Edgar Barrera (born April 18, 1990), also known by his professional name Edge, is an American
songwriter
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,
producer, and musician based in
Miami
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,
Florida
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. He has won a total of 26
Latin Grammy Awards
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and 1
Grammy Award
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including "Producer of The Year" in 2021, 2023, and 2024; and "Songwriter of The Year" in 2023 and 2024. As a songwriter he has won a total of 38 BMI Awards, making him one of the most awarded writers in
Latin music
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. He has written and produced songs for artists such as
Ariana Grande
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,
Camila Cabello
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,
Ed Sheeran
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,
Madonna
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,
Selena Gomez
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,
Peso Pluma
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Karol G
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Bad Bunny
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,
Grupo Frontera,
Maluma
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Christian Nodal
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,
Manuel Turizo
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,
Rels B
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His breakthrough single "A mÃ" recei ...
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Shakira
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,
Camilo,
Grupo Firme
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,
Fuerza Regida
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,
CarÃn León,
Marc Anthony
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,
Paulina Rubio
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and many more.
At the
13th
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,
14th,
16th,
22nd,
24th, and
25th Latin Grammy Awards ceremonies, Barrera made headlines for being one of the musicians with the most nominations during these years, achieving the feat of being the most nominated musician overall in 2023 and 2024. Barrera received a nomination for the
Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the
66th and
67th Annual Grammy Awards
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.
Production discography
Grammy Awards
Most Popular Songs
Billboard Top Charts
BMI Latin Awards
References
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Living people
Record producers from Texas
Songwriters from Texas
Grammy Award winners
Latin Grammy Award winners
Latin music record producers
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
Latin music songwriters
1990 births
American musicians of Mexican descent
Sony Music Publishing artists
Sony Music Latin artists