Raphael

Known for ActingBorn 1943-05-05 (age 83)Linares, Spain

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Carlos Rivera: leyendas

The Angel

Raphaelismo

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Ritmo, amor y primavera

Where the road ends

The Voice Spain

Exekution: A Study of Mary

Waldo

The Last Circus

Let Them Talk

The Twins

Operación triunfo

B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón

Prodigios

Al ponerse el sol

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella

Volveré a nacer

El golfo

Viva el lunes

Sin un adiós

Alaska Revelada

Star Academy

Mentiras verdaderas

My Big Night

Tierra de talento

When You Are Not Here

El hormiguero

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Raphael, de tanta gente

Cruce de caminos

Victoires de la musique

Homenaje María Teresa Campos

Los amantes

Raphael: desde Rusia con amor

Ven a mi casa esta Navidad

Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo

Sabias a lo que venías

Todo melódicos

Rocío Siempre

Siempre lunes

Rafael en Raphael