David Bisbal
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| Birth name | David Bisbal Ferre |
| Born | June 5, 1979 |
| Origin | Almería, Spain |
| Genre(s) | Latin pop, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Label(s) | Signature Records, Wrasse Records (UK) |
| Website | http://www.davidbisbal.com/ |
David Bisbal (born in Almeria, Spain on June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained fame as a finalist on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall.
He has since released three studio albums, all of which topped the Spanish Albums Chart, in addition to a number of live albums. He has also toured throughout Europe and Latin America becoming a crossover international artist.
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[edit] Beginnings and in Operación Triunfo
David Bisbal left school early and worked in a plantarium and flower nursery. He was encouraged by his colleagues to audition for a music contest and he initially became part of Orquesta Expresiones where he continued singing and dancing.
In October 2001 He auditioned for the first ever edition of Operación Triunfo (Spanish equivalent of Star Academy) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 finalists. The grand prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. He came second in the final losing to Rosa López. She went on to sing Europe's Living a Celebration for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 (ESC) competition.
[edit] Career
Bisbal signed a contract with Vale Music Record label and released his first album recorded in Miami under the title "Corazón Latino" with Kike Santander. The album became 7 times platinum by summer 2002 after having topped the Spanish charts. The first from the album, called Ave Maria had a phenomenal success. After winning the Latin Grammies, the album became platinum (over 1 million sales).
In February 2004, he released his second album entitled "Bulería" again produced by his friend Kike Santander. It found similar success in Spain and throughout Latin America turning diamond with more than 1 million albums sold in Spain alone, becoming the best Spanish seller of 2004.
In March 2005, he also released a DVD "Todo Por Ustedes" that contained live registrations of some of his concerts in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
"Premonición" became the third studio album by David Bisbal released on 3 October 2006. end of the week, it had achieved enough sales to be certified as 5 times platinum with sales over 400,000 copies in Spain alone. He is planning to release a fourth studio album in September 2009.
[edit] International Appeal
David Bisbal is considered a successful crossover artist in the United States because of the hispanic market and internationally as he enjoys popularity in a great number of countrie.s
On 3 September 2003, he won the Latin Grammies held in Miami from the category "Best New Artist". During the event, He sang Angels[1], in a bilingual English / Spanish duet with Jessica Simpson. He also launched a big promotional tour in Latin America with sold-out concerts Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and others.
In 2008, he recorded Hate That I Love You (Odio Que Te Amo)[2]. He achieved European success in Germany, Belgium and Romania in addition to great success in Japan.
[edit] Discography
All discography information obtained from the David Bisbal Official Website
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and Certification | ||||
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| Spain | US Latin | GER | SWI | AUT | |||
| 2002 | Corazón Latino
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1 | 13 | - | - | - | Worldwide sales: 1,700,000[3] Spain sales: 1,300,000[4] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 13x Platinum |
| 2004 | Bulería
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1 | 5 | - | - | - | Worldwide sales: 1,300,000[5] Spain sales: 1,000,000[6] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 10x Platinum |
| 2005 | Todo Por Ustedes
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1 | 64 | - | - | - | Worldwide sales: 100,000[7] Spain sales: 75,000[8] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold |
| 2006 | David Bisbal
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18 | - | 134 | - | - | Worldwide sales: 150,000[9] Spain sales: 40,000[10] PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold |
Premonición
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1 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 27 | Worldwide sales: 950,000[11] Spain sales: 400,000 PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 5x Platinum |
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| 2007 | Premonición Live
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5 | 75 | - | - | - | Worldwide sales: 80,000 Spain sales: 40,000 PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold |
| 2009 | TBA
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Worldwide sales: Spain sales: PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: |
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| Spain | US Latin | GER | SWI | AUT | |||
| Number one albums | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Top ten albums | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||||||||||
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| SPA | US Latin | GER | FRA | SWI | AUT | ARG | CHIL | IA | MEX | COL | |||
| 2002 | "Corazón Latino" | Corazón Latino | Promo | ||||||||||
| "Ave María" | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 24 | ||||||
| "Lloraré Las Penas" | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||
| "Dígale" | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2003 | "Quiero Perderme En Tu Cuerpo" | 24 | |||||||||||
| "Cómo Será" | |||||||||||||
| "Rosa y Espinas" (con David Civera) | La Chiqui Big Band | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "Bulería" | Bulería | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | |||||
| "Oye El Boom" | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||
| "Desnúdate Mujer" | 6 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||
| "Camina Y Ven" | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "Me Derrumbo" | 5 | |||||||||||
| "Cómo Olvidar" | 1 | ||||||||||||
| "Esta Ausencia" | 7 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||
| "Todo Por Ustedes" | Todo Por Ustedes | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Let’s Make History" (with Joana Zimmer) | David Bisbal | 5 | 48 | 23 | ||||||||
| "Quien Me Iba A Decir" | Premonición | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 13 | |||||
| "Silencio" | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 62 | |||||||
| "Soldado De Papel" (with Tomatito) | Promo | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Amar Es Lo Que Quiero" | 6 | 23* | 24* | |||||||||
| "Torre De Babel" (with Vicente Amigo & Wisin & Yandel) | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| "Premonición" | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Hate That I Love You (Odio Que Te Amo)" (with Rihanna) | Premonición Live | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | ||||||
| 2009 | TBA | 4rd Studio Album | |||||||||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ Duet of Angels by Jessica Simpson and David Bisbal during the Latin Grammies
- ^ Rihana video Hate That I Love You featuring David Bisbal
- ^ "Corazón Latino Certifications"
- ^ "Corazón Latino Certifications"
- ^ "Bulería" Certifications"
- ^ "Bulería" Certifications"
- ^ "Todo Por Usted" Certification
- ^ "Todo Por Usted" Certification
- ^ "David Bisbal" Certification
- ^ "David Bisbal" Certification
- ^ "Premonición" Certification
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Comunidad Gyggs
- Portal Mix Fan Site
- David's UK Label
- (Spanish) Concerts, News and Videoclips of Bisbal
- Portal Mix David Bisbal Site
- David Bisbal UK Site (in English)
- MTV's David Bisbal Site
- Interview with David Bisbal about his new album Premonición
- Dutch Fan Site
- David Bisbal Spanish Fan Site
- David Bisbal Browser
- Official German Fanclub-David Bisbal-Siempre a tu lado
