Raphael
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-05-05 in Linares, Spain
Biography
Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, simply referred to as Raphael, is a Spanish singer and television, film and theater actor. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers in the world. He is nicknamed both El Ruiseñor de Linares, El Divo de Linares and El Niño. His family moved to Madrid when he was nine months old, and he started singing when he was just three. He joined a children's choir at age four. When he was nine, he was recognized as the best child voice in Europe at a contest in Salzburg, Austria. His two idols were US singer Elvis Presley and French diva Edith Piaf. He began his professional career by singing with the Dutch record label Philips. He adopted his own peculiar singing style from the beginning; he is known for acting each one of his songs while on stage, emphasizing his gestures with high dramatic effect. It is not unusual for him to ad lib lyrics as to localize a song depending on the venue he's singing at. He also possesses a wide vocal range, which he often used in the beginning of his career as to evoke a choirboy approach to some songs. When he was nineteen, he won first, second and third awards at the famous Benidorm International Song Festival, Spain, in 1962 and 1963. After a brief relation with Barclay record label, he signed a contract with Hispavox recording company, and began a long artistic relationship with the musical director of this label, the late, talented Argentinian orchestrator Waldo de los Ríos and intensify the partnership with outstanding Spanish songwriter Manuel Alejandro.
Most Known For
El hormiguero
as Self
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest
Mentiras verdaderas
as Self
Operación triunfo
as Self - Invitado
Victoires de la musique
as Self
Star Academy
as Self
The Voice Spain
as Self - Asesor
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest
Tierra de talento
as Self - Invitado
Raphaelismo
as Self
Viva el lunes
as Self
The Angel
as El ángel
Alaska Revelada
as Self
The Last Circus
as Raphael (voice) (uncredited)
Sabias a lo que venías
as Self
El golfo
as Pancho
The Twins
as Raphael
My Big Night
as Alphonso
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
as Self - Invitado