Luis Miguel is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer who is often referred to as El Sol de Mexico, derived from the nickname his mother gave him as a child: “Mi sol”.

Luis Miguel became the first Latino to have over 260 songs that exceed one million plays and is considered the highest-selling artist in Latin music history, selling over 100 million records. He has a diverse musical style, singing rock and pop as well as more traditional genres such as bolero and mariachi.

Luis Miguel’s career includes a tour from 1999 to 2000 that grossed $950 million for over 1.5 million people, the album Accomplices selling 320,000 copies in one day, and numerous Grammy Awards. It is sprinkled with industry accolades and achievements, such as one that he won when he was just 14 years old.

Not only was Luis Miguel immensely popular with Latin American audiences, but in 1991 he released Romance, a compilation of his classic Bolero that sold 15 million copies, making him an international star capable of appealing to a wide audience. Despite his worldwide success, Luis Miguel is reserved in his private life, giving few interviews and being surrounded by a team of security guards.

Luis Miguel has sung in multiple genres and styles, including pop songs, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band, and mariachi, and is recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation to not cross over to the Anglo market during the “Latin Explosion” in the 1990s.

Luis Miguel continued to be the best-selling Latin artist in the 1990s even though he was recording in only Spanish, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre within the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Luis Miguel won his first Grammy at the age of 14 for his duet “Me Gustas Tal Como Eres” (with Sheena Easton), making him the youngest male artist in music history to have received such accolades. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the success of his 1991 album Romance as one of the best-selling Spanish-language albums of all time.

Luis Miguel was the first Latino artist to earn two platinum certifications for Spanish-language albums in the United States, for Romance and Segundo Romance (the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America). He is also recognized by Billboard as the artist with the most top-10 hits on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.

His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at No. 10 on the mainstream Billboard 200, and his most recent album, ¡México Por Siempre!, was released in 2017 and earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, achieving double-platinum status.

Luis Miguel is the highest-grossing Latino touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America, and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist.

Luis Miguel also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts. As of October 2020, Luis Miguel ranks number two on Billboard’s Greatest of All-Time Latin Artists chart.

Who are Luis Miguel’s children?

Luis Miguel though not married is a father of 3, one born in June 1989, from his relationship with Stephanie Salas; and two born in January 2007 and December 2008, both from his relationship with actress Aracely Arámbula.

Michelle Salas born June 13, 1989, is a 33-year-old Mexican model, blogger, and social media influencer best known as the first daughter of Luis Miguel.

Miguel Gallego Arambula born January 1, 2007, is the second child but first son of Luis Miguel actress Aracely Arámbula who is currently 16 years old.

Daniel Gallego Arámbula born in December 2008 is the youngest son of Luis Miguel and actress Aracely Arámbula.