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Álvaro Soler
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Background information
Birth name Álvaro Tauchert Soler
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2015–present
Labels Universal Music / Sony
Associated acts

Álvaro Tauchert Soler (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo soˈleɾ], German: [ˈtaʊxɐt], Catalan: [suˈle]; born 9 January 1991) is a Spanish-German 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. 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, and Magia in 2021. His single "La cintura" taken from his second album has become a pan-European hit for him.

Biography

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès to a German father and to a Spanish-Belgian mother, he became multilingual at a young age. He moved with his parents to Japan at age 10, staying there until age 17. He took piano lessons very early there. 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 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 Italian talent show X Factor. 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. 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).

He is a polyglot and speaks Catalan, German, English, Italian, French and Japanese in addition to his native Spanish.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SPA
AUT
BEL
(Fl)

FRA
GER
ITA
POL
SWI
Eterno agosto 25 6 38 79 5 1 1 1
  • BVMI: Gold
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • ZPAV: Diamond
Mar de colores
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
9 8 26 86 8 10 2 4
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • ZPAV: Platinum
Magia
  • Released: 9 July 2021
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
29 4 67 3 32 12 2

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUT
GER
SWI
The Best of 2015–2022
  • Released: 26 August 2022
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
19 10 8

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Details
Summer Vibes 2021
  • Released: 11 June 2021
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Barcelona Session
  • Released: 22 July 2022
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
SPA
AUT
BEL
(Fl)

FRA
GER
ITA
NLD
POL
SWI
US Latin
"El mismo sol"
(solo or featuring Jennifer Lopez)
2015 6 6 8 31 20 1 16 1 1 11
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
  • BEA: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
  • FIMI: 6× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • ZPAV: 3× Platinum
Eterno agosto
"Agosto" 1
  • ZPAV: Platinum
"Sofia" 2016 7 3 1 9 23 1 19 1 1
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
  • BEA: Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • FIMI: 8× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
  • ZPAV: Diamond
"Libre"
(featuring Monika Lewczuk or Emma)
26 1
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • ZPAV: Platinum
"Animal" 2017 7
"Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)"
(with Morat)
18 29 15
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
Mar de colores
"La cintura"
(solo or featuring Flo Rida and TINI)
2018 3 4 3 82 7 2 22 3 4 46
  • BVMI: Gold
  • BEA: Gold
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
  • ZPAV: 2× Platinum
"Lo mismo"
(with Maître Gims)
Ceinture noire & Mar de colores
"Loca" 2019 21 57 12 95
  • ZPAV: Gold
Mar de Colores (Versión Extendida)
"La libertad" 51 28 62 67 18 65
  • FIMI: Gold
  • ZPAV: Gold
"Magia" 2021 100 21 18 28 57
13 29
  • BVMI: Gold
  • FIMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Magia
"Si te vas"
"Mañana"
(with Cali y El Dandee)
98 76 43 53
"Manila"
(with Ray Dalton)
15 23 37 19
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
Non-album singles
"A contracorriente"
(with David Bisbal)
2022 43
"Solo para ti"
(with Topic)
65 6 57 62 52
"Candela"
(with Nico Santos)
The Best of 2015–2022
"Muero" 2023 10 Non-album singles
"Para vivirla"
"Oxígeno"
"Ya a ti nadie te quiere"
(with Conchita)
"Hot Like Summer"
(with Margaret)
2024 Siniaki i cekiny
"Te imaginaba" Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Álvaro Soler (2016) (cropped)
Álvaro Soler
Title Year Album
"Die schnellste Maus von Mexiko" 2016 Giraffenaffen 5
"Sie lässt mich allein"
(Farzin Javadi feat. Álvaro Soler)
2017 Dein Song 2017

Songwriter

Title Year Artist Album
"Felsenfest" 2015 Wolkenfrei Wachgeküsst

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nomination Work Result
2015 Los Premios 40 Principales Best Spanish New Artist Himself Won
2016 European Border Breakers Award Best Emerging Artist – Spain Himself Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Spanish Act Himself Nominated
Latin American Music Awards Xfinity New Artist of the Year Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Song "El Mismo Sol" (feat. Jennifer Lopez) Nominated
2017 Die Eins der Besten Video-Hit of the Year "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 "La Cintura" Won
2021 MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Himself Nominated

See also

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