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Paulito FG

Oct 6th, 2008 | By | Category: Artist

Paulito FG is considered a great musician, an all round artist who has build up his career with great intelligence, unquestionable amount of talent and artistic devotion in each performance.

Paulo Alfonso Fernandez Gallo, was born in Havana City, at the age of 19, he started taking clarinet classes in the conservatorium Ignacio Cervantes. The unique sound of his voice impressed those around him and won him a recommendation to Benny More music records producers, beginning, thus, his career as a professional singer.

In 1986 he participated with Adalberto Alvarez y su Son in the Varadero International Festival.

Two years later, he was already the lead singer of the group Dan Den, (created by Juan Carlos Alfonso) where two of his themes “El Humo o la Vida” and “Siempre hay un Ojo que te Ve” shot him to stardom.

In 1991, he released with Opus 13 (under the direction of the maestro Joaquin Betancourt) a first album containing mostly themes written by him.

A year after, he went on a widely acclaimed Mexico Tour and at his return created his own group called Paulito FG y su Élite which debuted on april 19 at Neptuno Hotel, Havana City.

In 1993, the new band’s first album “Tu no Me Calculas” is released in Havana and Tokio simultaneously, resulting in a smashing success.

In 1994, he signed a deal with Magic Music record company based in Barcelona and records his second album “Sofocándote” which remained lodged at the top of the national charts for a record 22 consecutive weeks.

Paulito’s third album ” El bueno soy yo ” accomplished unprecedented success, which won him an EGREM Awards as Best Dance Music and Popularity categories of the year.

In 1997, he released his fourth album with Fania Records, ” Con la Conciencia Tranquila “. Once again, many of his themes remain atop the national and international charts.

The following year, he released an homage album dedicated to Puerto Rican salsero Tito Puente where he includes boleros and guarachas from the 60′s.

Another national and international greatly acclaimed album is released 2000, the disc ” Una Vez Mas por Amor “.

His seventh album ” Te deseo Suerte “, a staggering success both nationally and internationally, was released in 2002.

Since 1992 Paulo FG has been taking his music to worldwide stages of 20 countries with chart-topping songs in New York, Miami and Bogota, reported by Latin Beat magazine.

His songs have been performed by important salsa stars such as, Jhonny Rivera and Isidro Infante. In his homeland, based on public polls, Paulito remained the most popular singer between 1992 until to today.

Today, his mature work can be distinguished by well-studied melodic lines, unorthodox rhythmic passages, a restrained rock energy, and lyrics that are faithful chronicles of our times, yet refuse to yield to simplistic formulas or vulgarity.

Paulo FG conveys the expressiveness of Cuban streets, the vibrant popular poetry, and life’s reality. His successful fusion of music genres such as rock, balada, jazz and son amounts  to a great blend of original lyrics.

To critics, he’s a music revelation, to his public, the most popular of current times and to him, an irredeemable movie enthusiast and a Jazz loyal fan. Above all things, Paulo is highly respectful of his public and an unconditional music lover”.

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