Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1943
Place of Birth
Linares, Spain
Credits
42 titles
Raphael
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.
Known For
Filmography
Alaska Revelada
Self
Waldo
Self
Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Raphael, de tanta gente
Self
Los amantes
Music
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Self
Cruce de caminos
Self
Raphaelismo
Self
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Self - Invitado
Raphael: desde Rusia con amor
Self
Tierra de talento
Self - Invitado
Prodigios
Self - Actuación
Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Self
My Big Night
Alphonso
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
The Voice Spain
Self - Asesor
Mentiras verdaderas
Self
The Last Circus
Raphael (voice) (uncredited)
Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo
Self
Sabias a lo que venías
Self
El hormiguero
Self
Todo melódicos
Self
Rocío Siempre
Operación triunfo
Self - Invitado
Star Academy
Self
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
Thanks
Viva el lunes
Self
Siempre lunes
Self - Guest
Victoires de la musique
Self
Ritmo, amor y primavera
Raphael
Exekution: A Study of Mary
Where the road ends
Manuel
Rafael en Raphael
Self
Volveré a nacer
Álex
Sin un adiós
Mario Leiva
The Angel
El ángel
El golfo
Pancho
Let Them Talk
Pablo
Al ponerse el sol
David Alonso
When You Are Not Here
Raphael
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Self - Musical Guest
The Twins
Raphael