Jose Romulo Sosa (born February, 1948), better known in the entertainment world as Jose Jose, is an international singer from Mexico.

Jose Jose was born into a family of singers: his father was a gospel singer and his mother an opera singer. They did not achieve large success, however, and, when Jose began to show interest in singing, his parents tried to discourage him, by claiming that it was too difficult to make it in the show business.

Jose Jose continued on trying to become a singer, and, by his teens, he had launched his own career. Jose was a struggling singer at first. But then, during the late 1960s, his fame began to increase, especially in Mexico, where he was featured on television various times.

During the 1970s, Jose Jose became one of the most known balladists in Latin America, despite competing with such other Hispanic singing legends as Nino Bravo (who died in 1973), Alberto Cortes , Julio Iglesias, Danny Rivera, Jose Luis Rodriguez and Camilo Sesto. Jose Jose made various international number one hits, and he toured Latin America various times. He became famous in such countries as Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. His songs included "Pero lo Dudo!" ("But I Really Doubt It!"), a romantic song about a relationship that had stopped.

During the 1980s, he and Jose Feliciano joined to produce what became a major hit for both singers: "Por Ella!" ("For Her!") told the tale of two friends who fell in love with the same girl, being then left heartbroken by the girl, which made them turn into alcoholics.

By the time the song's video was released, Jose had already begun a real life battle against alcohol.

In 1989, he produced another major hit, "Cuarenta y Veinte" ("Forty and Twenty"), which spoke about men who fall in love with women that are much younger than them and the way society sees these situations.

He would suffer dire consequences from his problem with alcoholism, as his health faltered dearly during the 1990s. Alcoholism was also one of the major factors for his divorce from his first wife. He went to Alcoholics Anonymous, however, and claims to be cured. He re-married, and, in 1996, he was awarded a special concession by the Mexican government. The Mexcan government deemed him deserving of this award based on the cultural impact they think Jose Jose had on the country.

In 1998, his third daughter was born. She has shown interest in becoming a singer in the future. Jose Jose has five children.

Jose Jose and Don Francisco are friends; Jose began to appear at "Sabado Gigante" during the 1990s, and Don Francisco celebrated Jose's forty years in show business with an on air celebration that included a cake and a mariachi group singing a potpurri of Jose's songs.

External links

Cd Now's list of Jose Jose albums