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Álvaro Soler

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tauchert and the second or maternal family name is Soler.
Álvaro Soler
Soler in 2024
Soler in 2024
Background information
Born
Álvaro Tauchert Soler

(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 34)[1][2]
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2015–present
LabelsUniversal Music / Sony
Spouse
Melanie Kroll
Websitealvarosoler.com

Álvaro Tauchert Soler (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo soˈleɾ], Catalan: [suˈle];[A] born 9 January 1991) is a Spanish singer. He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit "El mismo sol", primarily achieving success in Italy, Switzerland and Mexico. A special bilingual Spanish-English version of "El mismo sol", featuring Jennifer Lopez, was also recorded for international release in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and worldwide.[3][4] His follow up single "Sofia" in 2016 also achieved chart success in European countries, reaching number 1 in Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium and Switzerland. Soler has released three studio albums, Eterno agosto in 2015, Mar de colores in 2018,Magia in 2021 and El camino in 2025. His single "La cintura" taken from his second album has become a pan-European hit for him.

Early life

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Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès to a German father and to a Spanish-Belgian mother,[5] he became multilingual at a young age.[6] He moved with his parents to Japan at age 10, staying there until age 17. He took piano lessons very early there.

Career

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Returning to Barcelona, in 2010 he established the musical band Urban Lights alongside his brother and some friends. The band continued performing music described as a mixture of British pop, indie pop and electronic music, building a following locally. They won a university music contest and the band appeared in 2013 on the Spanish music casting contest ¡Tú sí que vales! reaching the Final 8. They released some materials and self-produced albums. Soler also pursued studies in industrial design at Escuela de Grafismo Elisava.

Soler decided to drop the Urban Lights band in 2014 to go solo, establishing himself as a musical artist based in Germany. Based in Berlin, he released his single "El mismo sol" co-written by Soler, Yasmin Gabriel, Ali Zuckowski, Simon Triebel and John Speaks (from the band Juli) and produced by Triebel. The song released on 24 April 2015 became initially a huge hit in Italy reaching number one on the Italian FIMI and certified double platinum. It also made it to number one on the Swiss Swiss Hitparade singles chart.

Based on this success, Soler released his debut solo album Eterno agosto on 23 June 2015 on Universal Music. In 2016, Soler was chosen as a judge on the tenth series of the Italian talent show X Factor.[7] Alongside being nominated for awards, Soler performed his recently released single on the Latin American Music Awards on 6 October 2016 alongside Mexican actress/singer Lucero.[8]

Soler released a version of his song "Libre" in 3 language versions with Mexican singer Paty Cantú, Polish singer Monika Lewczuk and Italian singer Emma Marrone. He also collaborated with Morat, performing in the song "Yo contigo, tú conmigo" for the film Despicable Me 3, or Gru, mi villano favorito 3 in Spanish. The videoclip was released on 16 June 2017.

Soler was also the voice of Camilo Madrigal in the Italian and German-dubbed versions of the 2021 Disney film Encanto. Soler was featured as a coach on The Voice Kids from season 9 (2021) to season 12 (2024).[9]

Personal life

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Soler is a polyglot and speaks Catalan, Spanish, German, English, Italian, and Japanese.[10]

Discography

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Main article: Álvaro Soler discography
Studio albums

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Nomination Work Result
2015 Los Premios 40 Principales Best Spanish New Artist[11] Himself Won
2016 European Border Breakers Award Best Emerging Artist – Spain[12][13] Himself Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Spanish Act[14] Himself Nominated
Latin American Music Awards Xfinity New Artist of the Year[15] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist[15] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Song[15] "El mismo sol"
(featuring Jennifer Lopez)		 Nominated
2017 Die Eins der Besten Video-Hit of the Year[16] "Sofia" Won
Swiss Music Awards Best Breaking Act International Himself Won
LOS40 Music Awards Song of the Year "Yo contigo, tú conmigo"
(with Morat) 		Won
2018 LOS40 Music Awards Artist of the Year Himself Nominated
Video of the Year "La cintura" Nominated
2019 Die Eins der Besten Hit of the Year[17] "La cintura" Won
2021 MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Himself Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ The native German pronunciation of his maternal family name is [ˈtaʊxɐt].

References

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  1. ^ "Chi è Alvaro Soler? Biografia e vita privata del cantante". gossippiu.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Alvaro Soler Biography". top40-charts.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Who Is Jennifer Lopez's Duet Partner Alvaro Soler?". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Alvaro Soler". deejay.it. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Interview: Alvaro Soler". Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Alvaro Soler: "We are all under El mismo sol"". spettakolo.it. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. ^ Antonio Dipollina (16 September 2016). "TV X Factor, non c'è confronto. Lo show senza rivali". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Latin American Music Awards 2016: Pitbull, Sofia Reyes & More Performers Announced". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "ALLES NEU BEI "THE VOICE KIDS": AUF DIESE KRACHER DÜRFEN SICH DIE FANS FREUEN!". Tag24 (in German). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Álvaro Soler, un babel con "patas" ¡español, catalán, alemán, inglés, italiano y japonés!". 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ellie Goulding, Pablo Alborán y Alejandro Sanz triunfan en los Premios 40 Principales Ballantine's 2015" (in Spanish). Los 40. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Álvaro Soler, ganador de los European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) 2016" (in Spanish). Telecinco. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Álvaro Soler". EBBA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  14. ^ Judith Mateo (27 September 2016). "Bunbury, Amaral, Leiva, Corizonas y Álvaro Soler compiten en los MTV EMA 2016". ElDiaDigital.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
  15. ^ a b c Maria G. Valdez (31 August 2016). "FULL LIST: Latin American Music Awards 2016 Nominees". Latin Times. IBT. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  16. ^ Schlagerchampions – Das große Fest der Besten. ARD. 7. January 2017
  17. ^ Schlagerchampions – Das große Fest der Besten. ARD. 12. January 2019
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