juanes少年成名,15岁就在哥伦比亚城市麦德林组建了自己的金属乐队Ekhimosis,1999年开始推出个人专辑,将原名Juan Esteban简写为Juanes,很快成为全世界最有影响力的拉丁音乐家之一。胡安内斯集歌手、吉他手、词曲作家、制作人于一身,收获了超过10个拉丁格莱梅音乐大奖和5个MTV大奖。 胡安内斯在山区长大,自幼热爱摇滚,将“Police”、“pink floyd、“guns n' roses”等乐队当作偶像,对中南美音乐涉猎广泛,从牧场音乐到加勒比萨尔萨、阿根廷探戈他都曾认真学习。因此他的音乐风格独树一格,既把摇滚元素融入传统的拉丁音乐,同时也不乏探戈等其他南美本土音乐的影子。第一张专辑《管好你自己》令他受到美国音乐界的关注,第二张专辑《普通一天》一上市即杀入排行榜前10名,并立即在欧洲大陆也获得成功胡安内斯的个人专辑保留着加勒比音乐传统的欢快和激情,但也触及到了很多社会问题,时有低沉、悲观、直面冷酷乃至死亡的片断,乡愁、羁旅、哥伦比亚内战乃至CNN新闻都激发过胡安内斯的音乐灵感。2004年,胡安内斯推出的第3张专辑《我的血液》继续获得成功,2005年推出的《黑衬衣》更是成为欧美年轻一代人人传诵的名曲。
21世纪首位超魅力拉丁巨星已诞生,他的名字叫做Juanes。请注意!以下只是他众多辉煌成就的一部分:2003年第2张专辑《Un Dia Normal/平凡英雄》刷新拉丁专辑榜史上驻留TOP 10最多周数纪录,同时跃升为该年度全美最畅销的西班牙文专辑。自2001年进军乐坛以来,连续在Billboard拉丁音乐年终榜上拿下包括年度艺人/年度专辑/年度单曲/年度词曲创作者在内6大项统计的年度总排名冠军头衔。专辑《Un Dia Normal》总计在拉丁专辑榜上停留104周,专辑连续创造5首拉丁榜冠军曲,包括拉丁单曲榜史上蝉连冠军周数最久的<A Dios Le Pido>、<Fotographia>、2003年拉丁葛莱美奖得奖单曲<Es Por Ti>、<Mala Genta>,以及拉丁单曲榜史上停留TOP 10周数最久的单曲<La Paga>。出道至今,Juanes累积拥有9座拉丁葛莱美奖,其中包括他在2003年独拿的年度专辑/年度唱片/年度歌曲/最佳摇滚独唱专辑/最佳摇滚歌曲5座大奖;此外,Juanes也荣获MTV拉丁音乐奖『年度艺人』与『年度摇滚艺人』两项大奖。
生于哥伦比亚,7岁接触吉他,渐渐爱上波丽露、探戈与哥伦比亚传统民谣,由于吉他技巧甚佳,後来也成了著名吉他厂牌Fender唯一签约赞助的拉丁艺人。14岁那年疯狂迷恋Metallica,在家乡组成重金属摇滚团Ekhymosis,并陆续以7张专辑跳升为哥伦比亚最受欢迎的摇滚劲旅,经过11年乐团生涯後,在’99年带著吉他与试唱带远赴洛杉矶追逐更远大的音乐梦想。他的试唱带深获拉丁乐界名制作人Gustavo Santaolalla青睐,随即将Juanes签入自己所创的Surco厂牌旗下。在拥有Santaolalla这位词曲创作与制作的最佳拍档後,Juanes随後找来一手捧红安立奎的经纪人Fernan Martinez担任自己的事业夥伴。2000年首张专辑《Fijate Bien》深度探究暴力问题、社会道德与痛失至亲的歌词,震撼整个拉丁乐界,在2001年拉丁葛莱美奖上获得7项提名後,包括Billboard、村声杂志、纽约时报在内的美国传媒都开始注意到Juanes的巨星架势,等到『Un Dia Normal』专辑在2002年登场,属于Juanes的耀眼歌唱风采开始绽放。
他的la camisa negra尤为动听。“Tengo la camisa negra(我有一件黑色衬衫)/hoy mi amor esta de luto (现在我的爱情就像是丧服)/Hoy tengo en el alma una pena(今天我的灵魂里带着难过)y es por culpa de tu embrujo (因为你让我中邪痴迷)……”略带沙哑的嗓音伴着阵阵鼓点,Juanes透过一件黑色衬衫,娓娓地向我们叨述着他不幸的爱情。扑面而来的拉丁风情,火热张扬的音乐质感,高高低低的紧紧地调动着的你听觉神经,让你情不自禁也变得轻快张扬起来。
Whereas many of his Spanish-language contemporaries undertook English-language crossover campaigns at one point or another in their careers, Columbian singer/songwriter/guitarist Juanes won global appeal in his native language exclusively and became perhaps the biggest and most important popular Latin music artist in the world in the early 21st century. After his debut album, Fijate Bien (2000), won him a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Juanes broke through to global success with his second album, 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 charting hit singles (six), Grammy nominations (eight), Grammy Awards (five), and various other accolades. When he returned with his third album, Mi Sangre (2004), Juanes again garnered all kinds of commercial success and critical acclaim. He tirelessly toured in support of the album, and by 2005 he had begun topping the singles chart in non-Spanish-speaking countries such as Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. By the time he returned with his fourth album, La Vida...Es un Ratico (2007), Juanes had such a global presence, Universal chose to release &Me Enamora,& the lead single, to media outlets in 77 countries; it became a number one hit in 14 of them, setting the stage for another cycle of commercial success.
Born Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez on August 9, 1972, in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia, Juanes began to learn how to play guitar at age seven, taught by his father and older brothers. His passion for the instrument led him to learn traditional Latin sounds such as boleros, tangos, and cumbias as well as Colombian folk music styles such as vallenatto and guasca. During his upbringing in Colombia he also became steadily acquainted with the grief endured by his fellow countrymen. In particular, his cousin was executed by kidnappers, and a close friend was killed by gunmen. He also lost his father to cancer, which only furthered his sense of grief.
As a teenager, Juanes and his guitar playing drifted toward heavy metal, influenced greatly by Metallica and other bands of that ilk. This led to his founding of the metal band Ekhymosis, which went on to considerable success, releasing seven albums in ten years (1988–1998) and enjoying a sizable following in Colombia. He eventually chose to depart the band and pursue a solo career. With guitar in hand, he moved to Los Angeles and brought along a cassette demo that got passed along to producer Gustavo Santaolalla, an Argentine transplant. Santaolalla heard promise in the demo, contacted Juanes, and ultimately signed him to his record label, Surco.
In 2000 Juanes and Santaolalla began work on what would become Fijate Bien, and the singer/songwriter/guitarist partnered also with manager Fernan Martinez, a fellow Colombian who had previously stood beside Enrique Iglesias during that artist's rise to international fame. With everything in place for Juanes, Surco, in association with Universal Music Latino, released Fijate Bien on October 17, 2000. The album sold very well in Colombia, where it spent ten weeks at number one, but it was slow to catch on elsewhere, spinning off a few modest hits: the title track, &Nada,& and &Podemos Hacernos Dano.& It was a pleasant surprise then when it was announced in July 2001 that Juanes had received a whopping seven Latin Grammy nominations. Such recognition brought a lot of international attention to Fijate Bien, especially once Juanes won three Grammys, including Best New Artist. He also performed at the ceremony.
Immediately following his Grammy wins, Juanes returned to Santaolalla's Surco studio in Los Angeles, bringing with him demos for over 40 new songs that would become the basis of Un Día Normal. He completed work on the album in February 2002 and the lead single, &A Dios Le Pido,& was sent to radio stations throughout the U.S. and Latin America in April. The God-addressing song became an anthem in much of Latin America, a sort of prayer for peace throughout that often troubled part of the world. It went on to top the charts in 12 countries on three continents, and spent 47 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, a large percentage of those weeks spent firmly lodged in the Top Five. It also spent more than four straight months atop the Colombian chart, breaking a record formerly held by countrymate Shakira.
Surco/Universal unveiled Un Día Normal on May 21, 2002, and it lived up to the promise of its lead single and its predecessor, becoming perhaps the most successful Latin album ever released to date. The album was much brighter than Fijate Bien (Juanes himself described Un Día Normal as the dawn that followed the night of its predecessor), and it spun off numerous hit singles, most notably a duet ballad with Nelly Furtado, &Fotografia,& which the duo would go on to perform at the following Latin Grammy ceremony. Un Día Normal sold millions of copies worldwide, spending 92 weeks in the Top Ten of Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart. Its accolades are far too many to list, as seemingly the entire world seemed to celebrate Juanes throughout the remainder of 2002 and into the following year. He toured the world and set all kinds of attendance records, performed at all kinds of ceremonies and telecasts, and inspired gushing praise from critics (from The New York Times: &Juanes is a figure like Bono or Sting: an idealistic songwriter who never forgets how to entertain&).
Following the whirlwind of Un Día Normal, Juanes once again headed straight to the studio, in May 2004, to begin work on what would become Mi Sangre. The lead single, &Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor,& hit radio on August 12, 2004, bumped up to prevent unauthorized leaks, and the album hit streets on September 28. Critics generally loved Mi Sangre, legions of fans bought it, and Juanes promoted it nonstop, once again mounting a mammoth tour (over 200 dates) and performing at all kinds of telecasts, in-stores, and ceremonies. All the while he again swept up one award after another (including France's highest cultural honor, L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) and tallied up yet more chart-topping hits (including &La Camisa Negra,& which was a number one hit across western Europe, in addition to the Americas). Though his chart-topping was confined to the Latin market in the United States, Juanes was recognized for his global outreach, as Time magazine counted him among its list of &the 100 most influential people in the world today.&
La Vida...Es un Ratico (2007), the fourth album by Juanes, was globally anticipated and proved an immediate hit. The album's lead single, &Me Enamora,& had already hit number one in 14 countries by the time of the album's release, including seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Latin chart in the United States. In Columbia, physical copies of La Vida...Es un Ratico were reportedly sold out within the first day of release.