NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Universal
Music Latin Entertainment) -
Alejandro Fernandez signed with Universal
Music Latin Entertainment at the Multinational
Music Label's offices in Mexico City on Tuesday December 9th.
Jesus Lopez, Chairman of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula, commented:
"Alejandro has shown his stature and artistic courage during the last 16 years, rising to the highest positions of popularity, reflected in music sales charts and concert ticket sales. Alejandro has shown his versatility having been crowned leader in both the Ranchero and Pop Genres across The Americas and Spain.
Universal Music continues to support and invest strongly in Latin Music, Alejandro will be a great contribution to maintain our leadership.
For all of the Universal Music Team, the decision Alejandro has taken to work together with us for the next years fills us with joy and a feeling of responsibility. "
Alejandro referred to this new stage in his career saying: "Life is full of cycles. During the course of our lives we never stop evolving. Today ends one cycle that has been full of achievements and fulfillments in my professional life, and we begin a new stage that enlightens a promising future for my artistic career. As we know, the Entertainment Industry has been going through great change in the last years and being part of Universal will give me the opportunity to evolve at a different pace, which both my audience and our music are demanding from me today.
I invite you to continue to accompany me in this new journey, which I am sure, will be filled with great successes."
During an outstanding artistic career spanning 16 years and 15 million albums sold, 2 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Awards, 2 Gaviotas in the prestigious Vina del Mar Festival in Chile and his own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, amongst many other accolades, Alejandro Fernandez has become, without a doubt, one of the most successful Artists Mexico has given to the World. Even though he has broken into the mainstream Latin pop world, he has never lost his Mexican identity, maintaining his mariachi roots with pride.
More than 15 million people have enjoyed Alejandro's live performances during extensive tours that have taken him to over 20 countries. His last Tour which he closed with a 7 date stint during the month of November at the 10,000 seater Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, included 100 dates in Spain, the United States, Mexico and the rest of Latin America.
This 2008, Alejandro Fernandez is the Latin Artist that has sold most concert tickets according to the Pollstar Magazine Top 100 Worldwide Tours Chart from January to September 2008, and People en Espanol Magazine named the Viento A Favor Tour as the Best of the year.
