David Bisbal Ferré (born in Almería, Spain on June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer. He gained his initial fame as a runner up on the interactive reality television show Operación Triunfo produced by TJ Hall.
He has since released four studio albums, all of which topped the Spanish Albums Chart, in addition to recording a number of live albums. He's toured throughout Europe and Latin America and is now considered to be a crossover international artist.
Beginnings: Operación Triunfo
David Bisbal left school early and worked in a platinum and flower nursery. He was encouraged by his colleagues to audition for a music contest and he initially became part of
Orquesta Expresiones where he continued singing and dancing.
In October 2001 he auditioned for the first ever edition of Operación Triunfo (Spanish equivalent of Star Academy) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 finalists. The grand prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. He came second in the final losing to Rosa López. She went on to sing Europe's Living a Celebration for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 (ESC) competition.
Career
Bisbal signed a contract with
Vale Music Record label and released his first album recorded in
Miami under the title
"Corazón Latino" with Kike Santander. The album became 7 times platinum by summer 2002 after having topped the Spanish charts. The first from the album, called
Ave Maria had a phenomenal success. After winning the Latin Grammys, the album became platinum (over 1 million sales).
In February 2004, he released his second album entitled "Bulería" again produced by his friend Kike Santander. It found similar success in Spain and throughout Latin America turning diamond with more than 1 million albums sold in Spain alone, becoming the best Spanish seller of 2004.
In March 2005, he also released a DVD "Todo Por Ustedes" that contained live registrations of some of his concerts in the United States, Latin America and Spain.
"Premonición" became the third studio album by David Bisbal released on 3 October 2006. end of the week, it had achieved enough sales to be certified as 5 times platinum with sales over 400,000 copies in Spain alone. On October 20, 2009, Bisbal will release "Sin Mirar Atrás", which has been received with positive reviews.Spain sales: 1,300,000PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 13x Platinum
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|2004
|Bulería
2nd Studio Album
Released: February 10, 2004 (Spain, United States, Latin America)
Formats: CD
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Worldwide sales: 1,300,000
Spain sales: 1,000,000
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 10x Platinum
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|2005
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Todo Por Ustedes
1st Live Album
Released: March 29, 2005 (Spain), May 24, 2005 (United States, Latin America)
Formats: 2 DVDs + CD
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Worldwide sales: 100,000
Spain sales: 75,000
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold
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|rowspan="2"|2006
|
David Bisbal
1st Greatest Hits Album
Released: April 4, 2006 (Worldwide)
Formats: CD
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Worldwide sales: 150,000
Spain sales: 40,000
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: ---
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Premonición
3rd Studio Album
Released: October 3, 2006 (Worldwide)
Formats: CD
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Worldwide sales: 950,000
Spain sales: 400,000
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 5x Platinum
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|2007
|
Premonición Live
2nd Live Album
Released: November 25, 2007 (Worldwide)
Formats: 2 DVDs + 2CDs
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Worldwide sales: 100,000
Spain sales: 40,000
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 1x Gold
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|2009
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Sin Mirar Atrás
4th Studio Album
Released: October 20, 2009 (Worldwide)
Formats: CD
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Worldwide sales: 550,000+
Spain sales: 200,000+
PROMUSICAE Spanish certification: 3x Platinum
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Singles
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SPA
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US Latin
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GER
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FRA
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SWI
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AUT
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ARG
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CHIL
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IA
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MEX
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COL
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|rowspan="4"|2002
|"Corazón Latino"
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Corazón Latino
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|"Ave María"
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|align="center"|12
|align="center"|7
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|align="center"|29
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|"Lloraré Las Penas"
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|"Dígale"
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|rowspan="3"|2003
|"Quiero Perderme En Tu Cuerpo"
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|"Cómo Será"
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|"Rosa y Espinas" (with
David Civera)
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La Chiqui Big Band
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|rowspan="4"|2004
|"
Bulería"
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Bulería
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|"Oye El Boom"
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Desnúdate Mujer"
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|"Camina Y Ven"
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|rowspan="4"|2005
|"Me Derrumbo"
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|"Cómo Olvidar"
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|"Esta Ausencia"
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|"Todo Por Ustedes"
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Todo Por Ustedes
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|rowspan="4"|2006
|"Let’s Make History" (with
Joana Zimmer)
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David Bisbal
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|"
Quien Me Iba A Decir"
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Premonición
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|"
Silencio"
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Soldado De Papel" (with Tomatito)
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|rowspan="3"|2007
|"
Amar Es Lo Que Quiero"
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Torre De Babel" (with
Vicente Amigo &
Wisin & Yandel)
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|"
Premonición"
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|2008
|"
Hate That I Love You (Spanglish version)" (with
Rihanna)
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Premonición Live
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|align="center"|11
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|rowspan="2"|2009
|"
Esclavo de Sus Besos"
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Sin Mirar Atrás
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|"Mi Princesa"
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|align="center"|90
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|rowspan="3"|2010
|"
Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Spanish Celebration Mix) (with
K'Naan)
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Single-only release
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|"Sin Mirar Atrás"
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Sin Mirar Atrás(
and 24 Horas edition)
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|"24 horas"
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Notes
External links
David Bisbal on Twitter
Official Website
David Bisbal Fans
Comunidad Gyggs
Portal Mix Fan Site
David's UK Label
Concerts, News and Videoclips of Bisbal
Portal Mix David Bisbal Site
David Bisbal UK Site (in English)
MTV's David Bisbal Site
Interview with David Bisbal about his new album Premonición
Dutch Fan Site
David Bisbal Spanish Fan Site
David Bisbal Browser
Official German Fanclub-David Bisbal-Siempre a tu lado
David Bisbal at Acceso Total Show
Category:1979 births
Category:2000s singers
Category:2010s singers
Category:Living people
Category:Latin pop singers
Category:People from Almería
Category:Andalusian musicians
Category:Spanish pop singers
Category:Spanish male singers
Category:Spanish singers
Category:Spanish-language singers
Category:Star Academy participants
Category:Latin Grammy Award winners
Category:World Music Awards winners
Category:Spanish people