Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing with his brother Joel Solís as Los Hermanitos Solís. In 1975, he co-founded Los Bukis, of which he was the lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. The band split up after nearly two decades of success, with Solís pursuing a solo career. Solís released his debut solo album, En Pleno Vuelo, in 1996 by Fonovisa Records.
Solís has been awarded five Latin Grammy Awards, two Lo Nuestro Awards, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has been inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame. In 2022, Solís was recognized as Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
Early life and career
Marco Antonio Solís began performing at age six as part of "Los Hermanitos Solís" with his cousin, Joel Solís. In the mid-1970s he formed "Los Bukis" with whom he achieved success in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States. As lead singer and chief songwriter of Los Bukis, Solís became known in the industry for outside writing and producing for popular singers such as Marisela and Rocío Dúrcal. In 1995, after almost 20 years of working with the group, he decided to pursue a solo career.
As a solo artist he has remained popular in his native Mexico as well throughout Latin America and Spain, and the United States with more than thirty entries on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, including multiple number one hits. He has worked with Olga Tañón, Ana Bárbara, Enrique Iglesias, Chayanne, Marc Anthony and Anaís, among others. On 5 August 2010, Solís received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marco Antonio Solís appeared as a vocal coach in the third season of La Voz... México and won the competition. He went on tour to promote his album Gracias Por Estar Aqui a few weeks after. His album, "Gracias Por Estar Aquí", was released 22 October 2013 and debuted at #1 on Billboards Top Latin Albums chart.
Solís provided the Spanish-dubbing of Ernesto de la Cruz, the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney-Pixar film Coco.
Solís returned to Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart for the first time in over two decades as “Se Veía Venir” climbed to No. 1 on the ranking dated October 2, 2021.
Discography
Studio albums
1996: En Pleno Vuelo
1997: Marco
1999: Trozos de Mi Alma
2001: Más de Mi Alma
2003: Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio
2004: Razón de Sobra
2006: Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2
2008: No Molestar
2010: En Total Plenitud
2013: Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Compilations, duets and live albums
1998: Los Grandes Éxitos de Marco Antonio Solís y Los Bukis: Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad 2000: En Vivo 2001: En Vivo, Vol. 2 2002: Los Grandes (with Joan Sebastian) 2003: La Historia Continúa... 2004: Dos Grandes (with Joan Sebastian) 2005: La Historia Continúa... Parte II 2005: Dos Idolos (with Pepe Aguilar) 2007: La Historia Continúa... Parte III 2007: La Mejor... Colección 2008: Una Noche en Madrid (en vivo) 2009: La Más Completa Colección 2009: Más de Marco Antonio Solís 2012: La Historia Continúa... Parte IV 2012: Una Noche de Luna (en vivo) 2014: Antología 2015: 15 Inolvidables 2015: 15 Inolvidables Vol. 2 2015: Por Amor a Morelia Michoacán (en vivo) 2016: 40 Años 2020: Con Amor y Sentimiento
Singles
Songs featured in telenovelas
1997: El Alma no Tiene Color – "El Alma no Tiene Color" (duet with Laura Flores) 1999: Girasoles Para Lucía aired in Argentina – "Si No Te Huberias Ido" 1999: Serafin – "Está en Tí" 2000: Siempre te amaré – "Sigue Sin Mí" 2001: Salomé – "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" 2001: Salomé – "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mi" 2003: Velo de Novia – "Más Que Tu Amigo" 2006: Mundo de Fieras – "Antes de Que Te Vayas" 2010: Teresa – "A Dónde Vamos a Parar" 2013: Lo Que La Vida Me Robó – "El Perdedor" (duet with Enrique Iglesias) 2017: En tierras salvajes – "Estaré Contigo"