", highlighting singers like Dio or bands as his main influences at that time. like Motorhead. The limited commercial success of the group and the precariousness of their concerts (even having to perform in hostess clubs) made him decide to leave that formation before their recording debut in 1989, already under the name "Hiroshima".

As Alejandro himself says, his passion for music is inherited from his father, Jesús Sánchez Madero, who was a musician and was part of two groups: one of them Los 3 de la Bahía, a group with which he recorded the Simple Pablo, I'm going to kill you.

Artistic career

1989-1990: The pimps are pa' take care of them

After abandoning the heavy metal of his beginnings, he took a turn in his career at the end of 1989, recording the album Los chulos son pa' take care of them at the age of 21, under the pseudonym Alexander the Great. This Techno-Flamenco style album contained 10 tracks and was produced by Miguel Ángel Arenas. On the cover, Alexander the Great appears dressed in a bullfighting vest with frills. This album was thanks to the Galofré family, since Alejandro used to go with the Galofrés as a child to sing at his house.

For the back cover, Alejandro chooses another suit under which he reveals a T-shirt emblazoned with a smiley —acid-house banner. This album, released under the Hispavox label, was not advertised and is currently difficult to find in stores. Alejandro Sanz himself never talks about his first album nor does it appear on his official website. Shortly after, in 1990, he participated with Tino Casal in the second album by Juan Carlos Valenciaga, on the song Como un placer .

1991: Living Fast

His musical takeoff occurred in 1991, when he signed with the Warner Music label, and recorded a new LP, Living quickly, with 10 songs of his own. The album was produced by Miguel Ángel Arenas "Capi" and was recorded entirely in Spain. Musically, this album is pop-romantic in style, and is mainly focused on a female audience.

In the beginning, nobody predicted his success due to how complex his lyrics were, since they did not fit with the youth of that time. However, songs like "Los dos cogaldos de la mano", "Pisando fuerte" and "Se le apagá la luz" reached the top of the charts in Spain and stayed on the chart for more than 8 consecutive weeks. In this way, Alejandro Sanz embarked on his first promotional tour throughout the Iberian Peninsula, making presentations in theaters and small venues, gaining worldwide recognition and also in Iran and Israel.

Living Fast went on to sell over a million copies.

1993-1994: If you look at me and Basic

At the end of 1992, Alejandro Sanz traveled to London, England to prepare what would be his new record, repeating in the production Miguel Ángel Arenas, Nacho Mañó in collaboration with Paco de Lucía. This work followed the musical line of his previous album, the album was called Si tú me miras, which was released on August 17, 1993. The album was very well received by the critical, considering the artist as a “Musical poet”.

In this way, the Spanish singer-songwriter became known not only as a singer and musician, but also as a composer, thanks to songs like: If you look at me and How I miss you. The album did well in sales and although it did not exceed the figures of his previous work, this album was another step in the singer's musical career, showing a much more mature Alejandro with lyrics that spoke not only of love, but also of social topics.

The following year he recorded an acoustic special with five songs from both albums. This production in the company of Los 40 principales was called Básico and it was released at the end of 1994. That year he also collaborated on the first album by the vocalist of the group Hombres G, David Summers, playing the guitar on the song Back home. With this album, Alejandro Sanz began his second concert tour throughout Spain.

If you look at me, it sold just over 1,110,000 copies worldwide.

1995:3

In 1995 and looking for a more international sound, Alejandro traveled to Venice, Italy, to record what would be his fourth album 3. On this occasion he worked with the renowned Italian producer, Emanuele Ruffinengo and again with Miguel Ángel Arenas & # 34; Capi & # 34;, his regular producer. This album was further promoted by the record company, taking the music of the Spanish singer-songwriter, not only to Europe, but also to America.

Similarly, in the mid-1990s, it was common for highly popular singers to crossover to conquer other music markets, such as Michael Jackson and Madonna, the Italians Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti or the Brazilian Caetano Veloso. For which at the end of that year, both the Spanish singer and the record company, wanting to take advantage of the album's success, decided to release 2 special editions, one in Italian and the other in Portuguese, achieving gold and platinum records for this work.

1997-1999: More

Little by little, Alejandro Sanz became known in the world of music, but it was not until the release of his album Más, that his career took a radical turn. This album, recorded entirely in Italy and Spain, was once again produced by Emanuele Ruffinengo and Miguel Ángel Arenas; and it meant the consolidation of the Spanish singer at a national and international level. His audience expanded to people of all ages and both sexes, and he became one of the best-known artists in Spain.

Her first great success, Corazón Partío, was for more than 70 weeks on the music charts worldwide, followed by highly successful songs such as: Amiga mía, which spent more than 40 weeks on the top of the charts. The song Aquelo Que Me Diste whose video clip won a recognized award as Video of the Year in its country and its reproduction could be seen from any country in Latin America and part of Europe and the United States. Likewise, the songs: Si hay Dios, Siempre es de Noche and Y, ¿Si fuera Ella?, occupied the first places in Latin America, thus surpassing the record for singles from her previous recording work.

With the success of this album, Alejandro Sanz embarked on his first world tour Concierto: Tour Más throughout 1998 and 1999, taking his music to countries outside of Spain, such as: Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico, USA, Portugal, Italy or the United Kingdom and other continents such as Asia. Performing more than 80 concerts with full house. This tour was recorded at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on June 18 and 19, 1998. A concert that was later released on DVD.

The album Más sold more than 5 million copies worldwide and is considered the most successful album by Alejandro Sanz in his entire musical career.

2000-2001: The soul on the air

Considered one of the best Spanish singers worldwide. Alejandro Sanz began the new millennium with a new record, again by Emanuele Ruffinengo, this work was suggestively called El Alma al Aire, and it is the first album that Alejandro recorded in the American continent (Miami, USA). Alejandro explains the meaning of the album's title: "I think they are the two ingredients for the stew of music, which are the air and the soul. If you don't have a soul, you don't have air, there are no possibilities to do".

Moving further and further away from the original Pop sound, and gradually approaching flamenco and other more Mediterranean sounds, with this album the Spanish singer achieves yet another success in his musical career. In just one week, he breaks the sales record in Spain with 1 million copies sold, only in that country, thanks to the success of the song Cuando Nadie Me Ve. The video clip for this song was directed by the Frenchman Sebastien Grousset, where the singer appears in a ring with a woman, the singer-songwriter clarified that "it was performed in different locations in Madrid and I think it is the strongest because of the content and the scenes and it was a challenge to do it ".

Other successes followed, such as: I would like to be, in whose video clip directed by the Spanish Alejandro Toledo, the Spanish model, Esther Cañadas, participates. And as the 3rd single, the song El Alma Al Aire, also directed by Alejandro Toledo and shot in Madrid and El Escorial, had the special participation of the singer Miguel Bosé, the Spanish filmmaker Santiago Segura, as well as the actors Gabino Diego and José Coronado. That same year she embarked on a new world tour, his most important concert was the one he offered at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid in front of more than 60,000 people, which was later released on DVD. In 2001, in his growing international popularity, he collaborated with foreign artists such as The Corrs, a group with which he recorded an English version of his song Me Iré titled The Hardest Day and a Spanish version of The Corrs One Night song called Una Noche, which is released on the Irish band's first compilation, Best Of The Corrs.

That same year he became the first Spanish artist to make an unplugged for the MTV television network, recorded on October 2, 2001, at the famous Gusman Center for the Performing Arts Theater in Miami., United States and later released under the name Alejandro Sanz: MTV Unplugged. He also performed his song Quisiera Ser as a duet with the American group Destiny's Child at the Grammy Awards gala.

El alma al aire would become another hit with more than 5 million copies sold worldwide.

2003-2005: Not the same

Concert in Buenos Aires (2007).

Already in 2003, Alejandro Sanz returned with a new album No es lo mismo which was recorded in Madrid and Miami. It is the first time that the singer takes the reins in production work together with the Cuban arranger and producer Lulo Pérez, top-level American and Hispanic musicians also collaborated such as: Anthony Jackson, Michael Landau, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio "El Negro" and the special participation of Paco de Lucía in one of the songs. An album where the musician surprised locals and strangers with a sound far removed from pop and which Sanz considers "is more urban", in the singer's own words, he added that: “ As I finished the previous album, El alma al aire, in July 2000, I considered where I wanted to go".

The first single from this album was the song No es lo mismo, whose video clip was recorded in a location in Chapultepec in Mexico, under the direction of Jaume de Laiguana from Barcelona, responsible for the entire image of the new album. It was followed by singles like: I've been so happy with you, Give me the chair where I waited for you and Try To Save Your Song. Despite the fact that critics considered the album a positive change in the singer's career, the reception from fans was somewhat "cold ", since his followers were more accustomed to ballads. romantic about him

The following year, the singer began the No Es Lo Mismo 2004 Tour at the Las Ventas Bullring in Madrid on September 14 and 16, 2004, later released on DVD. That same year, a special edition called Grandes Éxitos 91-94 was released, it is a compilation box containing the greatest hits of Alejandro Sanz along with a DVD with his music videos and rarities. The only single released was the previously unpublished Tú No Tienes Alma. In 2005 he collaborated on Shakira's new album, and did a duet with her on the song La Tortura, which was a great success in countries like Spain, Mexico and the United States; singing this song with the Colombian, he became the first Spanish artist to open a gala for the MTV Video Music Awards.

By the end of 2005, the album had good sales figures, but it was not compared to his previous works, selling only a little over 1.5 million copies worldwide.

2006-2007: The train of moments

After a long concert tour around the world. Alejandro Sanz returned in 2006 with a new album titled El Tren De Los Momentos, again produced by the singer in collaboration with Cuban producer Lulo Pérez, recorded in Havana, Miami, Bahamas and Madrid. On this new album, Alejandro Sanz collaborates with great musicians and singers from the international music scene such as: Juanes, Calle 13, Álex González from the group Maná, Carlos Baute and the Colombian Shakira, who after collaborating on his song La Tortura, this time he they do on the subject I appreciate it, but no.

On September 25, 2006, the first single A La Primera Persona was released, a song about heartbreak, whose video clip was shot in New York City and featured the participation of the Spanish actress Paz Vega. The second single was I thank you, but no, a duet with the Colombian singer Shakira. The next single would be "Enséñame Tus Manos", a ballad with slow tempos that recalls the musical style of its beginnings. The 3 video clips tell a single story, where the 2nd video clip begins where the first one ended and so on. All the videos were directed by Jaume de Laiguana from Barcelona.

On May 22, 2007, a special edition of his successful album El Tren De Los Momentos was released, which includes unpublished songs, remixes, etc., as well as a DVD with material unpublished, the music videos, with their respective Making-Of. A DVD of their 4th world tour was also released called El Tren De Los Momentos: En Vivo Desde Buenos Aires recorded on March 23, 2007, at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On October 2 of that year, Alejandro Sanz launched his first perfume, which he called Siete as "the magic of the seven musical notes with which he has been composing for centuries." This is found in two versions, Seven Alejandro Sanz Woman and Seven Alejandro Sanz Man. On March 20 of the same year he collaborated with the Spanish singer Miguel Bosé on the song "Hay días" on his album "Papito".

By the end of that year, El Tren De Los Momentos sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.

2009-2010: Paraíso Express

In June 2009, the singer confirmed on his official website, the name of his new album called Paraíso Express, Alejandro Sanz returned to the Pop sound with some touches of Rock and the ballads that characterized his first 4 albums. This album was produced by Alejandro himself in collaboration with the Puerto Rican musician and producer Tommy Torres, who gave the album a style close to British Pop/Rock. This album contains 10 unpublished songs, written and produced by the Spanish singer.

On Monday, September 14, 2009, Sanz released the first single Looking For Paradise as a duet with the American singer Alicia Keys, the result of a friendship born at a Rock in Rio concert. The video clip was shot in Barcelona, Spain, during the month of September under the direction of the Spaniard living in the USA, Pedro Castro. The 2nd single was Since when released on Monday, December 14, 2009, the video clip was filmed at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch studios in Los Angeles, California. It was directed again by Pedro Castro, and starred the American actress Eva Longoria.

The 3rd single was Nuestro amor será leyenda, it was released on Monday March 15, 2010, it was recorded in Madrid under the direction of the Spanish Alejandro Toledo. The 4th and last single was Lola Soledad directed by Gracia Querejeta and featured the Spanish actress Maribel Verdú.

During 2010, the Spanish singer began his world tour called Gira Paraíso, with more than 90 performances in Latin America, the USA and Europe, said concert was recorded at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid in 3D and HD, and released in different movie theaters worldwide in June 2011.

Paradise Express, sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

2011–2012: Label change and other projects

Alejandro Sanz at the Tony Bennett Gala 2011

On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the singer broke relations with the WEA Latina record company, with whom he had worked for twenty years, and signed with Universal Music Group, announcing the publication of a new album for 2012.

Later, he recorded a song as a duet with veteran Tony Bennett: the Armando Manzanero classic "Esta tarde vi llover" (in a bilingual version titled in English "Yesterday I Heard the Rain"). The song has been included on Bennett's duets album Duets II, which also features Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and other international stars.

He also participated as a mentor and was part of the jury in the first edition of the Mexican program La Voz... México, together with Lucero, Espinoza Paz and Aleks Syntek. On December 18, 2011, he was crowned the winning mentor along with his pupil Oscar Cruz, winner of & # 34; La Voz... México & # 34; from Zacatlan de las Manzanas, Puebla. On September 4, 2012, Alejandro Sanz collaborates again with Miguel Bosé on the song "Te comería el corazón", which is included in the new album by the Spanish, "Papitwo".

2012-2014: Music is not played

After signing with a new label Universal Music Group, Alejandro Sanz returned to the music scene in June 2012 with the song, "No me compares", the first single from his new album La música no se toca and whose video clip was directed by the American director Ethan Lader. On September 17, 2012, the second single "Se vende" premiered, a week before the release of the album, the video clip was shot in Madrid under the direction of the renowned Spanish director David Alcalde. On February 22, the video clip of his third single, "Mi Marciana", premiered. The place chosen for the recording of the video clip was Veracruz, (Mexico), and the direction was carried out by Ángel Flores Torres. On May 10, 2013, he premiered the video clip for his fourth single "Camino De Rosas", a video clip directed by the Argentine actor and director Gustavo Garzón, was shot in various locations in Miami.

This new production, recorded in Miami, is directed and produced by Alejandro Sanz himself along with Colombian producer Julio Reyes Copello. Alejandro Sanz finished his new album on May 8, 2012. It will feature the participation of the Miami Symphonic String Orchestra as well as internationally renowned musicians.

As part of the promotion and presentation of this album, the singer will begin a concert tour in Mexico in October, which will take him to several Latin American countries.

In addition, he was nominated for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards for the single "No me compares", in the categories of Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In 2012, (Tijuana, Baja California) there was a concert attended by more than 10,000 people with some of his famous songs such as "No me compares" and "Amiga mía".

In November 2013, 20 - Greatest Hits, a compilation album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, was released. It is published as the first single "Clean", a duet with the Australian singer Kylie Minogue, which ranked as No. 1 and was certified as a gold record in Italy. After the successful single, "Víveme" is released, along with Alejandro Sanz and is chosen as the second single from the album for Latin America, Spain and the United States.

The video clip of the song was recorded on December 17, 2013, together by Pausini and Sanz in the city of Madrid, Spain. It also highlights that the video was published on January 1, 2014, being the first video clip of the year. "Víveme", achieves a top 10 in the Latin Pop Songs category of Billboard magazine in the United States.

Her only concert in Spain in 2014 was at the Starlite Festival in Marbella (Málaga).

2014-2016: Syrup and "Live Syrup"

On May 4, 2015, his tenth studio album, Sirope, was released, produced by Argentine Sebastián Krys. Released on digital, physical and vinyl. The first single from the album, "Un zombie a la intemperie" was released on March 2, reaching number 1 in 14 countries. The song debuted at No. 1 on ITunes in Spain and at No. 1 on ITunes in 14 countries in Latin America, US Latin and confirmed its position on the Top 200 song sales list in Spain as well as in Mexico in the ranking of Latino Monitor. The official video clip of this single, directed by Rubén Martín and with the participation of the actresses Inma Cuesta and Marta Etura, reached 2 million views on YouTube/Vevo 10 days after its premiere. The second single was the song A que no me dejas, a half time alternated with mariachi, in addition to the original version, it was released together with the Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández. The third single taken from this album was Capitán Tapón, a mid-tempo dedicated to his son Dylan. Produced with Sebastián Krys. Sirope was the best-selling album on the Spanish charts in 2015, breaking sales records in its first week and being a quintuple platinum record. In addition, it has been multi-platinum in Latin America and the United States, consolidating itself as one of the Best selling albums of 2015.

Musically speaking, Sirope is influenced by Afro-American music, by black rhythms and by the jam sessions carried out with artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Maná or Antonio Carmona in Miami. Alejandro demonstrates his versatility in the variety of sounds on songs like, & # 34; I don't care about me & # 34;, & # 34; You Need It & # 34; or in the wonderful "El Silencio de Los Cuervos" It also has the collaboration of Juan Luis Guerra in "Suena La Pelota".

The album won the Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album in 2015. Also that same year the producer of that same album Sebastián Krys The songs "A que no me dejas" and "But You" served as the theme songs for the Mexican telenovela A que no me dejas produced by Televisa, winning the TVyNovelas award for best musical theme for "A que no me dejas". At LOS40 Music Awards he won two awards for Best Album for Sirope and for Best Tour for "Sirope Vivo".

On November 27, 2015, the reissue of the album that was titled "Sirope VIVO" which included the concert of the successful tour held on September 8 and 9 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, with the collaboration of Zucchero, Pablo López, Vanessa Martín and the Brazilian artist Paula Fernandes. It also included the unpublished song "El cuaderno del alba". In 2016, immersed in his "Sirope VIVO" premieres collaboration with American singer Marc Anthony titled "Let me kiss you" becoming one of the themes of the summer.

In addition to this, Alejandro Sanz was coach of the third edition of La voz in Spain together with Malú, Antonio Orozco and Laura Pausini. In March 2016 he returns as coach of the Fifth Season of La Voz... México Along with Gloria Trevi, the Regional Mexican duet Los Tigres del Norte and reggaeton artist J Balvin. In September 2016 he was once again coach in the fourth edition of La voz , along with Malú, Manuel Carrasco and Melendi.

2017: More is more

On January 19, 2017, he announces a single concert with the nickname Más es Más at the Vicente Calderón stadium in Madrid, to celebrate the two decades of his album Más, the album that in words of the musician was "the biggest blowout of his career". He published on his official social networks on November 6 of the same year, a video excerpt from his concert More is More. The song performed is "Si hay Dios" in collaboration with the artist Pastora Soler. The album went on sale in its CD + DVD version, and there is also a limited edition that includes 2 vinyl records (LP).

2018-2020: #ElDisco, The Tour and The World Outside

In November 2018, he released the single "I have nothing", which would be the first from his next record album, which was finally confirmed to be called #ElDisco.

On February 7, 2019, he released the music video for his second single, "Back in the city." The song features Latin and urban rhythms, accompanied by Nicky Jam. In March of that same year, she would announce that her new single would be "My Favorite Person", in which she collaborates with Camila Cabello. This last single was certified platinum in Spain and gold in the United States.

On April 13, 2019, he was named Adoptive Son of the city of Cádiz.

After a great commercial acceptance of the album, the Spanish singer would begin his world tour called La Gira, with more than 75 performances in Latin America, the USA and Spain. On December 6, 2020, he releases a special reissue that includes 2 CDs with the complete audio of the concert held at the Wanda Metropolitano + DVD with the complete concert + CD #eldisco, thus becoming the first Spanish artist to fill the Wanda Metropolitano.

2020 is the year of the pandemic and despite this, Alejandro Sanz joins Juanes in March 2020 to offer a streaming concert from Miami under the titles #laGiraSeQuedaEnCasa and #JuanesParaTodos, being a success on the YouTube platform.

In April 2020, he released the music video for The World Out. A song for piano and voice, without artifice that serves as an accompaniment to liven up the confinement. In December 2020, with the same title, she would launch the documentary El mundo fuera; a co-production of Dada Films & Entertainment, Mow Manager and Universal Music Spain that premiered on Movistar+ and went on sale on December 18 is released on DVD, is directed by Charlie Arnaiz, Alberto Ortega and Óscar García Blesa, who were surprised by the massive response that got the idea from the artist. “We had 4,500 correspondents around the world telling us about their reality. One that, even if it was different, always coincided in something with the reality of another person on the other side of the planet”, acknowledge the directors, who faced Sanz's proposal without a preconceived idea, as “a blank canvas”. 'The world outside' It is a sea of emotions and hope where creativity, learning and the music of Alejandro Sanz coexist in this film.

In May 2020, he collaborates with Carlos Vives on the song For Sale, a song that unites not only their voices, but their characteristic musical styles in a vibrant song that sounds like cumbia, flamenco, and Colombian vallenato, mixed with Caribbean rhythms, vitality and very good vibes.

2021-present: Star on the Walk of Fame, SANZ, SANZ en VIVO and Correcaminos EP

On July 23, 2020, the Spanish singer-songwriter participated in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with a performance of John Lennon's song, Imagine. The singer did this performance virtually due to all the sanitary measures that do not allow the public to celebrate this ceremony. Sanz represented Europe and shared a performance with the Suginami Junior Chorus, Angélique Kidjo, John Legend and Keith Urban, who also performed in the video.

In October 2020, the Spanish singer-songwriter received a star, number 2073, on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. He being the ninth Spanish artist to achieve such recognition.

In 2021 and on the occasion of his thirty-year public career "SANZ", produced by Alfonso Pérez and Javier Limón, there are sounds of black music, metals that refer to the other side of the Atlantic, Caribbean sounds, pop, sober electronic arrangements and orchestral passages, but also, going back to his origins, guitars, clapping and the rhythmic pulse of flamenco that he nurtured in his second cradle, Cádiz. "I didn't want to make a record for the charts or to get on the radio, but one that doesn't disappoint people in that it's a bunch of songs made by one musician," explains Sanz, who wanted to "summarize these 30 years. This album quickly became number one in Spain and certified platinum in its first week in sales, being one of the best-selling albums that year.

On June 16, 2022, he releases the single "NASA" together with Camilo, belonging to the third studio album by the Colombian artist entitled "De adentro pa' out".

On August 5, he publishes "La Despedida" being one of the main themes of the soundtrack of the movie Bullet Train. This wonderful song brings emotion to one of the most iconic scenes of the film in which the mysterious connection between Brad Pitt and Bad Bunny is discovered. Three greats of the world artistic scene gathered in the same film.

On August 26, 2022, he released the single "Soy/Sono" along with Eros Ramazzotti, belonging to the studio album by the Italian artist entitled "Infinite beat"

In 2022, the SANZ Live tour began throughout Spain, becoming the male soloist who managed to gather the most attendees in 2022 was Alejandro Sanz. Nearly 288,000 people attended the 16 concerts of the Sanz en vivo tour held in Spain. The Spanish singer-songwriter begins 2023 with an overwhelming success, SANZ en Vivo en México, in addition to announcing a total of more than 70 concerts spread across Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, the United States, Puerto Rico, Chile, Ecuador, and Spain.

On March 24 he publishes his first EP titled Correcaminos which includes the single "Correcaminos" with Danny Ocean, An unexpected bet built on bases where pop, the urban and the southern air of Sanz converge. Composed by both artists, this new song reflects their natural connection, an impeccable theme where Alejandro Sanz and Danny Ocean present us with a new direction without fear and without restrictions. This is a celebratory song, chords full of music that seem fortuitous and that impose a catchy rhythm vindicating the music (Spanish and Latin), a hedonistic sample of brilliant pop without restrictions. Produced by Alizz (Rosalía, C.tangana, Amaia) “Correcaminos” is part of an EP composed by "Correcaminos" "I flew" and "When".

Discography

Studio albums

• 1989: The pimps are to take care of them.
• 1991: Living fast
• 1993: If you look at me
• 1995: 3
• 1997: More
• 2000: The soul in the air
• 2003: It's not the same.
• 2006: The train of moments
• 2009: Express paradise
• 2012: Music doesn't touch
• 2015: Sirope
• 2019: ♪ The Disco
• 2021: Sanz

EP's

• 2023: EP corridors

Official Videography

• The Concert-Tour More '98, DVD
• Singles, DVD
• The Alma al Aire en vivo, Estadio Vicente Calderón, DVD
• MTV Unplugged, DVD
• In Concert- Tour It is not the same 2004
• Alejandro Sanz: The Concerts, Digipack
• Alejandro Sanz: Videos 91_04, DVD
• The train of moments - Live from Buenos Aires, CD/DVD
• Songs for a live paraiso, CD/DVD
• Alejandro Sanz: Los Directos, Digipack
• Music plays live, CD/DVD
• Sirope Vivo, CD/DVD
• +ES+, CD/DVD
• #The #eldisco Tour, Digipack
• Chapter 141 FINAL of the Mexican soap opera, You don't let me

Tours

• 1990-1992: Living Fast Tour
• 1993-1994: If you look at me Tour
• 1995-1996: 3 Tour
• 1998: More Tour
• 2001-2002: Tour The Alma Air
• 2004: Tour No It's the Same
• 2007-2008: Tour The Train of the Moments
• 2009-2011: Paraiso Tour
• 2012-2014: The music is not played Tour
• 2015-2016: Sirope Tour
• 2017: More is
• 2019-2021: # La Giira
• 2022-2023: Sanz en Vivo

Personal life

Alejandro Sanz was married to Mexican model and actress Jaydy Michel. Their marriage took place in Bali on December 30, 1999, but was not legally recognized in any of the parties' countries of origin. Both have a daughter together named Manuela Sánchez Michel, born in Madrid in 2001. Sanz and Michel divorced in 2005. In 2005 he would also be the preacher of the Cádiz Carnival. That same year the singer suffered a severe blow when his father, Jesús Sánchez Madero, 65 years old, died and was buried in the La Almudena Cemetery.

In December 2006, Alejandro Sanz revealed the existence of a child, his son named Alexander Sánchez, the result of a fleeting relationship with Valeria Rivera, a fashion designer from Puerto Rico. Alexander was born in 2003, when the singer was still married to Jaydy Michel.

In July 2011, Sanz welcomed his third child, named Dylan, in New York. Dylan is the first child of his relationship with Raquel Perera, whom he married in Jarandilla de la Vera (Cáceres) on May 26, 2012. The couple separated in July 2019.

Alejandro Sanz also has a brother whose name is Jesús Sánchez Pizarro. Jesus is one year older than Alexander and is his only brother. Despite having a large family made up of many cousins, uncles and nephews, Jesús is the father of the singer's only two nieces.

In the early morning of April 20, 2012, his mother, María Pizarro Medina, died of a heart attack, and was cremated in the Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz) funeral home.

On July 24, 2014, Alejandro and his partner welcomed their daughter Alma at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid.

In 2019, Alejandro announces his separation from his wife Raquel Perera, after seven years of marriage.

Sentimentally related to the Cuban artist Rachel Valdés, he went with her to the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards held in November of the same year, where he officially presented her.

Songs for soap operas and movies

Awards and awards

Television

Coach of La Voz (Mexico) and La Voz (Spain)