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FEMUSINDO.com - Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri, known professionally as Luis Miguel, is a Mexican singer.
Luis Miguel, who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 19, 1970, has won five Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammys. He is considered one of the best male pop vocalists in the world.
Having been in the music world since 1981, he is often referred to as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico) or "El Sol".
Singing in Various Genres and Styles
Luis Miguel has sung in various genres and styles, including pop, ballad, bolero, tango, jazz, big band and mariachi.
He is also known as the only Latin singer of his generation who did not cross over to the Anglo market during the "Latin Boom" in the 1990s.
Despite recording only in Spanish, Luis Miguel continued to be the best-selling Latin artist of the 1990s, and is credited with popularizing the bolero genre in the mainstream market.
One of the Best-Selling Latin Music Artists
He has sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Latin pop music, along with his personal life and stage performances, have made Luis Miguel popular for most of his career, which began in Mexico in 1981.
At the age of 14, he received his first Grammy for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, making him one of the youngest Grammy-winning artists in music history.
In 1991, the RIAA recognized the success of his 1991 album Romance as one of the best-selling Latin albums of all time.
First Latino Artist to Receive Double Platinum Certification
Luis Miguel is the first Latino artist to receive double platinum certification for a Spanish-language album in the United States.
His two albums were Romance and Segundo Romance, the latter of which earned him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America.
He is also recognized by Billboard as the artist with the most top-10 hits on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart.
His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at number 10 on the main Billboard 200 chart.
His most recent album, México Por Siempre, released in 2017 earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, achieving double-platinum status.
Longest Touring Latino Artist
He is the highest-grossing Latino touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a total of $278.5 million.
With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe.
He performed for a total of 223 shows worldwide over a three-year period, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever by a Latin artist.
He also holds the record for most consecutive performances at the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for most performances at the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.
In October 2020, Luis Miguel ranked second on Billboard's Greatest Latin Artists of All Time chart. (*)
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