Antonio Orozco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Antonio Orozco

Spanish singer

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1972

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: composer, businessperson, singer, songwriter

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Antonio Orozco

  • Antonio Orozco (born 23 November 1972 in Barcelona) is a Spanish singer-songwriter.The son of a Sevillian working-class couple, he spent his childhood in Hospitalet de Llobregat.
  • When he was 15 years old, he bought his first guitar and started to compose songs.
  • He has won several prizes like the Premio Ondas and sold lots of records; his first album sold more than 100,000 copies, whereas his second album titled Semilla del Silencio sold over 300,000 copies. In 2005, he released a self-titled album Antonio Orozco, which was a compilation of his best songs (twelve in total) that eventually propelled him into stardom outside Spain, mainly in Latin America.
  • Some of his better known songs include: "Te EsperarĂ©" and "DĂ©jame". He is known as well because of his duets with Lucie Silvas (What You're Made Of) and MalĂş (DevuĂ©lveme la vida). Antonio Orozco was born on 23 November 1972 and raised in Barcelona, Spain by a working-class family.
  • During a trip at the age of 15 to Triana, Sevilla, Orozco was exposed to the music that would change his life forever.
  • His family, originally Sevillian, had roots in the region and its music: flamenco.
  • His family soon relocated to Osuma, in Sevilla, a town known for its vibrant music community.
  • Orozco took up flamenco guitar and began accompanying vocalists as a hobby.
  • In time, his talent for songwriting bubbled to the surface, and he began performing professionally.
  • Playing in bars and train stations, Orozco came to know pianist/producer Xavi PĂ©rez, who inspired him to record his own material.
  • In the year 2000 he released his first solo disc, Un Reloj y una Vela, which Perez produced alongside Tato Latorre.
  • Impressively, the record sold over 100,000 copies.
  • Semilla de Silencio was released in 2001.
  • It was also produced by PĂ©rez and Latorre, and sold three times as many copies as its predecessor.
  • The 2004 release of his third work, El Principio del Comienzo, produced similar results.
  • His breakout success won him opportunities to perform in the U.S.
  • and all over Latin America.
  • In 2005 Orozco was asked to tour with Juanes on his tour of the Americas, which made possible his live concert DVD, Antonio Orozco—Tour Edition.
  • Orozco's 2006 release, Cadizfornia, made it onto Billboard's Top 100 European Albums chart.

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