Raphael
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Linares, Spain
Biography
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.
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Filmography
La Casa de la Música
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Movie
Waldo
Movie · as Self
Alaska Revelada
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Cruce de caminos
Movie · as Self
Raphaelismo
Movie · as Self
Raphael, de tanta gente
Movie · as Self
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Movie · as Self
Raphael: desde Rusia con amor
Movie · as Self
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
TV · as Self - Invitado · 1 ep
Tierra de talento
TV · as Self - Invitado · 1 ep
Prodigios
TV · as Self - Actuación · 1 ep
My Big Night
Movie · as Alphonso
Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Movie · as Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Voice Spain
TV · as Self - Asesor · 1 ep
Mentiras verdaderas
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Last Circus
Movie · as Raphael (voice) (uncredited)
Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo
Movie · as Self
Raphael: Mi gran noche en Acapulco
Movie · as Self - Raphael
Sabias a lo que venías
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Todo melódicos
Movie · as Self
Rocío Siempre
Movie
El hormiguero
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Operación triunfo
TV · as Self - Invitado · 2 eps
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Viva el lunes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Siempre lunes
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ritmo, amor y primavera
Movie · as Raphael
Exekution: A Study of Mary
Movie
Where the road ends
TV · as Manuel · 13 eps
Rafael en Raphael
Movie · as Self
Volveré a nacer
Movie · as Álex
Sin un adiós
Movie · as Mario Leiva
El golfo
Movie · as Pancho
The Angel
Movie · as El ángel
Let Them Talk
Movie · as Pablo
Al ponerse el sol
Movie · as David Alonso
When You Are Not Here
Movie · as Raphael
The Twins
Movie · as Raphael
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 7 eps
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Spain Contestant · 2 eps