Álex Ubago
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Alex Ubago
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alejandro Martínez de Ubago Rodríguez |
| Born |
January 29, 1981 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Voice, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | Amaia Montero, Alex, Jorge y Lena, Maite Perroni |
| Website | alexubago |
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| Voice | |
Álex Ubago (born Alejandro Martínez de Ubago Rodríguez on January 29, 1981, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He is especially known for his heartfelt voice and his ballads. He was able to record his debut album "Que Pides Tu" when manager Iñigo Argomaniz that used to go to Alex's cousin's bar heard a demo that Alex made for his girlfriend, his first cd contain songs from this first demo, the songs are "Sabes" and "Hay Que Ver". Alex started to tour national radios with his guitar to sing his songs live and be interviewed. Eventually this strategy worked and his album finally hit the charts. But he reached absolute fame with the publication of the song "Sin Miedo A Nada", featuring Amaia Montero, his biggest hit to date.
When he was four years old, his parents moved to San Sebastián. He wrote his first song at the age of 15. He taught himself how to sing. Alex replied "Without thinking, just because, I would write a song. That's how I started at 15. Then one day I finished a song that I liked and wanted someone to listen to it, I wanted to sing it to someone. That first song still exists, it's written but not recorded. From that moment on I kept writing".
Álex Ubago taught himself to sing, and at the age of 22 released his debut album ¿Qué pides tú?, which sold 900,000 units in Spain and was certified 2X platinum in Mexico. Ubago received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 2003, but the award was won by fellow Spanish performer David Bisbal. Ubago's album Fantasía o Realidad was released in 2004, and was as successful as his first album. Ubago was nominated again for a Latin Grammy for his album Calle Ilusión which peaked at number three in the Spanish Albums Charts.
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