Álvaro Soler

Álvaro Tauchert Soler (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo soˈleɾ], German: [ˈtaʊxɐt], Catalan: [suˈle]; born 9 January 1991) is a Spanish-German singer. He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit "El Mismo Sol", primarily achieving success in Italy, Switzerland and Mexico. A special bilingual Spanish-English version of "El mismo sol", featuring Jennifer Lopez, was also recorded for international release in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and worldwide.^[3][4] His follow up single "Sofia" in 2016 also achieved chart success in European countries, reaching number 1 in Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium and Switzerland. Soler has released three studio albums, Eterno agosto in 2015, Mar de colores in 2018, and Magia in 2021. His single "La cintura" taken from his second album has become a pan-European hit for him.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tauchert and the second or maternal family name is Soler.

Álvaro Soler
Soler in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Álvaro Tauchert Soler
Born	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)[1][2] Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Genres	Latin pop folk pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Universal Music / Sony
Spouse(s)	Melanie Kroll
Website	alvarosoler.com

Biography

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès to a German father and to a Spanish-Belgian mother,^[5] he became multilingual at a young age.^[6] He moved with his parents to Japan at age 10, staying there until age 17. He took piano lessons very early there. Returning to Barcelona, in 2010 he established the musical band Urban Lights alongside his brother and some friends. The band continued performing music described as a mixture of British pop, indie pop and electronic music building following locally. They won a university music contest and the band appeared in 2013 on the Spanish music casting contest ¡Tú sí que vales! reaching the Final 8. They released some materials and self-produced albums. Soler also pursued studies in industrial design at Escuela de Grafismo Elisava.

Soler decided to drop the Urban Lights band in 2014- to go solo establishing himself as a musical artist based in Germany. Based in Berlin, he released his single "El mismo sol" co-written by Soler, Yasmin Gabriel, Ali Zuckowski, Simon Triebel and John Speaks (from the band Juli) and produced by Triebel. The song released on 24 April 2015 became initially a huge hit in Italy reaching number one on the Italian FIMI and certified double platinum. It also made it to number one on the Swiss Swiss Hitparade singles chart.

Based on this success, Soler released his debut solo album Eterno agosto on 23 June 2015 on Universal Music. In 2016, Soler was chosen as a judge on the tenth series of Italian talent show X Factor.^[7] Alongside being nominated for awards, Soler performed his recently released single on the Latin American Music Awards on 6 October 2016 alongside Mexican actress/singer Lucero.^[8] Soler released a version of his song "Libre" in 3 language versions with: Mexican singer Paty Cantú, Polish singer Monika Lewczuk and Italian singer Emma Marrone. He also collaborated with Morat, performing in the song "Yo contigo, tú conmigo" for the film Despicable Me 3, or Gru, mi villano favorito 3 in Spanish. The videoclip was released on 16 June 2017. Soler was also the voice of Camilo Madrigal in the Italian and German dubbed versions of the 2021 Disney film Encanto. Soler has been featured as a coach on The Voice Kids since season 9 (2021).^[9]

He is a polyglot and speaks Catalan, German, English, Italian, French and Japanese in addition to his native Spanish.^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		SPA [11]	AUT [12]	BEL (Fl) [13]	FRA [14]	GER [15]	ITA [16]	POL [17]	SWI [18]
Eterno agosto	Released: 26 June 2015 Label: Airforce 1 Formats: CD, download, streaming	25	6	38	79	5	1	1	1	BVMI: Gold[19] FIMI: Platinum[20] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[22] ZPAV: Diamond[23]
Mar de colores	Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Airforce 1 Formats: CD, download, streaming	9	8	26	86	8	10	2	4	BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] ZPAV: Platinum[24]
Magia	Released: 9 July 2021 Label: Airforce 1 Formats: CD, download, streaming	29	4	67	—	3	32	12	2

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUT [12]	GER [15]	SWI [18]
The Best of 2015–2022	Released: 26 August 2022 Label: Airforce 1 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	19	10	8

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Summer Vibes 2021	Released: 11 June 2021 Label: Universal Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
Barcelona Session	Released: 22 July 2022 Label: Airforce 1 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions										Certifications	Album
		SPA [11]	AUT [12]	BEL (Fl) [13]	FRA [25]	GER [15]	ITA [16]	NLD [26]	POL [27]	SWI [18]	US Latin [28]
"El mismo sol" (solo or featuring Jennifer Lopez)	2015	6	6	8	31	20	1	16	1	1	11	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[29] BEA: Gold[30] BVMI: Gold[19] FIMI: 6× Platinum[31] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Platinum[22] ZPAV: 3× Platinum[32]	Eterno agosto
"Agosto"		—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	ZPAV: Platinum[32]
"Sofia"	2016	7	3	1	9	23	1	19	1	1	—	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[33] BEA: Platinum[34] BVMI: 3× Gold[19] FIMI: 8× Platinum[31] IFPI AUT: Platinum[21] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[22] SNEP: Gold[35] ZPAV: Diamond[36]
"Libre" (featuring Monika Lewczuk or Emma)		—	—	—	—	—	26	—	1	—	—	FIMI: Platinum[31] ZPAV: Platinum[37]
"Animal"	2017	—	—	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	7	—	—
"Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)" (with Morat)		18	—	—	—	—	29	—	15	—	—	FIMI: Platinum[31] PROMUSICAE: Platinum	Mar de colores
"La cintura" (solo or featuring Flo Rida and TINI)	2018	3	4	3	82	7	2	22	3	4	46	BVMI: Gold[19] BEA: Gold[38] FIMI: 3× Platinum[31] IFPI AUT: Platinum[21] PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[39] SNEP: Gold[35] ZPAV: 2× Platinum[40]
"Lo mismo"[41] (with Maître Gims)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ceinture noire & Mar de colores
"Loca"[42]	2019	—	—	21	—	—	—	57	12	95	—	ZPAV: Gold[43]	Mar de Colores (Versión Extendida)
"La libertad"[44]		—	51	28	—	62	67	—	18	65	—[upper-alpha 3]	FIMI: Gold[31] ZPAV: Gold[43]
"Magia"[46]	2021	100	21	18	—	28	57 [47]	—	13	29	—	BVMI: Gold[19] FIMI: Gold[31] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] PROMUSICAE: Gold[48]	Magia
"Si te vas"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mañana" (with Cali y El Dandee)		—	—	—	—	98	76	—	43	53	—
"Manila" (with Ray Dalton)		—	15	—	—	23	—	—	37	19	—	BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[21]	Non-album singles
"A contracorriente" (with David Bisbal)	2022	43 [49]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Solo para ti" (with Topic)[50]		—	65	6	—	57	—	62	—	52	—
"Candela" (with Nico Santos)[51]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of 2015–2022
"Muero"	2023	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Para vivirla"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Oxígeno"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ya a ti nadie te quiere" (with Conchita)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hot Like Summer" (with Margaret)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Siniaki i cekiny
"Te imaginaba"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Álvaro Soler

Title	Year	Album
"Die schnellste Maus von Mexiko"	2016	Giraffenaffen 5
"Sie lässt mich allein" (Farzin Javadi feat. Álvaro Soler)	2017	Dein Song 2017

Songwriter

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Felsenfest"	2015	Wolkenfrei	Wachgeküsst

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result
2015	Los Premios 40 Principales	Best Spanish New Artist[52]	Himself	Won
2016	European Border Breakers Award	Best Emerging Artist – Spain[53][54]	Himself	Won
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Spanish Act[55]	Himself	Nominated
	Latin American Music Awards	Xfinity New Artist of the Year[56]	Himself	Nominated
		Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist[56]	Himself	Nominated
		Favorite Pop/Rock Song[56]	"El Mismo Sol" (feat. Jennifer Lopez)	Nominated
2017	Die Eins der Besten	Video-Hit of the Year[57]	"Sofia"	Won
	Swiss Music Awards	Best Breaking Act International	Himself	Won
	LOS40 Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo" (with Morat)	Won
2018	LOS40 Music Awards	Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
		Video of the Year	"La Cintura"	Nominated
2019	Die Eins der Besten	Hit of the Year[58]	"La Cintura"	Won
2021	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best German Act	Himself	Nominated

Notes

1. "Agosto" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Flanders, but peaked at number 54 on the Ultratip chart.^[13]
2. "Animal" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Flanders, but peaked at number 22 on the Ultratip chart.^[13]
3. "La Libertad" did not enter the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Latin Pop Songs chart.^[45]

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    • "Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)": "AirPlay Top: 07.10. – 13.10.2017" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
    • "La cintura": "AirPlay Top: 12.05. – 18.05.2018" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
    • "Loca": "AirPlay Top: 16.02. – 22.02.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
    • "La libertad": "AirPlay Top: 15.06. – 21.06.2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    • "Magia": "AirPlay Top: 27.03. – 02.04.2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
    • "Mañana": "AirPlay Top: 28.08. – 03.09.2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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External links

• Official website
• Álvaro Soler on X
• Álvaro Soler on Facebook
• Álvaro Soler on Instagram
• Álvaro Soler at IMDb