Gian Marco

Biography

Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born 17 August 1970), known mononymously as Gian Marco (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝam ˈmaɾko]), is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album Resucitar×Resucitar20 July 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Gota de lluvia4:102Después de mí3:353Resucitar3:214Sortearme en tu suerte4:465Sin querer3:466Flor de arena3:387Si me vuelvo a enamorar3:558Lejos de ti3:059En cada recuerdo3:3410Soy3:4211Ayer3:5212Tú y yo3:44, in 2011 for his album Días Nuevos×Días nuevos4 October 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Cuéntame3:492Más allá3:143Respirar4:224Desde hace un mes4:095De paseo3:296Dime donde4:167Amores imperfectos3:348Sabes que cuentas conmigo3:139En venta4:2110Si me tenías4:0111Días nuevos4:08, and in 2012 for his album 20 Años×20 años8 June 2012 · Album · CompilationSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Canción de amor4:072No puedo amarte3:333Se me olvidó4:214Invisible4:055Sé que piensas en mí5:006En otra vida3:237Al otro lado de la luna4:088Resucitar4:239Lejos de ti3:2810Retrato3:5111Fragilidad3:4912Te mentiría5:00. Gian Marco was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Peru.
His mother is the Peruvian actress and singer Regina Alcóver, and his father was the late Peruvian composer and singer Joe Danova.

Childhood beginnings

Gian Marco was born in Lima, Peru, on 17 August 1970. His mother is actress and singer María Regina Alcóver Ureta, while his father is composer and singer Javier Óscar Florencio Zignago Viñas, also known as Joe Danova. As the son of artists, Gian Marco was introduced to music at very early age. The art surrounded him during his childhood. Gian Marco grew up listening to the songs of his father, and watching his mother perform in theater.
As a child he traveled with his parents and learned to love the life style of an artist. At age 12, Gian Marco sang for the first time on television in the Argentine TV show Domingos Gigantes (Giant Sundays), broadcast by Channel 9 in Buenos Aires under the direction of Orlando Marconi. A year later, Gian Marco sang in Caracas on the TV show La Revista de los Sábados (The Saturday Magazine) impressing viewers that enjoyed a thirteen-year-old child singing a popular song titled "Eva Maria". At the age of six he recorded a 45 rpm together with his father entitled "Navidad Es" ("Christmas Is").
Gian Marco attended elementary school, middle school, and high school at the Colegio Santa Margarita located in Monterrico, a middle-class neighborhood in the district of Santiago de Surco, in Lima. He played the guitar and sang in all school activities. In 1981, at age 11, Gian Marco recorded a song for the musical Papito Piernas Largas (Daddy Long Legs). His mother also participated in the play. During his youth, Gian Marco participated in a series of artistic events, singing and acting, developing his talents and preparing for what would become a successful career.
After finishing school, at the age of 18, Gian Marco traveled to Santiago de Chile to pursue a graphic design career. Although things were going well for him in the graphic design field, Gian Marco continued to feel the pull of a music career. To prove himself as an artist, he began playing in the most popular venues in Santiago and Viña del Mar where he began to make a name for himself.

First album

A year and a half later he returned to Lima and one of his songs classified for the national selection of the OTI Festival 1989 and his first contract with a record label which proyected him to Chile and Bolivia as well as doing theater and alternating in the telenovela "Velo negro, velo blanco with Braulio Castillo Jr. and Gustavo Rojo. He managed to capture the attention of the press, being the most publicized artist at the event. It was there that Discos Independientes proposed recording his first album. At the beginning of 1990 his first production hit the national record market with the title Gian Marco: Historias that achieved hits as "Domitila" and "Mírame" ("Look at me"), under the musical direction of Pepe Ortega.
In 1992 he recorded his second album, production with the title Personal×Personal1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Dame un beso2Te extrañaré3Libres4Shubi Duwa5Cuantas horas mas6Negrita (Te pongo en la mano)7No hieras mi corazón8Una canción de amor9Dos historias10Te estoy buscando, produced in Santiago, Chile, by Pepe Ortega. From this recording the songs "Te Extrañaré" ("I Will Miss You") and "Dame un Beso" ("Give Me a Kiss") made the charts that year. In September 1993 he won first place in the national selection for the OTI Festival, and gained the right to represent Peru in the OTI Festival 1993 with his song "Volvamos a empezar" ("Let's Start Over").

Television and national recognition

In the mid to late 1990s he came back with other successful productions. He began to dedicate himself to composing songs, and he was called to conduct one of the most popular game shows, Campaneando, with Bruno Pinasco. Conducting this program was crucial in gaining the recognition of the wider Peruvian public. His television appearance combined with a prolific period of musical activity. He composed and recorded the albums Entre la arena y la luna×Entre la arena y la luna1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1No puedo amarte2Gorrión3Quedate4Donde estarás5La noche en mi sangre6Parte de este juego7Cuando quiero amarte8Corazon de carton9Tomate el tiempo que quieras10Ya tienes dueño, (Between the Sand and the Moon) (1994), Señora, Cuénteme (Lady, Tell Me) (1994), and Al Quinto Día (On the Fifth Day) (1997). His fourth album, Señora, Cuénteme×Señora, cuénteme23 September 1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1La flor de la canela3:402Caricia3:483Camarón (El gallo de oro)3:164Extravío3:255Jamás impedirás3:226Jarana3:007Gracia3:008Señora, cuénteme3:049Secreto3:5610Cuando llora mi guitarra3:3111El plebeyo2:4412Luz María (Bonus Track)13Ojos azules, is a tribute to canción criolla in which he affirms with his music the appreciation that he has for the feeling of native peoples like those in Perú.

International success

Inspired by his own dreams and a blind faith in his talent, Gian Marco decided to travel to the United States, convinced that he needed to introduce his artistic talent to the international market. He got the attention of Emilio Estefan who hired him as a composer and performer. He worked with Estefan on a couple tracks for Mandy Moore's self-titled album. This did not stop him from working on his own material, and he published A Tiempo (On Time) (2002) under the label Crescent Moon/Sony; this album was heard on the most significant radio stations in the world, and sold more than 50,000 copies in Spain. The album earned him with three Latin Grammy nominations and confirmed him as the most significant Peruvian sing-songwriter of recent times.
In that same year, Gian Marco recorded the theme song for the Americas Cup (Soccer) that would be played in Perú in 2004. The song entitled "Más allá de los sueños" ("Beyond Dreams"), became a resounding success. In 2003, he received the "Artista Revelación Latino" (Emerging Latin Artist) prize in the Musical Arts Awards of the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) (Spanish General Society of Authors and Editors).
Later came the album Resucitar×Resucitar20 July 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Gota de lluvia4:102Después de mí3:353Resucitar3:214Sortearme en tu suerte4:465Sin querer3:466Flor de arena3:387Si me vuelvo a enamorar3:558Lejos de ti3:059En cada recuerdo3:3410Soy3:4211Ayer3:5212Tú y yo3:44 (Resurrection) (2004), a much more organic album that, as he says "doesn't sing as much about lost love as the previous one, it's a more positive album". This disc had unbelievable success, which brought him a Latin Grammy in 2005. Several singles were released from this album: "Resucitar" ("Resurrection"), "Sin querer" ("By Accident"), "Gota de lluvia" ("A Drop of Rain"), "Después de mi" ("After Me"), "Lejos de ti", ("Far from You"), and "Soy" ("I Am").

15 years of career

In 2005 Gian Marco held a show at the Estadio Monumental de Perú to celebrate his career of 15 years, and had more than 40,000 spectators. Several guests including Regina Alcover (his mother), Mauricio y Palo de Agua, Pelo Madueño and Antonio Cartagena, among others, clothed in this emotional Gianmarco concert. The concert ended with a rendition of "Hoy" ("Today"), which ended with a mix of "huaynos". Grandes Éxitos (Greatest Hits), was released in 2006, by Phantom Records only in Peruvian territory. This album focuses at Gian Marco's fifth album Al Quinto Día×Al quinto día1997 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Si estuvieras aquí5:382Verano o primavera en abril4:253Mírame4:104Sé que piensas en mí5:095Muero por ti4:266Fragilidad4:247Corazón en la ciudad3:498Déjame amarte3:529Funky aha4:12 (The Fifth Day), and also highlight the best songs of his other works. Also that year, he recorded the song for the animated film Dragones: Destino de fuego (Dragons: Destiny of Fire), where is the performer of the soundtrack, also titled "Destino de fuego".
On 17 November 2006, Gian Marco releases 8, which includes ten unreleased tracks and features the first single in Peruvian territory, a song titled "No Te Avisa" ("It Doesn't Warn You"), for the rest of the world, the first single was "¿Qué Pasa?" ("What's Up?"), a song in which Gian Marco foray into the rap and gives its followers a somewhat different sound than they normally are used to hear. The album 20 Years, was made to celebrate 20 years of artistic life. There are 20 songs, 18 of which are re-recorded, and two unreleased songs "Invisible" and "In another Life". The song "Invisible" was composed by Gian Marco and Amaury Gutierrez. In 2012 he was awarded in Mexico a Quadruple Platinum Certification by his label for selling over 400,000 copies of his albums in Latin America since the beginning of his career as an independent artist in 2006. Later that year he won his third Latin Grammy.

Artistry

The singer has been making public the Latin American market as a composer, and also has written songs for Marc Anthony ("Este Loco Que Te Mira", "Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo", "Caminaré"), Pandora ("Mientras Tanto"), Jon Secada ("Amanecer", "Si No Fuera Por Ti"), Jaci Velasquez ("Bendito Amor"), Obie Bermúdez ("Me Cansé de Ti", "El Recuerdo"), Emmanuel ("En Otra Vida"), Alejandro Fernández ("Canta Corazón", "Tengo Ganas", "Dame Un Minuto", "No Se Me Hace Fácil"), and Gloria Estefan ("Hoy", "Tu Fotografía", "Mientras Tanto"), Luis Enrique ("Parte de este Juego"), among others. Gian Marco has been important brand image as Pepsi, Inca Kola, currently one of the leading companies in mobile telephony in Peru Claro. He is recognized as one of the best songwriters in Peruvian history as well as one of the artists that puts Peruvian music on the international map by several media including Billboard Magazine.

Historias (1990)

Canción De Amor
Domitila
Te Extrañaré
Ojalá No Sea Tarde
Dame Un Beso
Mírame
Dos Historias
Avísame
Somos Dos
¿Cuántas Horas Más?
Dejame Soñar Contigo
Libres
Corazón Solitario
Shubi Duwa
No Hieras Mi Corazón

Personal (1992)

Dame Un Beso
Te Extrañaré
Libres
Shubi Duwa
¿Cuántas Horas Más?
Negrita
No Hieras Mi Corazón
Canción de Amor
Dos Historias
Te Estoy Buscando
Somos Dos

Entre la Arena y la Luna (1994)

No Puedo Amarte
Gorrión
Quédate
¿Dónde Estarás?
Parte de Este Juego
Cuando Quiero Amarte
Corazón de Cartón
Tómate el Tiempo Que Quieras
Ya Tienes Dueño

Señora, Cuénteme (1996)

La Flor de la Canela
Caricia
Camarón (El Gallo de Oro)
Extravío
Jamás Impedirás
Jarana
Gracia
Señora, Cuénteme
Secreto
Cuando Llora Mi Guitarra
El Plebeyo
Ojos Azules (feat. Mercedes Sosa)
Viva el Perú y Sereno
Corazón
Shadia

Al Quinto Día (1997)

Si Estuvieras Aquí
Verano o Primavera en Abril
Mírame
Sé Que Piensas en Mi
Muero Por Ti
Fragilidad
Corazón en la Ciudad
Déjame Amarte
Funky Aha

A Tiempo (Edicion Colombia) (2002)

Se Me Olvidó
Al Otro Lado de la Luna
Su Encanto en Mi
Te Mentiría
Por Ti
Lamento
Simplemente Espiritual
No Logro Entender
Retrato
Mujer
Ave María
Volveré
Sentirme Vivo
Se Me Olvidó (Versión Salsa)
Se Me Olvidó (Versión Dance)

Resucitar (2004)

Gota de Lluvia
Después de Mi
Resucitar
Sortearme en Tu Suerte
Sin Querer
Flor de Arena
Si Me Vuelvo a Enamorar
Lejos de Ti
En Cada Recuerdo
Soy
Ayer
Tú y Yo

Grandes Éxitos (2006)

Sé Que Piensas en Mi
Fragilidad
Mírame
Sin Querer
Se Me Olvidó
Resucitar
Lamento
Lejos de Ti
Si Estuvieras Aquí
Gota de Lluvia
Al Otro Lado de la luna
Corazón en la Ciudad
Después de Mi
Te Mentiría

8 (2006)

El Amor Es Un Juego
Dibújame el Camino
Cuando Tú No Estás
Quiero Saber
Sin Permiso
¿Qué Pasa?
No Te Avisa
Loco
Nunca Más Te Ví
Vientos del Sur

Desde Adentro (2008)

Canta Corazón
Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo
Hasta Que la Vida Pase
Tu Fotografía
Mientras Tanto
Tengo Ganas
Me Cansé de Ti
Parte de Este Juego
Sentirme Vivo
Todavía
Hoy
Lamento

En Vivo Desde El Lunario (2009)

Vientos del Sur
Hoy
Canta Corazón
Hasta Que la Vida Pase
Mientras Tanto
Me Cansé de Ti
Lamento
Se Me Olvidó
Gota de Lluvia
Tu Fotografía
Todavía
Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo
Quiero Saber
Lejos de Ti
Retrato
Sin Querer
Sentirme Vivo

En Tiempo Real DVD (2010)

Dime donde
Ando por la visavida
Amores imperfectos
De paseo
Desde hace un mes
En venta
Expreso 2222
Ojos azule/Adiós pueblo de Ayacucho/Valicha
Roxanne
Imagina
Sentirme vivo

Días Nuevos (2011)

Cuéntame
Más Allá
Respirar (ft. Alejandro Sanz)
Desde Hace Un Mes
De Paseo
Dime Dónde (ft. Juan Luis Guerra)
Amores Imperfectos
Sabes Que Cuentas Conmigo (ft. Diego Torres)
En Venta
Si Me Tenías
Días Nuevos

20 Años(2012)

Canción de Amor
No Puedo Amarte
Parte de Este Juego
Invisible
Sé Que Piensas en Mí
Fragilidad
Sentirme Vivo
Se Me Olvidó
Te Mentiría
Retrato
Lamento
Resucitar
Lejos de Ti
Al Otro Lado de la Luna
Hoy
En Otra Vida
Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo
Canta Corazón
Dime Donde
Días Nuevos

Versiones (2013)

Cartas Amarillas
Almohada
Capullito de Aleli
Amor de mis Amores
Come Fly With Me
Perfidia
La Flor de la Canela
Domitila
Ella
Corcovado
Tal Para Cual
La Vida Nos Espera
Si No Fuera Por Ti
Rabo de Nube

#Libre(2015)

Aunque ya no vuelva a verte
Mis Cicatrices
Vida de mi Vida
La Vida Entera
Tengo el Alma Perdida
Tan Fuerte
Siempre Tú
El Amor Que Te Tuve
Quiéreme
Tu Mejor Amigo

Intuición (2018)

Más de lo que yo te Quiero
Tú No Te Imaginas
Me Gusta mi Soledad
Bésame
Lo Que Nunca Fui con Nadie
Nadie Más que Tú
Sácala a Bailar
Empecemos a Vivir
Nada Cambia
Cómo Decirte Que No
Tú No Te Imaginas – Bachata Version

Mandarina (2021)

"No Va A Ser Fácil×No va a ser fácil4 December 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1No va a ser fácil4:01"
"Mandarina×Mandarina28 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1No va a ser fácil4:012Mandarina3:033Pasa3:014Empezar de nuevo3:385Prefiero vivir sin ti3:526Así soy yo3:147Espejismo3:408Quédate hasta que amanezca3:169En tu maleta2:3510Calma en mí2:3711Empezar de nuevo (remix)2:51"
"Pasa"
"Empezar De Nuevo×Empezar de nuevo24 January 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Empezar de nuevo3:38"
"Prefiero Vivir Sin Ti×Prefiero vivir sin ti2 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Prefiero vivir sin ti3:52"
"Asi Soy Yo"
"Espejismo"
"Quédate Hasta Que Amanezca"
"En Tu Maleta×En tu maleta26 March 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1En tu maleta2:35"
"Calma En Mi"
"Empezar De Nuevo" (Remix)

Aún Me Sigo Encontrando (2024)

"Aún Me Sigo Encontrando×Aún me sigo encontrando10 May 2024 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Aún me sigo encontrando3:092Contigo hasta el final2:493Ojos que no ven3:284Solitos2:525Todo va a estar bien3:226María3:027Tú3:388Dicen en mi barrio3:049No es amor5:1910Los sueños de tu vida2:4711No es amor (versión acústica)4:02" (with Ruben Blades)
"Contigo Hasta El Final×Contigo hasta el final22 September 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Contigo hasta el final2:49" (with Mike Bahía)
"Ojos Que No Ven×Ojos que no ven18 April 2024 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ojos que no ven3:28" (with Leonel García)
"Solitos" (with Andrés Cepeda)
"Todo Va A Estar Bien"
"María"
"Tú" (with Catalina García)
"Dicen En Mi Barrio×Dicen en mi barrio9 May 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dicen en mi barrio3:04" (with Luis Enrique and Gusi)
"No Es Amor×No es amor24 November 2023 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1No es amor5:19" (with Daniela Darcourt)
"Los Sueños De Tu Vida" (with Silvio Rodríguez)
"No Es Amor" (Acoustic Version)