Born: February 21st, 1932, Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)
Nationality: Spanish
Nationality: Spanish
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
Between the 1960s and the 1990s, Manuel Alejandro, born into a family of musicians, composed an endless string of love ballads for many artists, including Hernaldo Zúñiga, Enrique Guzman, and Plácido Domingo. Among his songs are ‘Lo mejor de tu vida’ and ‘Un hombre solo’ which are amongst the most famous in Julio Iglesias’ repertoire. He composed entire albums for Mexican singer Emmanuel. Between 1972 and 1974, Alejandro released three albums as a singer. He is, however, best known for his work as a composer, arranger, and producer for Raphael Martos.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Manuel Alejandro composed two ballads with which Raphael represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest, the first one being ‘Yo soy aquél’, which came seventh in the contest of 1966 and was conducted by Rafael Ibarbia. One year after, Alejandro again wrote lyrics, music, and orchestration of a Raphael song for the contest, this time ‘Hablemos del amor’; on this second occasion, Alejandro conducted the Eurovision orchestra himself.
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Spain
Song title – "Yo soy aquél"
Rendition – Raphael Martos Sánchez
Lyrics – Manuel Alejandro
Composition – Manuel Alejandro
Studio arrangement – Manuel Alejandro
Live orchestration – Manuel Alejandro
Conductor – Rafael Ibarbia
Score – 7th place (9 votes)
Country – Spain
Song title – "Hablemos del amor"
Rendition – Raphael Martos Sánchez
Lyrics – Manuel Alejandro
Composition – Manuel Alejandro
Studio arrangement – Manuel Alejandro
Live orchestration – Manuel Alejandro
Conductor – Manuel Alejandro
Score – 6th place (9 votes)
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