Leroy Sanchez Explained

Leroy Sanchez (born September 1, 1991, in Abetxuko, Spain) is a Spanish-American singer-songwriter.

Early life

Leroy Sanchez was born in Abetxuko, Vitoria, Spain, where he taught himself to play guitar. At the age of 15, Sanchez uploaded his first cover song on YouTube, and his videos have since received more than 600 million views and he has over 4.37 million subscribers.[1] In 2010, Sanchez met producer Jim Jonsin, who brought him to Miami. Sanchez is currently based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Leroy released two singles in 2014, "By My Side" and "Little Dancer".

In 2016, he was nominated for a Premios Juventud Award,[2] and a Teen Choice Award.[3]

Sanchez is an independent artist. He headlined the Man of the Year Tour, his first international run, from January to March 2017 and his Elevated Tour, from September to November 2017.[4] Sanchez released his debut EP, Elevated, on August 4, 2017. He also released the Christmas song "It Ain't Christmas Without You".

Leroy's most viewed video on his YouTube channel is his cover of Adele's "Hello" with over 54 million views.

In 2018, he released his a single called "Preacher". Following Preacher in 2020, he released his first Spanish single "Miedo" along with an official acoustic version. On November 11, 2020, he released a Christmas EP called The Greatest Gift.

He composed the song "Voy a quedarme" alongside Blas Cantó, Dangelo and Dan Hammond for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which was sung by Blas Cantó representing Spain. Following this, he released an English version of the song called "I'll Stay".

On 24 September 2021, Leroy released a song called "Out My Way" and a few weeks later he released "Proud", one of his most personal songs. On 19 November 2021, Leroy released an EP called Standby with five songs: "Out My Way", "Proud", "River Lie", "Save This Love" and "Stay for A While".

In 2021, Sanchez was one of the songwriters for the song "SloMo", sung by Chanel, which represented Spain for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Discography

EPs

Singles

Songwriting credits

!Title!Year!Artist(s)!Album
"SloMo"2021Chanel

Awards and nominations

Results

!Year!Award!Nomination!Work!Result!Ref.
2016Premios Juventud AwardsDe Cover A CoverHimself[5]
Teen Choice AwardsChoice Music: Next Big Thing[6]

Tours

Headlining

Supporting Act

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leroy Sanchez. .
  2. Web site: Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores.
  3. Web site: All the Winners at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards!. August 2016 .
  4. Web site: Man of the Year Tour // 2017.
  5. Web site: Univision . Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores . May 20, 2022 . Univision . spanish.
  6. Web site: August 1, 2016 . All the Winners at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards! . May 20, 2022 . Us Weekly . en-US.
  7. Web site: Leroy Sanchez Announces 2017 Tour Dates . May 20, 2022 . The Scenestar.
  8. Sanchez . Leroy . Leroy Sanchez . IamLeroySanchez . 892036733558239232 . July 31, 2017 . Get your tickets and VIP passes for the "Elevated TOUR" now! Go to https://t.co/M9pKcw13se https://t.co/iSC0JbCeXa . en . September 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520161338/https://twitter.com/iamleroysanchez/status/892036733558239232 . May 20, 2022 . live.
  9. Web site: Leroy Sanchez Tour 2022, Official Concert Tickets from MyTicket.co.uk . May 20, 2022 . MyTicket.
  10. Sanchez . Leroy . Leroy Sanchez . IamLeroySanchez . 768572258738507777 . August 24, 2016 . It's happening! Going on tour with @BoyceAvenue very soon!! Can't wait to see you! https://t.co/5KbjTptO5r . en . September 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520161802/https://twitter.com/iamleroysanchez/status/768572258738507777 . May 20, 2022 . live.

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