Background and career
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing with his cousin Joel Solís as Los Hermanitos Solís. In 1975, he co-founded Los Bukis, of which he was the lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player. The band split up after nearly two decades of success, with Solís pursuing a solo career. He released his debut solo album, En Pleno Vuelo, in 1996 on Fonovisa Records. Solís has won five Latin Grammy Awards, two Lo Nuestro Awards, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is a member of the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame. In 2022, he was recognized as Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
Marco Antonio Solís began performing at six as part of "Los Hermanitos Solís" with his cousin, Joel Solís, He started composing music at a young age. In the early-mid 1970s he formed Los Bukis with whom he achieved success in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States. As lead singer and chief songwriter of Los Bukis, Solís became known in the industry for writing and producing for popular singers including Marisela and Rocío Dúrcal. In 1995, after almost 20 years of working with the group, his group members informed him that they wanted to create a group, Los Mismos, without him. Due to internal conflicts in Los Bukis, he agreed. The event is discussed in more detail by Los Bukis members in the 2022 "El Buki" documentary available on Amazon Prime Video. That led him to pursue a solo career. As a solo artist he has remained popular in Mexico in addition to Latin America, Spain, and the U.S. with more than 30 entries on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, including multiple number one hits. He has worked with Olga Tañón, Ana Bárbara, Enrique Iglesias, Chayanne, Marc Anthony and Anaís among others. On 5 August 2010, Solís received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He appeared as a vocal coach in the third season of La Voz... México and won the competition. He went on tour a few weeks later to promote his album Gracias Por Estar Aqui. His album, "Gracias Por Estar Aquí", was released 22 October 2013 and debuted on top of Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart. Solís provided the Spanish-dubbing of Ernesto de la Cruz, the main antagonist of the 2017 Pixar film Coco. Solís returned to Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart for the first time in over two decades as "Se Veía Venir" reached No. 1 on the chart with a date of 2 October, 2021.
1996: En Pleno Vuelo 1997: Marco 1999: Trozos de Mi Alma 2001: Más de Mi Alma 2003: Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio 2004: Razón de Sobra 2006: Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2 2008: No Molestar 2010: En Total Plenitud 2013: Gracias Por Estar Aquí 2018: Mas De Mis Recuerdos
1997: El Alma no Tiene Color – "El Alma no Tiene Color" (duet with Laura Flores) 1999: Girasoles Para Lucía aired in Argentina – "Si No Te Huberias Ido" 1999: Serafin – "Está en Tí" 2000: Siempre te amaré – "Sigue Sin Mí" 2001: Salomé – "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" 2001: Salomé – "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mi" 2003: Velo de Novia – "Más Que Tu Amigo" 2006: Mundo de Fieras – "Antes de Que Te Vayas" 2010: Teresa – "A Dónde Vamos a Parar" 2013: Lo Que La Vida Me Robó – "El Perdedor" (duet with Enrique Iglesias) 2017: En tierras salvajes – "Estaré Contigo"
The Latin American Music Awards are the Spanish-language version of the American Music Awards hosted on U.S. Spanish-language television network, Telemundo.
The Lo Nuestro Awards are awarded annually by Univision in the United States. Solís won twice twice and has 13 nominations.
