Ed Maverick

Eduardo Hernández Saucedo (born January 19, 2001), known professionally as Ed Maverick is a Mexican folk singer-songwriter.[1][2] He became famous mainly by the sharing of his songs on social media platforms.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Saucedo.

Eduardo Hernández Saucedo
Background information
Birth nameEduardo Hernández Saucedo
Born (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001
Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter

Bio

Ed Maverick taught himself how to play the guitar. The first song he learned was, "Simple as this" by Jake Bugg. He began to compose songs in 2017 at the age of 16, in his hometown in Chihuahua. Among his influences are the rising Mexican musicians Dromedarios Mágicos, Juan Cirerol, and Little Jesus. His career has grown very quickly, making him to achieve fame in a relatively short period of time.[4]

In 2018 Universal Music Group signed Maverick, and he released the album, Mix pa' llorar en tu cuarto (transl. Mix to cry in your room). The album also included the hit, Fuentes de Ortiz (transl. Ortiz Fountains), the second song that Maverick composed. In 2019 he became one of the most viral artists on Spotify.[1] That year he also performed at the Lunario del Auditorio Nacional and the Teatro Metropolitan. At the latter location, he set a record for selling out his concert dates faster than any other Mexican artist. Also that year, Maverick earned an AMPROFON Gold Disc for his debut album, Mix pa' llorar en tu cuarto.[5]

Discography
  • Transiciones (2019, Universal Music Group)
  • Mix pa' llorar en tu cuarto (2018, Universal Music)

References
  1. Escobar, Elizabeth. "Ed Maverick se vuelve el artista más viral en Spotify (Ed Maverick became the most viral artist on Spotify)". El Universal (Mexico City). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Ed Maverick, estrena video musical "Acurrucar" (Ed Maverick, premieres music video of "Acurrucar")". Reactor 105.7 FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. Rozales, Berenice (4 September 2019). "Un fenómeno llamado "Ed Maverick" (A phenomenon called Ed Maverick)". LifeBoxset (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. TIM, Televisa. "Ed Maverick cuenta las dificultades de saltar de lo independiente a lo mainstream (Ed Maverick talks about goes from independence to mainstream)". Telehit (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. Homero (6 September 2019). "Ed Maverick estrenó nuevo video y recibió un disco de oro (Ed Maverick premier new video and received a Gold Disc)". Revista Marvin (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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