The most commercially successful Spanish singer of all time, Alejandro Sanz earned a reputation as an industrious hitmaker in his native country during the 1990s, and by the decade's end, he'd expanded his fan base internationally, broadening his style beyond romantic ballads and collaborating with fellow Latin superstars, most memorably Shakira. A talented songwriter with handsome looks, Sanz proved immensely popular even with his debut album, 1991's Viviendo de Prisa, which was a number one hit in Spain. It wasn't until several albums later, 1997's Más, that he was able to break into the international market, however, thanks to a key hit single, "Corazón Partío," that transcended his core female audience. He began focusing on the Americas during the early 2000s, beginning in 2001 with MTV Unplugged, which was recorded in Miami and subsequently released as an album intended to showcase the highlights of his back catalog as well as a newly written single, "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte." He then retreated to his studio to record his most broadly appealing album yet. Released in 2003, No Es Lo Mismo found him breaking away from audience expectations and exploring his own musical interests. Sanz did much the same on his next album, 2006's El Tren de los Momentos, which was highlighted by "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No," a passionate duet with Shakira, whom he'd collaborated with the previous year on her massive Grammy-winning hit "La Tortura." He took a small detour relatively straight pop with 2015's smash hit Sirope, which netted him his 15th Latin Grammy, this one for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album. A follow-up concert album, Sirope Vivo, was released near the end of the year and also hit the top spot on various Latin albums charts. Another concert album, +Es+ el Concierto, arrived in December 2017, and showcased Sanz's performance earlier in the year at Spain's Vicente Calderon Stadium. December 2018 saw Sanz issue the emotional single "No Tengo Nada" ahead of the release of 2019's #ElDisco, which netted him three Latin Grammys, including two for the chart-topping single "My Personal Favorita" (Record of the Year and Best Pop Song). He followed it at the end of the year with the live #ElGira de #ElDisco; a document from a sold-out concert in Madrid, that topped the Spanish album charts in advance of a world tour.