José María Napoleón
José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez is a Mexican singer and composer.
Life
He arrived from Aguascalientes to Mexico City in 1966. In 1977, he won the 6th Mexican national selection for the OTI Festival, and thus represented Mexico in the OTI Festival 1977 with the song "Hombre". Although he ended in the last place with no points, his career went on successfully, turning into a star in Mexico.Vicente Fernández, Pepe Aguilar, Pedro Fernández, Yuri, Franck Pourcel, Plácido Domingo and José José, and Rosario De Alba have sung his compositions.
Discography
- "El grillo"
- "De vez en vez"
- "Después de tanto"
- "Vive"
- "Pajarillo"
- "Hombre"
- "Un pedazo de madera"
- "Porque te quiero andaré"
- "Recuerdo apagado"
- "Lo que no fue no será"
- "Sin tu amor"
- "Eres"
- "Treinta años"
- "Ella se llamaba"
- "Mientras llueve"
- "Celos"
- "Nunca cambies"
- "Corazón, corazón"
- "Déjame Amarte De Nuevo"
At the OTI Festival
Napoleón participated fourteen times in the Mexican national selection for the OTI Festival both as a singer and a songwriter; winning the 6th edition with his song "Hombre", and thus representing Mexico in the OTI Festival 1977, where he placed seventeenth.| Year | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
| 1972 | "Canto" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Finalist |
| 1972 | "Fue" | Alejandra | José María Napoleón | Finalist |
| 1974 | "Los días de la vida" | Jorge Castro | José María Napoleón | 4th in the final |
| 1975 | "Niño" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1975 | "Como cuando empezabas" | Mónica Ygual | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1976 | "Anhelos" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1976 | "Vive" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | 4th in the final |
| 1977 | "Hombre" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | 1st in the final |
| 1977 | "Señor de edad" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1980 | "Pregúntate" | Juan Diego | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1981 | "Deja" | Yuri | José María Napoleón | 3rd in the final |
| 1988 | "Me están matando los celos" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the semi-final |
| 1989 | "Nunca será tarde" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Eliminated in the first qualifying round |
| 1990 | "Puede ser" | José María Napoleón | José María Napoleón | Finalist |
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
| 1977 |  Mexicolang\|es|Hombre|i=no |