Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Puerto-Rican born, Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de Mxico. He is widely regarded by many as the most successful artist in Latin American history, having successfully performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only latin singer of his generation to not crossover to the anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 90's. Despite singing only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling latin artist in the 90's, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. To date, he has sold over 100 million records worldwide.Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade.