

In 1983, he co-starred in the film Ya Nunca Más (released 1984) and in 1985, Fiebre de amor.

That same year, he was also presented with the "Antorcha de Plata" Award in the Viña del Mar Music Festival for his duet single "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" ("I Like You Just As You Are") with Scottish singer Sheena Easton. In 1985, aged 15, he took part at the Sanremo Music Festival, where he won the second place award with his song "Noi Ragazzi Di Oggi". In 1984, Luis Miguel turned into Spanish rock-pop style, with the international release of his fourth studio album Palabra de Honor produced by the then Spanish Hispavox director Honorio Herrero. With 1982's Un Sol, he scored a major hit with the single, "1+1=Dos Enamorados". Two years later, he started touring Latin American countries including Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina. In 1982, he released his first album, Un Sol, by the Mexican branch of EMI Records, which won him his first gold disc at the age of 11. Career First recordings and commercial breakout ĭuring his childhood years, his father, who was also his manager, encouraged him to watch and analyze nearly every movie, recording, and concert performance of Elvis Presley. As of October 2020, Luis Miguel ranks number two on Billboard 's Greatest of All-Time Latin Artists chart. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts. 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 is the highest-grossing Latino touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a total of $278.5 million. Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing, captivating live performances. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, achieving double-platinum status. 10 on the mainstream Billboard 200 his most recent album, ¡México Por Siempre!, was released in 2017 and earned him his second No. His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at No. He is also recognized by Billboard as the artist with the most top-10 hits on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. 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). In 1991, the RIAA recognized the success of his 1991 album Romance as one of the best-selling Spanish-language albums of all time. Having won his first Grammy at age 14 for his duet " Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (with Sheena Easton), he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. 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. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. ĭespite 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. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation to not cross over to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s. Luis Miguel has sung in multiple genres and styles, including pop songs, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band, and mariachi. Born to parents of Spanish and Italian descent, 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). Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer.
