Alejandro Sanz signs with Universal

MIAMI, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz has signed an exclusive, long-term recording agreement with Universal Music Group, label executives said Monday.

Sanz has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist, Universal noted.

He has performed or recorded with Alicia Keys, Juanes, The Corrs, Shakira , Joaquin Sabina, Miguel Bose, Antonio Carmona, Alexandre Pires, Lena, Ivete Sangalo, Paolo Vallesi, Destiny's Child, Daniela Mercury, Juan Luis Guerra, Malu, David Bisbal, Marc Anthony and Francisco Cespedes. In 2001, he was the first Spanish artist to record an "Unplugged" album for MTV.

"My new home is Universal," Sanz said in a statement. "I face up to this new phase in my life with all my might and I am confident that we're going to make big things happen."

The new agreement was signed Friday in Miami.