José María Napoleón

Not to be confused with Napoleon, the former Emperor of the French.

José María Napoleón
Background information
Birth name	José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez
Born	(1948-08-18) August 18, 1948
Origin	Aguascalientes, Mexico
Genres	Latin pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1970–present

José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez (born August 18, 1948) is a Mexican singer and composer.

Life

He arrived from Aguascalientes to Mexico City in 1966. He competed in the national Méxican OTI Festival, the National final to select the Mexican entrant at the main OTI Festival in 1977. Although he ended in the last place with no points, his career went on successfully, turning into a star in Mexico.

Vicente Fernández, Pepe Aguilar, Pedro Fernández, Yuri, Franck Pourcel, Plácido Domingo and José José, and Rosario De Alba have sung his compositions.

Discography

• "El grillo" (1970)
• "De vez en vez" (1975)
• "Después de tanto" (1976)
• "Vive" (1976)
• "Pajarillo" (1977)
• "Hombre" (1977)
• "Un pedazo de madera" (1977)
• "Porque te quiero andaré" (1977)
• "Recuerdo apagado" (1978)
• "Lo que no fue no será" (1979)
• "Sin tu amor" (1979)
• "Eres" (1980)
• "Treinta años" (1980)
• "Ella se llamaba" (1980)
• "Mientras llueve" (1982)
• "Celos" (1982)
• "Nunca cambies" (1984)
• "Corazón, corazón" (1985)
• "Déjame Amarte De Nuevo" (1974)

External links

• Official Website (in Spanish)