40 Fun Facts About Alvaro Soler

Which American star premiered her version of Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol at her own birthday party?

Jennifer Lopez unveiled the new version at a Southampton nightclub in summer 2015, then invited Soler to sing it with her at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

In which Asian country did Alvaro Soler live from age 10 to 17 and learn to speak the language?

Japan was home for seven years after his father's work took the family to Tokyo, where Soler attended a German school. He later shot the video for Loca there.

Which cartoon character recorded Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol in German as a tribute to a best friend?

SpongeBob recorded it as Patrick ist so toll, roughly 'Patrick is so great', for the 2017 album Der Meister grillt.

Alvaro Soler voiced Camilo Madrigal in the German and Italian dubs of which Disney animated film?

Encanto marked Soler's debut as a dubbing actor: he recorded the shapeshifting teenager Camilo twice in 2021, once for each language.

The videos for Alvaro Soler's hits Sofia and La cintura were both filmed in which Caribbean capital?

Havana hosted both shoots, two years apart, and the La cintura clip alone has passed 187 million views.

Which part of the body is named in the title of Alvaro Soler's dance hit La cintura?

The waist is what la cintura means in Spanish, and the 2018 single reached the top ten in Spain, Italy and Germany.

On which Italian TV talent show was Alvaro Soler a judge in 2016, mentoring the winning group?

X Factor Italy hired Soler for its tenth season, a year after El mismo sol topped the country's chart, and he ran his category's final auditions from Barcelona.

Alvaro Soler's Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song) was the theme for which animated film?

Despicable Me 3 used it as a theme song in 2017, and the single went on to win Song of the Year at Spain's Los40 Music Awards.

To which European capital did Alvaro Soler move in early 2015 to record his debut album?

Berlin is where Soler made El mismo sol with producers Alexander Zuckowski and Simon Triebel, so a Spanish-language summer anthem was recorded in Germany.

Alvaro Soler grew up speaking Spanish, German and which regional language of Spain?

Catalan was one of three languages he learned as a child, and he later added English, French and Italian.

Which album was Alvaro Soler's 2015 debut, a chart-topper in Italy and Switzerland?

Eterno agosto means eternal August, though Soler says the title is about a summer state of mind that can be felt at any time of year.

Which instrument did Alvaro Soler take lessons on as a child and later play in a band with his brother?

Piano lessons began when he was about ten, and in his first band he played keyboards and sang backing vocals while his brother Gregory sang lead.

Which American rapper joined Alvaro Soler and Argentine star TINI on the remix of La cintura?

Flo Rida shot his scenes with Soler in Miami while TINI filmed hers in Madrid, and all three performed it at the 2018 Latin American Music Awards.

Alvaro Soler's 2021 release Unter derselben Sonne, written first in German, is what kind of book?

An autobiography at 30: the subtitle translates as 'at home everywhere and nowhere', and a Spanish edition followed the German original.

Alvaro Soler joined which German TV talent show as a coach in 2021, alongside Wincent Weiss?

The Voice Kids kept Soler in a coach's chair for four straight seasons, and he came back in 2026 after sitting one out.

In the El mismo sol video, Alvaro Soler tours Spanish towns and landscapes on which vehicle?

A motorcycle carries Soler between scenes, with backpacking stretches in between; the song itself is about the urge to travel and enjoy life.

Which major record company signed Alvaro Soler and released his debut single El mismo sol?

Universal Music released his first three albums through its Airforce1 imprint; after a 2022 best-of, Soler moved on and issued El Camino elsewhere.

In 2025 Alvaro Soler voiced a character called No Name in the German dub of which animated film?

Smurfs gave Soler his second dubbing role: No Name is a newcomer to the village who believes he has gained magic powers.

Which runner-up of the first Operación Triunfo duetted with Alvaro Soler on A contracorriente?

David Bisbal's duet with Soler went double platinum in Spain and was later added to Soler's 2022 best-of collection.

Which Colombian band joined Alvaro Soler on Yo contigo, tú conmigo, Los40's 2017 Song of the Year?

Morat formed in Bogotá among friends who had known each other since they were five; the single with Soler went platinum in both Spain and Italy.

At which Italian song festival was Alvaro Soler a guest in 2017, alongside Ricky Martin and Mika?

Sanremo invited Soler as a guest, not a contestant, for its 67th edition at the Teatro Ariston, hosted by Carlo Conti.

In which Spanish region, home to the Tabernas Desert, was Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol video shot?

Andalusia supplied every location, from Frigiliana and Málaga to Guadix, so the video's road trip never left one region.

What was the name of the band Alvaro Soler formed in Barcelona in 2010 with his brother and friends?

Urban Lights mixed British pop, indie and electronica, won a university music contest and self-produced its records before Soler went solo in 2014.

What did Alvaro Soler study at Barcelona's Elisava school while playing in his first band?

Industrial design was his degree, completed in 2013, the same year his band reached a national TV talent final.

Which Congolese-born rapper remade his French hit La même as Lo mismo with Alvaro Soler?

Maître Gims first cut the song with French singer Vianney; Soler took over those parts and sang them in Spanish.

Which Eurovision winner coached alongside Alvaro Soler on German television from 2022 to 2024?

Lena, in full Lena Meyer-Landrut, won for Germany in 2010 with Satellite and shared the coaches' bench with Soler for three seasons running.

On the 2019 German TV series Sing meinen Song, what did Alvaro Soler and six fellow musicians do?

Cover each other's songs is the whole format: singer Milow turned El mismo sol into an English-language version called Too Close to the Sun.

Alvaro Soler's co-writer Alexander Zuckowski co-wrote which Eurovision winner for Conchita Wurst?

Rise Like a Phoenix won for Austria in 2014 after every major Austrian label had turned it down; a year later Zuckowski was writing El mismo sol.

Which ProSieben celebrity show, hosted by Matthias Opdenhövel, has had Alvaro Soler on its panel?

The Masked Singer sat Soler on its guessing panel for the first three episodes of its ninth German season, before Rick Kavanian took over the seat.

Which Moroccan-Swedish producer behind Lady Gaga's Poker Face produced Alvaro Soler's hit Sofia?

RedOne came back for La cintura two years later, co-writing it under his real name, Nadir Khayat.

Alvaro Soler's father is German, while his mother is half Spanish and half which other nationality?

Belgian roots on his mother's side and a German father made for a multilingual home, and Soler holds both Spanish and German citizenship.

Which Alvaro Soler single came out with three different guest singers, each for a different market?

Libre paired Soler with Paty Cantú, Monika Lewczuk or Emma Marrone depending on where it was released; the title means 'free'.

Alvaro Soler's debut album went Diamond in which country, where four straight singles topped radio?

Poland's industry body certified the album Diamond for more than 100,000 units, twice the threshold of its Italian platinum award.

Which Italian rapper shared a 2016 TV judging panel with Alvaro Soler, Arisa and Manuel Agnelli?

Fedez was the only judge kept on from the previous season; Soler and Agnelli were the two newcomers, and Soler's category supplied the winner.

Which German DJ, best known for the hit Breaking Me, teamed up with Alvaro Soler on Solo para ti?

Topic, born Tobias Topic to a Croatian father, made it his second Spanish-language single, and it later joined Soler's best-of album.

Alvaro Soler's first band reached the final of which Spanish TV talent contest in 2013?

Tú sí que vales sent the band through to its final; two years later one of its members had a solo number one in several countries.

Which Colombian brother duo joined Alvaro Soler on Mañana, a 2021 single from his third album?

Cali y El Dandee are brothers Alejandro and Mauricio Rengifo, and Mauricio also co-produced Luis Fonsi's Despacito.

Which Mexican star, host of the 2016 Latin American Music Awards, sang there with Alvaro Soler?

Lucero, nicknamed the Americas' Girlfriend, hosted the Telemundo broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and joined Soler for his then-new single.

Simon Triebel, who co-wrote Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol, plays guitar in which German pop band?

Juli, whose name is German for July, had hits such as Perfekte Welle, which Triebel co-wrote years before producing Soler's debut album.

Which group, mentored by Alvaro Soler, won the tenth season of an Italian TV talent show in 2016?

Soul System only reached the live shows as a late replacement for an act that withdrew, then became just the second group ever to win.