Recognizing the value of his songs early on, Solis created his own publishing companies: Marco Musical in Mexico and Crisma in the United States. 1s (67) on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart than any other composer. 1, four have been certified gold by the RIAA and one was certified platinum.Īs a producer, he has taken home Billboard's Latin producer of the year award on several occasions for work on his own albums and for other artists.Īs a songwriter, Solis has had more No. In the United States alone, Solis has landed 13 titles on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, including four compilations, since 1995. "He's been able to do it from a regional label, as the leader of Los Bukis, to an international label as a solo artist." "Marco is a singer/songwriter who, through his music and lyrics, is able to connect to the masses," says Jose Behar, president/CEO of Univision Music Group, which owns Fonovisa. "Trozos" set the highest standard for the potential of popular Mexican acts in the pop market and opened the doors for traditional Mexican acts to be heard around the world, a phenomenon akin to Luis Miguel's recording of traditional boleros 10 years before. This does not even include the album's success throughout Latin America. Solis' venture into pop, 1999's "Trozos de Mi Alma," was certified platinum the United States and sold more than I million copies in Mexico as well. The success straddles his first career as the lead singer of Los Bukis, Mexico's top-selling romantic grupo in the 1970s and 1980s, and as a solo regional Mexican/pop performer who regularly tops charts throughout Latin America. That's a great singer."Īn astounding degree of international success as a touring performer, an extraordinarily prolific author and a top-selling recording artist makes Solis possibly one of the top five Latin artists in the world. We're talking about a man who's reached millions and millions of people with his voice. opens his mouth, and every word-not every sentence, mind you-every word, acquires a meaning. "A great singer is someone who has expression. By the early 70s Los Hermanitos Sols disbanded and the young singer-songwriter formed Los Bukis and began playing traditional Mexican music in the styles of. "If he says that, he's mistaken," Silvetti told Billboard in 2000. Although Solis once said there were many singers better than he, the late producer Bebu Silvetti begs to differ. Standing before a crowd of 60,000, he appears bemused, then merely raises a hand and all hell breaks loose in the audience, even before he pours it out, effortlessly, into the microphone.Īnd then, there is the voice that plaintive tenor that begs you to listen. See Solis live, and, with his flowing hair and peaceful demeanor, he looks more like a preacher than an entertainer. If you want to court a girl over a candlelight dinner, this is the soundtrack. The melodies are luscious, the words entreating. Listen to his music, and it is unabashedly wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve romantic, earnest and plaintive. The Billboard Latin Music Conference takes place April 25-28.It is hard to explain the measure of Marco Antonio Solis' appeal. We are honored and excited for his participation in our ‘Legends Session’.” “As one of the greats in music, he has been looked up to, and covered by, an array of artists iconic in their own right from Maná to Los Tigres dle Norte. “Marco Antonio Solís has written some of the most enduring songs in Latin music,” said Leila Cobo, Billboard’s Executive Director of Content and Programming for Latin Music. Solís will also take part in the “Legends Session” panel on April 26 during the Billboard Latin Music Conference. The Billboard Latin Awards ceremony will take place April 28 at the BankUnited Center in Miami. October 12, 1996, “Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad” Is Taylor Swift's 'When Emma Falls in Love' About Emma Stone & Andrew Garfield? Swifties Think SoĬheck out his No.
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