Jose Feliciano

Birth Name:

José Montserrate Feliciano García

Birth Place:

Lares, Puerto Rico

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Won Billboard Magazine's lifetime achievement award in 1996
Has been awarded more than 45 Gold and Platinum records during his career
Was knighted by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a Papal Order of the Catholic Church
Received an honorary doctorate from Sacred Heart University for his musical and humanitarian contributions
Became interested in music during childhood, learning to play the accordion and the guitar, and later performed at The Puerto Rican Theater in the Bronx when he was only 9 years old
Recorded his first album, a collection of Spanish boleros from his childhood that included "Poquita Fe" and "Usted," at the RCA studio in Buenos Aires after a performance at the Mar del Plata Festival in 1966
Best known as a guitarist, composer and singer whose hit songs include a cover of The Doors' "Light My Fire" and the Christmas single "Feliz Navidad․"
Recorded "The Sound of Vienna" in the mid-1980s at the request of his manager, Helmuth Schaerf, and the song has since become the Official Anthem of the City of Vienna
Wrote several songs for Ray Bradbury's play "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" in 1989

1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material:Nominated
2002OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Winner

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