The deep, velvety timbre of Alejandro Fernandez's voice brought sentimental fans to the point of losing consciousness. In the 1990s of the XX century. he brought the rich ranchero tradition back to the Mexican scene and made the younger generation love it.
Childhood of Alejandro Fernandez
The singer was born on April 24, 1971 in Mexico City (Mexico). However, he received his birth certificate in Guadalajara.
Alejandro's father was Vicente Fernandez, the most popular musician in Mexico. It is quite natural that this largely determined the future career of the singer.
Not much is known about his mother, Maria del Refugio Abaraka. Parents supported the original Mexican traditions and foundations in the family, in the atmosphere of which the boy's childhood passed.
From an early age, Alejandro Fernandez was already performing on stage with his father and learning from him. He comprehended the basics of the traditions of Mexican "rancheros" from the inside, live.
This allowed him to further develop the style and popularize it among the new generation.
The debut of a very young singer took place at the age of 5, when he performed the song "Alejandra" from the stage in front of an audience of 10. From an overabundance of feelings and emotional stress, the boy burst into tears at the end of the composition.
Being born into an artistic family has its advantages. And at the age of 6, Alejandro was already starring in his first feature film, Picardia Mexicana.
He continued to perform at his father's concerts from time to time, improved as a performer, and happily spent time with his family. The boy's interests included horseback riding.
The creative activity of Alejandro Fernandez in his youth
At the age of 18, the young singer, together with his father, recorded his first single Amor de los dos. The composition gained popularity, thanks to which, on the wave of success, they created a disc on which Alejandro already performed the song El Andariego alone.
In 1992, a solo album of a young talent was released, which was called “Alejandro Fernandez”. The release contributed to the final approval of the young man as a talented performer, revealed his extraordinary voice abilities.
With the program of the first album, Alejandro Fernandez toured Mexico and some US cities. He became a fresh stream, "new young blood", which revived the traditions of ranchero music.
His second disc Piel de Nina (1993) was created in collaboration with the famous musician Pedro Ramirez. Thanks to numerous hits, she became even more popular than the first.
Despite his adherence to the traditional Mexican way of life and a developing musical career, when Alejandro completed his secondary education, he decided to master the profession of an architect and enrolled at Atemajac Valley University.
However, the young man devoted most of his spiritual strength and time to music. In his songs, he has already described personal emotional and romantic experiences, successfully combining them with traditional Latin American motives.
This was reflected in the compositions of his new disc "Great hits in the style of A. Fernandez" (1994). For the record, he used songs by such popular composers as Luis Demetrio, Armando Marzaniero and José Antonio Mendez.
The next two records (Que Seas Muy Feliz (1995) and Muy Dentro de Mi Corazon (1997), the second of which received double platinum status, were aimed at a youth audience and pursued the goal of adapting the old musical traditions of Mexico to the new time. .
This was followed by the album Me Estoy Enamorando (1997), which became a turning point in Alejandro's musical quest and allowed him to really step forward, expanding his musical horizons.
The compositions from the disc, without losing the traditional Mexican sound, absorbed all the best from the romantic ballads and popular music of that time.
The surge in popularity of the artist
The performer won the hearts of music lovers both in the Americas and in Europe. In one of the songs, Gloria Estefan sang along with him. The worldwide circulation of the album was 2 thousand copies. In Latin America, it was recognized as multi-platinum.
By Christmas 1999, the album Christmas Time in Vienna was released, in which the singer performed popular Christmas songs together with Patricia Kaas and Placido Domingo.
Here Alejandro Fernandez sang in English for the first time. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra participated in the recording of the album. In the same year, the singer released another album, Mi Verdad. His ballad-style compositions are a return to the ranchero tradition.
Some songs are so soulful, and Alejandro's voice is so sensual in them, that it made the fans simply faint. One of the songs from the record became the theme for the Mexican television series Infierno en el Paraiso.
The singer's eighth disc was recorded in 2000 and was called Entre Tus Brazos. The album was produced by Emilio Estefan Jr.
Here are just some of the authors of the music for the compositions from the record: Francisco Cespedes, Kiki Tantander, Shakira and Roberto Blades. The disc continued the musical traditions of the Latinas, adding romantic notes and subtle lyricism to them.
Throughout his life, the handsome, romantic and owner of a beautiful voice, Alejandro Fernandez, has been incredibly successful with women. They are admired by men.
Reviving the ranchero style and giving it to new generations, he entered the Hall of Fame of Mexican Culture. And his songs will sound in the hearts of grateful fans forever!
