Known professionally as Juan Gabriel and born as Alberto Aguilera Valadez, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is nicknamed Juanga and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke barriers within the Latin music industry.
Juan Gabriel has sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide and was among Latin America’s best-selling singer-songwriters. His nineteenth studio album, Recuerdos, Vol. II, is reportedly the best-selling album of all time in Mexico, with over eight million copies sold.
What type of music did Juan Gabriel make?
Juan Gabriel and his music inspire a lot of Latinos to take the bigger stage in the world.
He has had a successful career over the years and has established himself as Mexico’s leading commercial singer-songwriter, penning in many diverse styles such as ranchers with mariachi, ballads, pop, rock, and disco.
Between 1986 and 1994, Juan Gabriel refused to record any material because of a dispute with BMG over copyrights to his songs.
But he continued his career in live stage performances, setting attendance records throughout Latin America until the dispute was solved.
