Alvaro Soler
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40 free Alvaro Soler trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Alvaro Soler is one of the few pop stars who can give an interview in half a dozen languages. Born near Barcelona to a German father, he spent part of his childhood on another continent before El mismo sol made him the sound of the European summer in 2015. This quiz collects the fun facts fans look for: where he grew up, what he studied, the group he started with friends, the stars who joined him on remixes and duets, and the films and TV shows that came calling once Sofia and La cintura made him a household name across Europe and Latin America. The questions run from easy openers for casual listeners to deep cuts for long-time fans, each with a short explanation, so you will pick up a few stories along the way.
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Q 01Which American star premiered her version of Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol at her own birthday party?
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez unveiled the new version at a Southampton nightclub in summer 2015, then invited Soler to sing it with her at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Q 02In which Asian country did Alvaro Soler live from age 10 to 17 and learn to speak the language?
Japan
Japan was home for seven years after his father's work took the family to Tokyo, where Soler attended a German school. He later shot the video for Loca there.
Q 03Which cartoon character recorded Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol in German as a tribute to a best friend?
SpongeBob
SpongeBob recorded it as Patrick ist so toll, roughly 'Patrick is so great', for the 2017 album Der Meister grillt.
Q 04Alvaro Soler voiced Camilo Madrigal in the German and Italian dubs of which Disney animated film?
Encanto
Encanto marked Soler's debut as a dubbing actor: he recorded the shapeshifting teenager Camilo twice in 2021, once for each language.
Q 05The videos for Alvaro Soler's hits Sofia and La cintura were both filmed in which Caribbean capital?
Havana
Havana hosted both shoots, two years apart, and the La cintura clip alone has passed 187 million views.
Q 06Which part of the body is named in the title of Alvaro Soler's dance hit La cintura?
The waist
The waist is what la cintura means in Spanish, and the 2018 single reached the top ten in Spain, Italy and Germany.
Q 07On which Italian TV talent show was Alvaro Soler a judge in 2016, mentoring the winning group?
X Factor
X Factor Italy hired Soler for its tenth season, a year after El mismo sol topped the country's chart, and he ran his category's final auditions from Barcelona.
Q 08Alvaro Soler's Yo contigo, tú conmigo (The Gong Gong Song) was the theme for which animated film?
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 used it as a theme song in 2017, and the single went on to win Song of the Year at Spain's Los40 Music Awards.
Q 09To which European capital did Alvaro Soler move in early 2015 to record his debut album?
Berlin
Berlin is where Soler made El mismo sol with producers Alexander Zuckowski and Simon Triebel, so a Spanish-language summer anthem was recorded in Germany.
Q 10Alvaro Soler grew up speaking Spanish, German and which regional language of Spain?
Catalan
Catalan was one of three languages he learned as a child, and he later added English, French and Italian.
Q 11Which album was Alvaro Soler's 2015 debut, a chart-topper in Italy and Switzerland?
Eterno agosto
Eterno agosto means eternal August, though Soler says the title is about a summer state of mind that can be felt at any time of year.
Q 12Which instrument did Alvaro Soler take lessons on as a child and later play in a band with his brother?
Piano
Piano lessons began when he was about ten, and in his first band he played keyboards and sang backing vocals while his brother Gregory sang lead.
Q 13Which American rapper joined Alvaro Soler and Argentine star TINI on the remix of La cintura?
Flo Rida
Flo Rida shot his scenes with Soler in Miami while TINI filmed hers in Madrid, and all three performed it at the 2018 Latin American Music Awards.
Q 21At which Italian song festival was Alvaro Soler a guest in 2017, alongside Ricky Martin and Mika?
Sanremo
Sanremo invited Soler as a guest, not a contestant, for its 67th edition at the Teatro Ariston, hosted by Carlo Conti.
Q 22In which Spanish region, home to the Tabernas Desert, was Alvaro Soler's El mismo sol video shot?
Andalusia
Andalusia supplied every location, from Frigiliana and Málaga to Guadix, so the video's road trip never left one region.
Q 23What was the name of the band Alvaro Soler formed in Barcelona in 2010 with his brother and friends?
Urban Lights
Urban Lights mixed British pop, indie and electronica, won a university music contest and self-produced its records before Soler went solo in 2014.
Q 14Alvaro Soler's 2021 release Unter derselben Sonne, written first in German, is what kind of book?
An autobiography
An autobiography at 30: the subtitle translates as 'at home everywhere and nowhere', and a Spanish edition followed the German original.
Q 15Alvaro Soler joined which German TV talent show as a coach in 2021, alongside Wincent Weiss?
The Voice Kids
The Voice Kids kept Soler in a coach's chair for four straight seasons, and he came back in 2026 after sitting one out.
Q 16In the El mismo sol video, Alvaro Soler tours Spanish towns and landscapes on which vehicle?
A motorcycle
A motorcycle carries Soler between scenes, with backpacking stretches in between; the song itself is about the urge to travel and enjoy life.
Q 17Which major record company signed Alvaro Soler and released his debut single El mismo sol?
Universal Music
Universal Music released his first three albums through its Airforce1 imprint; after a 2022 best-of, Soler moved on and issued El Camino elsewhere.
Q 18In 2025 Alvaro Soler voiced a character called No Name in the German dub of which animated film?
Smurfs
Smurfs gave Soler his second dubbing role: No Name is a newcomer to the village who believes he has gained magic powers.
Q 19Which runner-up of the first Operación Triunfo duetted with Alvaro Soler on A contracorriente?
David Bisbal
David Bisbal's duet with Soler went double platinum in Spain and was later added to Soler's 2022 best-of collection.
Q 20Which Colombian band joined Alvaro Soler on Yo contigo, tú conmigo, Los40's 2017 Song of the Year?
Morat
Morat formed in Bogotá among friends who had known each other since they were five; the single with Soler went platinum in both Spain and Italy.
Q 24What did Alvaro Soler study at Barcelona's Elisava school while playing in his first band?
Industrial design
Industrial design was his degree, completed in 2013, the same year his band reached a national TV talent final.
Q 25Which Congolese-born rapper remade his French hit La même as Lo mismo with Alvaro Soler?
Maître Gims
Maître Gims first cut the song with French singer Vianney; Soler took over those parts and sang them in Spanish.
Q 26Which Eurovision winner coached alongside Alvaro Soler on German television from 2022 to 2024?
Lena
Lena, in full Lena Meyer-Landrut, won for Germany in 2010 with Satellite and shared the coaches' bench with Soler for three seasons running.
Q 27On the 2019 German TV series Sing meinen Song, what did Alvaro Soler and six fellow musicians do?
Cover each other's songs
Cover each other's songs is the whole format: singer Milow turned El mismo sol into an English-language version called Too Close to the Sun.
Q 28Alvaro Soler's co-writer Alexander Zuckowski co-wrote which Eurovision winner for Conchita Wurst?
Rise Like a Phoenix
Rise Like a Phoenix won for Austria in 2014 after every major Austrian label had turned it down; a year later Zuckowski was writing El mismo sol.
Q 29Which ProSieben celebrity show, hosted by Matthias Opdenhövel, has had Alvaro Soler on its panel?
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer sat Soler on its guessing panel for the first three episodes of its ninth German season, before Rick Kavanian took over the seat.
Q 30Which Moroccan-Swedish producer behind Lady Gaga's Poker Face produced Alvaro Soler's hit Sofia?
RedOne
RedOne came back for La cintura two years later, co-writing it under his real name, Nadir Khayat.