The Resume

(December 7, 1935-December 28, 2020)
Born in Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico
Birth name is Armando Manzanero Canche
Wrote over 600 songs
Recorded albums 'Somos Novios' (1967) and 'Cariñosamente, Manzanero' (1987'
Songs include 'Voy a apagar la luz (I'm Going to Turn Off the Lights),' 'Contigo Aprendí (With you I Learned... ),' 'Adoro (I Adore),' 'No se tu (I don't know if you...),' 'Por Debajo de la Mesa (Underneath the Table),' 'Esta Tarde Vi Llover (Yesterday I Heard the Rain),' 'Somos Novios (It's Impossible),' 'Felicidad (Happiness),' and 'Nada Personal (Nothing Personal)'

Why he might be annoying:

He released two eponymous albums.
He was a child prodigy (show off!)
He received international fame but when he tried to crack North America he was never successful.
Many of his songs gained more fame in the United States being performed by other artists (for instance, 'Somos Novios' was reissued with English lyrics as 'It's Impossible' and becamePerry Como's signature song).

Why he might not be annoying:

He composed his first melody at the age of fifteen.
He won a Latin Grammy in 2001 for his album 'Duetos.'
He served as president of the Mexican Society of Authors and Composers.
He is considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era.
He was integral to the success of Luis Miguel and the two had a successful (if sometimes contentious) collaboration.
He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the United States in 2014. He was the first Mexican artist to be bestowed the honor.
His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley,Frank Sinatra and Christina Aguilera.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• Billboard's 50 Best Latin Songs of All Time [2020] (Ranked: 45)
• Born on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7th] (Ranked: 1935)
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 17]
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2014)
• I am Mexican
• I Covered Carlos Gardel’s ‘El Dia Que Me Quieras (The Day That You Love Me)’
• I Covered 'Solamente Una Vez (You Belong to My Heart)'
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 85)
• I Sampled ‘Besame Mucho’
• I was Cremated
• Known By a Middle Name
• Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2010)
• Latin Music Stars
• Long Names
• Look at Me, Hmmm, I'm Thinking
• Look at My Album Cover
• Profiles 49838-50000 (Ranked: 49874)
• Tested Positive for COVID-19

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 121 Votes: 53.72% Annoying