Juan Gabriel Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded an orphanage, and would hold benefit concerts to support children's homes
• Was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame in 1996
• Was named the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year in 1995
• Started creating music in his head while selling tortillas as a kid
• Composed his first song "La Muerte del Palomo" at the age of 13, and started singing in his local church choir
• Best known as a singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "Asi Fue," "Querida," and "Hasta Que Te Conoci․"
• After years of performing, he received his first Latin Grammy Award a few months after his death
• Got his stage name from his father and his music teacher