Juan Wauters is a singer-songwriter and guitarist signed to

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. Born in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Uruguay, Wauters relocated to New York City in 2002.

Career

Years after moving to Jackson Heights, Queens with his family at age 17, Juan Wauters formed an indie rock band named

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with bassist Jose Garcia and drummer Jacob Warstler. The band released albums on Hardly Art and

. Juan Wauters released his debut solo album ''NAP: North American Poetry'' in 2014. The following year, Wauters released his sophomore recording ''Who Me?'' The album received a 6.0 rating on Pitchfork. ''Who Me?'' features songs sung in both Spanish and English. Wauters has shared stages with artists such as

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, and

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Discography

* ''NAP: North American Poetry'' (2014) * ''Who Me?'' (2015) * ''La Onda de Juan Pablo'' (2019) * ''Introducing Juan Pablo'' (2019) *''Real Life Situations'' (2021)

References

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