Artist:Jose Jose
Song:Lo que No Fue, No Sera
Album:Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor
Jose Jose is a Mexican singer known as El Principe de la Cancion (The Prince of Song). He first had success in the late 70s and was very successful in the 80s and 90s. His decline was mostly due to health problems. He was also a successful actor especially on TV. He was born Jose Romero Sosa Ortiz Feb. 17, 1948 in Claveria, Mexico. This is a suburb of Mexico City. His father was an opera singer and his mother was a pianist. When Jose showed an interest in singing, his parents tried to discourage him claiming it was too difficult. But after his alcoholic father abandoned the family that forced Jose to work to support the family. Jose formed the band Los Peg in 1967. They released two unsuccessful albums. Then Jose was asked to perform at a friend's sister's birthday. She turned out to be secretary the managing director of Orfeon Records. This led to a contract with RCA Records. He decided to call himself Jose Jose as his father was also named Jose. His debut album was released in 1970. He performed at the Il Festival de la Cancion Latina. Then Frank Sinatra wanted to record with him but RCA would not allow it. He was moved to Ariola Records in 1976. RCA was still the distributor. That's when he started having success. Lo que No Fue, No Sera was one of four hit singles from the 1978 album Lo Pasado, Pasado. The song was written by singer songwriter Jose Maria Napoleon. Jose usually produced al his albums. Most of his success was in the 80s and 90s. You can get all his hits on this 2CD budget comp. His decline was he was having trouble with his voice and he was drinking too much. He attempted to continue recording. But he probably should have retired. He died from pancreatic cancer on Sept. 28, 2019 at age 71. Here's Jose Jose performing Lo que No Fue, No Sera on a 1978 TV show.