Alejandro Fernandez makes a royal mistake Sunday November 09, 2008 4:00m EST According to Peopleenespanol.com, during Alejandros presentation in Spain, the singer kissed Queen Sofia as if she was just any old friend, forgetting that there's royal protocol when it comes to greeting a monarch. Alejandro Fernandez may be one of the best Latin American singers, but he royally messed up when he attended the Cumbre Iberoamericana in Spain, where he greeted Queen Sofia with a kiss. The “Canta corazon” singer, 37, was greeted by the wife of king Juan Carlos, with sympathy, but many Spaniards were surprised that the singer broke the rules when it came to greeting her majesty, and even his dad Vicente Fernandez, said his son messed up. "Yeah man, this kid didn't know what he was doing. It was innocent. He was kissing everyone in line, and it would've looked awkward if he didn't kiss her too. I would've done the same," said his father on La oreja (Televisa), who also broke the rules when he sang to the Spanish monarchs in the past. "The king asked me to sing ‘Jalisco no te rajes,’ and I did, of course. Afterward, I gave him the hat I had on," said the singer. Luego ya le regale el sombrero que yo traia, dijo el cantante. Alejandro Fernandez (born April 24, 1971) is a popular Latin Grammy-winning Mexican singer nicknamed as "El Potrillo" ("The Little Colt") by the media and his fans. ] Alejandro originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk and country music, such as mariachi and ranchera. However, his more recent work has focused on mainstream pop music. He is the son of Vicente Fernandez, also a popular Mexican country singer. His nickname "El Potrillo" (The Little Colt) was given to him by the media and his fans because of his being the son of Vicente, who is considered the most popular charro in Mexico. In 2004, A Corazon Abierto reunites Alejandro with Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Kike Santander, who penned his greatest hits from "Me Estoy Enamorando". But it also finds him singing the songs of a bold new generation of songwriters, including Gian Marco, Leonel Garcia (one half of pop duo Sin Bandera), Reyli Barba (former member of pop band Elefante) and Mexican group Tres De Copas. "A Corazon Abierto" is about love, but it’s hardly a staid album. Quite the opposite. Under the guidance of producers Kike Santander and Aureo Baqueiro, the sound of this record is taken beyond the traditional and is an album rich in instrumentation—rippling guitars, flowing strings and mariachi lines—that treads on folk, rock and ranchera elements with organic ease and conviction. The superb emotional and musical interpretations are the clincher. At times exuberant, "A Corazon Abierto" can also be an album of subtle understatement, unafraid to bare the singer in every sense of the word. "Romanticism is something that will never die", says Alejandro Fernandez, explaining his choice of songs on "A Corazon Abierto", his breakthrough recording about lost love, love that is never forgotten and the capacity to always love again. "I’m super, ultra passionate. We’re releasing an album that’s an x-ray of myself. That’s why it’s titled "A Corazon Abierto". It was something very honest. Not naked, but something deeper than that". In 2005, Alejandro launches Mexico - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas (in English: Mexico - Madrid: Nonstop). Featuring 13 tracks including one new song, this album is Fernandez at his best - live and in concert! "Produced by Aureo Baquiero and filmed in front of a live audience at Spain’s Palacio de Congresos IFEMA, the production features Fernandez performing some of his biggest hits accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra and some of Spain’s most important voices on three of the songs: Amaia from La Oreja de Van Gogh joins him on "Me dedique a perderte"; Malu duets with him on "Contigo aprendi", and with flamenco star Diego El Cigala perform a moving version of "Como quien pierde una estrella", accompanied on cajon by famed Flamenco guitarist Nino Josele. That same year, Alejandro was chosen to sing along with the tenors Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in a special concerto celebrating the opening of the "Forum Internacional de las Culturas" in Monterrey. Alejandro's performance was praised by the audience. He also recorded a duet song with the tenor Mario Frangoulis called "Hay Mas" from the album Follow Your Heart. In 2007, launches Viento A Favor features tunes written by Leonel Garcia and Noel Schajris (better known as emotive Latin-pop duo Sin Bandera) and Mexican singer Reyli Barba. They're all taken to wuthering heights by Fernandez's stellar vocal range, which goes from hushed whispers to booming intensity. First single "Te Voy A Perder" is an epic romance, and "Amor Gitano", a duet with performer Beyonce Knowles. Closing tune "Cuando Estamos Juntos" is another surprise, an acoustic-flavored ode to simple joy.