Alejandro Sergi

Alejandro Sergi
Sergi in 2006
Born
Alejandro Gustavo Sergi Galante

(1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active1986–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Labels
Member of

Alejandro Gustavo Sergi Galante (born October 5, 1971) is an Argentine singer, songwriter, and producer. He rose to fame as a member of the electropop band Miranda!, alongside Juliana Gattas. He was also part of the band Mama Vaca between 1995 and 1997, and is currently a vocalist for Meteoros and Satélite 23.

Early life

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Alejandro Gustavo Sergi Galante was born in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 5, 1971. His father was a lawyer while his mother was a piano teacher.[1] His taste for music began when he was little, after his parents gave him his first guitar when he was in kindergarten.

Once he finished high school, he began his work stage in a cookie company. Sergi ended up resigning, and decided to focus on finding an occupation more focused on the artistic field. That's how he got a job as sound manager for The Beatles tribute group called The Beats.[2] Later he got jobs in his same function in a company of artistic events and in political acts, in addition to participating in electronic parties in various dance centers. He was even a sound engineer for the voiceovers of Argentine presidents Raúl Alfonsín, Carlos Menem and Fernando de la Rúa.[2]

Career

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In the early 1990s, he started out as a guitarist for a funk group known as Mama Vaca.[1] He began to venture into singing, being the leading voice in several of the group's songs with great approval from the public. Mama Vaca recorded two albums, Hombre Verde (1995) and Mama Vaca (1997), and ended up dissolving by decision of its members. After that, Sergi dedicated himself exclusively to being a sound engineer for musical events and a recording technician for bands.

Sergi with musicians Gori Leva and Juliana Gattas formed a trio called Los 3 Lirios, where Leva and Sergi were programmers and Gattas the singer, reversing jazz songs in an electronic style. For their presentations, which were held at Cemento, Sergi wrote the first song called "Imán", and received positive reviews, including from guitarist Leandro Fuentes. Months later, they formed the band.[3] In 2001, Sergi teamed up with Gattas, Fuentes and Bruno de Vincenti to form Miranda!, labeling their style as melodramatic electropop. Named after Argentinian actor Osvaldo Miranda, the group finally met the actor in December 2002 during the Buen Dia Arriba Festival in Palermo.

The group's first two studio albums, Es Mentira and Sin Restricciones were released independently by Secsy Discos. The last one was the one that brought the band to fame, being certified Platinum in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.[4] The band gained popularity in Latin American countries and Spain. Several songs, such as "Don" and "Yo Te Diré" were successful and Sergi stood out "for his voice and appearance."

After signing with Pelo Music in 2005, the band released the albums El Disco de Tu Corazón (2007) and Miranda Es Imposible! (2009). The former topped the Argentine chart and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[5] Sergi was nominated for the Fashionista Award — Male category at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica.[6]

In 2010, Sergi got the role of Salvador in the movie Miss Tacuarembó, starring Natalia Oreiro. He was also in charge of the soundtrack.[7] Miranda's album Magistral was released in 2011. The following year, Sergi participated in the film Las mariposas de Sadourní as the doctor. He was also a judge with Juliana Gattas for the first season of La Voz Argentina.[8] In the same year, he released the album Choque with Marcelo Moura, with the name Moura Sergi.[9]

In 2013, he was a substitute judge of Tu cara me suena replacing Cacho Castaña, in addition to playing himself in the television series Wake Up with No Make Up.[10][11] In 2014 the album Safari by Miranda! was released, which included the singles "Extraño", "Fantasmas" and "Nadie como tú". The following year, he was a judge in the television show Elegidos, la música en tus manos, with Gattas.[12]

Between 2015 and 2016 Sergi formed two new bands: Meteoros, together with Julieta Venegas, Cachorro López and Didi Gutman, and Satélite 23, together with Diego Poso and Gabriel Lucena. Both bands' self-titled albums were released in 2015 and 2017 respectively.[13] Fuerte, Miranda's seventh album, was released in 2017 after signing with Sony Music.[14] That same year, Sergi plays himself in the film Mario On Tour.[15] In 2018 he played Carlos Gardel in the film Pasado de Copas: Drunk History.[16]

In 2019 he was invited to participate in the production of the album Grandes Éxitos by the bizarre metal band, Aspera. That same year he participated in the album Lynch Rompecabezas with Valeria Lynch singing the song "Me Das Cada Día Más". In 2021, Miranda's album titled Souvenir is released, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Influences

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Sergi has named The Cure and Prince as two artists that he liked a lot in his teens.[2] Asked why he used falsetto to sing, Sergi said that "I basically do it because when I started singing I liked a lot of music that used it. In fact, my favorite artist is Prince and he uses falsetto a lot." He also named Michael Jackson, the Bee Gees, the Beach Boys and Sui Generis as influences for his falsetto.[18]

He praised the band Virus, highlighting that it was "unclassifiable", with pop songs, disco and a deep imagery.[19] Regarding his time in the band Mama Vaca, where they mixed punk, reggae and hardcore, Sergi mentioned Mano Negra and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs as his main influences.[18]

In an interview in 2014, the Miranda! singers stated that "in our DNA there is Cerati and Pimpinela", highlighting the perfectionism in Cerati's sound and the duo's theatricality and dramatic lyrics.[20] He also mentioned Madonna and Michael Jackson as the band's biggest influences.[21] They have also mentioned that many of their biggest influences within pop come from Spain, such as Fangoria, La Casa Azul and La Buena Vida.[22]

Asked about DJs, he named Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, The Blessed Madonna and Pareja DJs.[18] He has also cited some Disco Music groups from the 70s such as Boney M. among others.

Discography

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See also: Miranda! discography

with Mama Vaca

  • Hombre Verde (1995)
  • Mama Vaca (1997)

with Miranda!

with Meteoros

  • Meteoros (2015)
  • Meteoros+ (2019)

with Satélite 23

  • Satélite 23 (2017)

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2010 Miss Tacuarembó Salvador
2012 Las mariposas de Sadourní Doctor Seamonkey
2017 Mario On Tour Himself

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 La Voz Argentina Judge / Mentor Season 1, with Juliana Gattas
2013 Tu cara me suena Replacement judge Season 1, 4 episodes
Wake Up with No Make Up Himself Television series
2015 Elegidos, la música en tus manos Judge With Juliana Gattas
2018 Pasado de Copas: Drunk History Carlos Gardel Television miniseries

Awards and nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Miranda!
Year Award Category Nominee Result
2008 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica Fashionista Award — Male Himself Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Pizarro, Emilse (November 15, 2015). "Ale Sergi: "El destino y el azar son ciencias exactas"". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Revista H - Entrevista a Ale Sergi". Uol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "La dicha en movimiento". Página 12 (in Spanish). June 3, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Los argentinos Miranda creen que la conquista española no "Es imposible"". La Información (in Spanish). October 21, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Porpartes a los Latin Grammy". La República (in Spanish). August 30, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lista de ganadores de los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Buscan una niña para trabajar con Natalia Oreiro en "Miss Tacuarembó"". Noti Cine (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Axel fue elegido como el mejor coach de La Voz Argentina". Infobae (in Spanish). July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ale Sergi & Marcelo Moura". Clarín (in Spanish). December 17, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  10. ^ ""Tu cara me suena": quieren a Ale Sergi en el jurado mientras que preparan los especiales". C5N (in Spanish). November 19, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  11. ^ ""Wake Up with No Make Up" estará disponible en Hulu". News Line Report (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Telefe estrena Elegidos, la música en tus manos". Total Medios (in Spanish). April 13, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Biografía de Meteoros". CMTV (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Miranda! publica su nuevo álbum de estudio, 'Fuerte'". Popelera (in Spanish). April 26, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Batlle, Diego. "Crítica de "Mario on tour", de Pablo Stigliani, con Mike Amigorena". Otros Cines (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pasado de copas, Drunk History". Mi TV (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "Miranda! festeja sus 20 años con su nuevo disco: "Souvenir"". Télam (in Spanish). May 16, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c Silva, Gerardo (September 10, 2019). "Entrevista a Miranda!: "buscamos reinventar ese espíritu discotequero que teníamos al comienzo"". Conciertos Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Bajo tu influencia". La Nación (in Spanish). May 29, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  20. ^ ""En nuestro ADN hay Cerati y Pimpinela"". Perfil (in Spanish). August 10, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Dorantes, David (November 28, 2008). "Miranda!: una década de pop y teatro". Chron (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  22. ^ ""Tenemos ganas de ser algo más"". El País (in Spanish). July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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