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Juanes
In both critical respect and commercial success, he has quickly become the leading music artist in the Spanish speaking world - with the The Los Angeles Times declaring that: "[Juanes] has emerged as the single most important figure on the Latin music scene". Both an electrifying guitarist and socially conscious songwriter that critics are putting alongside artists such as Bono and Bruce Springsteen, Juanes confronts the violence of his native Colombia's continued conflict, while pointing to the love of family and respect of countrymen as the way to rise above the fray. Millions of fans have adopted the songs of this poetic rocker as virtual anthems for Latino pride, prayers for peace, and the strength of true love.
Juanes' landmark second album Un Dia Normal ("A Normal Day") was the #1 Spanish-language album of 2003 in both sales and airplay, and holds the record for the longest Top-10 chart run of any Latin album in history. The album's success lead Juanes to top six separate Billboard Year-end Latin charts, including #1 album, #1 singles artist, and #1 songwriter, and resulted in his selection for the cover of Billboard's "Year In Music" special issue. Un Dia Normal spent two years (104 weeks) on the chart and produced five hit singles. The album lead Juanes to a sweep of the 2003 Latin Grammy telecast (winning all five awards for which he was nominated: "Album Of The Year" - "Record of the Year" - "Song of the Year" - "Best Rock Solo Album" & "Best Rock Song"). He also was the top winner at Univision's Premio Lo Nuestro Awards and garnered MTV Latin America's "Artist of the Year" & "Best Rock Artist" awards. The tour in support of Un Dia Normal saw Juanes perform over 200 critically acclaimed concert dates throughout the world, including a date setting the attendance record at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center.
Fall 2004 saw Juanes "remain in his own upper echelon" with the September 28th release of his eagerly awaited third album, the socially and emotionally relevant Mi Sangre ("My Blood"). Mi Sangre not only debuted at #1 throughout the Spanish speaking world (quickly reaching multi-platinum status in numerous countries), but also found Juanes continuing his Latin radio airplay dominance with three consecutive singles from the record claiming the #1 spot on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart (for a combined total of over 6 months at #1). Even though the album was released in 2004, the singles' long-airplay lead Juanes to top Billboard's 2005 year-end list as the year's #1 Latin Songwriter and #1 Latin Singles artist. International airplay has been equally impressive, as "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" was the most played song at radio in Latin America for all of 2004,
and "La Camisa Negra" has likewise dominated charts for 2005. The success of "La Camisa Negra" has also expanded to Europe, where Juanes has reached #1 in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.
Of course, this continued success has lead media throughout the world to take note, highlighted by Arts cover profiles of Juanes in both The New York Times and The Washington Post, and his selection by TIME as "one of the 100 most influential people in the world." Currently, Juanes is in the midst of the year-long "MI SANGRE TOUR", which will find him performing over 200 shows around the world. This has included critically acclaimed concerts that filled New York's Madison Square Garden and Miami's American Airlines Arena, resulted in 4-sold-out nights in Los Angeles, filled stadiums in Europe and Latin America, and recently saw over 150,000 fans attend a single show in Juanes' native Medellin. Most recently, Juanes was once again the year's top winner at the Latin Grammy broadcast, now bringing his career total to TWELVE Latin Grammy Awards.
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Me Enamora
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Juanes
La Vida Es un Ratico
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Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
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Juanes
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La Camisa Negra
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Juanes
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Volverte A Ver
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A Dios Le Pido
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Juanes
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La Paga
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Juanes feat. Black Eyed Peas
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Fotografia
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Juanes feat. Nelly Furtado
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Mala Gente
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Juanes
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Fijate Bien
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Juanes
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Nada
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Juanes
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Te Busque
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Nelly Furtado feat. Juanes
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Te Busque (Spanish)
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Nelly Furtado feat. Juanes
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