Benny Ibarra

Benny Ibarra De Llano (born September 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is a singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a famous singer and actress in the 1960s; and his father, also called Benny, a 1960s rock singer in a like-British Invasion mexican band Los Yaki and actor. Also his brother Alejandro (Alex) was singer and actor. He started his music career in the pop band Timbiriche (1981), and began working as a solo artist in 1992.

Pre-solo career

As part of Timbiriche, he recorded 7 albums. He also starred in "Vaselina" (Grease). Between 1985 and 1989 he studied jazz, guitar, classical music, and composition at the Walnut Hill School of the Arts at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

By 1990 he had made 5 albums with Onda Vaselina and with his brother Alex Ibarra. In 1998, Timbiriche reunited to tour Mexico and Central America, and in 1999 released a live album "El Concierto". Ibarra recorded the album "Mar Adentro en la Sangre" with Guadalajara-based progressive rock band Santa Sabina the same year.

Solo discography

*1992 "Hablame Como La Lluvia"
**The first album includes the singles "Dame un Poco de tu Amor" and "Tonto Corazón".
*1994 "El Tiempo"
**The second album went platinum and included the hits "Sin Tí", "Cielo" and "Mía".
*1996 "Om"
**On this third album, Benny wrote more songs about himself, but it was not the commercial success of its predecessor. The singles were "Cada Mañana", "Mas de Tí" and "Sutil Dolor".
*2001 "Todo O Nada"
**After a five year absence, this album featured collaborations with Erick Rubin, Alix, Dougie Bowne and musicians from Café Tacuba and Alex González from the Mexican Rock band Maná. The first single "Uno" was top of the charts for eight weeks, became a gold record in two weeks and later went to platinum. the second single was "Inspiraciòn", also included in the film soundtrack of same name.
*2002 ""
**His first "Greatest Hits" release included a new single "Irremediable" from the film soundtrack "La Habitación Azul", a duet with Edith Màrquez entitled "La Otra", a new version of "Cielo", live tracks and his chart hits. A limited edition CD included a DVD with 9 video clips. The first edition included "Como un Ángel" and the second "Cielo 2002". The compilation became a gold record.
*2003 "Llueve Luz"
**This album went gold and was made with Chetes and Miguel Bosé, among others. Miguel Bosé sings on the second single "Si Puedo Volverte a ver". The other singles were "Llueve Luz" and "Vives en Mì".
*2003 "Cielo"
**A "best of" compilation for the US market.
*2005 "Así"
**His most recent album in the studio went gold in 48 hours and includes the singles "Cada Paso" and "Dejalo Ir". A limited edition includes a digipack with DVD bonus with the music video of "Cada Paso", and extras such as the making of the record.
*2006 "Estoy"
**A live album recorded in the Auditorio Nacional during November 2005, which includes "Tonto Corazòn" and a new track, "Siempre Mas", and other live songs from 1996 and 2002.

Music DVD

*2003 "En Vivo"
**The DVD captures his first Auditorio Nacional show in 2002, though the concert is not complete. Included are features on his father, Moderatto, Erik Rubin and Alix Bauer
*2006 "Estoy"
**This DVD captures his 2005 concert in Auditorio Nacional, and also includes two videos, "Tonto Corazon 2006" and "Siempre Mas".