after achieving fame as "operación triunfo" finalist, he signed a contract with label vale music, offering him the opportunity to record his first solo debut album. the album, entitled "corazón latino", was released in summer 2002, recorded in miami and produced by kike santander. the album reached number one in its debut week selling over 600,000 copies, breaking sales records; the album stayed for seven consecutive weeks at number one on the spanish albums chart.