im putting this next to my tyron woodley trap CD and de la hoya CD in the shelf. shout out to rudy perez and jose behar for this masterpiece.
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Óscar de la Hoya, the singer, and the day he was nominated for a Grammy
At the end of the year 2000,
Oscar de la Hoya had lost some of the invincible aura of
Golden boy With which he had built his boxing career, and to reinforce his popularity, he decided to become a singer by releasing an album that reached an award nomination
Grammy.
On October 10, 2000, four months after suffering the second defeat of his career against
Shane mosley, the album came out
Oscar de la hoya under a homonymous title, and with the endorsement of the label
EMI Latin.
Those were the times when the Latin touch, and all its aesthetics, were fashionable in the popular culture of the United States.
Ricky Martin I was on the horns of the moon all over the world with the record
Livin ‘la Vida Loca, which had come out in 1999, and all the labels were looking for the new Latin icon to do business. And who better than a figure who was already known by the US market, but with an undoubtedly Latino profile, such as
Oscar de la hoya.
And so,
Oscar de la hoya, the boxer who had already won titles in four different divisions, ventured into show business, along with the ring. As he has stated on several occasions, he did it as a tribute to his mother,
Cecilia de la Hoya, who was a professional singer.
His mother died of breast cancer, before seeing him succeed, but she left that taste for music in him since he was a child. Own
Oscar He assures that he liked to sing in the shower since he was a child, and that is why he always had the interest of entering the musical world. This was revealed in an interview for
Sports Illustrated.
From the pot got that
Rudy perez was the producer of his debut album, a character with vast experience in Latin music. He composed songs, and produced material for countless Latin music stars, such as
Cristina Aguilera, Julio Iglesias, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Sanz, Marc Anthony, among others.
The album titled
Oscar de la hoya, was edited by
EMI International and featured 13 tracks written by
Diane warren and the
Bee gees (
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gigg and
Robin gibb) and was released on October 10, 2000.
I mean, what
Oscar He came out with a powerful backup device. They sought to immediately turn him into a star that shines on stage with even greater force than he did on the ring.
One hit wonder
From this album, the song stood out
‘Come to me’, an adaptation of
Rudy perez of
‘Run to me’ of the
Bee gees. Surprisingly, the theme, with the voice of the
Golden boy climbed to # 1 on the magazine’s charts
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks (today Hot Latin Songs) in 2000. In addition to the video clip was also a success having
Oscar with the singer Natalia Jiménez.
Óscar de la Hoya and the Grammy nomination
The success of the album
Oscar on the charts in the United States, they would lead to the greatest achievement of his short singing career. The disc
Oscar de la Hoya, was nominated among the candidates to win the award for the best Latin Pop album of the year 2000. The award was given in the 43rd edition of the
Grammy which was held in February 2001.
In the contest for the best Latin Pop album award in 2001, they were
Shakira and his disk
MTV Unplugged; Alejandro Sanz, with
The soul to air; Oscar de la hoya, with his self-titled album
Oscar de la hoya;
Christina Aguilera, with
My reflection; and
Luis Miguel, with
Alive.
In the end, it was
Shakira who took the award home.
