Famous Colombian People

Juanes (pop singer / song writer).

Juan Esteban Aristizabal artistically known as Juanes is one of the most recognized Latin American musicians nowadays. With his first solo debut album Fijate Bien in 2000 he entered the music industry as a very talented song writer and singer from Colombia. It wasn’t until the release of his album Un Dia Normal that he became really famous. 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 numerous hit singles, Grammy nominations (eight), Grammy awards (five), and various other accolades too numerous to list. In short, it was a phenomenon, and not just in Latin America but also in the United States and throughout the world.

When Juanes returned in 2004 with his third album, Mi Sangre, expectations were high to say the least. Yet the album was another remarkable accomplishment – not quite as remarkable as Un Dia Normal, granted, but remarkable all the same – again racking up all kinds of commercial success and critical acclaim, proving once again that Juanes was the biggest and most important Latin artist in the world following the turn of the century.