Álvaro Soler Explained
Álvaro Tauchert Soler (pronounced as /es/, pronounced as /de/, in Catalan; Valencian suˈle/; born 9 January 1991) is a Spanish-German singer. He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit "El Mismo Sol", primarily achieving success in Italy, Switzerland and Mexico. 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 follow up single "Sofia" in 2016 also achieved chart success in European countries, reaching number 1 in Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium and Switzerland. Soler has released three studio albums, Eterno agosto in 2015, Mar de colores in 2018, and Magia in 2021. His single "La cintura" taken from his second album has become a pan-European hit for him.
Biography
Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès to a German father and to a Spanish-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 there. 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 albums. Soler also pursued studies in industrial design at Escuela de Grafismo Elisava.
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, Yasmin Gabriel, Ali Zuckowski, Simon Triebel and John Speaks (from the band Juli) and produced by Triebel. The song released on 24 April 2015 became initially a huge hit in 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.
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 released a version of his song "Libre" in 3 language versions with: Mexican singer Paty Cantú, Polish singer Monika Lewczuk and Italian singer Emma Marrone.He also collaborated with Morat, performing in the song "Yo contigo, tú conmigo" for the film Despicable Me 3, or Gru, mi villano favorito 3 in Spanish. The videoclip was released on 16 June 2017.Soler was also the voice of Camilo Madrigal in the Italian and German dubbed versions of the 2021 Disney film Encanto. Soler has been featured as a coach on The Voice Kids since season 9 (2021).[9]
He is a polyglot and speaks Catalan, German, English, Italian, French and Japanese in addition to his native Spanish.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other appearances
Songwriter
Awards and nominations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Chi è Alvaro Soler? Biografia e vita privata del cantante. gossippiu.com. 21 August 2015. 6 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706162832/https://www.gossippiu.com/2015/06/chi-e-alvaro-soler-biografia-e-vita.html. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler Biography. top40-charts.com. 21 August 2015. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017065004/http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=16580. live.
- Who Is Jennifer Lopez's Duet Partner Alvaro Soler?. Billboard. 27 June 2022. 27 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627061926/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-duet-alvaro-soler-6664039/. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler. deejay.it. 21 August 2015. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209002521/https://www.deejay.it/personaggi/alvaro-soler/. live.
- Web site: Interview: Alvaro Soler. 15 October 2016. 23 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190923191518/https://www.musicemissions.com/blog/news/interview-alvaro-soler/. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler: "We are all under El mismo sol". spettakolo.it. 29 May 2015 . 22 August 2015. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226191030/https://www.spettakolo.it/2015/05/29/alvaro-soler-we-are-all-under-el-mismo-sol/. live.
- Web site: TV X Factor, non c'è confronto. Lo show senza rivali. la Repubblica. it. 27 September 2016. Antonio Dipollina. 16 September 2016. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224125053/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/tv-radio/2016/09/16/news/x_factor_-147899040/. live.
- News: Latin American Music Awards 2016: Pitbull, Sofia Reyes & More Performers Announced. Billboard. 2022-06-27. 27 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627061929/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-american-music-awards-2016-performers-7511375/. live.
- Web site: ALLES NEU BEI "THE VOICE KIDS": AUF DIESE KRACHER DÜRFEN SICH DIE FANS FREUEN!. 17 Feb 2021. Tag24. de. 16 May 2023.
- Web site: Álvaro Soler, un babel con "patas" ¡español, catalán, alemán, inglés, italiano y japonés! . 10 March 2017 . 3 December 2018 . 20 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190320195842/https://www.cadenadial.com/2017/alvaro-soler-un-babel-con-patas-espanol-catalan-aleman-ingles-italiano-y-japones-95981.html . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . spanishcharts.com . 13 August 2015 . 22 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422044052/http://spanishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . 27 July 2016 . 17 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317220526/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/nl/ . 13 August 2015 . 14 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314005839/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 30 August 2015 . 21 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021040300/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . germancharts.de . 13 August 2015 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105959/http://germancharts.de/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . italiancharts.com . 13 August 2015 . 26 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150726072038/http://italiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland:
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . hitparade.ch . 13 August 2015 . 22 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722025640/http://www.hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Álvaro Soler). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 20 September 2019. de. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002104752/https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strInterpret=%C3%81lvaro+Soler&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. live.
- Web site: Certificazioni. FIMI.it. 26 June 2017. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219034748/http://fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:album/year:2017/page:0/term:Alvaro_Soler. live.
- Austria. Alvaro Soler. 27 January 2017.
- Switzerland. Alvaro Soler. 31 March 2017.
- Poland. Álvaro Soler. 8 May 2024.
- Web site: Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2020. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 17 December 2020. 16 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216152711/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/platynoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2020#title. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 13 August 2015 . 22 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622120602/http://www.lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Web site: Alvaro Soler discography . Hung Medien . dutchcharts.nl . 1 July 2016 . 15 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915050356/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro+Soler . live .
- Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "El mismo sol": Web site: AirPlay Top: 10.10. – 16.10.2015 . . pl . 10 October 2015 . 17 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023940/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2015&idlisty=1773#title . live .
- "Agosto": Web site: AirPlay Top: 13.02. – 19.02.2016 . ZPAV . pl . 22 February 2016 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303120547/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2016&idlisty=1892#title . live .
- "Sofia": Web site: AirPlay Top: 04.06. – 10.06.2016 . ZPAV . pl . 13 June 2016 . 20 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180649/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2016&idlisty=2000#title . live .
- "Libre": Web site: AirPlay Top: 21.01. – 27.01.2017 . ZPAV . pl . 30 January 2017 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052600/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2017&idlisty=2211#title . live .
- "Animal": Web site: AirPlay Top: 13.05. – 19.05.2017 . ZPAV . pl . 22 May 2017 . 21 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220758/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2017&idlisty=2312#title . live .
- "Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)": Web site: AirPlay Top: 07.10. – 13.10.2017 . ZPAV . pl . 16 October 2017 . 16 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171016230054/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2017&idlisty=2471#title . live .
- "La cintura": Web site: AirPlay Top: 12.05. – 18.05.2018 . ZPAV . pl . 21 May 2018 . 22 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522111438/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2018&idlisty=2696#title . live .
- "Loca": Web site: AirPlay Top: 16.02. – 22.02.2019 . ZPAV . pl . 25 February 2019 . 25 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225142211/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2019&idlisty=2977#title . live .
- "La libertad": Web site: AirPlay Top: 15.06. – 21.06.2019 . ZPAV . pl . 24 June 2019 . 22 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191122155122/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2019&idlisty=3093#title . live .
- "Magia": Web site: AirPlay Top: 27.03. – 02.04.2021 . ZPAV . pl . 6 April 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413114654/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2021&idlisty=3705#title . live .
- "Mañana": Web site: AirPlay Top: 28.08. – 03.09.2021 . ZPAV . pl . 6 September 2021 . 6 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906105451/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2021&idlisty=3860#title . live .
- "Manila": Web site: AirPlay Top: 01.01. – 07.01.2022 . ZPAV . pl . 10 January 2022 . 10 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110125859/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2022&idlisty=3977#title . live .
- Alvaro Soler Chart History (Hot Latin Songs). Billboard. 29 June 2018. 10 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220910084024/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alvaro-soler/chart-history/htl/. live.
- Web site: Top 100 Canciones - Semana 1: 18.12.2015 al 24.12.2015. PROMUSICAE. 4 January 2016. es. 22 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622171040/https://www.promusicae.es/listas/semanales. live.
- Web site: GOUD EN PLATINA - 2015. ultratop.be. 9 January 2016. 10 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610192248/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2015. live.
- Web site: Certificazioni. fimi.it. 24 October 2016. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219034748/http://fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:singoli/year:2016/page:0/term:Alvaro_Soler. live.
- Web site: Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2017. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 February 2017. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091633/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/platynoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2017#title. live.
- Web site: El Portal de Música - Last Charts . Producers of Spanish Music . es . 27 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924142304/http://www.elportaldemusica.es/historico.php . 24 September 2016 . dead .
- Belgium. 2017. Alvaro Soler. Sofia. single. 31 March 2017.
- Web site: SNEP – National Union of Phonographic Edition. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 25 September 2019. 17 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817090329/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?awards_cat=0&awards_awd=0&awards_year=0&awards_artist=Alvaro+Soler&awards_title=&awards_edit_distrib=&awards_sort=date_certif-desc&awards_nb=30&submitAdvanced=Rechercher. live.
- Web site: Albums and singles certified Diamond in 2017. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 February 2017. 11 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081038/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/diamentoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2017#title. live.
- Poland. Alvaro Soler. 20 September 2023.
- Belgium. 2018. single. 14 December 2018.
- Web site: Spanish single certifications – Alvaro Soler – La Cintura. es. elportaldemusica.es. 14 August 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140502/http://www.elportaldemusica.es/cancion-16660-28310-alvaro-soler-la-cintura. live.
- Web site: Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2021. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 11 August 2021. 22 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922154539/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/platynoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2021#title. live.
- Web site: Lo Mismo – Single by Maître Gims & Álvaro Soler. Apple Music. 27 June 2022. 27 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627061750/https://music.apple.com/de/album/lo-mismo-single/1426360731. live.
- Web site: January 25th. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BsiTOv8Ap74 . 2021-12-24 . limited. Instagram. 12 January 2019.
- Web site: Albums and singles certified Gold in 2021. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 11 August 2021. 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103071151/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2021#title. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler: Neue Musik kommt im Mai. mix1.de. 5 April 2019. 10 May 2019. de. 10 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510122836/https://www.mix1.de/news/alvaro-soler-neue-musik-kommt-im-mai/. live.
- Web site: 2021-02-19. Alvaro Soler - Spring is coming! (Llega la primavera) - Trailer - YouTube. . 2021-02-27. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226213616/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhhxZ0ZeYpk&gl=US&hl=en. live.
- Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 24. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 19 June 2021. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2021/24. live.
- Web site: Spanish single certifications – Alvaro Soler – Magia. es. elportaldemusica.es. 1 September 2021. 22 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822010148/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2021/32. live.
- Web site: Top 100 Canciones: Semana 6. Productores de Música de España. February 20, 2022. 15 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220215140309/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2022/6. live.
- Web site: "Solo Para Ti" von Alvaro Soler & Topic –. Apple Music. de. 25 April 2022. 25 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425085652/https://music.apple.com/de/song/1618340186. live.
- Web site: Alvaro Soler und Nico Santos über Musik und Klopapier auf Kuba. Web.de. de. 26 August 2022. 29 August 2022. 29 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220829072615/https://web.de/magazine/unterhaltung/musik/alvaro-soler-nico-santos-musik-klopapier-kuba-37231092. live.
- Web site: Ellie Goulding, Pablo Alborán y Alejandro Sanz triunfan en los Premios 40 Principales Ballantine's 2015 . . es . 27 September 2016 . 10 December 2015 . 6 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406181516/http://los40.com/los40/2015/12/10/radio/1449743581_020295.html . dead .
- Web site: Álvaro Soler, ganador de los European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) 2016 . . es . 27 September 2016 . 30 October 2015 . 27 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927204553/http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/Alvaro-European-Breakers-Awards-EBBA_0_2075850238.html . dead .
- Web site: Álvaro Soler . EBBA . 27 September 2016 . 27 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227233022/http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/it/i-vincitori/alvaro-soler/ . dead .
- Web site: Bunbury, Amaral, Leiva, Corizonas y Álvaro Soler compiten en los MTV EMA 2016 . ElDiaDigital.es . es . Judith Mateo . 27 September 2016 . 27 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927210629/http://eldiadigital.es/not/190246/bunbury-amaral-leiva-corizonas-y-alvaro-soler-compiten-en-los-mtv-ema-2016/ . dead .
- News: FULL LIST: Latin American Music Awards 2016 Nominees. 27 September 2016. Latin Times. IBT. 31 August 2016. Maria G. Valdez. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008034237/http://www.latintimes.com/latin-american-music-awards-2016-telemundo-yandel-nicky-jam-among-top-nominees-full-395531. live.
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