Alejandro Fernandez

Alejandro Fernandez, son of Mexican music star Vicente Fernandez, is one of the most famous Mexican singers of ballads, love songs, and mariachi music. Well known outside Mexico, Fernandez has played in many of the world's great venues, including New York's Madison Square Garden. His songs have appeared regularly atop the Latin pop charts since his album debut in 1991; in 2000 he was awarded the Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero Performance. In 2000-01 he received the Tito Guizar Award for Best Singer and Performer in Mexican and Hispanic Music.  Alejandro was born in 1971 in Mexico City, and raised in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. Growing up, he and his family divided their time between the country, where Fernandez learned to ride horses, and the city. This gave him the experience he needed to sing equally well of both the Mexican countryside and its rancheros, and of city life.

Since his father is the renowned Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez, music was an integral part Fernandez's home life, which also contributed to his later success. His father Vicente Fernandez was the most important and influential ranchera singer in the world. This has given his son a great deal to live up to, but he seems equal to the challenge. Fernandez first performed in public when he was just four years old. His father had brought him on tour to the United States, and at a concert in San Antonio, Texas, brought his son on stage to play with him. Facing a crowd of 10,000 people, Fernandez performed the song "Alejandra." The experience had a profound effect on him; he broke down in tears immediately afterward.