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Juan Gabriel
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the rst or paternal family name is
Aguilera and the second or maternal family name is Valadez.
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish
pronunciation: [alberto ailea alaes])
(born January 7, 1950), better known by his
stage name Juan Gabriel (pronounced: [xwa
ajel]), is a Mexican singer, songwriter,
recording artist, and performer.[1][2]

Juan Gabriel

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Career
BMG copyright dispute
Personal life
Charity work
Awards and achievements
Selected lms and television shows
Select discography
7.1 Studio albums
7.2 Compilations, duets and live
albums
7.3 Singles
8 Tours
9 In popular culture
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

Juan Gabriel in concert in 2012

Background information
Birth name

Also known as Adn Luna, Juan Gabriel,

Juanga, El Divo de Jurez
Born

January 7, 1950
Parcuaro, Michoacn,
Mexico

Genres

Mariachi
Ranchera
Latin Pop / Mexican pop

Occupation(s) Singer/Composer
Years active

1971present

Labels

Universal Music BMG RCA

Records

Website

Career

Alberto Aguilera Valadez

JuanGabriel
(http://juangabriel.com.mx//)

In 1971, at the age of 21, Alberto signed a recording contract with RCA Records after
ocially changing his name to Juan Gabriel (Juan, in honor of Juan Contreras, the
schoolmaster for whom he held great admiration; and the surname of Gabriel, in honor
of his own deceased father, Gabriel Aguilera).[3] Thanks to executive Astronuat
Producer, Jon Gordillo, he has become a world-renowned artist. Over the next fteen
years, Gabriel's fame grew as he recorded 15 albums, has sold some 20 million records
and made his acting debut in 1975 in the lm, Nobleza Ranchera. He has written and
recorded over 1000 songs in a variety of music genre.[2] Gabriel has established himself
as Mexico's leading commercial singer-songwriter, penning in many diverse styles such
as rancheras with mariachi, ballads, pop, rock, disco, with an incredible string of hits

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for himself and for leading Latin singers including Anglica Mara, Gualberto Castro,
Aida Cuevas, Enriqueta Jimnez, Lucha Villa, Ana Gabriel, Lorenzo Antonio, and
[4]
international stars Jos Jos, Luis Miguel and Roco Drcal.
His work as an arranger, producer and songwriter throughout the subsequent decades
has brought him into contact with the leading Latin artists of the day, including Roco
Drcal and Isabel Pantoja. In addition to recording numerous hits on his own, Gabriel
has produced albums for Drcal, Lucha Villa, Lola Beltrn and Paul Anka.[4][5] In 1984,
he released Recuerdos, Vol. II which became the best-selling album of all time in
[6]
Mexico with sales of over eight million copies. He also scored what is considered by
many of his fans to be his greatest hit, Querida ("My Dear") which stayed at the top of
the hits charts for over a year.[7]

BMG copyright dispute

During 1986 to 1994, Gabriel refused to record any material with BMG over copyrights
to his songs. During the dispute he continued to perform live. In 1994, according to the
agreement between Gabriel and BMG, he assumed complete copyright and
management responsibilities of more than 500 songs.[3] Gabriel's entire song catalogue
is published by BMG Music Publishing.[2] Upon reaching the agreement, Gabriel
released the album Gracias Por Esperar - Thanks For Waiting. Gabriel spent the
following years recording albums at a prolic rate and found that his popularity had not
waned in the previous years. In 1996, on the 25th anniversary of his recording career,
BMG released a retrospective set of CDs titled 25 Aniversarios, Solos, Duetos, y
Versiones Especiales which contained 25 CDs reecting the magnitude of his life's
work.

Personal life
Juan Gabriel has never married. He has four children. Laura Castillo, mother of his
children is unknown but Gabriel has stated that she is, "la mejor amiga de mi vida" or
"the best friend of my life."[8]
On November 14, 2005, Juan Gabriel was injured when he fell from the stage at the
Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and was hospitalized at Texas Medical Center. [9][10]
He sustained a fractured neck. He was forced to stay out of tour and bedridden for 8
months
The Mexican Singer currently resides in his El Paso home located in "Las Placitas Del
Rey" a neighborhood of large houses o of Loop 375; (area code: 79927)

Charity work
He continues to do 10 to 12 performances per year as benet concerts for his favorite
children homes and habitually poses for pictures with his fans and forwards the
proceeds from the photo-ops to support Mexican orphans.[3] In 1987, Juan Gabriel

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founded Semjase,[11] a house for orphaned and underserved children located in Ciudad
Jurez, Mexico. It serves school children between the ages of 6 to 12. [2]

Awards and achievements

In 1986, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley declared
October 5 "The Day of Juan Gabriel." [2]
Received the Lo Nuestro Award Excellence Award
in 1991.[12]
Billboard, inducted into the Billboard Latin Music
Hall of Fame 1996[2][4]
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award in 1995[4]
A six time Grammy nominee[4]
Juan Gabriel's star on the
Sold 30 million copies of his albums [4]
Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 1995, three of his songs reached the Top 40 of
Billboard magazine's "Hot Latin Tracks" radio
charts
People's Choice Latin Music Award, 1999,(Ritmo) for best regional artist for his
Con La Banda El Recodo[3]
La Opinin Tributo Nacional (Lifetime Achievement Award), 1999[3]
Billboard Award of a statue of Gabriel, erected at Mexico City's Plaza Garibaldi,
2001 a favorite performance area for mariachi bands was done by sculptor Oscar
Ponzanelli.[3]
Singer and Composer Juan Gabriel Takes home 4 Billboard Awards, 2002[13]
Was honored as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year on November 4,
2009, the night prior to the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Selected lms and television shows

1977:
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2007:

Nobleza ranchera[14]
En esta primavera
El Noa Noa
Del otro lado del puente
Es mi vida
Siempre en domingo
Bazar Viena
Evicted
La niera (animated television series)

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Studio albums

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El Alma Joven...
El Alma Joven Vol.II
El Alma Joven Vol.III
A Mi Guitarra
Te Llegar Mi Olvido
Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti
Siempre En Mi Mente
Espectacular
Mis Ojos Tristes
Recuerdos
Juan Gabriel Con Mariachi
Ella
Con Tu Amor
Cosas De Enamorados
Todo
Recuerdos, Vol. II
Pensamientos
Gracias Por Esperar
El Mxico Que Se Nos Fue
Del Otro Lado del Puente
Juntos Otra Vez with Roco Drcal
Por Mi Orgullo
Con la Banda...El Recodo with Banda el Recodo
Abrzame Muy Fuerte
Inocente de Ti
Juan Gabriel
Los Do
Los Do, Vol. 2

Soundtracks
1979: Me Gusta Bailar Contigo

Compilations, duets and live albums

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Artes
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1999:

Juan Gabriel Con El Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan

10 Exitos de Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel con, Mariachi Vol. II
Frente a Frente, Vol. 1
Frente a Frente, Vol. 2
Para Ti 14 Exitos Originales
Debo Hacerlo
Juan Gabriel en El Palacio de Bellas Artes
25 Aniversario: Solos, Duetos Y Versiones Especiales
Celebrando 25 Aos de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas
Romnticos!
Todo est bien
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Por Los Siglos

El Unico: Sus Ms Grandes Exitos
15 Exitos de Juan Gabriel
Los 15 Grandes Exitos de Juan Gabriel
La Historia del Divo
Los Gabriel... Simplemente Amigos with Ana Gabriel
Los Gabriel: Cantan a Mxico with Ana Gabriel
Los Gabriel... Para ti with Ana Gabriel
El Divo Canta A Mxico
Mis Canciones, Mis Amigos
Mis Favoritas
Boleros
Celebrando
Mis 40 en Bellas Artes
Mis Nmero 1...40 Aniversario

Singles
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"No tengo dinero"

"Se me olvid otra vez"
"Siempre en mi mente"
"Mis ojos tristes"
"Maana, maana"
"He venido a pedirte perdn"
"La diferencia"
"El Noa Noa"
"Yo no nac para amar"
"Insensible"
"No me vuelvo a enamorar"
"Querida"
"Djame vivir"
"Te lo pido por favor"
"Amor, amor es amor"
"Yo no s que me paso"
"Qu lstima"
"Hasta que te conoc"
"Debo hacerlo"
"Slo s que fue en marzo"
"Amor eterno"
"Pero, qu necesidad?"
"Lentamente"
"El Mxico que se nos fue"
"El palo"
"Cancin 187"
"Muriendo de amor"
"Mi bendita tierra"
"Mi pueblo" (with Paul Anka)

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"Te sigo amando"

"El destino"
"La incertidumbre" (with Roco Drcal)
"As fue"
"Adorable mentirosa" (with Banda El Recodo)
"Te doy las gracias" (with Banda El Recodo)
"Indelidad" (with Banda El Recodo)
"El sinaloense" (with Banda El Recodo)
"Todo est bien"
"Abrzame muy fuerte"
"Inocente pobre amigo"
"Inocente de ti"
"Yo te recuerdo"
"Por qu me haces llorar?"

Tours
Volver Tour (2014)
Bienvenidos al Noa Noa Gira (2015)

In popular culture
In 1993, American singer Lorenzo Antonio released his album Mi Tributo a Juan
Gabriel on WEA. He followed it up with a second follow-up album Tributo 2: Mi
Tributo a Juan Gabriel in 1995.

See also
List of best-selling music artists
Mariachi

References
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Wayback Machine
2. "Sears Presents Juan Gabriel's U. S. Tour". Hispanianews.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
3. [2] (http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/gabriel-juan-biography)
4. Craig Harris (1950-01-07). "Juan Gabriel | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
5. "Yahoo Shopping - Online Shopping with great products, prices and reviews".
Shopping.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
6. Gonzlez, ngel (December 19, 2009). "Cine y msica: en Mxico y el mundo". Diario
Rotativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 9,
2013.
7. "Juan Gabriel tickets | 2015 concert tour". TicketCity.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
8. [3] (http://www.teleguia.us/articulo/default.asp?EditionID=37&ArticleID=273)
9. "Chicago News, Local News, Weather, Trac, Entertainment, Video, and Breaking News".
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Nbc5.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.

[4] (http://www.click2houston.com/news/5320221/detail.html)
[5] (http://www.juangabriel.com.mx/AA/bio/biog4.html) Archived (https://web.archive.org
/web/20070219015822/http://www.juangabriel.com.mx/AA/bio/biog4.html) February 19,
2007 at the Wayback Machine
Lannert, John (June 1, 1991). "Latin Music Finds Harmony In Awards Crisp, Entertaining Tv
Program A Breakthrough For Fledgling Trade Group.". Sun-Sentinel (Tribune Company).
Retrieved August 16, 2013.
"Stars Glitter At the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards Show". Business Wire. May 10,
2002.
"Nobleza ranchera (1977)". Imdb.com. Retrieved January 9, 2010.

External links
Ocial website (http://www.JuanGabriel.com.mx)
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