Albums by José José
ALBUMJosé por Siempre JoséJosé José
ALBUMSinfónicoJosé José
ALBUMJosé José - Duetos, Vol. 2José José
ALBUMJosé José Big BandJosé José
ALBUMDuetos, Vol. 1José José
ALBUMJosé José RancheroJosé José
ALBUMEl Príncipe con Trío, Vol. 3José José
ALBUMEl Príncipe Con Trío, Vol. 1José José
ALBUMTenampaJosé José
ALBUMEl Príncipe Con Trío, Vol. 2José José
José José's Popular Music Videos
Me Vas a Echar de Menos
José José
El Amor Acaba
José José
Atrapado
José José
Amnesia
José José
Leyendas (feat. Carlos Rivera & Mercedes Sosa)
Carlos Rivera, Camilo Sesto, Juan Gabriel, Armando Manzanero, Franco de Vita, Gloria Estefan, José José, José Luis Perales, José Luis Rodríguez, José María Napoleón, Luis Eduardo Aute, Miguel Bosé, Omara Portuondo, Raphael, Roberto Carlos & Rocío Dúrcal
Payaso
José José
El
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Soy Así
José José
Amor, Amor
Carlos Rivera & José José
El Triste (Revisitado [Lyric Video])
José José
Artist Playlists
José José Essentials
A stunning 1970 performance launched a Latin music legend.
José José: Love Songs
This Mexican balladeer was an expert archaeologist of the human heart.
José José: Deep Cuts
José José: Influences
Drama and balladry mixed to create this Mexican pop phenomenon.
Artist Biography
José José is a master of romantic pop balladry, and his ability to home in on love's most heart-wrenching moments has made him a Latin music icon. Also known as "El Príncipe de la Canción" or the “Prince of Song,” the late Mexican crooner is still revered for his electrifying operatic vocal delivery and yearning inflections. Born José Romulo Sosa Ortíz in Mexico City in 1948 to musician parents, José José picked up the guitar and piano in his teens. After cutting his teeth singing jazz and bossa nova tunes, José José broke through in Latin America with the release of the 1970 single “La Nave del Olvido.” Later that year, he achieved international fame after singing the heartbreaking ballad “El Triste” at Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina (later named the OTI Festival), an annual televised Eurovision-style singing competition. Over three decades, José José would release a seemingly endless number of lovelorn, gut-wrenching hits like “Amar y Querer,” “Almohada,” “Gavilán o Paloma,” “Lo Dudo,” and “Mañana Si,” earning the singer the admiration of Latin music’s biggest exports like Marc Anthony and Luis Fonsi. Even Frank Sinatra praised the crooner and expressed a desire to collaborate with him. In 2018, Telemundo released a biographical telenovela series, José José: el príncipe de la canción, about the singer’s life and legacy, before his passing at the age of 71 in September of 2019. The following month, José José was posthumously inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame for his indelible contributions to Latin pop.
Hometown
Mexico City, Mexico
Genre
Pop Latino