Camilo Sesto

Camilo Sesto
Birth Name Camilo Blanes Cortés Born September 16 1946 1946-09-16 Age 65 Origin Alcoy Spain Genres Pop Rock Occupations Vocalist ProducerComposer Website Official Site The Neutrality Of This Article Is Disputed. Please See The Discussion On The Talk Page. Please Do Not Remove This Message Until The Dispute Is Resolved. May 2011 Camilo Blanes Cortés Born September 16 1946 Better Known As Camilo Sesto Is A Spanish Singer Composer And Producer Who Enjoyed Fame During The 1970s And The 1980s. Probably The Most Prominent Male Voice Of Spanish Pop Music At That Time He Became Famous For His Powerful Carefully Arranged Ballads Pop And Rock. He Has The World Record Of More Number Ones In The World 52 Overall And 18 In The List Of 40 Pri LifeCamilo Sesto Was Born In Alcoi A City Located In The Province Of Alicante On September 16 1946. Sesto Sang In Two Pop Bands During The 1960s And Won A Contest In A Madrid TV Show. He Also Played A Part In The Spanish Filming Of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Later He Teamed Up With Singer And Producer Juan Pardo. Camilo Sesto Took A Rest In 1987 To Take Care Of His Newborn Son. Camilo Has Or Had Homes In Torrelodones Near Madrid And Coconut Grove Miami Area Florida. CareerIn 1970 Sesto Moved To Los Angeles And Started To Learn English Is Now His Own Producer And Other Artist's. After Successfully Starring In The Spanish Version Of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical Jesus Christ Superstar In 1975 Sesto Began To Gain Fame As A Singer And Composer. Year After Year He Reached The Top Of The Charts All Over America Latin America And In Spain Leaving Us Classics Like Algo De Mí Something Of Me 1972 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 And Other As Donde Estés Con Quien Estés Amor De Mujer 1984 And The Classic Amor Mio ¿que Me Has Hecho? My Love What Have You Done To Me? 1991 Number One In The Billboard Magazine Plus Several Hits Around The Whole World. During The 70s 80s Sesto Created Many Hit Songs And A Great Fortune And Almost Every Song Came From His Sole Inspiration Being The Author Interpreter Composer And Producer Of All Of His Works. They Catapulted Him As A Consummate Multi-Talented Artist. With An Extraordinary Reputation Between The Years 1980 And 1991 He Composed The Song And Sang The Theme For Colorina With Lucía Méndez. Being Colorina One Of The Most Successful Telenovelas In The 80s He Also Produces For It A Pop Ballad Hit Album Named Cerca De Ti. It Was A Smash Hit. His Reputation Penetrates The Borders And Reaches The Apex Of The Success In Countries As The United States Japan Germany Latin América Italy Portugal And Everywhere In Europe Where The Quality Of His Shows Are Classified By The Critics As Majestic From This Moment The World Already Acclaims It Like "Camilo Sesto Superstar". During The Last Decades Sesto Recorded Some Beautiful Ballads. Camilo Sings Mostly In Castilian Spanish But Has Also Recorded Songs In Catalan - Valencian English Italian And Portuguese As Well. He Has Also Recorded Some Albums In English. After Recovering From A Liver Transplant In 2003 He 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. Camilo Sesto Returned To The Scenario Back In 2004 In To The Viña Del Mar International Song Festival In Chile. His Old Fans And New Ones Cheered The Great Spaniard As He Sang Songs From His Catalog. By The End Of The Festival Sesto Left Viña Del Mar 2004 With Many Awards. His Last Musical Work Was The Singing Of Bujalance Football Team Hymn A Spanish Football Team . To This Day Camilo Sesto Has Sold More Than 175 Million Albums Worldwide. On September 2009 He Announced That He Will Play His Retirement Shows Where He Will Say Goodbye To His Fans. He Toured The America Latin America U.S. Mexico Peru Chile Ecuador Colombia And Other . In October 2010 He Gave His Last Two Concerts In Madrid Which Were Recorded To Be Released As His First And Last Live Album. As Of May 2011 Camilo Sesto Started His Farewell Tour "La Gira Del Adiós" May 28 Camilo Sesto Is Honored In Las Vegas And Was Awarded The Prize "Maximo Orgullo Hispano" Is Proclaimed "Dia De Camilo Sesto" In Nevada. 14-May USA Miami American Airlines Arena 15-May USA Los Ángeles Gibson Amphitheatre 20-May USA Houston Toyota Center 21-May USA El Paso TX County Coliseum 22-May USA San Diego Cricket Wireless 26-May Puerto Rico San Juan - Coliseo De Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot 28-May USA Las Vegas Planet Hollywood 29-May USA Chicago Rosemont Theater 04-Jun USA New Jersey Izod Center Discography1971 Algo De Mí 1972 Sólo Un Hombre 1973 Camilo Sesto 1974 Camilo 1975 Amor Libre 1975 Jesucristo Superstar 1976 Memorias 1977 Rasgos 1977 Entre Amigos 1977 Look In The Eye 1978 Sentimientos 1979 Horas De Amor 1980 Amaneciendo 1981 Más Y Más 1982 Camilo En Inglés 1983 Con Ganas 1984 Amanecer/84 1985 Tuyo 1986 Agenda De Baile 1991 A Voluntad Del Cielo 1992 Huracán De Amor 1994 Amor Sin Vértigo 2000 El Fantasma De La Ópera 2002 Alma 2004 Camilo Sesto Nº 1 2005 Jesucristo Superstar 30th Anniversary Edition 2006 Camilo Sesto Canta A Bujalance read less