Carlos Roberto Baute Jiménez (born March 8, 1974, in
Caracas, Venezuela), best known simply as Carlos Baute, is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter and television host. His music is mostly in the
Latin pop genre, with some
ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
s and
Bachata.
Early life
He is the son of Alfonso Baute and Clara Jiménez and he is of Spanish (his father is from Tenerife and his maternal great-grandparents are from Galicia), Cuban (his maternal grandmother) and Venezuelan descent. Baute's surname is of
Guanches
The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some west of Africa.
It is believed that they may have arrived on the archipelago some time in the first millennium BCE. The Guanches were the only nativ ...
origin, the indigenous Berber peoples of the Canary Islands in Spain.
Career
In 1987 At age 13, he joined
Los Chamos
Los Chamos were a famous Venezuelan boy band formed in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981 to rival Menudo's success. Los Chamos were made up of six members and released their first album "Los Chamos-El Soldadito" sponsored by channel 8 of Venezuelan Nat ...
, which released an album entitled ''Con un poco de Amor'' in 1990. He worked as a model and released his first solo album titled ''OrÃgenes I'' in 1994. He acted in the Venezuelan telenovela, ''Destino de Mujer'' (1997), as Pedro José, a swimming instructor.
With the album ''Yo nacà para querer...'' (1999), he moved to Spain and had much success with all his albums. He acted in the television series ''Aladinna'' (TVE),
''Mis Adorables Vecinos'' (Antena 3) and was the host of ''Gala Miss España'', ''Gala IB3'', and ''Gala Fin de Año de TVE1''.
Baute has released six albums, including a greatest hits album. On April 1, 2008, he released ''De Mi Puño y Letra'', which included "
Colgando en tus manos
"Colgando en Tus Manos" is a Latin pop song written, produced and performed by Venezuelan pop singer-songwriter Carlos Baute and featuring Spanish singer Marta Sánchez released on October 13, 2008, as the first single off his seventh studio al ...
". He released two versions, one solo and one with
Marta Sánchez
Marta Sánchez López (born 8 May 1966) is a Spanish singer. She has sold in excess of 10 million albums.
Biography
Marta was born in Madrid (Spain). Her father, Antonio Sánchez Camporro, was an Asturian opera singer. She began her musical ...
. The duet rose to the top of the charts in many Spanish-speaking countries worldwide.
Although well known in many Hispanic countries, he has not crossed over into many other markets.
In October 2012, he released a duet with
Laura Pausini, "
Las cosas que no me espero".
He now lives in Spain and has Spanish citizenship.
By March 2014, during the Venezuelan riots, he released a music video asking for "Respect" amongst citizens of different political sides. In the video "Que tu voz sea mi voz", Baute appears with the national flag painted on his face.
Personal life
By June 2012 Carlos Baute married the Venezuelan model Astrid Klisans.
Carlos Baute has a son called José Daniel Arellán. Baute was urged to recognize the legal paternity of José Daniel in November 2012 in the event that a Spanish court rules against Baute's claims of not being the father of José Daniel. José Daniel Arellán is son of Carlos Baute and a Venezuelan girl called Náyera and he was born when Baute was 15 years-old.
Astrid had a son named Markuss on July 22, 2016, in Madrid.
During the
Venezuelan presidential crisis
The Venezuelan presidential crisis is an ongoing political crisis concerning the leadership and the legitimate president of Venezuela; the office of the president has been contested since 10 January 2019, with the nation and the world divide ...
, Baute stated his position of support for
Juan Guaidó
Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan politician, a former member of the social-democratic Popular Will party, and federal deputy to the National Assembly representing the state of Vargas. On 23 January 2019, Guaidà ...
, saying he has not visited Venezuela for eight years after being blacklisted by the Maduro government.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featured in
References
External links
Official websiteEnglish website
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1974 births
Living people
Latin pop singers
Singers from Caracas
Venezuelan expatriates in Spain
Venezuelan people of Cuban descent
Venezuelan people of Spanish descent
Venezuelan television personalities
20th-century Venezuelan male singers
Venezuelan exiles
21st-century Venezuelan male singers