Lorenzo Antonio

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Lorenzo Antonio was born in Albuquerque, NM, but his greatest success has come in Latin America where his albums have sold millions of copies. In April 1982, <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> launched his musical career by winning a songwriting competition at the festival Juguermos A Cantar. He performed his song "Vamos a Jugar" with his sisters Carolina, Kristyna, Rosamaria, and Veronica, who continued to perform as the vocal group <a href="spotify:artist:5LA7qqpptKDUO7w8BoIgXw">Sparx</a>. The same year, he received a prestigious Amprofon gold award from the Fonographic Industry for the album Juguermos A Cantar. <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> expanded his following when he performed as the opening act for Menudo at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in April 1983. The following October, he represented Mexico at a festival, America, Este Es Tu Cancion, in Orlando, FL. After his 1984 album, Busco Un Amor was certified gold, <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> followed it with the platinum-selling album 12 Rosas, which included the Latino hits, "Dile," "No Llorare," "El Idioma Del Amor," and the title-track. In the mid-'80s, <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> temporarily retired from performing to concentrate on his studies at the University of New Mexico and to write and co-produce albums for his sisters' group <a href="spotify:artist:5LA7qqpptKDUO7w8BoIgXw">Sparx</a>. He resumed his career in 1993, releasing the first of two tribute CDs to honor the influence of Mexico-born singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:2MRBDr0crHWE5JwPceFncq">Juan Gabriel</a>. He released the second volume two years later. <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> has collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:5LA7qqpptKDUO7w8BoIgXw">Sparx</a> on two albums: Sparx Y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos in 1996 and Sparx Y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos: Vol. 2 in 1998. before signing with Fonovisa Records and releasing a pair of albums, 1999's Pura Miel and 2001's Lorenzo Antonio Y Sparx Las Madrecitas. <a href="spotify:artist:3Ny8mgw0PCrdmnFrlGG6Re">Antonio</a> began focusing more and more on the regional Mexican market, and he released ten albums in that regard over the next ten years, all on the Striking Music imprint. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi