Juanes

Whereas many of his Spanish-language contemporaries undertook English-language crossover campaigns at one point or another in their careers, Colombian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and author Juanes has won global appeal exclusively in his native language and bocame perhaps the biggest, most important popular Latin music artist of the early 21st century. After his debut album, Fíjate Bien (2000), won him the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist (the first of more than two dozen including over 20 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammys), Juanes broke through to global success with his second offering, Un Día Normal (2002). In the United States alone, the album rode the Billboard Latin chart for two straight years, remaining in the Top Ten for a record-breaking 92 weeks; it also notched six charting singles and six Latin Grammy Awards. When he returned with his third album, Mi Sangre (2004), Juanes again garnered commercial success and critical acclaim. He toured tirelessly, and by 2005 he began topping singles charts in non-Spanish-speaking countries. By the time he returned with his fourth album, La Vida...Es un Ratico (2007), Universal released "Me Enamora," its lead single, to media outlets in 77 countries; it became a number one hit in 14. Each recording since then has expanded his fan base and creative reach. 2017's chart-topping outing Mis Planes Son Amarte was the first complete audiovisual album by a Latin artist, and it took home the Latin Grammy for Best Rock/Pop Album. After hitting number one on the Latin Pop Album chart with 2019's Más Futuro Que Pasado, Juanes showcased his influences on the 2021 covers album Origen, and followed it months later with MTV Unplugged. He returned to studio recording in 2023 with the Grammy-winning, chart-topping Vida Cotidiana.

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