Charming melodies of his songs I want to listen to and listen to. They simply fascinate and carry away into the world of dreams, causing real, sincere feelings. Juan Gabriel is a symbol of musical Mexico of the last century, the most famous Mexican singer, producer, composer and actor in the world. He sang in the style of Latin American ballads and ranchers. And how he sang!
Heart given to people
Unfortunately, the legendary singer Juan Gabriel no longer pleases fans with his work - he passed away due to a heart attack on August 28, 2016 in Santa Monica (USA, California) at the age of 66 in his residence, where he lived for the last years. He left full of creative powers.
Just a few days before his death, Juan Gabriel in Los Angeles gave a concert in front of a huge audience of 17 thousand spectators. This concert was held as part of the singer who had just started the world tour. It was supposed to continue until winter. Singer Gabriel (real name - Alberto Aguilera Valadez) and on the day of his death was supposed to give a concert in the city of El Paso, in Texas. But this holiday for fans of the talent of the great musician was not destined to take place. Now they just have to listen to the songs performed by their favorite singer only in the recording ...
Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, then expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Juan Gabriel on his microblog on Twitter and wrote that he regrets the death of a talented countryman, calling him one of the country's greatest singers.
Other politicians expressed condolences over the death of the great musician, including Barack Obama, who was then the president of the United States. Many artists also mourned.
When singer Gabriel died, his photo was published on social networks by many friends of the musician and actor, both from Mexico and from other countries of the world, fans and friends shared links to recordings of his songs, videos.
Favorite audience with a magical voice
Especially the singer Gabriel is known in Latin America, but admirers from all over the world continued to admire his work. And even now, when Juan Gabriel is no longer with us, his beautiful voice cannot leave indifferent any heart.
The world-famous Mexican artist Juan Gabriel not only sang, but also wrote his songs - he created more than a thousand works. Perhaps the most popular of his songs is the melodic and soul-touching Hasta que te conoci (“Until I Met You”).
He was also an actor
Singer Gabriel, like every talented person, was talented not only in music - he not only wrote and performed songs, but also starred in several films. Viewers first became acquainted with the work of Juan Gabriel as an actor in the early 80s. Then, at one of the film festivals in Moscow, a film was shown with his participation under the name "Noah Noah." So the script called the disco, with which the young singer began his journey to popularity.
Singer Gabriel. Biography
A musician was born in the town of Paracuaro (Mexico) in 1950. His parents were simple peasants. In addition to him, the father and mother had nine more daughters and sons, Alberto was the youngest. As a teenager, the future singer and composer fell in love with the guitar and learned to masterfully play this instrument. As a 13-year-old boy, Valadez wrote the first song.
Soon the young man became really popular - he received his first engagement. It happened, it was in one of the local bars. Inspired by success, Alberto decided to try his luck in the capital. And soon the young singer moved to Mexico City. In 1971, Alberto Aguilera Valadez came up with a stage name for himself - Juan Gabriel, under whom he later became a world famous musician. Soon, the singer and composer celebrated the release of his first album under the poetic name “Young Soul” (El Alma Joven). And immediately, success.
One of the songs on this disc for quite some time remained on the top line of the local hit parade. Then, one after another, the singer recorded several more discs with his own songs. So the popularity of the singer and composer was born, who was destined to become famous not only in his own country, but throughout the world. His songs sounded on the radio, they were performed by popular Mexican singers, real music stars.
Singer's legacy
During his 40-year musical career, singer Gabriel has written almost two thousand songs. Over 100 million records of Juan Gabriel sold worldwide. The singer managed to give more than 8,000 unforgettable concerts around the world. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award 11 times. Juan Gabriel also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In Mexico, many musician songs are perceived as part of national culture. The songs of the composer and performer are translated into many languages of the world, including Russian. With pleasure, hundreds of other singers of different nationalities sing and record cover versions of his hits. For them, Gabriel is a model of singer and composer.
Despite the fact that Juan Gabriel was a favorite of women, he was never married. But the musician had children. He left four of them.