He is the son of the Argentinian-born bullfighter Raúl Acha, "Rovira", who appeared numerous times in the Plaza de Acho in Lima, Peru. Emmanuel grew up in Chosica, a town about an hour from Lima, and attended Chosica's most prestigious boarding school, the Colegio Santa Rosa, of the Augustinian priests. His mother was Spanish singer Conchita Martínez.[1]
Emmanuel's songs are usually ballads, which became popular during the 1980s. His fourth and most successful album to date, Íntimamente (Intimately), was written by the famous Spaniard ballad composer Manuel Alejandro in collaboration with Ana Magdalena. It was released in 1980 and had the following seven hit songs:
"Todo Se Derrumbó Dentro De Mí" ("Everything Collapsed Inside of Me")
"Quiero Dormir Cansado" ("I Want to Sleep Tired")
"El Día Que Puedas" ("The Day You Can")
"Con Olor A Hierba" ("With the Smell of Grass")
"Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti" ("I Have A Lot to Learn from You")
"Insoportablemente Bella" ("Unbearably Beautiful") (cover of Hernaldo Zúñiga's and Rudy Márquez's 1980 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. His Ibero-American number one single "La Chica de Humo" ("The Smoke Girl"), a New jack swing song which became one of the biggest hits throughout 1989, it also became a number one single on the U.S Hot Latin Tracks in the same year. The theme was included on the 1989 album Quisiera. The music video for the song had a constant rotation on the Mexican, Uruguayan and Argentinian music channels and became an eighties classic song in Ibero-America.[2] In 2011, Emmanuel received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award.[3] Ten years later, he was presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[4] He has also been presented with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award in 1997 for his work in philanthropy.[5]
Emmanuel continues to tour throughout Latin America backed by bands that have included musicians from the United States, most notably guitarist Dick Smith of (Earth Wind & Fire, Kenny Loggins, and Air Supply).
Emmanuel's son, Alexander Acha, is a professional singer as well.
^. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
^"Emmanuel Artist Biography by Sandra Brennan – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^"Gloria Estefan, Emmanuel To Receive Special Honors at 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. April 13, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^. Business Wire. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^Lannert, John (May 3, 1997). "Emmanuel Personifies 'Spirit of Hope'". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
emmanuel, singer, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, acha, second, maternal, family, name, martinez, emmanuel, born, jesús, emmanuel, arturo, acha, martinez, april, 1955, mexico, city, mexican, singer, debuted, 1970s, emmanuelbackground, informatio. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Acha and the second or maternal family name is Martinez Emmanuel born Jesus Emmanuel Arturo Acha Martinez April 16 1955 in Mexico City is a Mexican singer who debuted in the 1970s EmmanuelBackground informationBirth nameJesus Emmanuel Arturo Acha MartinezBorn 1955 04 16 April 16 1955 age 67 OriginMexico City MexicoGenresLatin popOccupation s Singer songwriter musician producerInstrument s Vocals tenor guitar pianoYears active1976 presentLabelsRCA VictorAriola RecordsColumbia RecordsSony MusicSony BMGPolygram RecordsUniversal MusicWebsitewww wbr emmanuel wbr com wbr mx Contents 1 Life 2 Discography 3 Television 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External linksLife EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message He is the son of the Argentinian born bullfighter Raul Acha Rovira who appeared numerous times in the Plaza de Acho in Lima Peru Emmanuel grew up in Chosica a town about an hour from Lima and attended Chosica s most prestigious boarding school the Colegio Santa Rosa of the Augustinian priests His mother was Spanish singer Conchita Martinez 1 Emmanuel s songs are usually ballads which became popular during the 1980s His fourth and most successful album to date Intimamente Intimately was written by the famous Spaniard ballad composer Manuel Alejandro in collaboration with Ana Magdalena It was released in 1980 and had the following seven hit songs Todo Se Derrumbo Dentro De Mi Everything Collapsed Inside of Me Quiero Dormir Cansado I Want to Sleep Tired El Dia Que Puedas The Day You Can Con Olor A Hierba With the Smell of Grass Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti I Have A Lot to Learn from You Insoportablemente Bella Unbearably Beautiful cover of Hernaldo Zuniga s and Rudy Marquez s 1980 hit Este Terco Corazon This Stubborn Heart The remaining songs on the album are Esa Triste Guitarra That Sad Guitar Caprichosa Maria 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 His Ibero American number one single La Chica de Humo The Smoke Girl a New jack swing song which became one of the biggest hits throughout 1989 it also became a number one single on the U S Hot Latin Tracks in the same year The theme was included on the 1989 album Quisiera The music video for the song had a constant rotation on the Mexican Uruguayan and Argentinian music channels and became an eighties classic song in Ibero America 2 In 2011 Emmanuel received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award 3 Ten years later he was presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 4 He has also been presented with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award in 1997 for his work in philanthropy 5 Emmanuel continues to tour throughout Latin America backed by bands that have included musicians from the United States most notably guitarist Dick Smith of Earth Wind amp Fire Kenny Loggins and Air Supply Emmanuel s son Alexander Acha is a professional singer as well Discography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2019 Navidad 2015 Inedito 2007 Retro en Vivo 1999 Sentirme Vivo 1996 Amor Total 1994 Esta Aventura 1993 En Gira 1992 Ese Soy Yo 1990 Vida 1989 Quisiera 1988 Entre Lunas 1986 Desnudo 1984 Emmanuel 1983 En La Soledad 1982 Tu y Yo 1980 Intimamente 1979 Al Final 1977 Amor Sin Final 1976 10 Razones Para CantarTelevision EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2008 Premios TV y novelas 2008 2008 Emmanuel La trayectoria 2008 Mas vale tarde 2007 Premios TV y novelas 2007 2006 Aun hay mas Homenaje a Raul Velasco 2003 De pe a pa 1992 Querida Concha 1992 Ese soy yo 1987 Emmanuel en Las Vegas 1986 Querido amigo 1984 Siempre en domingo 1984 Emmanuel en Acapulco 1983 Emmanuel si ese tiempo pudiera volver 1978 Festival OTI Sang El y yo and Al Final 1977 Variedades de media noche 1977 Otra vez Iran EorySoundtrack Edit2001 La Intrusa Mexican telenovela TV series aka Telenovela 1998 Dance with Me film performer Esa triste guitarra References Edit Biography Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved June 4 2007 Emmanuel Artist Biography by Sandra Brennan Awards AllMusic Retrieved December 17 2013 Gloria Estefan Emmanuel To Receive Special Honors at 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards Billboard April 13 2011 Retrieved December 7 2017 The Latin Recording Academy to Honor Martinho da Vila Emmanuel Sheila E amp Pete Escovedo Fito Paez Milly Quezada Joaquin Sabina and Gilberto Santa Rosa With the Lifetime Achievement Award Business Wire June 24 2021 Archived from the original on June 24 2021 Retrieved August 5 2021 Lannert John May 3 1997 Emmanuel Personifies Spirit of Hope Billboard Vol 109 no 18 p 26 ISSN 0006 2510 Archived from the original on June 4 2021 Retrieved April 11 2014 External links Edithttp www emmanuel com mx http www universalmusica com emmanuel Portals Biography Latin music Mexico Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emmanuel singer amp oldid 1128648285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
