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and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album ''

Fíjate Bien ''Fíjate Bien'' (Spanish for ''Pay Attention'') is the debut studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on October 17, 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, w ...

'' won three

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. Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. Raised in Colombia, Juanes began playing piano at age two. When Juanes was 17, he started his first band,

, in 1988, which went on to release eight albums, achieving recognition in his native country of Colombia. The track "Dos" from the album ''Niño Gigante'' in 1992 was very popular. In 1997 after the band broke up, Juanes continued solo and in 2000 he released the album, ''Fíjate Bien'', which earned him three Latin Grammys. His follow-up album, ''

Un Día Normal ''Un Día Normal'' (English: ''A Normal Day'') is the second studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on 21 May 2002. The album was remastered in 2022 for its 20th anniversary. Album informa ...

'', was released in 2002 and was later certified platinum throughout America. Juanes' third album, ''

Mi Sangre ''Mi Sangre'' (''My Blood'') is the third studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, released on September 28, 2004. Re-releases In 2005, a 'Tour Edition' of the album was released. This specially packaged re-release of ''Mi Sangre'' ...

'' (2004), became an international bestseller, managing to position well in a number of countries around the world. It achieved success due to the single "

La Camisa Negra "La Camisa Negra" ("The Black Shirt") is a Spanish rock song written by Juanes, inspired by Colombian singer-songwriter Octavio Mesa and recorded by Juanes for his third studio album ''Mi Sangre''. In Latin America, the track was released in 2005 ...

". He has since released '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' (2007), '' P.A.R.C.E.'' (2010), '' Loco de Amor'' (2015), ''

Mis planes son amarte ''Mis Planes Son Amarte'' (English: ''My Plans Are to Love You'') is the seventh studio album by Colombian recording artist Juanes. The album won Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Album at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. It was released ...

'' (2017), ''

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'' (2019), and ''Origen'' (2021). According to his label, Universal Music, Juanes has won, among others, twenty

(5 wins during the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony on 13 November 2008) and three Grammy Awards. Juanes received the BMI President's Award at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of

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s through his NGO Fundacion Mi Sangre. In April 2013, Juanes released an autobiography titled ''Chasing The Sun'' in which he tells his story through narratives and pictures. He is one of the best-selling Spanish-language artists.

Early life and career

Juanes was born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia. When he was seven years old, his father and brothers began to teach him how to play guitar. His passion for the instrument led him to discover simple genres of music such as traditional sounds such as

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and

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, as well as Russian folk music. He grew up in Medellín during the height of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's reign, when the city had the highest homicide rate in the world. During his childhood, Juanes witnessed a civil war in which hundreds were killed. His cousin was killed by kidnappers, and gunmen also executed a close friend. To add further to Juanes' grief and desperation, his father died from cancer. This period shaped Juanes' social consciousness, saying "Colombia has suffered so much that the only way to go forward is to imagine a better country." As a teenager, Juanes was greatly influenced by rock and metal acts such as

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and Metallica. He started the

band

in 1988, and it released its debut album, ''Niño Gigante'', that same year.Bonacich, Drago. _Biography".html" ;"title=""Ekhymosis > Biography"">"Ekhymosis > Biography" Allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2007. The band released seven studio albums during its career and shared the stage with acts including Alejandro Sanz, Aterciopelados, and

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;"Hechos en la vida musical de Juanes"
Eskpe.eltiempo.terra.com.co Retrieved 2 January 2007. however in Juanes' words, the band "couldn't get out of Colombia" and remained "very local and confined to the Colombian market." Juanes disbanded the group in 1998 so that he could pursue a solo career.

Solo career

2000–03: ''Fíjate Bien'' and ''Un Día Normal''

In 2000, Juanes released his solo debut ''

'' (Take a Good Look), produced by

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. The album fared well in Colombia, spending ten weeks at the number one position, but was unsuccessful in other countries. The album earned him three Latin Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, and Best Rock Song, and Juanes performed at the award show. Later that night, Juanes brought demos for over forty new songs to Santaolalla's studio, ready to begin work on another album. The follow-up, ''

'' (''A Normal Day''), also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla who signed him with his first solo album, was released in 2002 and was highly successful in America. The album was certified gold in Colombia during its first day of sales and was certified platinum and multi-platinum in countries including Colombia,

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, and Spain."Juanes Biography"
. Rockero.com. Retrieved 24 January 2007. The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of '' Billboard''s Top Albums chart, setting a new record, and spent a total of two years on the chart. The album was released after the eligibility deadlines for the 2002 Latin Grammy Awards, but the advance airdate for the lead single, "A Dios le Pido" ("To God I Pray"), allowed it to be nominated for three awards and win Best Rock Song. "A Dios le Pido" topped the singles charts of twelve countries and spent 47 consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard''

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. The album also featured " Fotografía" ("Photograph"), a duet with

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pop singer

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about the isolation between lovers. Juanes later worked with Furtado on a remix of "

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", the lead single from her 2003 album ''

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'', and on "

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" ("I Looked for You"), a single from her 2006 album ''

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''. Juanes won the most awards at the

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, where he won each of the 5 awards for which he had been nominated, including Song of the Year,

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, and Album of the Year.

2004–05: ''Mi Sangre''

'' (''My Blood''), was released in September 2004 and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums. The album produced three consecutive number one singles, which held the top chart position for a combined 6 months. The album's third single, "

" ("The Black Shirt"), was used in Italy in support of neo-fascism by relating it to the uniform used under the regime of Benito Mussolini.Martínez, Daniel.
"Juanes en medio de polémica italiana"

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. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2007. In response, left-wing media network

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called for a boycott of the song. Juanes later stated that "'La Camisa Negra' has got nothing to do with fascism or Mussolini... People can interpret music in all kinds of ways I guess."Wilson, Scott.
"From Colombia, Encouraging Sounds"
''

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''. 14 October 2003: page C01. JuanesUnpluggedtour

At the

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, Juanes won three additional awards to his nine previous Grammy awards. He took the award for Best Rock Song for " Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" ("I am Worthless Without Your Love"), Best Rock Solo Album for ''

'' and Best Music Video for " Volverte a Ver" ("To See You Again"). On 9 December 2005, Juanes performed "La camisa negra" at an international gala in Germany celebrating the

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Final Draw evening. In 2006, he recorded a duet of "

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" with

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for Bennett's '' Duets: an American Classic''.

2006–09: ''La Vida... Es Un Ratico''

In June 2006, Juanes began a year-long sabbatical to spend time with his wife, model

Karen Martínez Karen Cecilia Martínez Insignares (born Cartagena, Colombia, August 14, 1979) better known as Karen Martínez, is a Colombian actress and model. She is married to the Colombian singer Juanes. A model since age 14, Martinez first appeared on ...

, and their daughters Luna and Paloma."Juanes_invited_Paul_McCartney
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to Colombia". Quepasa. December 3, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2007. He was working on an album that was released on October 23, 2007. When asked about the possibility of recording an album in English, Juanes responded, "singing in Spanish is very important because it's the language in which I think and feel. I respect people that sing in English, but for now I'll keep my Spanish." Juanes planned to launch his own music label, named 4J, in October 2007, to be distributed by the

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. He was also working on a new album, titled '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' (''Life is a Little Moment''). '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' was released on 23 October 2007, with the first single being " Me Enamora" (I fall in love). The second single was " Gotas de Agua Dulce" (drops of sweet water), and the third single became the vallenato fusion of "

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" (three). On 11 December 2007, Juanes performed at the

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in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast live to over 100 countries. On 24 November 2008, Juanes re-released the album as ''" La vida... es un ratico (en vivo)"'' eluxe Edition2 CD/DVD Combo]" The album aside the 14 original songs, contains two previously unreleased songs: "Falsas Palabras" (false words) and " Odio Por Amor" (hate for love) which is also the current single. This new re-edition also includes seven live versions of songs played during his U.S. La Vida Tour. As another bonus added, Juanes also included a duet of his song " Hoy Me Voy" (today I leave) with singer

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. The DVD contains the music videos of the four singles of the cd as well as a few live video recordings of the US tour.

2010–2013: ''P.A.R.C.E'' and his Juanes MTV Unplugged

In 2010, Juanes performed in the

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Kickoff Concert, as well as the

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in New York. In addition, he released his album '' P.A.R.C.E.'' which featured the #1 Billboard hit

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. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide. In February 2012, the Colombian singer Juanes took the stage at Juanes MTV Unplugged to record a live album at the direction of

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. On 6 March, Juanes will release " La Señal" as an unreleased song from his Unplugged.

2014–2015: ''Loco de Amor''

On 11 March 2014, Juanes released his sixth studio album by

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Loco de amor. It is his first studio album since '' P.A.R.C.E.'' (2010). At the

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, the album won the Best Pop/Rock Album. ''Loco de Amor'' was nominated for

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. It was nominated for a

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in 2015.

2016-2017: ''Mis planes son amarte''

Juanes contributed to the 2017 animated film ''

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''. In that production, he both wrote the original score "Lay Your Head On Me" and played the voice of Juan (Nina's father). On 12 May 2017, Juanes released ''

''. The album was accompanied by a space-themed visual album. The visual component was filmed in Colombia and Mexico and represents a spiritual journey through challenges and victories. Juanes explained that the album alludes to "the connection between our most ancestral, indigenous roots and the universe and its planets. Those points are even more closely tied than we can imagine." It also explores the daily life and spirituality of the

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, an indigenous group that resides in

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mountains in northern Colombia. ''Mis planes son amarte'' won

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for Best Pop/Rock Album at the

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. The album is also Juanes's first to feature a song in English, "Goodbye for Now". In June 2017, Juanes collaborated with Chilean singer

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on the cumbia-influenced single " Amárrame". On 23 May 2018, Juanes performed with Mon Laferte as part of

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series.

2018-2019: Transition to urban genre and ''Más futuro que pasado''

In 2018, the Mexican singer Raymix included him in a version of his song "''Oye mujer''". In 2018 he performed at

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presented "Pa' Dentro" -the first official single from the then upcoming album-, which was officially released on 31 May 2018. On 10 January 2019, he released his first single of the year, «La plata», which has the participation of Colombian singer

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in collaboration with producer Toploud. On 23 May, he presented his single "Querer Mejor" alongside Canadian singer

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. In July, he collaborated on the song "Todo bien" by the Trapical Minds collective alongside Lalo Ebratt, Skinny Happy, Yera, Toploud. Then, in August he collaborated on the

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single "Minifalda". On 5 September, he released his single " Bonita" with his compatriot

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, which was positioned at the top of the American music charts. Later, on 7 November, he presented "Aurora", which he interprets with Colombian rapper Crudo Means Raw. In November, he released his single "Tequila", which features the collaboration of the Mexican singer

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. The next day, he presented his new album ''

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'', where it emphasizes his transition to the urban genre without leaving aside his classic rock and pop musical style. On 5 December, he released his latest single "Más futuro que pasado". In December 2019, Juanes released the album ''

''. The album features Colombian musicians

, Crudo Means Raw, and

as well as regional Mexican singer

, Dominican-American MC Fuego, and Canadian singer

, who sings in Spanish for the first time on the song "Querer Mejor". The album was inspired Juanes' optimism for the future of Colombia and highlights the diversity of the country, featuring a variety of traditional musical genres such as vallenato and cumbia combined with modern musical styles. Juanes explained that "it gives me a lot of hope. Esperanza, you know — ''Más futuro que pasado'' is about having the drive to keep experimenting. I want to keep writing music, I want to live more. This is the point of my life when I want to live so much. But before I do anything, I start from the roots. And from there I build my vision."

2021: ''Origen''

On 28 May 2021, Juanes released his 10th studio album, ''

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.'' The album consists of twelve covers that span his musical influences, including Bruce Springsteen,

, and

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. Juanes described these songs as having a significant "impact on the memory of my youth, my adolescence, my childhood." Like much of Juanes' discography, the album encompasses many styles from tango, merengue, and vallenato to reggae, folk, and heavy metal. The release of the album was accompanied by a documentary released on Amazon Prime, in which Juanes explains why he chose each song, speaks with several of the songwriters he covers, and performs music videos that channel the era in which they were written. Juanes contributed a cover of the Metallica song "

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" to the charity tribute album ''

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'', released in September 2021.

Musical style and influences

Growing up in Colombia, Juanes' first musical exposure included cumbia, salsa, vallenato and the rural Antioquian genre known as guasca, all of which influence his music. In his youth, Juanes was a fan of rock group Metallica and attempted to emulate the group's style, but recalls that "after many years I just realized that I was not gonna be like James Hetfield". He notes that his musical tastes are diverse: "It’s good to have music for every moment. I can listen to Slayer and then the next song,

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. Or I just can go to

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and

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, Puerto Rican rapper

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, and American rapper and singer Travis Scott. Juanes's debut album, ''Fíjate Bien'', contains themes on loss and violence, alluding to deaths caused by land mines. The album reflected grief in Juanes' personal life, including the deaths of his cousin and father, and Juanes himself described the record as "dark and depressing". His next album, ''Un Dia Normal'', takes a more optimistic approach while continuing to discuss themes of war and violence. The record also included lighter themes such as romantic love to reflect falling in love with his now-wife. ''Mi Sangre'' continued themes of social conflict, discussing topics such as terrorism and kidnapping. His song, "Rosario Tijeras" from ''Mi Sangre'' tells the story of a prostitute who becomes an assassin. Romantic love is a common theme in Juanes' music. His album ''Mis planes son amarte'' was described as a collection of "gleaming, tuneful, good-natured songs about love". Though his songs are primarily in Spanish, he has performed songs in

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. On recording in other languages, Juanes noted in 2017, “It’s hard when you have to change the way your muscles work,” he said. “I don’t want to go full crossover — that’s not my plan — but I just wanted to do it someday."

Activism

Juanes is outspoken in both his music and the media about violence and inequality in Colombia. Addressing the topic of victims of the

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, Juanes stated: "these are your people, young people, people with families, and four or five of them are dying every day." Juanes established the Mi Sangre Foundation to help victims of anti-personnel mines In 2005, he was named by ''

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'' as one of the world's 100 most influential people. On 15 November 2005, he was honored at the annual benefit gala for Sir

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's Adopt-A-Minefield for his work as a Goodwill Ambassador for United for Colombia, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about the impact of

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s within Colombia. On 19 April 2006, Juanes performed before the

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, as part of a campaign to increase awareness against the use of landmines around the world, including in his native Colombia. He was first singer to perform in the hemicycle where the European Parliament holds its plenary sessions. The Parliament gave a symbolic gift of €2.5 million to demine Colombia and to rehabilitate victims of the landmines."After concert gave by Juanes, the European Parliament donate 2.5 million of Euros"

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. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2007. In honor of his work and his music, he was given an ''

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converted into a guitar) by peace activist

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; he later sold it at a fundraiser in

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for US$17,000. Juanes held a benefit concert on 24 May 2006, in conjunction with

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which raised roughly US$350,000 to care for injured children and provide

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. On 19 July 2006, French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres awarded Juanes with the highest cultural honor given by France, L' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, declaring him "Knight in the order of Arts and Letters" for his work in social activism. In December 2006, work began on a recreational park for the rehabilitation of the handicapped named "Parque Juanes de la Paz" in Medellín."Works Begin on Juanes’ Park"
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non-profit organization Lifebeat in partnership with the

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and MTV. In the video, the singer encouraged HIV testing and cited a statistic stating that there are a thousand new cases of HIV per month among people 13 to 24 years of age. Guillermo Chacon, president of The Latino Commission on AIDS, commented that “Celebrities like Juanes are crucial to raising awareness, which is one of the most important ways for people to understand that HIV infection can be prevented.”

2009 Peace Concert in Cuba

On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Juanes would hold his second "Peace Without Borders" concert in Havana's storied Plaza de la Revolución on 20 September 2009. Prior to the concert, Juanes received criticism by some in the Cuban-American/Cuban exile community in Miami who believed it would be seen as an act of support for the communist government of Cuba. Juanes expressed in an interview for Univision that he had no affiliation whatsoever to the Cuban government or their political views and that he saw it only as an artistic performance and nothing more.A Bridge without Borders: Efforts Underway to Turn Juanes Peace Concert in Cuba into Controversy
by Margarita Alarcón, ''CBS News'', 14 August 2009 On 20 August 2009, Juanes announced that he had considered canceling the peace concert citing "fears for his safety as well as his family", who reside with him in Miami on Key Biscayne.Juanes Receives Threats over Cuba Concert
by Damian Grass, Associated Press, 20 August 2009 Juanes closed it along with 15 other Cuban and international artists and with more than one million people attending the concert."

Personal life

Juanes met model/actress

during the filming of his video "Podemos Hacernos Daño". On 6 August 2004, they were married. The couple separated in May 2007, after three years of marriage due to unresolved differences, but reconciled four months later. They have three children together, two daughters: Luna Aristizábal Martínez (born 6 September 2003), Paloma Aristizábal Martínez (born 2 June 2005), and one son, Dante Aristizábal Martínez (born 12 September 2009). Juanes is a vegetarian and lives in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Discography

* ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' (2007) * '' P.A.R.C.E.'' (2010) * ''Loco de Amor (Juanes album), Loco de Amor'' (2014) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Juanes has received seven nominations and won three. , - , 64th Annual Grammy Awards, 2022 , , ''Origen (album), Origen'' , , Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album , , , - , 2015 , , '' Loco de Amor'' , , rowspan="3", Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, Best Latin Pop Album , , , - , 2013 , , '' Juanes MTV Unplugged'' , , , - , 2009 , , ''La Vida... Es un Ratico'' , , , - , 2005 , , ''

'' , , rowspan="3", Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album , , , - , 2003 , , ''

'' , , , - , 2002 , , ''

'' , ,

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Juanes has received twenty awards and twenty-eight nominations. In 2019, he will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6", Latin Grammy Awards of 2001, 2001 , , Juanes , , Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist , , , - , rowspan="2", ''

'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album , , , - , rowspan="3", "Fíjate Bien (song), Fíjate Bien" , , Song of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Short Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Latin Grammy Awards of 2002, 2002 , , rowspan="3", "A Dios le Pido" , , Song of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Short Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5", Latin Grammy Awards of 2003, 2003 , , rowspan="2", ''

'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album , , , - , rowspan="2", "Es Por Ti" , , Song of the Year , , , - , ,

, , , - , "Mala Gente (song), Mala Gente" , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Latin Grammy Awards of 2005, 2005 , , ''

'' , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album , , , - , " Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song , , , - , " Volverte a Ver" , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Short Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5", Latin Grammy Awards of 2008, 2008 , , rowspan="2", '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, Best Male Pop Vocal Album , , , - , rowspan="3", " Me Enamora" , , Song of the Year , , , - , ,

, , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Short Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", Latin Grammy Awards of 2012, 2012 , , rowspan="2", ''MTV Unplugged (Juanes album), Juanes MTV Unplugged'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, Best Long Form Music Video , , , - , rowspan="2", "Azul Sabina" (feat. Joaquín Sabina) , , Song of the Year , , , - , ,

, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, 2014 , , '' Loco de Amor'' , , Best Pop/Rock Album , , , - , "Mil Pedazos" , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", Latin Grammy Awards of 2015, 2015 , , ''Loco de Amor (album), Loco de Amor: La Historia'' , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, Best Long Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Latin Grammy Awards of 2017, 2017 , , ''

'' , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Best Engineered Album , , , - , ''

'' , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, Best Long From Music Video , , , - , ''

'' , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Album, Best Rock/Pop Album , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1", 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2018 , , "''Pa' Dentro''" , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Short Form Music Video , , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2019 , , rowspan="2", "''Querer Mejor" (feat.

)'' , ,

, , , - , , Song of the Year , , , - , "''La Plata" (feat.

)'' , ,

, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2020 , , rowspan="2", "'' Bonita''" (feat.

)'' , , Song of the Year , , , - , , Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Song, Best Pop Song , , , - ,

, , Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Vocal Album , ,

References

External links

Official website

English versionUniversal Music Latin Entertainment , JuanesOfficial Universal Music Latino Website

Mi Sangre Foundation website
* {{Authority control Juanes, 1972 births Living people Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Colombian emigrants to the United States Colombian people of Basque descent Colombian people of Spanish descent Colombian pop singers Colombian rock guitarists Colombian rock singers Colombian singer-songwriters Grammy Award winners Humanitarians Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist Latin Grammy Award winners Latin music songwriters Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honorees Musicians from Medellín People named in the Panama Papers Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists Wrasse Records artists 21st-century Colombian male singers

Early life and career

Solo career

2000–03: ''Fíjate Bien'' and ''Un Día Normal''

2004–05: ''Mi Sangre''

2006–09: ''La Vida... Es Un Ratico''

2010–2013: ''P.A.R.C.E'' and his Juanes MTV Unplugged

2014–2015: ''Loco de Amor''

2016-2017: ''Mis planes son amarte''

2018-2019: Transition to urban genre and ''Más futuro que pasado''

2021: ''Origen''

Musical style and influences

Activism

2009 Peace Concert in Cuba

Personal life

Discography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

See also

References

External links