Juanes

Juanes
Background information
Birth name	Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez
Also known as	Juanes
Born	(1972-08-09) August 9, 1972 (age 52)
Origin	Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Genres	Latin, pop, rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Universal Geffen
Website	http://www.juanes.net/

Juanes. Zelt-Musik-Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany

Juanes. Zelt-Musik-Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known as Juanes, is a one-time Grammy Award-winning and nineteen-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer. He was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.^[1][2]

Raised in Medellín, Colombia, Juanes began playing guitar at age seven.

Discography

Studio albums

• Fíjate Bien (2000)
• Un Día Normal (2002)
• Mi Sangre (2004)
• La Vida... Es un Ratico (2007)
• P.A.R.C.E. (2010)

Live albums

• Juanes MTV Unplugged (2012)

References

1. "Juanes ha vendido 15 millones de copias". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
2. "Juanes inicia con 'PARCE' un giro hacia un tipo de pop-rock 'más básico' - Noticias internacionales en MSN Latino". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

Other websites

• Official website (in Spanish)
  • English version
• Juanes to Twitter in Cuba Despite Exiles By Alfredo Prieto, Havana Times, August 26, 2009
• Official Universal Music Latino Website (in Spanish)
• Mi Sangre Foundation website (in Spanish)
• Juanes at AllMusic
• Juanes Interview
• Juanes Interview on CorrienteLatina.com Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• English version^{[permanent dead link]}