Álvaro Soler

Álvaro Soler

Álvaro Soler (2015)
Background information
Birth name Álvaro Tauchert Soler
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991[1][2]
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Genres Latin pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Labels Universal Music / Sony
Associated acts Urban Lights
Website alvarosoler.com

Álvaro Tauchert Soler (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo soˈler]; born in Barcelona, Spain on 9 January 1991) is a Spanish Latin pop musician who is known for his hit single "Sofia". He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit "El mismo sol", primarily hitting success in Italy. A special bilingual Spanish-English version of "El mismo sol", featuring Jennifer Lopez, was also recorded for international release in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and worldwide.[3][4] His 2016 single "Sofia" also achieved chart success in European countries, reaching number 1 in Italy and Switzerland.

Biography

Born in Barcelona to a German father and to a half Spanish and half Belgian mother,[5] he became multilingual at a young age.[6] He moved with his parents to Japan at age 10, staying there until age 17. He took piano lessons very early in Japan. Returning to Barcelona, in 2010 he established the musical band Urban Lights alongside his brother and some friends. The band continued performing music described as a mixture of British pop, indie pop and electronic music building following locally. They won a university music contest and the band appeared in 2013 on the Spanish music casting contest ¡Tú sí que vales! reaching the Final 8. They released some materials and self-produced album. Soler also pursued studies in industrial design at Escuela de Grafismo Elisava, also going to a music school and working with a modeling agency based in Barcelona.

Soler decided to drop the Urban Lights band in 2014 to go solo establishing himself as a musical artist based in Germany. Based in Berlin, he released his single "El mismo sol" co-written by Soler and Ali Zuckowski and Simon Triebel (from the band Juli) and produced by Triebel. The song released on 24 April 2015 became initially a huge hit Italy reaching number one on the Italian FIMI and certified double platinum. It also made it to number one on the Swiss Swiss Hitparade singles chart. The single became a pan-European hit for him charting also in Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands.

Based on this success, Soler released his debut solo album Eterno Agosto on 23 June 2015 on Universal Music. In 2016, Soler was chosen as a judge on the tenth series of Italian talent show X Factor.[7] Alongside being nominated for awards, Soler performed his recently released single on the Latin American Music Awards on 6 October 2016 alongside Mexican actress/singer Lucero. [8] Soler is set to release a single on December 2nd 2016, as shown on the Polish Universal Music Facebook page.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak positions Certification
SPA
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 BEL
(Fl)
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 GER
[13]		 ITA
[14]		 POL
[15]		 SWI
[16]
Eterno Agosto 25 6 68 79 5 1 8 1

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
SPA
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 BEL
(Fl)
[11]		 FRA
[19]		 GER
[13]		 ITA
[14]		 NLD
[20]		 POL
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 US Latin
[21]
"El mismo sol"
(solo or featuring Jennifer Lopez)		 2015 3 6 8 31 20 1 16 1 1 11 Eterno Agosto
"Agosto" — — —[upper-alpha 1] — — — — 1 — —
"Sofia" 2016 3 3 1 9 23 1 11 1 1 —
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[27]
  • BVMI: Gold[24]
  • FIMI: 6× Platinum[25]
"Libre"
(featuring Paty Cantú or Emma)		 — — — — — 26
[28]		 — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nomination Work Result
2015 Los Premios 40 Principales Best Spanish New Artist[29] Himself Won
2016 European Border Breakers Award Best Emerging Artist – Spain[30][31] Himself Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Spanish Act[32] Himself Nominated
Latin American Music Awards Xfinity New Artist of the Year[33] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist[33] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Song[33] "El Mismo Sol" (feat. Jennifer Lopez) Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "Agosto" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Flanders, but peaked at number 54 on the Ultratip chart.

References

  1. ↑ "Chi è Alvaro Soler? Biografia e vita privata del cantante". gossippiu.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alvaro Soler Biography". top40-charts.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Who Is Jennifer Lopez's Duet Partner Alvaro Soler?". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alvaro Soler". deejay.it. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Alvaro Soler". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alvaro Soler: "We are all under El mismo sol"". spettakolo.it. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Antonio Dipollina (16 September 2016). "TV X Factor, non c'è confronto. Lo show senza rivali". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Latin American Music Awards 2016: Pitbull, Sofia Reyes & More Performers Announced". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  9. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Alvaro Soler discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". germancharts.de. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  15. 1 2 Peak chart positions for Poland:
  16. 1 2 "Alvaro Soler discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Certificazioni". FIMI.it. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Álvaro Soler – Eterno Agosto". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Alvaro Soler discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Alvaro Soler discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  21. ↑ Peak chart positions for United States:
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Canciones - Semana 1: 18.12.2015 al 24.12.2015" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "GOUD EN PLATINA - 2015". ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Alvaro Soler)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  25. 1 2 3 "Certificazioni". fimi.it. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Álvaro Soler – El mismo sol". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "El Portal de Música - Last Charts" (in Spanish). Producers of Spanish Music. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  28. ↑ "Libre – Classifica settimanale WK 45". fimi.it. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "Ellie Goulding, Pablo Alborán y Alejandro Sanz triunfan en los Premios 40 Principales Ballantine's 2015" (in Spanish). Los 40. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "Álvaro Soler, ganador de los European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) 2016" (in Spanish). Telecinco. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Álvaro Soler". EBBA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  32. ↑ Judith Mateo (27 September 2016). "Bunbury, Amaral, Leiva, Corizonas y Álvaro Soler compiten en los MTV EMA 2016". ElDiaDigital.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
  33. 1 2 3 Maria G. Valdez (31 August 2016). "FULL LIST: Latin American Music Awards 2016 Nominees". Latin Times. IBT. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

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