In 1967, looking for a solo career, he signed a minor contract to produce two singles under the name "Pepe Sosa". The band played at Mexico City's major jazz venues where musicians including Dizzy Gillespie, Erroll Garner, Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto used to play. Later, he co-founded a bossa nova and jazz trio called Los PEG, in which he sang and played bass and double bass. In his early teens, José began his attempts to become a singer. In that time, his reportedly alcoholic father abandoned the family forcing José to work to help his mother and younger brother.
In 1963, when he was fifteen years old, his mother gave him his first piano. When José showed interest in singing, they tried to discourage him claiming that it was too difficult to be successful in show business. His father, José Sosa Esquivel, was an operatic tenor (tenor comprimario) and his mother, Margarita Ortiz, was a classical pianist neither achieved much success. He was raised in a Roman Catholic family of gifted musicians. José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz was born on 17 February 1948 in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. Because of his vocals and popularity, José José is considered by Latin audience and media as an icon of Latin pop music and one of the most emblematic Mexican singers of his time. José has also forged a career as an actor, starring in movies such as Gavilán o Paloma and Perdóname Todo.Īlso known in the entertainment world as El Príncipe de la Canción (The Prince of Song), his performance and vocal style have influenced many Latin pop artists in a career that has spanned more than four decades. His music reached non-Spanish-speaking countries like Japan, Israel and Russia. He sold out in venues such as Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. With many international hits, he received several Grammy nominations and recognition worldwide. His 1983 album Secretos has sold over 7 million units. In the 1980s, after signing with Ariola Records, José rose to international prominence as one of the most popular and talented Latin performers. Having achieved recognition as a balladeer, his singing garnered universal critical acclaim from musical peers and media. Demonstrating his tenor vocal ability with a stunning performance of the song "El Triste" at a Latin music festival held in Mexico City in 1970, he climbed the Latin charts during that decade. José found success as a solo artist in the early 1970s. He later joined a jazz and bossa nova trio where he sang and played bass and double bass. José José (José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, Mexico City, Mexico, FebruSeptember 28, 2019) was a Mexican singer, musician and occasional actor.īorn into a family of musicians and raised in Mexico City, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and singing in serenades.
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