- Emmanuel (singer)
Emmanuel (born Jesús Emmanuel Acha Martinez,
April 16 ,1955 , inMéxico City ,Distrito Federal ,México ) is aMexican singer who debuted in the 1970s.He is the son of the late Argentine-born bullfighter
Raúl Acha and his first wife, Spanish singer Conchita Martinez. [ [http://www.latinasdesiempre.com/bin/musica.cgi?q=bio&id=Emmanuel "Biography"] ]Emmanuel's songs are usually
ballad s, which became popular during the 1960s. His fourth and most successful album to date, "Íntimamente" ("Intimately"), was written by the famous Spaniard ballad composerManuel Alejandro in collaboration withAna Magdalena . It was released in 1980 and had 7 radio hits:* "Todo Se Derrumbó Dentro De Mi" ("Everything Collapsed Inside of Me")
* "Quiero Dormir Cansado" ("I Want to Sleep Exhausted")
* "El Día Que Puedas" ("Whenever You Get a Chance")
* "Con Olor A Hierba" ("With the Scent of Grass")
* "Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti" ("I Have Much to Learn from You")
* "Insoportablemente Bella" ("Unbearably Beautiful") (cover of 1980 Hernaldo Zúñiga's hit)
* "Este Terco Corazón" ("This Stubborn Heart")The remaining songs on the album are "Esa Triste Guitarra" ("That Sad Guitar"), "Caprichosa María" ("Capricious Maria"), and "Eso Era La Vida" ("That Was Life"), the last of which is the only song on the album not composed by Alejandro-Magdalena.
His follow up albums also enjoyed success with memorable love songs. Emmanuel still performs and tours throughout most of
Latin America doing concerts.References
External links
* [http://www.emmanuel.com.mx/ Official Website (Spanish)]
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