Joan Sebastian Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into Billboard's Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2006
• Two of his albums, "En Vivo: Desde la Plaza el Progreso de Guadalajara" and "13 Celebrando el 13," reached No․ 1 on Billboard's top Latin albums chart
• Although he wrote his first love song at the age of 11, he spent most of his teenage years at a seminary, training to become a priest, before deciding to pursue music
• Quote: "[on his health issues] "I realized that the applause made me better, that my contact with my audience was what made me cling to life ․․․ I honestly think the story would be different if I didn't have my fans' support․""
• Quote: "I don't make up songs - I live songs․ My songs are a response to feelings, to what I've lived ․․․ The important thing is that the songs be sincere, that they be truthful․"
• Famed Mexican singer and songwriter who regularly performed on horseback and whose hit songs included "Secreto de Amor" and "Tatuajes․"
• Often referred to by the titles "the King of Mexican Rodeo" and "the People's Poet․"