Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez.
Early and personal life
Zaa was a singer in two Colombian
salsa
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* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
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Grupo Niche
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career
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as a solo artist, he decided to switch to the
bolero
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rhythm.Many of his hit songs are the work of
Ecuador
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ian native Julio Jaramillo. "It was definitely a pan-American affair: a Mexican cultural celebration headlined by a Colombian singer harlie Zaawho specializes in boleros ..." This career decision was made in the mid 90s.
On July 23, 2004, Zaa suffered a severe
abdominal pain
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as he was about to begin a concert in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
. He couldn't perform that day, having to be taken to a local
hospital
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. Zaa was then flown to
Miami, Florida
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, where he remained hospitalized until he was diagnosed with a
kidney
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condition. Soon after, his personal doctor corrected the problem in a
surgery
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performed in his native Colombia.
Zaa's daughter Lauren Mia Sanchez was a survivor of the 2018
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
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in which 17 people lost their lives, including one of her teachers.
Music career
Charlie Zaa has recorded over 10 albums since launching his career as a solo artist. His record '' Sentimientos'', in which he sings some past hit songs, sold over three million copies throughout Latin America and the United States. His albums ''Sentimientos'' and ''
Un Segundo Sentimiento
''Un Segundo Sentimiento'' (''A Second Feeling'') is the title of a studio album recorded by Colombian performer Charlie Zaa. This album became his second number-one set on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart.
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'' led to him winning the 1998 Artist of the Year award at the
Billboard Latin Music Awards
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. ""Es una música que une generaciones", afirmó el colombiano, que se consagró en este género con sus primeros discos "Sentimientos" y "Un segundo sentimiento", que le llevaron a ganar en 1998 el premio Artista Revelación del Año en los "Latin Billboard Award", entre otros reconocimientos." For his fourth album, Zaa returned to the Sonolux studios in
Bogotá
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, where he made his first album ''Sentimiento'', and to his original producer, Milton Salcedo, and recorded old romantic standards, boleros and waltzes, in an attempt to replicate the success of ''Sentimiento''. Zaa's album '' De Un Solo Sentimiento'' was nominated for a
Latin Grammy Award
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in 2002. In 2011, Zaa's album ''
De Bohemia
''De Bohemia'' is the title of a studio album released by Colombian performer Charlie Zaa. This album is a tribute to Cuban performer Orlando Contreras, and was recorded by Zaa after his temporary retirement from the music business, where he was a ...
'' reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Latin Albums chart. Some of Charlie Zaa's music was inspired by notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist''
Julio Jaramillo
Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido (October 1, 1935 – February 9, 1978) was a notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist who performed throughout Latin America, achieving great fame for his renditions of boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos, ...
Un Segundo Sentimiento
''Un Segundo Sentimiento'' (''A Second Feeling'') is the title of a studio album recorded by Colombian performer Charlie Zaa. This album became his second number-one set on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart.
Track listing
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'' (1998)
* ''Ciego de Amor'' (2000)
* ''De Un Solo Sentimiento'' (2001)
* '' Puro Sentimiento'' (2004)
* ''
De Bohemia
''De Bohemia'' is the title of a studio album released by Colombian performer Charlie Zaa. This album is a tribute to Cuban performer Orlando Contreras, and was recorded by Zaa after his temporary retirement from the music business, where he was a ...
'' (2011)
* '' Mi Mejor Regalo'' (2015)
* ''Celebración'' (2017)