Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
el pop... heredero de
English translation:
pop ... in the style of
Spanish term
Norway
el pop... heredero de
I'm translating a tourist newsletter about events in Tenerife from Spanish to British English. One of the events is music performance by Pablo Lopez and is the section where this tricky phrase appears. Here it is below so that you can see it in context:
"Lo hace con su nuevo y primer disco, en el que combina el pop español melódico de toda la vida, heredero de Alejandro Sanz, con la pulsión pianística de Billy Joel, Elton John o los mismísimos Queen."
I was thinking of a translation along the lines of "hugely influenced by Alejandro Sanz", but I think that this may be moving away from the Spanish a little much. Anyone else got any other suggestions please? Thanks in advance :)
Apr 22, 2015 20:34: James A. Walsh changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Tourism & Travel" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Tourist Newsletter"
Proposed translations
pop ... in the style of
I also thought of "following on from" or "taking its lead from".
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Sorry; should have checked before posting. I didn't see that Noni had already suggested "style". But personally I would steer clear of any attempt to render "heredero" literally.
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Or possibly "which owes a lot to" or "with its roots in"?
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Or even "in the tradition of".
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People might start getting annoyed if I make too many suggestions, but I've just jotted these things down as they came to mind. Pity not to, because one of them might be what you want.
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[plainly] inheriting the style of ...
Here's something to kick off with, which is closer to the original, although not necessarily better.
I await a reasonable brainstorming session!
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Spanish pop ... Alejandro Sanz's heir
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro conocido como Alejandro Sanz (Madrid, 18 de ..... «Víveme», logra un top 10 en la categoría de Latin Pop Songs de la revista ...
Anexo:Premios y Galardones de Alejandro Sanz - Wikipedia ...
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Premios_y_Galardones_de_Alejandro_Sanz
A lo largo de su carrera musical Alejandro Sanz ha recibido numerosos premios, entre los que destacan: ... Best Latin Pop Álbum por «No Es Lo Mismo».
iTunes - Música - Alejandro Sanz
https://itunes.apple.com/mx/artist/alejandro-sanz/id162036
The most commercially successful Spanish singer of all time, Alejandro Sanz ... his association with Mecano, a successful Spanish pop/rock group of the 1980s.
Alejandro Sanz Marries Raquel Perera - People.com
www.people.com/people/article/0,,20599644,00.html
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30 may. 2012 - The Grammy-winning pop star wed Raquel Perera in Barcelona. ... Grammy-winning Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz is officially off the market. Sanz, 43, married his ... Courteney Cox Cuts Her Hair Into a Lob! (See Her Chic ...
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Hi Noni! I really like your take on this: un abrazo desde Mexico. :))
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
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along the lines of...
- reminiscent of...
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: I like following in the footsteps of...
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Thank you, Noni
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Charles Davis
: I also like "following in the footsteps", in fact I think it could be the best yet.
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neilmac
: Idem... footeps :)
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in the spirit of // typical of
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typified by
derived from
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Spanish pop... successor to Alejandro Sanz
After a series of hits which had many music critics pegging them as a possible successor to the Beatles themselves
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A cut above the rest in translation...
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the classic Latin pop sound made famous by
Hope it helps.
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By the way, Matthew, Pablo López is quite a sensation here in his home province of Málaga, where I've lived for many years. If you haven't heard him on Youtube yet, check him out. You'll see what I mean about this (God-awful) combo of sounds I refer to! :)
Lo hace con su nuevo y primer disco, en el que combina <b>el pop español melódico de toda la vida, heredero de Alejandro Sanz</b>, con la pulsión pianística de Billy Joel, Elton John o los mismísimos Queen.
He does this on his brand new debut album, which combines <b>the classic Latin pop sound made famous by Alejandro Sanz</b>, with the upbeat piano styles of Billy Joel, Elton John or the mighty Queen.
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