Joan Sebastian

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian in 2009
Born
José Manuel Figueroa Sr.

(1951-04-08)April 8, 1951
Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico
DiedJuly 13, 2015(2015-07-13) (aged 64)
Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active1975–2015
Labels
. First record label was Capitol Records in Mexico.
Websitejoansebastian.com

José Manuel Figueroa Sr.[2][3] (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), known professionally as Joan Sebastian (pronounced [ɟʝoˈan seβasˈtjan]), was a Mexican singer and songwriter.[4][5] Born in Juliantla, Guerrero, he composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such as Bronco, Vicente Fernández, Lucero, Pepe Aguilar, and Rocío Dúrcal.[6] The first several years of his career were primarily focused on Soft rock and Latin pop songs, but later focused primarily on regional Mexican music, specifically banda, mariachi, and norteño. Throughout his career, he also recorded various country songs in Spanish. Sebastian was awarded seven Latin Grammy Awards and five Grammy Awards, making him the most awarded Mexican performer in Grammy history.[7]

Known for composing "Así es la Vida", Sebastian also worked sporadically as an actor. In 1996, he made his acting debut in the Mexican soap opera Tú y Yo (You and I), sharing credits with Maribel Guardia, his former wife and mother to his son, Julian. In 2015, Sebastian died at the age of 64 of bone cancer. At the time of his death, Sebastian had two number-one albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and seven top ten songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States, including "Eso Y Más", "Me Gustas", "Secreto de Amor", and "Más Allá del Sol".[8]

  1. ^ "Joan Sebastian - Biografia". BuenaMusica (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Biografía Jose Manuel Figueroa Figueroa Joan Sebastian QEPD". Cobos.tv (in Spanish). 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ Edmundo Perez Que me entierren con narcocorridos 2012 "... de Marco Enrique Yépez Uribe, el Jarocho o el Comandante Alex, principal testigo de la PGR, era un rancho situado en Juliantla, Guerrero, propiedad del cantante José Manuel Figueroa, conocido artísticamente como Joan Sebastian.
  4. ^ "Muere el cantante Joan Sebastian". Televisa (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ^ Joan Sebastian dies at age 64, latintimes.com; accessed 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Muere Joan Sebastian, el cantautor mexicano". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Caballo le rompe cuatro costillas a Joan Sebastian". El Universal (in Spanish). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ^ Cobo, Leila (13 July 2015). "Joan Sebastian, Mexican Music Superstar, Dies at 64". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 July 2015.