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Raphael
Linares, Spain
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 Spanis…
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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.
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2024
Alaska Revelada
TV show Self
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2024
Waldo
Movie Self
- 2024
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2022
Raphael, de tanta gente
Movie Self
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2022
Los amantes
Movie Music
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2022
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Movie Self
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2022
Cruce de caminos
Movie Self
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2022
Raphaelismo
Movie Self
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2021
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
TV show Self - Invitado
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2021
Raphael: desde Rusia con amor
Movie Self
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2019
Tierra de talento
TV show Self - Invitado
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2019
Prodigios
TV show Self - Actuación
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2015
Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Movie Self
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2015
My Big Night
Movie Alphonso
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2013
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2012
The Voice Spain
TV show Self - Asesor
More credits
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2011
Mentiras verdaderas
TV show Self
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2010
The Last Circus
Movie Raphael (voice) (uncredited)
- 2009
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2007
Sabias a lo que venías
TV show Self
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2006
El hormiguero
TV show Self
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2006
Todo melódicos
Movie Self
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2006
Rocío Siempre
Movie
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2001
Operación triunfo
TV show Self - Invitado
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2001
Star Academy
TV show Self
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2001
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
Movie Thanks
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1995
Viva el lunes
TV show Self
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1988
Siempre lunes
TV show Self - Guest
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1985
Victoires de la musique
TV show Self
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1981
Ritmo, amor y primavera
Movie Raphael
- 1979
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1978
Where the road ends
TV show Manuel
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1975
Rafael en Raphael
Movie Self
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1973
Volveré a nacer
Movie Álex
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1970
Sin un adiós
Movie Mario Leiva
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1969
The Angel
Movie El ángel
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1969
El golfo
Movie Pancho
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1968
Let Them Talk
Movie Pablo
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1967
Al ponerse el sol
Movie David Alonso
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1966
When You Are Not Here
Movie Raphael
