Fher Olvera

José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera Sierra (born 8 December 1959)[1][2] is a Mexican rock musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the secondary guitarist, composer, and lead singer for the Mexican rock band Maná, the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million albums sold worldwide.[3][4][5]

Fher Olvera
Fher in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJosé Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra
Also known as
  • Fher
  • Fernando Olvera
Born (1959-12-08) 8 December 1959
Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, activist, philanthropist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active1978 – present
LabelsWarner Music México
Associated actsManá
Sombrero Verde
Websitewww.mana.com.mx

Olvera studied Communications at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (UNIVA). He has collaborated with other famous musicians such as Rubén Blades, Carlos Santana, Pablo Milanés, Luciano Pavarotti, Shakira, Zucchero, Miguel Ríos, Miguel Bosé and Juan Luis Guerra, among others.

Biography

Early career

Born as José Fernando Emilio Olvera, he started his musical career as a teenager playing with Gustavo Orozco and the brothers Ulises, Juan Diego and Abraham Calleros in Guadalajara; forming a band called Sombrero Verde in the 80s.[6][2]

Maná

With Abraham Calleros and Gustavo Orozco switching interests, Olvera continued his musical trajectory with the Calleros, Juan Diego (bass), Ulises (lead guitar) and himself (vocals and backup guitar), and a new member: Alejandro González (drums). The band recreated itself with a new name in 1987: Maná.[2] The current members are:

Personal life

Olvera's father died when he was 7 years old. His mother died when he was making the album Drama y Luz. Olvera has a child, Dalí, with his ex-girlfriend Ana Ivette Verduzco. He later had a 4-year relationship with TV host Monica Noguera. T[7] He keeps a close relationship with fellow band members, especially with Ulises Calleros and Alex González.

References
  1. Perú Oficial Fans Club, Maná. "Entrevista en el Show de Cristina (Parte 1 - 4)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. "Biography". Maná Official Website. Maná. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. "As of 2012, their worldwide album sales stand at 25 million". Blogamole.tr3s.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  4. es:Rock de Mexico
  5. Mercado, Jose Luis. "Mas Que Rock En Español: Las 120 Mejores Canciones del Rock HispanoAmericano de todo Los Tiempos (20-1) (Spanish)". Rock en las Américas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  6. "NOTICIAS". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08.. mana.com.mx
  7. "Mana frontman splits from wife". philly.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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