Also known as Eddy Gallardo Role Singer-songwriter Name Miguel Gallardo | Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Ex-spouse Pilar Velazquez | |
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Birth name Jose Miguel Gallardo Vera Born September 29, 1950Granada ( 1950-09-29 ) Albums 30 Exitos Insuperables, Sigueme Children Alejandro Gallardo Velazquez Similar People Pilar Velazquez, Camilo Sesto, Alejandro Fernandez, Manolo Otero, Mari Trini | ||
Hoy tengo ganas de ti original miguel gallardo
José Miguel Gallardo Vera known by his stage name Miguel Gallardo (September 29, 1950 - November 11, 2005) was a Spanish singer-songwriter. He was once married to the Spanish actress Pilar Velázquez. He had a second marriage with the ex Spanish model Elizabeth Irizarry.
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Background
Miguel Gallardo started his music career as a songwriter, composing songs for other artists. He started his own career as a singer in 1972 under the alias Eddy Gallardo. His first songs as Eddy Gallardo were "Billy Bom", "Jenny", "Sentimiento", and "Explosion de Amor" all of which were released as singles. One year later, he changed his stage name to Miguel Gallardo and released several singles including "Quédate" which was inspired by Pablo Neruda's poem Farewell and peaked at number one on the Spanish singles chart. In 1975, Gallardo recorded his first studio album Autorretrato which contained the lead single "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" and was released by EMI Records. Gallardo died from cancer in 2005 and his remains were cremated.