Alberto Aguilera Valadez,known professionally as Juan Gabriel,was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed Juanga and El Divo de Juárez,Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style,which broke norms and standards within the Latin music industry. Widely regarded as one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time,he is regarded as a pop icon.
The Kumbia Kings are a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi,Texas,created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia,hip hop,and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The producers for the band are Quintanilla—the brother of the late "Queen of Tejano",Selena—and Cruz Martínez. Quintanilla played bass guitar for the group,while Martínez,husband of international artist Alicia Villarreal,played keyboards. Both co-wrote songs for the Kumbia Kings.
Mexican pop is a music genre produced in Mexico,particularly intended for teenagers and young adults.
Los Kumbia All Starz are an American musical group from Corpus Christi,Texas,created by A.B. Quintanilla. Kumbia All Starz are not to be confused with Los Kumbia Kings although some members are originally from Los Kumbia Kings. Their 2006 debut album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings,Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz reached number one on United States Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart,number one on the Top Latin Albums chart,and number sixty-eight on the United States Billboard 200. The album spawned two charting singles,"Chiquilla" and "Parece Que Va a Llover" single sung by Ricky Rick.
Los Super Reyes are an American musical group from Corpus Christi,Texas,created by Cruz Martínez. Martínez created the group after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling Quintanilla's group they were both in at the time,Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group he had created along with other members and created Kumbia All Starz. Cruz Martínez kept the remaining members of Los Kumbia Kings and use his half of the group to create Los Super Reyes.
4 is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the third studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on February 25,2003 by EMI Latin. This album became their second number one album on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. "No Tengo Dinero" song by Juan Gabriel original version on Juan Gabriel's debut album El Alma Joven in 1971. The album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003.
Planeta Kumbia is the second studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz and the sixth studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on March 4,2008 by EMI Latin. Production on the album was handled by A.B. Quintanilla and Luigi Giraldo.
Ayer y Hoy is the 10th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1994. This material was produced by herself. She praises several idols of ranchera music with this material like Agustín Lara,JoséA. Jiménez,Juan Gabriel,Armando Manzanero and Cuco Sánchez. Ayer y Hoy was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards.
Debo Hacerlo is a compilation album by the Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released in 1988,and would be the last album with new songs released by the singer,until his album Gracias Por Esperar in 1994. The title song became the second number-one single for Gabriel in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and the album sold seven million copies worldwide,his second best selling album after Recuerdos II.
"Y Ahora Te Vas" is a song written and produced by Mexican singer and songwriter,Marco Antonio Solís. It was performed by him as the lead singer of Los Bukis. It was released as the second single from his 11th Grammy nominated studio album Si Me Recuerdas (1988). This song became their first #1 single on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.
El Alma Joven... is the debut studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel,released in 1971. The album's title track was released as Gabriel's debut single and spawned Gabriel's first hit song "No Tengo Dinero",which remains one of Gabriel's most popular songs and launched his career.
The discography of Mexican-American cumbia group Los Kumbia Kings consists of four studio albums,one live album,seven compilation albums,two remix albums,three video albums,twenty-two singles and twenty-one music videos.
"Hasta Que Te Conocí" is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released in 1986 as the third single from his studio album Pensamientos. Written and produced by Gabriel,the song's lyrics focus on a protagonist learning the meaning of suffering after meeting a lover who mistreats him. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Song chart. A live version of the song was included on his album En el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1990) which peaked at number ten on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" is a song written,produced,and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón,and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the lead single from his studio album 20 Años (1990). It reached the number one position all over Ibero-America,became his fourth number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart after "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar","La Incondicional" and "Fría Como el Viento" and was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The parent album peaked at number two in the Latin Pop Albums chart and sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week of release.
"Abrázame Muy Fuerte" is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. The song was produced by Bebu Silvetti and was composed for the Mexican telenovela of the same name (2000). It was released as the lead single on June 2000 for the compilation album El Alma de Divo (2000) and later included on his 25th studio also titled Abrázame Muy Fuerte (2000). A romantic ballad with Latin and pop sounds and backed by an orchestra,it is a confession of love. Gabriel was inspired to write the song due to his sister's coma.
Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla has released nine studio albums,two live albums,nine compilation albums,two remix albums,and thirty-three singles.
"Mañana,Mañana" is a song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. Argentine singer Libertad Lamarque performed the song in the Mexican movie La loca de los milagros. Juan Gabriel released his recording of the song,a duet with Estela Nuñez,on his album Ella (1979). The song describes the departure of a lost love who will never return.
The 10th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony,presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1997 and 1998 took place on May 14,1998,at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami,Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.
"El Destino" is a song by Mexican singer Juan Gabriel and Spanish songstress Rocío Dúrcal from their collaboration album Juntos Otra Vez. It was released as the lead single from the album on 31 March 1997. "El Destino" was nominated in the category of Pop Song of the Year at the 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1998,but lost to "Si TúSupieras" by Alejandro Fernández. The track won Song of the Year on the Pop/Ballad field at the 1998 ASCAP Latin Awards.
"AsíFue" is a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and performed by Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja. It was released in 1988 as the second single from her studio album Desde Andalucía (1988). The song tells of the singer dealing with her ex-lover after she has a new fiancé. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States,and was the fifth best-performing Spanish-language single of 1989 in the US. The song’s composer,Juan Gabriel,performed a live rendition of the song at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City which was recorded and released as a live album titled Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel:En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1998).
