1. Marco Antonio Solis Biography and Musical Analysis

2. Marco Antonio Solis was born December 29, 1959 in Ario de Rosales, Michocan, Mexico. He is a Mexican composer, musician and record producer. Marco Antonio Solis had a passion for music and formed a musical group at the age of 12 with his cousin Joel Solis called los Hermanitos Solis. The group name was later changed to Los Bukis (the young ones) because they were all about 18 years old. Marco Antonio Solis is a pioneer of the music genre called grupero (group) in Mexico and the United States. His first recording with Los Bukis in 1975 was called Falso Amor (False Love). Marco Antonio Solis Early Years 3. Video of Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis Below. Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis From those beginnings Marco Antonio Solis and Los Bukis began a career with endless hits including Te tuve y te perdi (I had you and lost you), Una noche come esta (One night like this) and from their fourth album Triste Imaginar (Sad to Imagine). Marco Antonio Solis delivers moments of true beauty in his songs with his gentle voice and portentous orchestrations. 4. Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis Discography [1975] Falso Amor [1976] Te Tuve y Te Perdi [1978] La Indiecita (Me Siento Solo) [1979] Los Triunfadores (Triste Imaginar) [1980] Los Bukis (reeditado como Mi Najayita) [1980] Por bien de los dos (reeditado como Presiento Que Voy A Llorar) [1982] Yo Te Necesito [1984] Mi Fantasia [1985] A Donde Vas [1987] Me Volvi A Acordar De Ti (Tu Carcel) [1988] Si Me Recuerdas [1989] Y Para Siempre [1991] A Traves De Tus Ojos [1992] Quiereme [1993] Inalcanzable [1995] Por Amor A Mi Pueblo 5. In 1995 the recording company made an offer to Marco Antonio Solis to record a solo album which created confusion among the group and ultimately caused the group to break up. During the summer of 1996 Marco Antonio Solis released his first solos album entitled En Pleno Vuelo (In Flight). Marco Antonio Solis Solo Career 6. Marco Antonio Solis Discography EN PLENO VUELO 1996 MARCO 1997 TROZOS DE MI ALMA 1999 EN VIVO 2000 MS DE MI ALMA 2001 TU AMOR O TU DESPRECIO 2003 LA HISTORIA CONTINUA 2003 RAZN DE SOBRA 2004 LA HISTORIA CONTINUA - PART...2005 TROZOS DE MI ALMA 2 2006 LA HISTORIA CONTINUA - PART...2007 UNA NOCHE EN MADRID 2008 NO MOLESTAR 2008 EN TOTAL PLENITUD 2010 LA HISTORIA CONTINA - PART...2012 UNA NOCHE DE LUNA - 2012 GRACIAS POR ESTAR AQU 2013 7. Marco Antonio Sols has penned some of Latin music's greatest hit songs such including "Tu Carcel," "Como Fui A Enamorarme De Ti," "Sigue Sin Mi" and "Si No Te Hubieras Ido," to name only a few. His impressive career includes over 20 recorded albums, over 300 original songs, a string of radio hits that have reached No.1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks" chart, and numerous Gold and Platinum albums in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America. Premio lo Nuestro Award 1996 Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis Top Group of the Year Premio lo Nuestro Award 1996 Por Amor a mi pueblo Pop Album of the Year Premio lo Nuestro Award 1996 Marco Antonio Sols y Los Bukis "Ser Mejor Que Te Vayas" Regional Mexican Song of the Year. Premio lo Nuestro Award 1996 Marco Antonio Sols y Los Bukis Regional Mexican Group of the Year. Premio lo Nuestro Award 1996 Marco Antonio Solis Award of Excellence En pleno vuelo 1996 Marco 1997 La Venia Bendita Top of Billboard Latin Charts for more than 25 weeks. Famous Works and Accomplishments 8. Mas de mi Alma 2001 became his second number-one hit on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2002. "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mi" was featured in the novela Salom. The album received a 2002 Premio Lo Nuestro Award nomination for Pop Album of the Year. Razon de Sobra 2004 This album became his fifth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album earned a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Album. Latin Grammy 2004 Best Song Regional Mexican Tu Amor O Tu Desprecio Premio Lo Nuestro (Male Artist of the Year 2006) ASCAP Award for most award-winning Latin songs in the ASCAP repertory for the 2006 survey year. Latin Grammy 2007'Songwriter Of The Year' "El Artista Sper Ventas En Chile," a special recognition for the sale of over 250,000 albums in Chile. 'Reconocimiento Especial' (Special Recognition) for his 30th Anniversary 2006 'Billboard De La Msica Latina' (Billboard Latin Music) Greatest Hits Album of The Year 2006 for his magnificent collection La Historia Contina Parte II. Latin Grammy 2009 Best Song Regional Mexican No Molestar Latin Grammy 2009 Best Grupero Album No Molestar Latin Grammy 2011 Best Regional Mexican Song: Marco Antonio Solis - "Tu Me Vuelves Loco" **It is impossible to compile an accurate and complete list of awards & accomplishments as there are too many to list.** Accomplishments 9. Marco Antonio Solis Listening Guides O me vov o te vas History (Either Ill Go or Youll Go) was written by Marco Antonio Solis and released in 2001 on the album Mas de me Alma. The lyrics of the song are a plea from Solis to the person to whom he is singing it to. The songs focus is for the person to whom he is singing to stop emphasizing on all of his defects and everything that he does wrong. The song reached Billboard Hot Latin tracks chart at number 16 and was nominated for pop song of the year in 2002 by Premio lo Nuestro. 0:00 Introduction Four chords are played and then repeated. The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm is bare. The timbre is warm, mellow and relaxing. The texture is warm and comforting. The harmony is stable and clear. 0:29 Verse 1 The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. 1:16 Pre Chorus The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. String instruments are introduced during this part of the song adding more texture to the timbre. 1:36 Chorus The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. 2:24 to 2:43 Bridge String instruments are the focus of a 20 second bridge which feels lush and rich with warm flowing music. Repeat Pre Chorus 3:30 Chorus The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. O me vov o te vas 10. Si No te hubieras Ido ( If you had not gone) History The album was written and produced by Marco Antonio Solis in 1985 and was first included in an album by Marisela entitled Sin El. It became very successful and it was later rerecorded on his album Trozos de mi Alma. The song was featured in a movie soundtrack called Y tu Mam Tambien. The song became another top ten hit peaking at number four on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks. 0:00 Introduction The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm. The texture is pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. 0:25 Verse One In verse one and two the rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm and full of sounds with flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 1:07 Verse Two 1:47 Chorus The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and then reverts back to slow and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time. The harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the chorus to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 3:07 Verse 3 The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm and full of sounds with flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 3:46 Chorus The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and reverts back to slow and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time. The harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the chorus to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct. Si No te hubieras Ido 11. Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad (Memories, Sadness and Loneliness) 4:26 The album is also titled Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad was released by Marco Antonio Solis in August of 1998. The album is a compilation album of his greatest hits from his first studio albums El Pleno Vuelo and other albums he created when he was with Los Bukis. The album was certified as gold. 0:00 Introduction The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is unstable. 0:32 Verse One In verse one and two the melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is lush and warm. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is stable. 1:07 Verse Two 1:41 Chorus The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is unstable which cause the listener to feel the intensity of the song message and then dissipates. 3:10 Chorus repeat Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad 12. "Biografa De Marco Antonio Sols | Univision Msica." UnivisionMusica.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2014. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, Web. March 2014. http://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS, Web. March 2014. www.latingrammy.com/en ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Website, www.ascap.com Web. March. 2014 Marco Antonio Sols Oficial Tres Semanas. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014. WWW.MARCOANTONIOSOLIS.COM Bibliography