Singin' cowboy

WANT TO GO?
>> Joan Sebastian performs live at 8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Ector County Coliseum, 4201 Andrews Highway.
>> Tickets are $150, $125, $85 or $55 plus an $8 service charge per ticket at www.centralticketoffice.com. Tickets are also available at Lechuga's Video and Endless Horizons in Odessa or Super Mercado in Midland.

>> Call 800-462-7979.

WHO IS HE?

>> Born in 1951 under the name José Manuel Figueroa, Joan Sebastian's career has spanned three decades of Latin entertainment and recording releases.

>> At the age of 17, Figueroa left seminary to pursue music as his true calling and eventually changed his name in 1977.

>> The singing cowboy is often pictured with his horse.

>> Sebastian's repertoire includes romantic and ranchera music, pop and norteña. He also has penned lyrics for other Latin artists.

>> Sebastian has won three Grammy Awards and five Latin Grammys.

>> In 1996, he played an acting role in the Mexican soap opera "Tú y Yo" (You and I).

>> The singer/songwriter was diagnosed with cancer in 1999, but he didn't stop working and eventually beat the disease.

>> Sebastian's 2000 release of "Secreto de Amor" sold more than 1 million copies and was nominated for a Billboard Award, eventually winning awards for song and album of the year in the Regional/ Mexican category.

>> Sebastian was also awarded The Silver Pen Award in 2000 and has won several other prestigious awards in recognition of his outstanding entertainment career.

>> He's been called "The People's Poet" and "King of Jaripeo."

ON THE NET
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A BRIEF DISCOGRAPHY
>> "No Es De Madera," 2007.
>> "Mas Alla Del Sol," 2006.
>> "Inventario," 2005.
>> "Que Amarren A Cupido," 2004.
>> "Secreto De Amor," 2002.
>> "Gracias Por Tanto Amor," 1998.
>> "Mis Nuevas Baladas," 1995.
>> "Bandido De Amores," 1992.
>> "Joan Sebastian Con Tambora,"1991.
>> "Rumores," 1985.