Juan Gabriel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Juan Gabriel
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1950(1950-01-07)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2016-08-28
Birthplace	Pátzcuaro
Country	Mexico
Birth City	Michoacán
Horoscope	Capricorn

Juan Gabriel Biography

Juan Gabriel is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on January 7, 1950 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Grammy Award-nominated Mexican musician and singer who has released over two and fifty albums over an extensive career that spans nearly four decades.

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Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aɣiˈleɾa βalaˈðes] ; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (pronounced [ˈxwaŋ ɡaˈβɾjel] ( listen ) ), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga (pronounced [ˈxwaŋɡa] ) and El Divo de Juárez, Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke barriers within the Latin music market. Widely considered one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he has been called a pop icon.

In 1965, Aguilera debuted on the Notivisa (now Gala TV Ciudad Juárez) television show Noches Rancheras. Host Raúl Loya gave him the pseudonym Adán Luna. In the program, he sang the song “María la Bandida” by José Alfredo Jiménez. From 1966 to 1968, he started to work as a singer at the Noa-Noa bar. During this period, he wrote the song “El Noa Noa”. He also worked as a singer in other bars in the town. Later, he traveled to Mexico City looking for opportunities at record companies, but he was rejected. He returned to Juárez, where he continued working as a singer. The next year, he tried again to be signed by a record label. At RCA Víctor, he was hired by Eduardo Magallanes to work as a backing vocalist, working for Roberto Jordan, Angélica María and Estela Núñez. In 1970, he resigned because he received insufficient payment and returned to work the bars in Juárez.

There were four kids he had with Laura Salas, though he and Salas never got married.

Juan Gabriel Net Worth

Juan Gabriel is one of the richest World Music Singer from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Gabriel 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He took music composition classes while attending the boarding school. In prison, for an armed robbery that he did not commit, he wrote songs, and met actress La Linda Prieta.

He was in the film Nobleza Ranchera and is an honorary Star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Alberto Aguilera Valadez was born on January 7, 1950 in Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. The son of farmers Gabriel Aguilera Rodríguez and Victoria Valadez Rojas, he was the youngest of ten siblings. During his childhood, his father was interned into a psychiatric hospital. Because of this, his mother moved to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and he was put in the El Tribunal boarding school where he remained for eight years. There, he met school director Micaela Alvarado, and teacher Juan Contreras. Aguilera became very close with Contreras, then escaped El Tribunal and lived with him for a year when he was

13. In the same year, Aguilera composed his first song. At 14 Aguilera returned to live with his mother in the center of the town. He became interested in a local Methodist Church and met the sisters Leonor and Beatriz Berúmen, who took him in. There he sang in the choir and helped by cleaning the church.

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Who is Juan Gabriel Dating?

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His work as an arranger, producer and songwriter throughout the subsequent decades brought him into contact with the leading Latin artists of the day, including Rocío Dúrcal and Isabel Pantoja. In addition to recording numerous hits on his own, Juan Gabriel has produced albums for Dúrcal, Lucha Villa, Lola Beltrán and Paul Anka. In 1984, he released Recuerdos, Vol. II which one source says is the best-selling album of all time in Mexico with sales of over eight million copies. In 1990 Juan Gabriel became the first non-classical act to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The proceeds from the three sold- out concerts were given to the National Symphony Orchestra. On July 31, 2000, a telenovela titled Abrázame Muy Fuerte began broadcasting in Mexico. Salvador Mejía, the producer, choose to use the song of the same name as its main theme. “Abrázame Muy Fuerte” ended 2001 as the most successful Latin single of the year. For the song, Juan Gabriel won two Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2002 for Hot Latin Track of the Year and Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year; and also received the Songwriter of the Year award. The song ranked 7th at the Hot Latin Songs 25th Anniversary chart. “Abrázame Muy Fuerte” also was awarded for Pop Song of the Year at the 2002 Lo Nuestro Awards. At the time of his death, Juan Gabriel was touring the United States and was scheduled to perform at a concert in El Paso, Texas, that same day. He also had four albums which reached number one on the Top Latin Albums from 2015 and 2016, including Vestido de Etiqueta por Eduardo Magallanes, which reached number one a week before he died. He holds the record for most albums peaking at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart in a short period time.

Facts & Trivia

Juan Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Juan Gabriel celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

In 2015, Billboard listed Gabriel among their list of the 30 most influential Latino artists in history, citing his “dramatic performance style” and his redefined concept of romantic Latin pop music. The publication noted Gabriel’s appeal among several generations of Latino Americans and artists. In his list of the most influential Latin music artists in history, Carlos Quintana of About.com, ranked Gabriel number six for shaping “the sounds of Mexican music” and exploring genres from ranchera to Latin pop. In 1986, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley declared October 5 Juan Gabriel day. He received the Lo Nuestro Excellence Award in 1991. In 1996, he was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame, while in 2003 he was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame, and posthumously inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2016.

What was the cause of Juan Gabriel's death?

Heart attack

What was Juan Gabriels net worth?

Juan Gabriel net worth: Juan Gabriel was a Mexican singer and songwriter who had a net worth of $30 million. Juan Gabriel earned his net worth through a lifelong recording and entertaining career, that spanned over 40 years. Gabriel took a liking to music at a very early age.

How old was Juan Gabriel when he passed away?

66 years (1950–2016)

Did Juan Gabriel's mother abandon him?

His mother gave him to an orphanage when he was just 4. With her low wages, she couldn’t take care of Gabriel. “You don’t know the word for ‘abandon’ at that age,” said the singer, according to the The Times.

What health problems did Juan Gabriel have?

The document confirms the iconic Mexican singer’s death was caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease … which prevents blood flow to the heart. TMZ broke the story … Juan’s heart problems led to his sudden death nearly 2 weeks ago. He also battled diabetes.