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Alejandro Sanz
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| Birth name | Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro | |
| Born | December 18, 1968 | |
| Origin |  Madrid, Spain |
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| Genre(s) | Latin Pop | |
| Years active | 1991–Present | |
| Label(s) | Warner Music Benelux | |
| Website | AlejandroSanz.com | |
Alejandro Sanz, born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro on December 18, 1968 in Madrid, Spain, is a Grammy Award winning Spanish pop/ballad musician. The second son of María Pizarro Medina from Alcalá de los Gazules, and Jesús Sánchez Madero from Algeciras, Sanz began playing guitar at the age of seven and composing his first songs three years later. After moving to Moratalaz from the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo at age 16, he began attending management classes. At the same time, he recorded his first album.
He has the bull head from Pablo Picasso's Guernica tattooed on his left arm.
He has won 15 Grammy Awards (1 Regular Grammy Award and 14 Latin Grammy Awards)and has sold more than 9 million albums worldwide.
He also appeared in the film clip for The Corrs' English translation of their duet, Una Noche (One Night) as Andrea's love interest. The video is included in The Corrs' DVD version of "Best of The Corrs". In return, The Corrs sang The hardest day with him.
He duets with Shakira on her hit single "La Tortura", and in Sanz's new album in the song "Te lo Agradezco, Pero No".
Main article: Alejandro Sanz discography