BirthDate: 8/9/1972
BirthPlace: Medellin, Colombia
Juanes can be said to be a Colombian fusion musician because of the combination of Colombian rhythms such as cumbia and vallenato with rock and pop. During the 1980s and 1990s, Juanes was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis but disbanded the group in 1998 to move to Los Angeles and pursue a solo career. In 2000 his solo debut album, Fíjate Bien, had moderate commercial success and went on to win three Latin Grammy Awards.
Since Juanes started using the music of rural Colombia: a mixture of Indigenous, African and Hispanic rhythms, he became a successful and popular star in Colombia and the rest of the Americas. His second album, Un día normal, was certified platinum throughout much of the Spanish-speaking ....
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