Emmanuel

Biography

Jesús Emmanuel Arturo Acha Martinez (born 16 April 1955) is a Mexican singer. He is known for a career spanning five decades. With 20 studio albums released and over 10 million records sold worldwide, he is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists in history. He has received both the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award and the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Life

He is the son of Argentinian-born bullfighter Raúl Acha, "Rovira", who frequently appeared in the Plaza de Acho in Lima, Peru. Emmanuel grew up in Chosica, a town about an hour from Lima, and attended the Colegio Santa Rosa, the town's most prestigious boarding school, which was run by Augustinian priests. His mother was Spanish singer Conchita Martínez.
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 Spaniard ballad composer Manuel Alejandro in collaboration with Ana Magdalena. Released in 1980, it included seven hit songs:

"Todo Se Derrumbó Dentro De Mí" ("Everything Crumbled Inside 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 was not composed by Alejandro and Magdalena.
His subsequent albums also achieved success with love songs. His Ibero-American number one single "La Chica de Humo" ("The Smoke Girl"), a New jack swing song, became one of the biggest hits of 1989 and a number one single on the U.S Hot Latin Tracks chart that year. The song was included on the 1989 album Quisiera×Quisiera1989 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1La chica de humo2Es por ti3Las barajas de Ana4Prueba otra vez5Dos extraños6Quisiera7Luk8Siento9Si no hay dolor10La vida decidio. Its music video was frequently played on Mexican, Uruguayan, and Argentinian music channels, and the song became an eighties classic in Ibero-America. In 2011, Emmanuel received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award. Ten years later, he was presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also presented with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award in 1997 for his philanthropic work.
Emmanuel continues to tour throughout Latin America with 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 also a professional singer.

Billboard charts

Source:
"Toda la Vida" (#1)
"Es Mi Mujer" (#1)
"La Chica de Humo" (#1)
"La Última Luna" (#2)
"Bella Señora" (#2)
"No He Podido Verte" (#2)
"Qué Será" (#3)
"Amor Total×Amor total1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Amor total5:122Tarumba5:503Mi mujer4:424Corazones5:225Adiós, mi sirena, adiós5:236La fuerza de la vida5:017Un día, otro día y otro3:478Fuego y miel4:379Lo eres todo3:2610Pequeño gran Chopin4:58" (#3)
"La Vida Decidió" (#5)
"Ese Soy Yo×Ese soy yo1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Ese soy yo5:072Donde quiera4:353Y ahora se me pasan5:164Si no tienes amor4:065Dónde estará5:006Corazón3:387Cuando dije que adiós4:078Que vivan las mujeres4:549Una vez más5:0410Magdalena3:44" (#5)
"Magdalena" (#5)
"Sentirme Vivo×Sentirme vivo1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Maldito miedo4:592Vida4:133Sentirme vivo4:594Me tira el alma al suelo4:295Y ahora tú4:406Mátame5:257¿Por qué no?4:168Corazón de melao4:049Fragilidad4:3710Respirando4:32" (#5)
"No Te Quites la Ropa" (#6)
"Quisiera×Quisiera1989 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1La chica de humo2Es por ti3Las barajas de Ana4Prueba otra vez5Dos extraños6Quisiera7Luk8Siento9Si no hay dolor10La vida decidio" (#7)
"Sólo" (#8)
"Mi Mujer" (#8)
"En la Noche" (#10)
"Corazón de Melao" (#12)
"Y Ahora Se Me Pasan (Segundo a Segundo)" (#18)
"Esta Aventura×Esta aventura1994 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Esta aventura3:412Quiero un beso4:073Por tu amor3:464Un loco manso4:225Voy a luchar4:286Por ti4:197No me pidas4:248No vale la pena3:469Alondra4:4010Desatino2:35" (#27)
"Quiero un Beso" (#30)
"Las Barajas de Ana" (#31)
"Una Vieja Canción" (#33)
"Luces de Bohemia Para Elisa" (#37)

Television

2008: Premios TV y novelas (2008)
2008: Emmanuel... La trayectoria
2008: Más vale tarde
2007: Premios TV y novelas (2007)
2006: Aún hay más... Homenaje a Raúl 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×Al final1979 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Al final3:33A2María del Ángel3:38A3Que vas a hacer sin mí4:10A4Él y yo4:13A5La infancia2:45B1Amanecí en tus brazos3:59B2Antes de comenzar2:51B3La mañana se derrama entre los dos3:10B4Mucho señora3:20B5Han bajado las horas2:52"
1977: Variedades de media noche
1977: Otra vez Iran Eory

Soundtrack

2001: La Intrusa (Mexican telenovela) TV series
1998: Dance with Me (film) (performer: "Esa triste guitarra")