Spanish singers have achieved worldwide renown thanks to their talents and beauty. Whether they compose or perform their songs, their melodies touch hearts around the globe.
Montserrat Caballe is a world-renowned opera singer from Spain. Known for her exceptional voice control and effortless musical interpretation, she is revered by opera audiences around the globe.
Marta Sanchez Lopez
Marta Sanchez Lopez is a well-known Spanish singer who has earned considerable wealth throughout her career through sold-out concerts and brand endorsements. Additionally, she has collaborated with some popular artists like Alejandro Sanz and Juan Magan.
Colgando En Tus Manos broke iTunes records in Spain and topped the charts for 29 weeks. She was chosen as Europride 2007’s special guest and recorded a duet with Slash of Guns N’ Roses.
In 2014, she released Partenika with an appealing acoustic quintet featuring Jerome Sabbagh on tenor and Roman Filiu on alto sax. On her latest release Danza Imposible she continues her style of postbop pianism while adding elements from flamenco music and traditional Spanish traditions – this time around emphasizing group interplay to break free from norms and blur boundaries.
Luis Miguel Gonzalez Bose
Between 1977 and 1982, he became a major teen idol across Italy, Spain, and Southern Europe with several top ten hits and an extensive career in film. His signature baritone has graced 17 albums across many genres ranging from pop and disco through post-punk, new wave, and mainstream music.
Luis Miguel Dominguin was raised around artists such as Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso; studying theater and dance before turning his talents toward music. Laberinto was released for tour across Spain and Latin America before in 1997 he released 11 Maneras De Ponerse Un Sombrero which led him to being honored as an honorary citizen of Colombia in 2013. Since then he continues writing and performing.
Enrique Granados
Granados was an accomplished pianist and prolific composer, creating both piano works and songs that reflect Romantic composers such as Grieg and Schumann while developing his own distinctive Spanish aesthetic.
Granados was best known for his piano suite Goyescas (1911) and opera based on its themes which first premiered in New York City in 1916. Unfortunately, on his journey home he was aboard SS Sussex which was torpedoed by German submarine and drowned.
This collection contains both the well-known suite and some lesser-known works such as 8 Poetic Waltzes and Allegro de Concierto – pieces with great charm, warmth, passion, and pianistic brilliance – that reflect Francisco Goya’s paintings depicting Spanish femininity from 18th century Spain.
Leroy Sanchez
Leroy Sanchez is a talented singer-songwriter with millions of views on YouTube videos. In addition, this musician can be found playing piano and guitar – as well as being adept in songwriting for such artists as Anitta Cortez and Jhay Cortez! Additionally, Leroy has collaborated with Ibere Fortes and Maggie Szabos who also write songs.
Leroy began posting videos to YouTube in 2007 and quickly amassed an enormous following due to his powerful vocals and moving performances. Since then, his world tours have been well received by his ardent followers.
Los Angeles-born singer/guitarist Jose Luis Pereira (originally from Spain) is a self-taught guitarist. Educating himself through observation and practice, his passion lies with emotive acoustic-based pop music as well as danceable R&B. At 14, he competed in reality TV vocal competition Veo Veo; later discovered by producer Jim Jonsin (Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne & Usher). Now owning Rebel Rock Record Label.
Raphael
Miguel Rafael Martos Sanchez, more commonly known by his stage name Raphael, is one of Spain’s best-known singers and renowned stage performers. For four decades now his distinctive wide octave voice and vibrant stage performance have delighted audiences everywhere he performs, becoming an audience favourite as a movie and television actor as well.
Raphael developed his signature live performance style from its inception; he would act out each song to maximum dramatic effect and would sometimes wear themed costumes onstage to mimic flamenco or bull fighter dance moves.
Hispavox albums remain his crown jewels, but in addition he has released more recent charts-topping records with other labels as well. 1989 saw the release of Maravilloso Corazon which blended classical orchestral arrangements with modern electronics; 2018 brought Resinfonico with often radical reworkings of popular songs that mix classic orchestration with electronic beats, textures and ambiences for global chart success.