Alejandro Balbis

Alejandro Ernesto Balbis (Montevideo, December 4, 1967) is a Uruguayan singer, composer, guitarist and producer.
Biography.
Early life.
Alejandro Balbis took his first steps in music at a young age, taking guitar lessons with Jorge Lazaroff, and then singing and directing the children murga "Firulete", which later changed its name to "Contrafarsa". Eventually, he started competing in the major "carnaval". As time went by, Balbis started to grow as an artist and to gather beginning, young musicians he met at singing workshops he gave in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His main influences were Alfredo Zitarrosa, Carlos Gardel and Atahualpa Yupanqui, among many others.
Carnaval.
Since childhood, he showed a great fondness of "carnaval", more specifically, the "murgas". He went on to become part of "murgas" such as "Contrafarsa", "Falta y Resto", "Saltimbanquis", "A Contramano", "Asaltantes con Patente", etc.
Solo career.
After many years of experimenting with different sounds and musicians, "Ale" Balbis got to record his debut album, titled "El Gran Pez", in reference to the movie "Big Fish", which had a big impact on the musician's life. The record was viewed in a positive light by critics, especially in "Billboard" and "Rolling Stone" magazines, getting a four star score in the latter. The album was presented in Club Niceto and sold out.