Juanes, Colombian Performer Of
Both Rock And Traditional Music

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, known as Juanes is perhaps the most popular Spanish singer today with huge album sales throughout the world.

• Born August 9, 1972 in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia.
• Grew up in Medellin, a beautiful city located within the Andes mountains of Colombia.
• Married with 2 children
• Lives in Miami, USA

Due to his fame he has on more than one occasion met controversy for his stands and his statements, from his peace concert in Cuba while living in Miami and receiving threats to his insulting the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, his song "The Black Shirt" was used by Italian neo-fascists with reference to Mussolini's "black shirt" party. His latest statement is that he is going to stay away from politics on Twitter.

Some notable achievements

• Established the Mi Sangre (My Blood) Foundation in 2006 which is a non profit organization dedicated to helping child victims of land mines. Colombia has among the highest number of land mines in the world. and recently held a concert in Cuba for this cause.
• May 15, 2010 "Al-Rashid Hope Award" for international humanitarian efforts. Miami Florida, USA.
• December 11, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo, Norway.
• 2005 Time Magazines top 100 people who shape our lives.
• In 2000 his solo debut album, Fíjate Bien, Take a Good Look, won three Latin Grammy Awards.
• 1 Grammy
• 17 Latin Grammy's
• L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Frances highest cultural honor.
• 2009 Peace concert in Havana Cuba with well over 1 million people in attendance.

Juanes Albums

• First solo album Fijate Bien...Take a Good Look 2000
• Un Dia Normal...A Normal Day 2002
• Mi Sangre...My Blood 2004
• La Vida Es Un Ratico...Life Is Short 2007

His Singles

• Nada…Nothing
• Podemos Hacernos Dano... We Can Hurt Ourselves
• A Dios Le Pido...To God I Ask
• Fotografía...Photograph (with Nelly Furtado)
• La Camisa Negra...The Black Shirt
• Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor...I Am Worthless Without Your Love
• Me Enamora...It Makes Me Fall In Love
• Tres...Three

Past Concerts

• September 20, 2009 Peace Concert in Cuba at the Plaza de la Revolución
• March 16, 2009 a free concert at the Colombian-Venezuelan border that was attended by over 300,000 people.

FIFA World Cup Concert, Soweto/Johannesburg
With Alicia Keys, Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and John Legend
Thursday, June 10,

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