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Camilo Sesto Camilo Blanes Cortés Alcoy Alicante Spain 16 September 1946 – 8 September 2019 Was A Spanish Pop Singer Music Producer And Songwriter Of Romantic Pop And Rock Ballads In The Latino Genre. Sesto Sang In Two Pop Bands During The 1960s And Won A Contest In A Madrid TV Show. He Played A Part In The Spanish Filming Of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Later He Teamed Up With Singer And Producer Juan Pardo But Success Would Come On Its Own Accord With His Own Music Works. Camilo Sesto Has Sold Over 175 Million Albums Worldwide Excluding Sales Of All Artists Who Helped And Produced. More Than 40 Productions For Him And Other Artists Would Add Up In Total Between 300 And 400 Million Albums Sold Throughout His Career And That Of Others. As A Composer He Wrote Songs For Artists Such As Ángela Carrasco Miguel Bosé Lucía Méndez Charytín Goyco And José José Among Others. Camilo Produced And Translated The Lyrics To Spanish Of An Album From The Popular Australian Band Air Supply. Throughout His Career He Remained As One Of The Most Influential Pioneer Artists Of Rock/ballad In Spanish That Would Inspire Many Newer Acts In The Latino Music World As Well As Across Europe. The Mid Sixties Marked The Beginning Of Sesto's Career. After Editing His First Record - With His Band Los Dayson In 1965 They Traveled To Madrid To Appear On Televisión Española's Salto A La Fama. In 1966 Sesto Joined Another Band Los Botines. In 1967 The Band Appeared In The Film Los Chicos Del Preu. In 1970 Sesto Recorded Various Singles Like "Llegará El Verano" Y "Sin Dirección" With The Artistic Name "Camilo Sexto". He Became His Own Producer And Other Artist's. His Career Started In 1970 And In The Same Year He Won The "Revelación" Price At The "Olés De La Canción" Festival. In 1971 And Under His Artistic Name "Camilo Sesto" With "s" Not "x" He Appeared On Spanish TV's Program "Buenas Noches" Singing "Algo De Mí" His First No.1 Record . Algo De Mi Reached The Number 1 Slot In Spain And Most Of The Spanish Speaking World And It Maintained That Top Position For A Whole Year In Most Of Latin-America. In 1972 Sesto Received His First "Disco De Oro" "Gold Record" Award. That Same Year He Released The LP "Solo Un Hombre" With Songs Like Amor... Amar Fresa Salvaje Como Cada Noche Con Razón O Sin Razón And To Be A Man For Which He Was Nominated For The Best Foreign Song Award . In 1973 He Represented Spain With The Song "Algo Más" In The Second Edition Of The OTI Festival Which Was Held In The Brazilian City Of Belo Horizonte. In 1974 His Success As A Pop Singer Continued With Record Sales Escalating Rapidly. His Concerts Took Him Round The World With Such Songs As "¿Quieres Ser Mi Amante?" "Llueve Sobre Mojado" "Yo Soy Así" "Isabel" "Déjame Participar En Tu Juego" And "Mienteme". He Received Further "Discos De Oro" For Record Sales. Citation Needed On 6 November 1975 Sesto Starred In The Role Of Jesus On The Spanish Version/adaptation By Jaime Azpilicueta Of The Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar At The Alcalá-Palace Theatre In Madrid Spain . The Production Was Very Costly As He Financed It Entirely. His Work Was A Success And Received Excellent Criticism. The Public Filled The Theatre And Shows Were Extended To Four Months. Both In Terms Of Interpretation And Musically Speaking Sesto's Show Was Considered Of Great Quality. Andrew Lloyd Webber Admitted That This Was The Only Production That Could Equal The Original American Version. After Successfully Starring In The Spanish Version Of "Jesus Christ Superstar" Sesto Continued Gaining Fame As A Singer And Composer. Year After Year He Had Reached The Top Of The Charts All Over America Latin America And In Spain With Songs Like Algo De Mí Something In Me 1971–72 Amor... Amar Love.. To Love 1972 Melina 1975 A Song About Melina Mercouri ¿Quieres Ser Mi Amante? Do You Want To Be My Lover? 1974 Jamás Never 1975 El Amor De Mi Vida The Love Of My Life 1978 Perdóname Forgive Me 1981 The Latter Being His Most Successful Hit Among Others Being Donde Estés Con Quien Estés “Wherever You Are Whoever You’re With” 1980 Amor De Mujer “love Of A Woman” 1984 And The Classic "Amor Mío ¿Qué Me Has Hecho?" My Love What Have You Done To Me? 1991 Number One In The Billboard Magazine On November 1991 Plus Several Other Hits Around The World. He Survived A Liver Transplant In 2003 And Managed To Make A Successful Comeback With His Album Alma Surprising The Audience With The Song "Mola Mazo" "It Rules" In An Exercise Of Self-Assertion. The Alma CD Includes Some Songs In English Selections From The Phantom Of The Opera And A Duet With Andrea Bronston. Sesto Returned To The Stage In 2004 At The Viña Del Mar International Song Festival In Chile. Sesto Won Many Awards At Viña Del Mar In 2004. His Last Musical Work Was The Singing Of Bujalance's Football Team's Hymn. In 2008 Camilo Announced His Retirement From The Studio And In September 2009 He Announced That He Would Go On A Farewell Tour. He Would Tour The Americas U.S. Mexico Peru Chile Ecuador Colombia And Other Countries For The Next Two Years. In October 2010 He Gave His Last Two Concerts In Madrid Which Were Released As His First "live" And Also Last Album. A Live DVD Called "Todo De Mí" Recorded In Madrid Was Released Around The Same Time.
In 2011 He Was Awarded The "Highest Hispanic Pride" Medal In Las Vegas .U.S. That Day Was Proclaimed Camilo Sesto's Day In Nevada. read less