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Fher Olvera

Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 47.jpg
Fher in 2012

Background information
Birth name José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra
Also known as Fher
Born
(1959-12-08) December 8, 1959 (age 59)
Origin
Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
Genres

  • Rock

  • rock en español

  • alternative rock

  • Latin rock

  • new wave

  • pop rock

  • pop
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, activist, philanthropist
Instruments
Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active 1978 – present
Labels Warner Music México
Associated acts
Maná
Sombrero Verde
Website www.mana.com.mx

José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera Sierra, (born December 8, 1959, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico).[1][2] He is the secondary guitarist, composer, and lead singer for the Mexican rock band Maná, the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million albums sold worldwide.[3][4][5]


Olvera studied Communications at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac located in Mexico City, Mexico (UNIVA). He has collaborated with other famous musicians such as Rubén Blades, Carlos Santana, Pablo Milanés, Luciano Pavarotti, Shakira, Zucchero, Miguel Ríos, Miguel Bosé and Juan Luis Guerra, among others.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


    • 1.1 Early career


    • 1.2 Maná




  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Biography



Early career


Born as José Fernando Emilio Olvera, he started his musical career as a teenager playing with Gustavo Orozco and the brothers Ulises, Juan Diego and Abraham Calleros in Guadalajara; forming a band called Sombrero Verde in the 80s.[6][2]



Maná


With Abraham Calleros and Gustavo Orozco switching interests, Olvera continued his musical trajectory with the Calleros, Juan Diego (bass), Ulises (lead guitar) and himself (vocals and backup guitar), and a new member: Alejandro González (drums). The band recreated itself with a new name in 1987: Maná.[2] The current members are:



  • Fher Olvera — lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, harmonica.


  • Alex González — drums, backup vocals.


  • Juan Calleros — bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar.


  • Sergio Vallín — electric guitar, acoustic guitar.



Personal life


Olvera's father died when he was 7 years old. His mother died when he was making the album "Drama y Luz". Olvera has a child, Dalí, with his ex-girlfriend Ana Ivette Verduzco. He later had a 4-year relationship with TV host Monica Noguera.[7] He keeps a close relationship with fellow band members, especially with Ulises Calleros and Alex González.



References





  1. ^ Perú Oficial Fans Club, Maná. "Entrevista en el Show de Cristina (Parte 1 - 4)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc "Biography". Maná Official Website. Maná. Retrieved 22 September 2016.


  3. ^ "As of 2012, their worldwide album sales stand at 25 million". Blogamole.tr3s.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.


  4. ^ es:Rock de Mexico


  5. ^ Mercado, Jose Luis. "Mas Que Rock En Español: Las 120 Mejores Canciones del Rock HispanoAmericano de todo Los Tiempos (20-1) (Spanish)". Rock en las Américas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2007.


  6. ^ "NOTICIAS". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08.. mana.com.mx


  7. ^ "Mana frontman splits from wife". philly.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.




External links


  • http://www.mana.com.mx/
















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