Luis Miguel

This article is about the singer. For his self-titled album, see Luis Miguel (album). For other uses, see Luis Miguel (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallego and the second or maternal family name is Basteri.

Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel in 2008
Born
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri

(1970-04-19) 19 April 1970 (age 54)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Citizenship
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • United States[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active1981–present
Children3
Parents
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Websiteluismigueloficial.com

Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (pronounced [ˈlwis miˈɣel ɣaˈʝeɣo βasˈteɾi]; born 19 April 1970)[2][3] is a Mexican singer and record producer.[4][5][6] Born in Puerto Rico[7] to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as El Sol de Mexico (The Sun of Mexico), derived from the nickname his mother gave him as a child: "Mi sol" (My sun).[8] Luis Miguel has sung in multiple genres and styles, including pop songs, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band, and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation not to cross over to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.[9]

Despite recording only in Spanish, Luis Miguel continued to be the best-selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre within the mainstream market.[10] He has sold around 60 million records worldwide,[11] making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started 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,[12] 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.[12] He was the first Latino artist to earn two platinum certifications for Spanish-language albums in the United States, for Romance and Segundo Romance (the latter earning 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 No. 10 on the mainstream Billboard 200; his most recent album, ¡México Por Siempre!, was released in 2017 and earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, achieving double-platinum status.

Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing, captivating live performances. He is the highest-grossing Latino touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a total of $278.5 million.[13] With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive[14][15] concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.[16][17] As of October 2020, Luis Miguel ranks number two on Billboard's Greatest of All-Time Latin Artists chart.[18]

  1. ^ "Luis Miguel, el cantante que 'logró' ser mexicano". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 29 April 2020. Sin embargo, para entonces Luis Miguel ya era mexicano pues en 1991 el ex presidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari le otorgó la nacionalidad y lo dotó de un pasaporte mexicano.
  2. ^ "Consulta CURP" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Luis Miguel: Biography". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Luis Miguel, el cantante que 'logró' ser mexicano" (in Spanish). Reporte Índigo. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ "El día que Salinas hizo mexicano a Luismi". El Universal (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Así reveló Luis Miguel que era mexicano y no fue en una rueda de prensa" (in Spanish). yosoitú. 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ Tribune, Jon Bream Star (8 August 2023). "Mexican superstar Luis Miguel is set for May 26 at Target Center". Star Tribune. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Buzz Briefs: Luis Miguel, Bon Jovi". CBS News. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  9. ^ LOPETEGUI, ENRIQUE (20 September 1995). "One World Will Do, for Now : Pop music: 'My language and my world is Spanish,' says Luis Miguel, when asked about his crossover aspirations". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  10. ^ HILBURN, ROBERT (20 September 1997). "Luis Miguel's Crossroad". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Luis Miguel regresa a los escenarios" (in Spanish). BBC News. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b "LUIS MIGUEL: Complices_WARNER MUSIC". Gaymagazine.cl (in Spanish). 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Luis Miguel First-Highest Grossing Latin Touring Artist". Billboard. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018.
  14. ^ "El Auditorio Nacional entregó a Luis Miguel la Estela de Plata por imponer una marca - La Jornada". Jornada.com.mx.
  15. ^ "Luis Miguel". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Kiko Cibrian on Instagram: "Con el corazón contento por que estoy de regreso al Auditorio Nacional con LM. God is good!!!"". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Luis Miguel logra 200 conciertos en el Auditorio". Quien.com. 12 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Tops Billboard's Greatest of All Time Latin Artists Chart". Billboard. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.