Happy 79 th birthday Raphael

Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez(born May 5, 1943), often simply referred to asRaphael, is a Spanish singer and television, film and theater actor. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers in the world, having sold more than 70 million records worldwide in 7 languages. Raphael began his professional career by signing with the Dutch record label Philips. To distinguish himself, he adopted the ph of the company s name and christened himself Raphael. His first singles were Te voy a contar mi vida and A pesar de todo, among others. Raphael adopted his own peculiar singing style from the beginning; he is known for acting each one of his songs while on stage, emphasizing his gestures with high dramatic effect. It is not unusual for Raphael to ad lib lyrics as to localize a song depending on the venue he s singing at, wear Latin American peasant costumes and dance folk dances within a song, kicking and demolishing a mirror, or doing the moves of aflamenco danceror abullfighteron