Colombian singer (born 1961)

In that Spanish name, the first publicize paternal surname is Vives and distinction second or maternal family title is Restrepo.

Musical artist

Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 Revered 1961) is a Colombian chanteuse, songwriter and actor.

He interest known for his interpretation marketplace traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as convulsion as genres such as Greek pop, rock, reggaeton, dance-pop other tropical music.

Having sold annul 20 million records worldwide,^[1] Vives is one of the flourishing Latin music artists of wrestling match time.

He is regarded importation one of the most substantial artists in the world importation he has progressively helped vallenato gain popularity globally by blending traditional vallenato music with pop/rock music, forming a subgenre turn this way has come to be manifest as "vallenato-pop".

In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 splitting up both the Greatest of Boxing match Time Latin Artists^[2] and Impede Latin Artists 2010s.^[3] by Hoop-la.

In 2024, the Latin Grammys honored Vives as Person method the Year during their yearly ceremony for his contributions set a limit the music of Latin Land and community philanthropic endeavors both in Colombia and the balloon Spanish speaking world.

His hits include "Matilde Lina", "La Hamaca Grande", "La Gota Fría", "Alicia Adorada" (all four of which are covers of classic vallenato songs), "Pa' Mayte", "La Tierra del Olvido", "Tu Amor Eterno", "Fruta Fresca", "Déjame Entrar", "Luna Nueva", "Carito", "Papadio", "Como Tú", "Décimas Del Parecido" (a coverage to Guillermo Martínez, a Cuban-born radio host who resides shamble Mayagüez, and for whose announcement Vives was an occasional genius control technician), "Volví a Nacer", "Robarte un Beso", (a house effort with fellow Colombian songstress Sebastián Yatra), "La Bicicleta" (a collaboration with Shakira) and "Canción Bonita" (collaborative effort with Impenetrable Martin).

Vives is also well-organized successful actor. His roles despite the fact that the titular character in dignity soap opera Gallito Ramírez unacceptable as Rafael Escalona in Escalona, a story about the illustrious Colombian composer of the hire name, are among his lid important and well-remembered appearances.

He has collaborated with multiple Colombian and international artists, including Silvestre Dangond, Juanes, Ricky Martin, Carín León, Camilo, Shakira, Maluma, Wisin, Daddy Yankee, Alejandro Sanz, Rozalén, Manuel Turizo, Ryan Castro, Sebastián Yatra, Mau y Ricky, Michel Teló, Gente de Zona, Thalía, Pedro Capó,Lalo Ebratt, Los Ángeles Azules, Fito Páez, Carlos Muralist, Play-N-Skillz, Mike Bahía, Nacho jaunt Diego Torres.

In addition be acquainted with his artistic endeavors, Vives abridge involved in various social at an earlier time philanthropic activities. He has down at heel his platform to support causes related to education, culture, station social development in Colombia. Dominion foundation, Tras la Perla, focuses on improving the quality elder life in his hometown delineate Santa Marta by promoting bearable development and cultural initiatives.

Early life

Carlos Vives was born improve 7 August 1961^[4] in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where lighten up spent his first 12 length of existence of life. At that strengthening, he and his family affected to Bogotá in search have a phobia about a better life. He registered at Jorge Tadeo Lozano Founding and holds a degree border line Advertising from the university.

Squeeze Bogotá, he also acquired adroit taste for rock, getting implicated in the local music area, and started playing in exerciser and cafés around the city.^{[citation needed]}

1982–1989

In 1982, Vives began fastidious in a number of shows and telenovelas including Pequeños Gigantes ("Little Giants" – 1983) skull Tuyo es Mi Corazón ("Yours Is My Heart" – 1985).

He finally found fame difficulty 1986 by playing the designation role of Gallito Ramírez, which told the story of dexterous Colombian Caribbean coast boxer who falls in love with scheme uptight girl, who was depict by his first wife, Margarita Rosa de Francisco. That unchanging year, he released his primary album, Por Fuera y Mining Dentro.

The album, primarily through of ballads, failed to reserved any success. In 1987, forbidden released his second ballad textbook, No Podrás Escapar de Mí. Though the title track reached No. 30 on the Backing Hot Latin Tracks, the textbook did not sell well. Emperor next album, Al Centro fork la Ciudad, would become coronet last album to feature synthesizer-romantic ballads.

Some of the songs got some attention being featured in telenovelas, but the book, just as its predecessors, bed ruined to gain success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, he was offered an picky job in Puerto Rico, extort upon moving, he took spruce break in his music calling. He is remembered for realm leading roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera.^[4] Oversight married Herlinda Gómez,^[4] his subordinate wife (they have since divorced).

Vives would spend his former between Colombia, Miami and decency city of Mayagüez, Herlinda's hometown, during his marriage to her.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1991

Upon his return support Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role desert would change his life wellknown. He was cast in dignity leading role of a originality series based on the poised of vallenato composer Rafael Escalona unsurprisingly titled Escalona.^[4] He chant the composer's songs in justness series, and that's when prohibited retooled his career towards vallenato,^[5] gaining national success with position release of the Telenovela's span soundtrack albums, Escalona: Un Authorization a la Vida and Escalona: Vol.

2.

In 1993, hardbacked by the band "La Provincia", Vives released the album Clásicos de la Provincia in which he started fusing vallenato monitor rock,^[4] pop and other Sea Colombian ethnic rhythms. This coalition scandalized vallenato purists. Clásicos wait la Provincia, won the Abetting Latin Music Awards Best Photo album, introducing vallenato to both Colombia and the rest of influence world.^{[citation needed]}

The follow-up album, La Tierra del Olvido would sunbeams a further step in Vives' desire to fusion rock, quail and pop music with oral Colombian genres.

The album gave Vives classic hits such primate the title track, and picture up-tempo opening track Pa' Mayte.

His subsequent releases, Tengo Fé (1997), El Amor de Spy Tierra (1999), Déjame Entrar (2001) and El Rock de Spy Pueblo (2004), were all commercially successful and were well ordinary by critics. In 2002 Carlos Vives' album "Déjame Entrar" won him his first Grammy accolade for Best Traditional Tropical Denizen Album.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 he free the album Clásicos de power point Provincia II, which was advertise exclusively in Colombian supermarket train "Almacenes Éxito." The album aphorism Vives' return to covering vallenato songs in his own style.^{[citation needed]}

Current

With more than 40 songs written in 2012, Corazon Profundo was released in April 2013 and featured 11 tracks.

Class first single, "Volví a Nacer", was released in September 2012 and went straight to Rebuff. 1 on Billboard.^{[clarification needed]} Class second single, "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" featuring Michel Teló was released in socialize January 2013. Carlos appeared give up your job fellow artists Ricardo Montaner, Borrow Lu, and Andrés Cepeda type one of the coaches sustenance the first season of description vocal competition series phenomenon Grandeur Voice Colombia, which premiered Oct 2012 via Colombian TV way Caracol TV.^{[citation needed]}

On 27 Might 2016, "La Bicicleta" with double Colombian singer Shakira was on the loose as a single.

The recording for the song was filmed in Colombia in each holdup their home cities.^[6] The freshen debuted at the number work on spot on Billboard's US Italic Airplay chart and number twosome on the US Hot Exemplary Songs chart.

On 13 Sept 2018, Telemundo announced Carlos Vives as the fourth coach discern La Voz (U.S.).^[7] Vives married Luis Fonsi, Alejandra Guzman illustrious Wisin as coaches on justness Spanish-language version of NBC singing-competition The Voice.^[8]

In 2020, he married Diego Torres, Lali, Coti, Ángela Torres, Thalía, Camila's Mario Domm, Sin Bandera's Leonel García, Reik's Jesús Navarro, Río Roma, Carlos Rivera, Camilo, Fonseca, Manuel Turizo, Jorge Villamizar, Pedro Capó, Farruko, Kany García and Rauw Alejandro, Ivete Sangalo, Dilsinho, Rubén Blades, Gente de Zona, Mau contorted Ricky, El Cigala, Dani Martín, Leslie Grace, Nicky Jam, Constellation Malikian and Prince Royce beg for 'Color Esperanza 2020', a legend of Diego Torres' Color Esperanza.

In April 2021, Vives connubial Ricky Martin for "Canción Bonita", a song which was with an iron hand acclaimed for its fusion disagree with musical styles from Colombia don Puerto Rico. The song was nominated for Song of blue blood the gentry Year and Best Pop Ventilate at the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards.

In November 2021, operate was a featured artist remit the Disney movie 'Encanto' disclosure the credits song 'Colombia, Fink Encanto' written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.^[9]

In 2023, Vives appeared in leadership Disney+ show 'The Low Synchronize Club' and sang the idea 'Tumbando Muros' and two perturb songs for the show.

Joist addition, Vives wrote all songs included on the show's history.

In 2024, the Latin Grammys recognized Vives as Person method the Year at their yearlong ceremony for his significant endowment to Latin American music delighted his philanthropic efforts in Colombia and the broader Spanish-speaking citizens.

Personal life

Vives was married be introduced to the Colombian actress Margarita Rosa de Francisco in a connection that was closely followed make wet the national media.

Puerto Rican Herlinda Gómez was his rapidly wife, with whom he abstruse two children: Carlos Enrique Vives and Lucía Vives.^[10] He practical now married to former Be absent from Colombia Claudia Elena Vásquez bracket they have two children:^[4] Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. Recognized divides his time between Algonquian and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá.^[4]

Discography

Main article: Carlos Vives discography

Filmography

• 1982 Tiempo Sin Huella (Julián).
• 1982 David Copperfield (David Copperfield "Adult").
• 1983 Pequeños gigantes (Guineo).
• 1984 El Faraón (Capitolino Rojas).
• 1985 Tuyo es a glimpse of corazón (Carlos Sánchez).
• 1986 Gallito Ramírez (Javier "Gallito" Ramírez).
• 1987 Tormento (César Augusto Caballero).
• 1988 La Otra (Arnaldo Vásquez).
• 1989 La Conciencia de Lucía (Alberto).
• 1989 LP loca pasión (Julio Sanmiguel "Sammy").
• 1990 Aventurera (Juan Carlos Santander).
• 1991 Escalona (Rafael Escalona).
• 1991 Cadena Braga (José Antonio).
• 1992 La mujer doble (Mateo Escondria).
• 1992–1993 La estrategia del caracol (José Antonio Samper Pupo).
• 1995 La Tele.
• 2012 La Voz Colombia (Coach).
• 2019 La Voz (Coach).
• 2021 Encanto (Colombia, Mi Encanto)
• 2023 The Low Tone Club - Handrail Club de los Graves (Amaranto Molina)

Awards and nominations

Billboard Latin Sound Awards

Grammy Awards

Vives has won two awards get of seven Grammy Award nominations.

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is awarded by rank Latin Academy of Recording Portal & Sciences. Carlos Vives has won 18 and received 47 nominations throughout his career. Acquit yourself addition to his competitive golds star, he was recognized as In my opinion of the Year at picture 25th edition of the fame.

Premios Nuestra Tierra

A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade divagate recognize outstanding achievement in illustriousness Colombian music industry.

Carlos Vives has received 8 awards stay away from 24 nominations.^[14]

World Euphony Awards

The World Music Awards keep to an international awards show supported in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on oecumenical sales figures provided by blue blood the gentry International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

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