MANUEL ALEJANDRO

Born: February 21st, 1932, Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)
Nationality: Spanish

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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

1966 Luxembourg

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)

1967 Vienna

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)