Del.icio.usAlejandro Sanz
Fact Sheet
| Birthday | 18 December 1968 (39) |
| Sign | Sagittarius |
The second son of María Pizarro Medina from Alcalá de los Gazules, and Jesús Sánchez Madero from Algeciras, Sanz began playing guitar at the age of seven and composing his first songs three years later. AFter moving to Moratalza at age 16, he began attenting management classes, and the young musician started attending management classes after moving from the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo to Moratalza. At the same time, he recorded his first album
In 1991, Sanz released his official major label debut, Viviendo Deprisa, with Warner Brothers. He released Si Tu Me Miras in 1993, with contributions from Nacho Maño, Chris Cameron, and Paco de Lucia. He recorded 3 in Venice, Italy. His next albums, Más (1997), and El Alma Al Aire (2000) were top-selling internationally, with both albums breaking into the Billboard Hot 200 in the United States. His 2003 album No Es Lo Mismo won a 2004 Grammy Award for best Latin pop album.