Samuel Hernández
Samuel Hernández | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samuel Hernández Vega September 26, 1972 |
| Origin | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Christian music, Latin pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | samuelhernandez |
Samuel Hernández (born September 26, 1972) is a Puerto Rican Christian music singer.[1] He also has had songs crossover and become mainstream secular hits.[2][3] His 2003 album Jesús siempre llega a tiempo was one of the first big-selling Puerto Rican Christian albums.[4] He performed in the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum with Marcos Witt in 2009.[5][6] His best known song is "Levanto mis manos", which ranked # 32 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.[7]
He was nominated at Latin Grammy Award as Best Christian Album in 2004.[8][9]
Biography
Samuel Hernández Vega was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. His parents, Elías Hernández and Raquel Vega, raised him in the ways of the Lord in the town of Cidra, Puerto Rico. His first production was Un Sueño Hecho Realidad ("A dream come true"), released in 1993. Later, he graduated earning a bachelor degree in Accounting and Marketing from Universidad Metropolitana, with excellent grades, and began to practice his profession, however, a car accident changed the course of his life.[10]
Samuel expressed that he received the direct call to sing and depended on God. After that event, he released his second album "Soy Una Nueva Vasija", which includes the song "De Lo Más Profundo".[11]
His third album, "Faltan 5 Para Las 12: ¡Jesús Llegó!", became a gold record just a few months after its release in mid-2000. It was the only Christian production in Puerto Rico that it has managed to occupy for 20 consecutive weeks # 1 position on Christian radio stations with the title track. Two years later, he released "Jesus Siempre Llega a Tiempo", a continuation of his previous production.[12]
After this, many very well-received productions followed, which managed to enter Billboard charts, such as "Por Si No Hay Mañana", "Inyección de Fe" and the compilation "Éxitos".[13]
"Me Conecta Al Cielo", Hernández's eighth album, contains the single "En Ti Lo Tengo Todo", with which he made his debut in the bachata genre.[14]
In recent years, he released the albums "Duetos", "Gracias Señor En Vivo",[15] and "Hay Poder En La Sangre de Jesús".[16]
Discography
| Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | Billboard | Billboard | Billboard | |
| Un sueño hecho realidad (1993) | — | — | — | — |
| Soy una vasija nueva (1997) | — | — | — | — |
| Dios siempre tiene el control (1999) [17] | — | — | — | — |
| Faltan 5 pa las 12 llego Jesús (2000) [18] | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús siempre llega a tiempo (2004) [19] | 36 | 10 | — | — |
| En vivo desde Bellas Artes (2008) | — | — | — | — |
| Por si no hay Mañana (2009) [20] | 14 | 5 | — | 18 |
| Inyección de Fe (2012) [21] | 30 | 11 | — | 44 |
| Éxitos (2013) [22] | — | — | — | — |
| Me Conecta al Cielo (2015) | — | — | — | — |
| Duetos (2016) | — | — | — | — |
| Gracias Señor En Vivo (2017) | — | — | — | — |
| Hay Poder en la Sangre de Jesús (2019) | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "Samuel Hernandez | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernandez". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ Billboard - 1 May 2004 - Page 34 Vol. 116, No. 18 "Karina Moreno, Samuel Hernandez and Jez Babarczy perform after the Christian music panel. ... Samuel Hernandez, one of Puerto Rico's most successful acts, has also managed to cross his music over to the secular world."
- ↑ Billboard - 15 Jan 2005 - Page 25 Vol. 117, No. 3 "But the real Christian music explosion, he says, came later in 2003 when Samuel Hernandez, a Puerto Rican Christian singer who releases his music on his own label, SH Productions, put out the album "Jesus Siempre Llega a Tiempo."
- ↑ "Marcos Witt y Samuel Hernández en concierto el Día de las Brujas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ Billboard - 15 Aug 2009 Vol. 121, No. 32 "Between August and October, four of the coliseum's scheduled concerts are by Christian acts: Israel Houghton and Jacobo Ramos (Aug. 1), Tercer Cielo (Aug. 30), Daniel Calveti (Oct. 3) and Marcos Witt and Samuel Hernandez (Oct. 31).
- ↑ "Levanto mis manos - Samuel Hernández". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Grammy latinos: los nominados". September 1, 2004. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández, 25 años en la música cristiana innovando sin prisa". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "UBF Latinoamérica - Música Cristiana". www.ubflatin.org. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández levanta sus manos". Vida Cristiana. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández superó la controversia -VÍDEO". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández, 25 años en la música cristiana innovando sin prisa". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Emotiva canción de Samuel Hernández junto a sus padres". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Samuel Hernández presenta "Estoy confiando en Dios" – El Mensaje Comunicaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ Dios Siempre Tiene el Control - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 22, 2021
- ↑ Falta 5 Pa Las 12 ¡Llegó Jesús! - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2021
- ↑ Jesús Siempre Llega a Tiempo - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2021
- ↑ Por Si No Hay Mañana - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2021
- ↑ Inyección De Fe - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2021
- ↑ 20 Años Éxitos - Samuel Hernandez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved February 23, 2021