Óscar Armando Díaz de León Huez, known professionally as Carín León, (born 26 July 1989) is a

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singer-songwriter who specializes in regional Mexican music.

Career

León first began playing the guitar at the age of 15. His first band was Los Reales, before founding Grupo Arranke with four friends in 2010. The group gained traction with their song "A Través del Vaso". He was a member of Grupo Arranke for seven years, until deciding to start a solo career in 2018. His career took off with his solo version of "A Través del Vaso". His other songs "Me La Avente" and " Tú", a cover of the 1999 song by Noelia, both have charted on Billboard's

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, Latin Airplay, and Regional Mexican Airplay charts. In 2021, he also released a cover of " More Than Words" by

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and later a version of " Moscas en la Casa" by Shakira, which was part of his album ''Pistiembre Todo El Año''. During the global shutdown of major venues and concert halls, León was able to pivot into podcasts, alternative radio and emerging platforms for greater distribution. This was also in large part thanks to the dramatic overall increase in interest in regional Mexican music globally, as noted by Spotify. León appeared on NPR's '

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' on September 19, 2022. He won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song in

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for the song "Como lo Hice Yo" alongside Édgar Barrera and Matisse. In 2022, he was the third most streamed Mexican artist on Spotify. His single " Que Vuelvas" with

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was number one for six weeks on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in

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. León won his second Latin Grammy in

; this time winning for Best Norteño Album with his third studio album "Colmillo de Leche". On February 23, 2024, León made his debut in one of country music's most prestigious venues, the

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. On April 14, 2024, León debuted at the

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in California during its first weekend. Six days later on April 20, he was presented with the key to the City of Coachella by the city council. The next day on April 21, León again performed at the Coachella Festival during its second weekend. Five days later on April 26, León debuted at Coachella's country music-themed sister festival,

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Personal life

León was born in Hermosillo,

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, to Óscar Díaz de León and Carmen Julia Huez. He has two children.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

* ''Desvelada con Banda y Mariachi (En Vivo)'' (2018) * ''A Puro Pelo (100 % En Vivo)'' (2018) * ''Pa' las de Vidrio (En Vivo)'' (2018) * ''Amanecida con Todo y con Todos'' (2018) * ''Borrachera con Taka Takas'' (2020) * ''Encerrados Pero Enfiestados (Live Vol. 1)'' (2020) * ''Encerrados Pero Enfiestados (Live Vol. 2)'' (2020) * ''Borrachera con Los Honorables'' (2020) * ''Pistiembre Todo El Año (En Vivo)'' (2021) * ''Cura Local (En Vivo)'' (2022) * ''U.V.V. Vol. 8 (En Vivo)'' (2023)

Singles

Charting singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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Carín León
at Billboard.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Leon, Carin Latin Grammy Award winners Living people Singers from Sonora Mexican male singer-songwriters 1989 births Latin music songwriters People from Hermosillo 21st-century Mexican male singers