Camilo Sesto
Birth name Camilo Blanes Cortés
Born September 16, 1946(1946-09-16) (age 65)
Origin Alcoy, Spain
Genres Pop Rock
Occupations Vocalist ProducerComposer
Website Official site
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Camilo Blanes Cortés (born September 16, 1946), better known as Camilo Sesto, is a Spanish singer , composer and producer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s. Probably the most prominent male voice of Spanish pop music at that time, he became famous for his powerful, carefully arranged ballads, pop and rock. He has the world record of more number ones in the world: 52 overall and 18 in the list of 40 Pri
LifeCamilo Sesto was born in Alcoi, a city located in the province of Alicante on September 16, 1946. Sesto sang in two pop bands during the 1960s and won a contest in a Madrid TV show. He also played a part in the Spanish filming of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Later, he teamed up with singer and producer Juan Pardo.
Camilo Sesto took a rest in 1987 to take care of his newborn son.
Camilo has or had homes in Torrelodones, near Madrid and Coconut Grove (Miami area), Florida.
CareerIn 1970, Sesto moved to Los Angeles and started to learn English,is now his own producer and other artist's. After successfully starring in the Spanish version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975, Sesto began to gain fame as a singer and composer. Year after year, he reached the top of the charts all over America, Latin America and in Spain, leaving us classics like Algo de mí (Something of me) (1972), Amor…Amar (Love.. to love) (1972), Melina (1975), a song about Melina Mercouri, ¿Quieres ser mi amante? (Do you want to be my lover?) (1974), Jamás (Never) (1975), El Amor de mi Vida (The Love of my Life ) (1978), Perdóname (Forgive me) (1981), the latter being his most successful hit and other as Donde estés, con quien estés, Amor de mujer (1984) and the classic Amor mio ¿que me has hecho? (My love, what have you done to me?) (1991), number one in the Billboard magazine, plus several hits around the whole world. During the 70s,80s Sesto created many hit songs and a great fortune, and almost every song came from his sole inspiration, being the author, interpreter, composer, and producer of all of his works. They catapulted him as a consummate multi-talented artist. With an extraordinary reputation between the years 1980 and 1991 he composed the song and sang the theme for Colorina with Lucía Méndez. Being Colorina one of the most successful telenovelas in the 80s, he also produces for it a pop ballad hit album named Cerca de ti. It was a smash hit.
His reputation penetrates the borders and reaches the apex of the success in countries as The United States, Japan, Germany, Latin América, Italy, Portugal and everywhere in Europe where the quality of his shows are classified by the critics as majestic, from this moment the world already acclaims it like "Camilo Sesto Superstar".
During the last decades Sesto recorded some beautiful ballads. Camilo sings mostly in Castilian Spanish, but has also recorded songs in Catalan - Valencian, English, Italian and Portuguese as well. He has also recorded some albums in English.
After recovering from a liver transplant, in 2003 he managed to make a successful comeback with his album Alma, surprising the audience with the song "Mola mazo" ("It rules") in an exercise of self-assertion. The Alma CD includes some songs in English: Selections from The Phantom of the Opera and a duet with Andrea Bronston. Camilo Sesto returned to the scenario back in 2004 in to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. His old fans and new ones cheered the great Spaniard as he sang songs from his catalog. By the end of the festival Sesto left Viña del Mar 2004 with many awards.
His last musical work was the singing of Bujalance football team hymn (a Spanish football team). To this day, Camilo Sesto has sold more than 175 million albums worldwide.
On September 2009 he announced that he will play his retirement shows where he will say goodbye to his fans. He toured the America,Latin America (U.S., Mexico ,Peru ,Chile,Ecuador,Colombia, and other). In October 2010, he gave his last two concerts in Madrid, which were recorded to be released as his first (and last) live album.
As of May 2011, Camilo Sesto started his farewell tour "La Gira del Adiós":
May 28 Camilo Sesto is honored in Las Vegas and was awarded the prize, "Maximo Orgullo Hispano" is proclaimed "Dia De Camilo Sesto" in Nevada.
14-May, USA, Miami, American Airlines Arena
15-May, USA, Los Ángeles, Gibson Amphitheatre
20-May, USA, Houston, Toyota Center
21-May, USA, El Paso TX, County Coliseum
22-May, USA, San Diego, Cricket Wireless
26-May: Puerto Rico, San Juan - Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot
28-May, USA, Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood
29-May, USA, Chicago, Rosemont Theater
04-Jun, USA, New Jersey, Izod Center
Discography1971: Algo de mí
1972: Sólo un hombre
1973: Camilo Sesto
1974: Camilo
1975: Amor Libre
1975: Jesucristo Superstar
1976: Memorias
1977: Rasgos
1977: Entre Amigos
1977: Look in the Eye
1978: Sentimientos
1979: Horas de Amor
1980: Amaneciendo
1981: Más y más
1982: Camilo (en inglés)
1983: Con Ganas
1984: Amanecer/84
1985: Tuyo
1986: Agenda de Baile
1991: A Voluntad del Cielo
1992: Huracán de Amor
1994: Amor sin Vértigo
2000: El Fantasma de la Ópera
2002: Alma
2004: Camilo Sesto Nº 1
2005: Jesucristo Superstar (30th Anniversary Edition)
2006: Camilo Sesto Canta a Bujalance