Alejandro Reyes (singer)

Alejandro Reyes is a Swiss singer and songwriter. He released his debut studio album Alejandro Reyes in September 2015. In January 2018, he was confirmed as one of the artists for ESC 2018 – Die Entscheidungsshow.

Alejandro Reyes
Born27.02.1992
Quilpué, Chile
GenresPop, Latin Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2013–present
LabelsHitMill Records, The Hana Road Music Group
Websitealejandro-reyes.com

Early life

Reyes was born in Chile, but due to a medical issue during his birth he was left with a disability in his left hand, but that did not stop him from playing the guitar and creating music.[1] He moved to Switzerland at the age of ten and began his musical career when a friend gave him a guitar. He gets inspiration for his songs from real life situations.[2]

Career

2013–16: Early beginnings and Alejandro Reyes

He released his debut single, "Lovely Season" on 11 February 2013.[3] In 2014, he took part in season 3 of the French television series The Voice: la plus belle voix. In the blind auditions, he sang "Wake Me Up!" by Avicii, he was eliminated with no coach pressing their button. He released "The Only One" as the lead single from his debut album on 27 April 2015.[4] His self-titled debut studio album was released on 25 September 2015 by HitMill Records.[5] The album peaked at number 36 on the Swiss Albums Chart. On 21 October 2015, he released the single "Momento" with Snook, Make Plain and Anna.[6] The song peaked at number 13 on the Swiss Singles Chart. On 8 January 2016, he released the single "Malaika".[7]

2018–present: Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

On 9 January 2018, he was confirmed as one of six acts taking part in ESC 2018 – Die Entscheidungsshow, the Swiss national final that will select Switzerland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, he will sing "Compass", he co-wrote the song with Laurell Barker and Lars Christen. He also features as one of the songwriters of Naeman's song "Kiss Me". The show took place on 4 February 2018 at SRF's Studio 1 in Zürich, hosted by Sven Epiney. The winning entry was determined by a 50% public televote and 50% international jury vote. Alejandro finished in second place behind eventual winners Zibbz.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
[8]
Alejandro Reyes
  • Released: 25 September 2015
  • Label: HitMill Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 36
El Inicio
  • Released: 14 June 2019
  • Label: The Hana Road Music Group
  • Format: Digital download

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWI
[8]
"Lovely Season" 2013 — Non-album single
"The Only One" 2015 — Alejandro Reyes
"Momento"
(with Snook, Make Plain and Anna)		 13 Non-album single
"Malaika" 2016 —
"Compass" 2018 —
"I Already Know" —
"Solamente" —
"Loco Enamorado" 2019 —
"Señorita" —
"Por Favor" —
"Ladrón"
(with Justin Prime)		 —
"Mi Nena"
(with Gal Malka)		 2020 —
"Subete"
(with El Tiger)		 —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References
  1. "Switzerland reveals the six acts competing in Entscheidungsshow". Wiwibloggs. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Which of these songs will represent Switzerland in 2018?". Eurovision.tv. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ""Lovely Season - Single" von Alejandro Reyes". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ""The Only One - Single" von Alejandro Reyes". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ""Alejandro Reyes" von Alejandro Reyes". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ""Momento - Single" von Alejandro Reyes, Snook, Make Plain & Anna". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ""Malaika - Single" von Alejandro Reyes". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Discographie Alejandro Reyes". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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