Álvaro Germán Ibarra Torres is a Salvadoran Latin pop singer-songwriter born on April 9, 1954, in Concepción Batres, Usulután, El Salvador. He wrote his first song, "Dulce amiga", at age 12. His recording career began after moving to Guatemala, where he released his debut album Algo especial in 1976. Over subsequent decades, he released albums including Tres in 1986, Más romántico que nadie, Si estuvieras conmigo in 1990, Nada se compara contigo in 1991, Reencuentro in 1995, En busca del amor in 1996, and El último romántico in 1998. These releases produced chart hits such as "Hazme olvidarla", which peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks in 1988, and "Nada se compara contigo", which reached Number 1 in 1992. He was voted Songwriter of the Year by BMI in 1994 and inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.
