Miguel Bose
Miguel Bosé Dominguín (born April 3, 1956 in Aries , Panama ) is a Spanish singer and actor . With over 20 million records sold, he is one of the most popular musicians in Spain, Italy and Latin America . In 2010 he also acquired Colombian citizenship.
Life
Bosé is the son of the torero Luis Miguel Dominguín and the Italian actress Lucia Bosè . His family friends included Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway . Miguel's godfather was Luchino Visconti . He went to London in the early 1970s and enrolled in Lindsay Kemp's School of Dance and Mimic ; later he switched to the dance school of Maurice Béjart in Paris.
Bosé gained his first film experience in 1973; especially between 1976 and 1978 he was very active as an actor. Afterwards he was seen regularly but less often on the big screen.
In 1975 he made his debut in the music business with the help of Camilo Sesto . He had his first major success in 1977 with the hit and the album of the same name, Linda . In 1978 his second album, Miguel Bosé , hit the market with the hit Anna .
In his career he recorded a total of 21 albums. He has also worked as an actor in 35 films, including High Heels (1991) by Pedro Almodóvar and The Bartholomew Night (1994) by Patrice Chéreau . He also directed and acted in plays and hosted a program on the first Spanish television from 1997 to 1999 . In 2002 he moderated the Italian version of the Spanish program Operación Triunfo , a format that combines elements from Germany looking for the superstar and Big Brother .
Bosé has been an ambassador for the development aid organization Oxfam since 2005 .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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IT | |||
2004 | Por vos muero |
IT33
gold
(4 weeks)IT |
|
2005 | Velvetina |
IT1
gold
(12 weeks)IT |
|
2007 | Papito |
IT1 × 5
(111 weeks)IT |
|
Papitour |
IT3
platinum
(43 weeks)IT |
||
2008 | Bravo Bosé: 30 grandes éxitos |
IT97 (1 week) IT |
|
Bosegrafia 1986-2005 |
IT30 (12 weeks) IT |
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2010 | Cardio |
IT1
platinum
(49 weeks)IT |
|
2011 | Cardio tour |
IT15 (10 weeks) IT |
|
2012 | Papitwo |
IT1
platinum
(61 weeks)IT |
|
2014 | Amo |
IT4th
gold
(47 weeks)IT |
|
2016 | MTV Unplugged |
IT1
gold
(53 weeks)IT |
More albums
- 1975: Soy
- 1976: Es tan fácil
- 1977: Linda - beautiful
- 1978: Miguel Bosé
- 1979: Chicas! (IT:gold)
- 1980: Miguel (ES:× 2Double platinum )
- 1981: Más allá (ES:gold)
- 1983: Made in Spain (ES:gold)
- 1984: Bandido (ES:platinum)
- 1986: Salamandra (ES:platinum)
- 1987: XXX (ES:platinum)
- 1990: Los chicos no lloran (ES:× 2Double platinum )
- 1993: Bajo el signo de Caín (ES:× 2Double platinum )
- 1995: Laberinto (ES:platinum)
- 1998: 11 maneras de ponerse un sombrero
- 2001: Sereno (ES:× 2Double platinum )
- 2011: Sea lo que sea sera (feat. Above & Beyond )
- 2013: Colección definitiva
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
IT | |||
1977 | Linda |
IT27 (2 weeks) IT |
Chart entry in ES only in 2012
|
1984 | Amante bandido |
IT9 (4 weeks) IT |
Chart entry in ES only in 2000
|
2001 | Morenamía |
IT7 (4 weeks) IT |
|
2010 | Estuve a punto de ... |
IT13 (15 weeks) IT |
|
2012 | Linda |
IT18 (2 weeks) IT |
feat. Malú
|
2014 | Encanto |
IT39 (1 week) IT |
More singles
- 1978: Anna
- 1978: Amor mio, cómo estás?
- 1979: Super Superman
- 1979: Shoot Me in the Back
- 1980: Olympic Games
- 1980: Te amaré
- 1981: Marchate ya
- 1981: You Can't Stay the Night
- 1981: Si esto es amor
- 1982: Bravi ragazzi
- 1983: Non siamo soli
- 1983: Fuego
- 1984: Seville
- 1984: Miraggi
- 1986: Nena
- 1987: Aire soy
- 1988: Como un lobo
- 1990: Los chicos no lloran
- 1991: Madrid, Madrid
- 1993: Si tú no vuelves
- 1996: La auto-radio canta
- 1998: Muro
- 1999: No hay un corazón que valga la pena
- 2005: Down with Love
- 2007: Nena (with Paulina Rubio )
- 2008: Hacer Por Hacer (with Gloria Gaynor )
Awards for music sales
|
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Spain (Promusicae) | 8 × gold8th | 26 × platinum26th | 2,720,000 | elportaldemusica.es ES1 ES2 ES3 ES4 |
All in all | 8 × gold8th | 26 × platinum26th |
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: The man from Virginia (California)
- 1977: Suspiria
- 1985: Star Knight - Lord of the Stars (El Caballero del dragón)
- 1987: The Secret of the Sahara (Il segreto del Sahara)
- 1991: High Heels (Tacones lejanos)
- 1994: The Bartholomew Night (La rein Margot)
- 1996: Libertarias
Web links
- Miguel Bosé in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bose, Miguel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bosé Dominguín, Miguel (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish singer and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aries , Panama |