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Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born August 9, 1972), better known as Juanes (for the contraction of his first and second name), is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Acoustic Rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album ''Fíjate Bien'' won three Latin Grammy Awards. According to his record label, Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. Raised in Medellín, Colombia, Juanes began playing guitar at age seven. At age 15, He started his first band, Ekhymosis, in 1988, which went on to release five albums, achieving recognition in his native Colombia. The track "Sólo" from the album ''Niño Gigante'' in 1992 was very popular. In 1997 after the band broke up, Juanes continued solo and in 2000 he released the album, ''Fíjate Bien'', which earned him three Latin Grammys. His follow-up album, ''Un Día Normal'', was released in 2002 and was later certified platinum in multiple countries throughout Latin America. Juanes' third album, ''Mi Sangre'' (2004), which became an international bestseller, managing to position well in a number of countries around the world, achieved success due to the single "La Camisa Negra". He has since released ''La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' (2007) and ''P.A.R.C.E.'' (2010). On May 29, 2012 Juanes released the album ''Juanes MTV Unplugged''. Altogether, there are several issues that protrude from its wide and varied repertoire. Songs like "Volverte A Ver", "Para Tu Amor", "A Dios Le Pido," "Es Por Ti" and the international hit "La Camisa Negra" (number one in several countries of the world), "Me Enamora" "Yerbatero", "La Señal" among many others, are part of the musical repertoire that has made the singer acknowledged. According to his label, Universal Music, Juanes has won, among others, twenty Latin Grammy Awards (5 wins in the Grammy Awards on November 13, 2008) and two Grammy Awards. 9 MTV Awards, two NRJ Music Awards, 9 "Premios Lo Nuestro", 9 Our Land Awards, the highest awards possible in the International Song Festival of Viña del Mar (torches silver, silver gull, gold and symbolic) and a long list of awards to across the planet. In December 2009 he was awarded the National Prize for peace in his native Colombia in category honorary, in November 2011, as an artist of the decade chosen by millions of votes, in Shock Awards and December 4, 2011 is awarded Chile Telethon Foundation for the Medal of Solidarity during the final drive of the Chilean solidarity campaign for disabled children attending the institution. Juanes received the BMI President's Award at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Juanes Receives President's Award at 17th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards )〕 Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of anti-personnel mines. On February 1, 2012, Juanes performed an acoustic concert for his live album ''MTV Unplugged'' which was released in May of that year. On April 2013, Juanes released an autobiography titled, ''Chasing The Sun'', in which he tells his story through narratives and pictures. The book is an intimate account of his life, success, and all the obstacles he overcame. ==Early life and Ekhymosis== Juanes was born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia. He is of Basque descent on his father's side and Spanish on his mother's side. When he was seven years old, his father and brothers began to teach him how to play guitar. His passion for the instrument led him to discover diverse genres of music such as traditional Latin sounds such as tango and Vallenato, as well as Colombian folk music. He grew up in Medellín during the height of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's reign, when the city had the highest homicide rate in the world. During his childhood, Juanes witnessed a civil war in which thousands were killed. He was greatly affected by the violence; his cousin was executed by kidnappers, and his close friend was murdered by gunmen.〔 This period of time shaped his social consciousness, saying "Colombia has suffered so much that the only way to go forward is to imagine a better country."〔 His father also died of cancer when he was a child, which caused him to further retreat into music.〔 As a teenager, Juanes was greatly influenced by metal acts such as Metallica. He started the metal band Ekhymosis in 1988, and it released its self-produced debut album, ''Niño Gigante'', that same year.〔Bonacich, Drago. ("Ekhymosis > Biography" ). Allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2007.〕 The band released five studio albums during its career and shared the stage with acts including Alejandro Sanz, Aterciopelados, and Ricky Martin;〔("Hechos en la vida musical de Juanes" ). Eskpe. Retrieved January 24, 2007.〕 however in Juanes' words, the band "couldn't get out of Colombia" and remained "very local and confined to the Colombian market."〔Kamin, Azhariah. ("Latin to the core" ). The Star Online. May 29, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2007.〕 Juanes disbanded the group in 1998 so that he could pursue a solo career.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Juanes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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