Alejandro Lerner

Alejandro Lerner, the celebrated Argentine singer and songwriter born in Buenos Aires on June 8, 1957, first captured national attention in the early 1980s. Although his status as a central figure in the mid-1980s Argentine pop and rock world gradually faded, he maintained a consistent schedule of new releases that continued to earn praise from longtime listeners and reviewers alike, resulting in multiple Grammy nominations. His compositions have attracted frequent reinterpretations over the decades by artists including Santana, Ricardo Montaner, Luis Miguel, Carole King, Cristian Castro, Marc Anthony, La Ley, and Alejandra Guzmán; one such composition, “Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer,” reached the summit of the charts for Victor Manuelle in 2006.

Lerner launched his professional path in the 1970s through partnerships with Raúl Porchetto, León Gieco, and Gustavo Santaolalla. His first solo album, Alejandro Lerner y la Magia, appeared in 1982 and featured the supporting musicians Hernán Magiano on bass, Damián Figueroa on guitar, Oscar Kreimer on saxophone, and Luis Queron on drums. The record achieved immediate impact, yielding the enduring successes “Por un Minuto de Amor” and “Nena Neurótica.” Soon afterward Lerner disbanded the group and pursued an independent solo trajectory. The subsequent releases Todo a Pulmón in 1983 and Lernertres in 1984 proved even more commercially potent, introducing the respective standout tracks “Todo a Pulmón” and “No Hace Falta Que Lo Digas.”

Two collections of earlier material, Sus Primeras Canciones in 1984 and Concierto in 1985, followed the initial wave of recognition. After a three-year hiatus Lerner issued the independently produced Algo Que Decir in 1987. Beginning in 1988 he entered a sustained partnership with BMG that encompassed Canciones, Entre Lineas, Amor Infinito, Permiso de Volar, and La Magia Continúa. He later moved to Universal, which issued Volver a Empezar in 1997, Si Quieres Saber Quién Soy in 2000, and Buen Viaje in 2003, along with the career overview 20 Años in 1999 and the concert recording Lerner Vivo in 2002; BMG meanwhile produced its own retrospective compilations. After another extended pause and the self-released Canciones Para Gente Niña in 2006, Lerner returned with the Latin Grammy-nominated Enojado on EMI in 2007.