Alejandro Sanz Releases Single with Zucchero

Today Alejandro Sanz released his single “Un Zombie a la Intemperie” as a collaboration with friend and legendary Italian singer Zucchero.

Sanz, a 17-time Latin Grammy award winner and a 3-time Grammy award winner, has sold over 23 million albums all over the world. His most recent album, Sirope, was released in May, of which “Un Zombie a la Intemperie” is the lead single.

Although the single featuring Zucchero is only available in Italy right now, we’ve included the link to the video via YouTube for those of you who can access it.

See Sanz’s solo version featured on our Top Latin Songs of the Moment-April.

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"Ritornerò da te," his first single from his debut album Qui per te, was released in February and presented at Sanremo this year, where he won the Newcomer's category.

His music strikes us very differently from other Italian artists we know. A little reminiscent of Coldplay, Qui per te sounds current, radio-friendly, and hip, for lack of a better term. We, of course, became hooked and we're thrilled to have discovered such a great young talent.