Raul Malo

Raul Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. (born August 7, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is the lead singer of country music band the Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as Rick Trevino's 2003 single "In My Dreams". After the disbanding of the Mavericks in the early 2000s, Malo pursued a solo career.^[2] He has also participated from 2001 in the Los Super Seven supergroup. The Mavericks re-formed in 2012 and continue to tour extensively. In 2015, they won the Americana music award for duo/group of the year.

Raul Malo
Malo at Costa del Folk
Background information
Birth name	Raul Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr.
Born	(1965-08-07) August 7, 1965 (age 60) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Americana neotraditional country Tex-Mex western swing country rock progressive country[1]
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1989–present
Labels	New Door
Member of	The Mavericks

In June 2024, Malo announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer.^[3]

Solo discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Heat	US Indie	US Holiday
Today	Release date: October 23, 2001 Label: Higher Octave	—	—	—	—
You're Only Lonely	Release date: July 25, 2006 Label: Sanctuary Records	—	50	38	—
After Hours	Release date: July 17, 2007 Label: New Door Records	43	12	—	—
Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites	Release date: September 25, 2007 Label: New Door Records	—	24	—	11
Lucky One	Release date: March 3, 2009 Label: Fantasy Records	—	13	—	—
Sinners and Saints	Release date: October 5, 2010 Label: Fantasy Records	—	7	—	—
Around the World Live	Release date: February 24, 2012 Label: Concord/Fantasy/Universal	—	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		UK[4]
2002	"I Said I Love You"	57	Today
	"Today"	—
2006	"Feels Like Home"	—	You're Only Lonely
2009	"Lucky One"	—	Lucky One
2010	"Moonlight Kiss"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2009	"Hello Again"	Matt Robertson