Alejandro Lerner
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Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957 in Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
musician and singer-songwriter
. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America
.
Through his career, Lerner played in different bands, formed his own group, and worked with international artists such as Luis Miguel, Paul Anka
, and Celine Dion
.
In 1974, the young musician's talent was discovered by Raúl Porchetto
, who invited him to join a short-term project called Reino de Munt. In 1977, Lerner participated in Gustavo Santaolalla
's band Soluna. In addition, Alejandro Lerner was consolitading his skills as a performer while working with well-known Argentine singers Leon Gieco
and Sandra Mihanovich
.
In 1981, Lerner formed a band called la Magia, playing along with bass player Hernán Magiano, guitarist Damián Figueroa, saxophonist Oscar Kreimer, and drummer Luis Querón, releasing Alejandro Lerner y La Magia in 1982. A year later, the band broke up and he decided to start his solo career, releasing Todo a Pulmón that same year and Lerner Tres in 1984.
In 1999, a compilation of his greatest hits, called 20 Años (20 Years), was released.
In 2002, Lerner gained exposure in the US when he collaborated with Carlos Santana
on the song "Hoy Es Adiós" which was released on Santana's album Shaman
.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
musician and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
Through his career, Lerner played in different bands, formed his own group, and worked with international artists such as Luis Miguel, Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
, and Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
.
In 1974, the young musician's talent was discovered by Raúl Porchetto
Raul Porchetto
Raul Porchetto is an Argentine musician and song writer.- History :Porchetto emerged into the Acoustic movement of argentine rock during the early 1970s releasing his debut record in 1972 following the sub-genre's popular rise in the wake of the Acusticazo.By the mid 70s he would become a member...
, who invited him to join a short-term project called Reino de Munt. In 1977, Lerner participated in Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
's band Soluna. In addition, Alejandro Lerner was consolitading his skills as a performer while working with well-known Argentine singers Leon Gieco
León Gieco
Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, better known as León Gieco is a pop-folk music composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular folkloric genres with Argentine rock, and for lyrics with social and political connotations...
and Sandra Mihanovich
Sandra Mihanovich
Sandra Mihanovich Cahen is an Argentine singer, musician, and composer of Rock, Blues, and Tango rhythms.She was born in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Iván Mihanovich Nazar, a polo player of Croatian descent -and heir to a shipping fortune- and Mónica Cahen...
.
In 1981, Lerner formed a band called la Magia, playing along with bass player Hernán Magiano, guitarist Damián Figueroa, saxophonist Oscar Kreimer, and drummer Luis Querón, releasing Alejandro Lerner y La Magia in 1982. A year later, the band broke up and he decided to start his solo career, releasing Todo a Pulmón that same year and Lerner Tres in 1984.
In 1999, a compilation of his greatest hits, called 20 Años (20 Years), was released.
In 2002, Lerner gained exposure in the US when he collaborated with Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
on the song "Hoy Es Adiós" which was released on Santana's album Shaman
Shaman (album)
Shaman is the sixteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and Gold in Greece....
.
'80s
- 1982 Alejandro Lerner y la Magia
- 1983 Todo a pulmón
- 1984 Lernertres
- 1984 Sus primeras canciones
- 1985 Conciertos
- 1987 Algo que decir
- 1988 Canciones
'90s
- 1990 Entrelíneas
- 1992 Amor infinito
- 1994 Permiso de volar
- 1995 La magia continúa
- 1997 Magic hotelMagic HotelMagic Hotel is the second album by British band Toploader. It follows the successful 1999 album Onka's Big Moka. The album title is a reference to the hotel in which they stayed in Los Angeles when recording the album.- Track listing :...
- 1997 Volver a empezarVolver a empezarVolver a empezar is the name of two things.*Volver a Empezar, a popular Mexican soap opera of the 1990s*Volver a empezar, an award-winning Spanish film of 1982 also known as Begin the Beguine....
- 1999 20 años20 Años20 Años is an album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel released in 1990. The album was produced by Juan Carlos Calderón, who had worked on the two previous albums by Luis Miguel, and was a massive success across Latin-America, Spain, and with Hispanic listeners in the United States...
2000s
- 2000 Si quieres saber quién soy
- 2002 Lerner vivo
- 2003 Buen viaje
- EnojadoEnojadoEnojado is the 19th album recorded by Argentinian singer-songwriter Alejandro Lerner released on December 20, 2007.-Track listing:...
(2007)