Pablo José López Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo xoˈse ˈlopeθ xiˈmeneθ]; born in Málaga on 11 March 1984) is a Spanish singer. He sings mostly melodic pop and pop rock songs. He also plays piano and guitar. He is signed to Universal Music Group.

Pablo López
López in 2023
López in 2023
Background information
Birth namePablo José López Jiménez
Born (1984-03-11) 11 March 1984 (age 40)
Málaga, Spain
OccupationSinger

He started his musical career in the pop band Niño Raro with reggae, Latin and rock influences. It was formed in 2007 and made up of Pablo López and his friends Juanjo Martín and Antonio Carlos Miñan. Rap was added with Félix Sánchez joining, and finally electric, acoustic elements with Cuban musician Yohany Suárez. The band released the album Trentaytrés but was soon dissolved.

In 2008, López became more famous after taking part in 2008 in Operación Triunfo the Spanish version of Star Academy and finishing as runner-up.

His debut single was "Vi" taken from his debut album Once historias y un piano. The album was certified gold in Spain. The follow-up album El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes in 2015 became a bigger hit and certified double platinum. His vocals were featured in the soundtrack of the Spanish TV series El Príncipe and the title track "El Mundo" peaked at number 12 on the Productores de Música de España official singles chart. López was nominated for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the 17th Latin Grammy Awards for El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes.[1]

López has been a coach on La Voz, La Voz Kids, & La Voz Senior. He is the only Spanish coach that has won all three versions of the show.

Discography

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Albums

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Studio

Year Album Peak positions Certification
SPN
[2]
2013 Once Historias y un Piano 4 Gold
2015 El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes 2 Double platinum
2017 Camino, fuego y libertad 2
[3]
Gold

Live

Year Album Peak positions
SPN
[2]
2019 Tour Santa Libertad 1
[4]

Others

  • 2014: Once Historias y un Piano. Edición Especial

Singles

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Year Title Peak positions Album
SPN
[2]
2013 "Vi" 23 Once Historias y un Piano
2014 "Te Espero Aquí"
(featuring Georgina)
29
"El Mejor Momento" 1
2015 "Tu Enemigo"
(featuring Juanes)
6 El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes
2016 "Hijos del Verbo Amar" 61 TBA
"Ven" 44
2017 "El patio" 14
[5]
2018 "No!"
(with Miriam Rodriguez)
38
[6]
2019 "Mama No" 95
[7]

Others

  • 2013: "Dónde"
  • 2014: "Suplicando"
  • 2016: "Lo Saben Mis Zapatos"

Soundtracks

Year Title Peak positions Album
SPN
[2]
2015 "El Mundo"
(from El Príncipe TV series)
1 El Mundo y los Amantes Inocentes

References

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  1. ^ Cobo, Leila (21 September 2016). "Latin Grammys 2016 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pablo López discography". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 51: 15.12.2017 al 21.12.2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 28: del 5.7.2019 al 11.7.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 3: 12.1.2018 al 18.1.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 44: del 26.10.2018 al 1.11.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 31". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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