VÃctor Alejandro GarcÃa Pérez (born October 1, 1975 in Cd. Madero,
Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican singer and actor.His father
(Victor Garcia) was a sailor and considers his mother (Juana Pérez
Sustaita) to be his source of inspiration. His grandfather was a
singer and VÃctor was compelled to follow his steps. As a teenager,
he formed part of a musical group (Proyecto Malta) and practiced Lima
lama martial arts. He dropped out of high school in his senior year
because he wanted to dedicate himself fully to his singing career. He
learned to play guitar and moved to Mexico City with some friends when
he turned 18. In Mexico City he worked at the L’Canto bar and
eventually was able to perform there as a singer.In 1996 he became the
singer of the newly created Grupo Nahum and participated in the
Festival Valores Juveniles Bacardi contest winning the second prize in
the "Best Musical Group" category. They recorded several albums with
producers such as Carlos Lara, Gerardo Flores and AnÃbal Pastor.In
2002 he participated in the casting for the new reality show of TV
Azteca, La Academia. He was accepted and on June 30 of the same year
he joined the 14-member group. He started in the sixth place but was
voted off in the seventh concert. He maintained a good attitude after
leaving the academy and was invited back in the "alumni concert" and
was asked to stay. On November 10 he became one of the five finalists
of the competition. On December 1 he obtained the second place in the
finals. His prize was 1.5 million pesos (approximately 140,000 US
dollars) in cash, a brand new car, a contract with the Coca-Cola music
tour and a contract for five records with Sony Music.
Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican singer and actor.His father
(Victor Garcia) was a sailor and considers his mother (Juana Pérez
Sustaita) to be his source of inspiration. His grandfather was a
singer and VÃctor was compelled to follow his steps. As a teenager,
he formed part of a musical group (Proyecto Malta) and practiced Lima
lama martial arts. He dropped out of high school in his senior year
because he wanted to dedicate himself fully to his singing career. He
learned to play guitar and moved to Mexico City with some friends when
he turned 18. In Mexico City he worked at the L’Canto bar and
eventually was able to perform there as a singer.In 1996 he became the
singer of the newly created Grupo Nahum and participated in the
Festival Valores Juveniles Bacardi contest winning the second prize in
the "Best Musical Group" category. They recorded several albums with
producers such as Carlos Lara, Gerardo Flores and AnÃbal Pastor.In
2002 he participated in the casting for the new reality show of TV
Azteca, La Academia. He was accepted and on June 30 of the same year
he joined the 14-member group. He started in the sixth place but was
voted off in the seventh concert. He maintained a good attitude after
leaving the academy and was invited back in the "alumni concert" and
was asked to stay. On November 10 he became one of the five finalists
of the competition. On December 1 he obtained the second place in the
finals. His prize was 1.5 million pesos (approximately 140,000 US
dollars) in cash, a brand new car, a contract with the Coca-Cola music
tour and a contract for five records with Sony Music.
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