Fher Olvera Explained

Fher Olvera
Birth Name:José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra
Birth Date:8 December 1959
Birth Place:Guadalajara, Mexico
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Genre:Rock
Occupation:Musician, songwriter, activist, philanthropist
Years Active:1978 – present
Label:Warner Music México
Associated Acts:Maná
Sombrero Verde
Website:www.mana.com.mx

José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera Sierra (born 8 December 1959)[1] [2] is a Mexican musician and songwriter who is the secondary guitarist, composer and lead singer of the rock band Maná.[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Early career

Born as José Fernando Emilio Olvera, he started his musical career as a teenager playing with Gustavo Orozco and the brothers Ulises, Juan Diego and Abraham Calleros in Guadalajara; forming a band called Sombrero Verde in the 80s.[6] [2]

Maná

See also: Maná. With Abraham Calleros and Gustavo Orozco switching interests, Olvera continued his musical trajectory with the Calleros, Juan Diego (bass), Ulises (lead guitar) and himself (vocals and backup guitar), and a new member: Alejandro González (drums). The band recreated itself with a new name in 1987: Maná. The current members are:

Personal life

Olvera's father died when he was 7 years old. His mother died when he was making the album Drama y Luz. Olvera has a child, Dalí, with his ex-girlfriend Ana Ivette Verduzco. He later had a 4-year relationship with TV host Monica Noguera. [7] He keeps a close relationship with fellow band members, especially with Ulises Calleros and Alex González.

He made an appearance in Coldplay's 2022 Tour Music of the spheres singing "Rayando el Sol" along with the Coldplay members in the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 29 March 2022. [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perú Oficial Fans Club. Maná. Entrevista en el Show de Cristina (Parte 1 - 4). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kdy9VkTRbXI . 21 December 2021 . live. YouTube. 22 February 2011 . 22 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Biography. Maná Official Website. Maná. 22 September 2016.
  3. Web site: As of 2012, their worldwide album sales stand at 25 million. . Blogamole.tr3s.com . 17 February 2011 . 16 October 2011 . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502035922/http://blogamole.tr3s.com/2011/03/08/mana-returns-with-%E2%80%98drama-y-luz%E2%80%99 . dead .
  4. [:es:Rock de Mexico]
  5. Web site: Mas Que Rock En Español: Las 120 Mejores Canciones del Rock HispanoAmericano de todo Los Tiempos (20-1) (Spanish). Mercado, Jose Luis. Rock en las Américas . es. 8 December 2007.
  6. Web site: NOTICIAS . 8 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080306045137/http://www.mana.com.mx/_htm_spa/index.html . 6 March 2008 . . mana.com.mx
  7. Web site: Mana frontman splits from wife. philly.com. 1 January 2016.
  8. Web site: El momento viral en que Maná y Coldplay cantaron juntos "Rayando el Sol" en Guadalajara.