Andrés Cepeda Cediel (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He composed his first piece at the age of 12. He studied at

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and later at Colegio Emilio Valenzuela. His musical career began as the lead voice of Poligamia, a

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-pop group which he founded with some friends during his adolescence. After Poligamia was disbanded, Cepeda continued with his musical career as a soloist, finding success in different musical genres such as

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and Balada, among other romantic genres. His album ''El carpintero'' achieved quadruple-

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sales in Colombia.

Discography

With Poligamia

* ''Una Canción'' (1993) * ''Vueltas y Vueltas'' (1995) * ''Promotal 500 mg'' (1996) * ''Buenas Gracias, Muchas Noches'' (1998) – Farewell Concert

Solo Work

Albums

* ''Sé Morir'' (1999) * ''El Carpintero'' (2001) * ''Siempre Queda Una Canción'' (2002) * ''Canción Rota'' (2003) * '' Para Amarte Mejor'' (2006) * ''Pop Latino'' (2007) *'' Día Tras Día'' (2009) * ''Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida (''2012) * ''Mil Ciudades'' (2015)

Filmography

La Voz Colombia ''La Voz Colombia'' (Spanish for ''The Voice Colombia'') is a reality television singing competition, originating from the dutch version, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. Over 50 countries now have their own version of ''The Voice''. In ...

(Coach), 2012 *

(Coach), 2013 *

(Coach), 2014

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the

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to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Andres Cepeda has received one award from eight nominations. , - , 2007 , , ''Para Amarte Mejor'' , , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", 2009 , , '' Día tras día'' , ,

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

, , , - , '' Día tras día'' , , Song of the Year , , , - , '' Día tras día'' , , Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , , - , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", 2013 , , ''Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida'' , ,

, , , - , ''Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida'' , , Song of the Year , , , - , ''Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida'' , ,

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, , , - , ''Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida'' , ,

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Premios 40 Principales

Premios 40 Principales is an awards ceremony hosted annually by the Spanish radio channel

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. , - , 2007 , rowspan="2", ''Andrés Cepeda'' , rowspan="2", Best Colombian Act , , - , 2009 , , -

Premios TVyNovelas

, - , 2014 , ''Andrés Cepeda'' By La Voz Colombia 2 , Best Jury , , -

References

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