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Juanes Information
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'Juanes', (born August 9, 1972), born 'Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez', is a Colombian singer-songwriter-guitarist. He is a native of Medellén. His first Rock en Español band was Ekhymosis. His politically-minded solo debut Féjate Bien ("Take a good look") (2000) earned him three Latin Grammys: Best New Artist, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album and Best Rock Song. The follow-up, Un Déa Normal ("A Normal Day") produced by Gustavo Santaolalla (2002), was a platinum mega-hit in Latin America and dominated that year's Latin Grammys, where he was nominated for and won five awards including Song of the Year and Album of the Year. It featured "Fotograféa" ("Photograph"), a duet with Portuguese-Canadian songlark Nelly Furtado on isolation between lovers. His latest album, "Mi Sangre" ("My Blood") was released in September 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Latin Billboard Charts.
He has recently become extremely popular in Germany, (and throughout much of Europe) where "Mi Sangre" has hit the Top 10 of the album chart and the extracted "La Camisa Negra" ("The Black Shirt") has hit number 1 on the singles chart. Some reports suggest that the song has recently been used as a symbol of neofascism in Europe, specifically Italy, when taken by a few fans to refer to Mussolini's Italian fascist organization nicknamed the "Black Shirts."
Actually, as originally intended by Juanes himself, the song is about mourning over a dead love, and the black shirt is a sign of mourning, not of fascism.
In the 2005 Latin Grammys, Juanes won three aditional awards to his nine previous Grammy awards. He took the award for Best Rock Song for Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor ("I'm Worth Nothing Without Your Love"), Best Rock Solo Album for Mi Sangre and Best Music Video for Volverte a Ver ("See You Again").
On December 9, 2005, Juanes will be the top musical act of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Final Draw evening.
Discography
Féjate Bien (2000)
# Ahé le Va
# Para Ser Eterno
# Volcán
# Podemos Hacernos Daño
# Destino
# Nada
# Féjate Bien
# Vulnerable
# Soñador
# Ficción
# Para Qué
# Me da Igual
Un Déa Normal (2002)
# A Dios le Pido
# Es Por Té
# Un Déa Normal
# La Paga
# La éšnica
# Luna
# Déa Lejano
# Mala Gente
# Fotograféa
# Desde Que Despierto
# La Historia de Juan
# La Noche
Mi Sangre (2004)
# émame
# Para Tu Amor
# Sueños
# La Camisa Negra
# Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
# No Siento Penas
# Dámelo
# Lo Que Me Gusta a Mé
# Rosario Tijeras
# ¿Qué Pasa?
# Volverte a Ver
# Tu Guardián
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