Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz (* 18. December 1968 in Madrid; actually Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro) is a Spanish Popmusiker.

Sanz was born as a second son of the married couple María Pizarro Medina and Jesús Sánchez Madero. At the age of seven years it began to play guitar. Three years later it composed first own Songs. With 16 years Sanz moved after Moratalaz and visited there management courses. In this time it took up also its first album.

Its first publication on a large disk label was 1991 the album Viviendo Deprisa. On its second album SI do ME Miras, which came 1993 on the market, co-operated it with musicians such as Nacho Maño, Chris Cameron and Paco de Lucía . Its third album 3 developed in Venice.

The international break-through succeeded to it with its two next albums Más (1997) and El Alma aluminium Aire (2000), which could platzieren themselves both in the US-American Billboardcharts. Its album NO it Lo Mismo (2003) was distinguished 2004 as the best Latin Pop - album with a Grammy.

In Germany Sanz a broader public with the Song La Tortura, a Duett with the Colombian singer Shakira became, admits.