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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisTauchertand the second or maternal family name isSoler.

Álvaro Tauchert Soler(Spanish:[ˈalβaɾosoˈleɾ],Catalan:[suˈle];[A]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 ", featuringJennifer Lopez,was also recorded for international release in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and worldwide.[3][4]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 agostoin 2015,Mar de coloresin 2018, andMagiain 2021. His single "La cintura"taken from his second album has become a pan-European hit for him.

Álvaro Soler
Soler in 2024
Soler in 2024
Background information
Birth nameÁlvaro Tauchert Soler
Born(1991-01-09)9 January 1991(age 33)[1][2]
Sant Cugat del Vallès,Catalonia,Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2015–present
LabelsUniversal Music/ Sony
SpouseMelanie Kroll
Websitealvarosoler

Biography

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Born inSant Cugat del Vallèsto a German father and to a Spanish-Belgian mother,[5]he becamemultilingualat a young age.[6]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 ofBritish pop,indie popandelectronic musicbuilding 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 atEscuela 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 inBerlin,he released his single "El mismo sol" co-written by Soler, Yasmin Gabriel, Ali Zuckowski, Simon Triebel and John Speaks (from the bandJuli) and produced by Triebel. The song released on 24 April 2015 became initially a huge hit in Italy reaching number one on the ItalianFIMIand certified double platinum. It also made it to number one on the SwissSwiss Hitparadesingles chart.

Based on this success, Soler released his debut solo albumEterno agostoon 23 June 2015 onUniversal Music. In 2016, Soler was chosen as a judge on thetenth seriesof Italian talent showX Factor.[7]Alongside being nominated for awards, Soler performed his recently released single on theLatin American Music Awardson 6 October 2016 alongside Mexican actress/singerLucero.[8] Soler released a version of his song "Libre" in 3 language versions with: Mexican singerPaty Cantú,Polish singerMonika Lewczukand Italian singerEmma Marrone. He also collaborated withMorat,performing in the song "Yo contigo, tú conmigo"for the filmDespicable Me 3,orGru, mi villano favorito 3in 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 filmEncanto.Soler was featured as a coach onThe Voice Kidsfrom season 9 (2021) to season 12 (2024).[9]

Soler is a polyglot and speaksCatalan,Spanish, German, English, Italian, French and Japanese.[10]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SPA
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		FRA
[14] 		GER
[15] 		ITA
[16] 		POL
[17] 		SWI
[18]
Eterno agosto 25 6 38 79 5 1 1 1
Mar de colores
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
 9 8 26 86 8 10 2 4
Magia
  • Released: 9 July 2021
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
 29 4 67 — 3 32 12 2

Compilation albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUT
[12] 		GER
[15] 		SWI
[18]
The Best of 2015–2022
  • Released: 26 August 2022
  • Label: Airforce 1
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 19 10 8

Extended plays

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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

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Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
SPA
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		FRA
[25] 		GER
[15] 		ITA
[16] 		NLD
[26] 		POL
[27] 		SWI
[18] 		US Latin
[28]
"El mismo sol"
(solo or featuringJennifer Lopez) 		2015 6 6 8 31 20 1 16 1 1 11 Eterno agosto
"Agosto" — — —[B] — — — — 1 — —
"Sofia" 2016 7 3 1 9 23 1 19 1 1 —
"Libre"
(featuringMonika LewczukorEmma) 		— — — — — 26 — 1 — —
"Animal" 2017 — — —[C] — — — — 7 — —
"Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)"
(withMorat) 		18 — — — — 29 — 15 — —
  • FIMI: Platinum[31]
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
 Mar de colores
"La cintura"
(solo or featuringFlo RidaandTINI) 		2018 3 4 3 82 7 2 22 3 4 46
  • BVMI: Gold[19]
  • BEA: Gold[38]
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[31]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[21]
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[39]
  • SNEP: Gold[35]
  • ZPAV: 2× Platinum[40]
"Lo mismo"[41]
(withMaître Gims) 		— — — — — — — — — — Ceinture noire& Mar de colores
"Loca"[42] 2019 — — 21 — — — 57 12 95 — Mar de Colores (Versión Extendida)
"La libertad"[44] — 51 28 — 62 67 — 18 65 —[D]
"Magia"[46] 2021 100 21 18 — 28 57
[47]		 — 13 29 — Magia
"Si te vas" — — — — — — — — — —
"Mañana"
(withCali y El Dandee) 		— — — — 98 76 — 43 53 —
"Manila"
(withRay Dalton) 		— 15 — — 23 — — 37 19 — Non-album singles
"A contracorriente"
(withDavid Bisbal) 		2022 43
[49]		 — — — — — — — — —
"Solo para ti"
(withTopic)[50] 		— 65 6 — 57 — 62 — 52 —
"Candela"
(withNico Santos)[51] 		— — — — — — — — — — The Best of 2015–2022
"Muero" 2023 — — 10 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Para vivirla" — — — — — — — — — —
"Oxígeno" — — — — — — — — — —
"Ya a ti nadie te quiere"
(withConchita) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Hot Like Summer"
(withMargaret) 		2024 — — — — — — — — — — Siniaki i cekiny
"Te imaginaba" — — — — — — — — — — TBA
"Cero"
(featuring Namayana Women's Choir) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Dicen" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

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

Songwriter

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Title Year Artist Album
"Felsenfest" 2015 Wolkenfrei Wachgeküsst

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Nomination Work Result
2015 Los Premios 40 Principales Best Spanish New Artist[52] Himself Won
2016 European Border Breakers Award Best Emerging Artist – Spain[53][54] Himself Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Spanish Act[55] Himself Nominated
Latin American Music Awards Xfinity New Artist of the Year[56] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist[56] Himself Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Song[56] "El mismo sol"
(featuringJennifer Lopez)		 Nominated
2017 Die Eins der Besten Video-Hit of the Year[57] "Sofia" Won
Swiss Music Awards Best Breaking Act International Himself Won
LOS40 Music Awards Song of the Year "Yo contigo, tú conmigo"
(withMorat) 		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[58] "La cintura" Won
2021 MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Himself Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^The native German pronunciation of his maternal family name is[ˈtaʊxɐt].
  2. ^"Agosto" did not enter theUltratop 50Flanders, but peaked at number 54 on theUltratipchart.[13]
  3. ^"Animal" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Flanders, but peaked at number 22 on the Ultratip chart.[13]
  4. ^"La Libertad" did not enter theBillboardHot Latin Songschart, but peaked at number 31 on theLatin Pop Songschart.[45]

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