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Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor.
One of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with over 20 million records worldwide,<ref name="Vives20">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Vives is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world as he has progressively helped vallenato gain popularity globally and for his interpretation of traditional music styles, such as cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro, with Latin pop, rock, reggaeton, dance-pop and tropical music.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Through his career he was honored with two Grammy Awards and seventeen Latin Grammy Awards, being awarded with the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Vives has been honored with several accolades for his songwriting and producer contribution including the BMI President’s Award,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the ASCAP Founders Award,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and an induction into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 on both the Greatest of All Time Latin Artists and Top Latin Artists 2010s by Billboard.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
He worked with some of the most influential artists in the Latin music scene, including Ricky Martin, Shakira, Wisin, Daddy Yankee, Alejandro Sanz, Camilo, Sebastián Yatra, Mau y Ricky, Michel Teló, Gente de Zona, Carlos Rivera, Silvestre Dangond and Juanes.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Vives is also a successful actor. His roles as the titular character in the soap opera Gallito Ramírez and as Rafael Escalona in Escalona, a story about the famous Colombian composer of the same name, are among his most important and well-remembered appearances.
Early lifeEdit
Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961<ref name="bio">biografías.es, .</ref> in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he spent his first 12 years of life. At that age, he and his family moved to Bogotá in search of a better life. He enrolled at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and holds a degree in Advertising from the university. In Bogotá, he also acquired a taste for rock, getting involved in the local music scene, and started playing in bars and cafés around the city.Template:Citation needed
1982–1989Edit
In 1982, Vives began acting in a number of shows and telenovelas including Pequeños Gigantes ("Little Giants" – 1983) and Tuyo es Mi Corazón ("Yours Is My Heart" – 1985). He finally found fame in 1986 by playing the title role of Gallito Ramírez, which told the story of a Colombian Caribbean coast boxer who falls in love with an uptight girl, who was portrayed by his first wife, Margarita Rosa de Francisco. That same year, he released his first album, Por Fuera y Por Dentro. The album, primarily made of ballads, failed to gain any success. In 1987, he released his second ballad album, No Podrás Escapar de Mí. Though the title track reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, the album did not sell well. His next album, Al Centro de la Ciudad, would become his last album to feature synthesizer-romantic ballads. Some of the songs got some attention being featured in telenovelas, but the album, just as its predecessors, failed to gain success.Template:Citation needed
In 1989, he was offered an acting job in Puerto Rico, and upon moving, he took a break in his music career. He is remembered for his leading roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera.<ref name="bio" /> He married Herlinda Gómez,<ref name="bio" /> his second wife (they have since divorced). Vives would spend his time between Colombia, Miami and the city of Mayagüez, Herlinda's hometown, during his marriage to her.Template:Citation needed
Since 1991Edit
Upon his return to Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role that would change his life forever. He was cast in the leading role of a fantasy series based on the life of vallenato composer Rafael Escalona unsurprisingly titled Escalona.<ref name="bio" /> He sang the composer's songs in the series, and that's when he retooled his career towards vallenato,<ref name="vall">Vallenato.com, .</ref> gaining national success with the release of the Telenovela's two soundtrack albums, Escalona: Un Canto a la Vida and Escalona: Vol. 2.
In 1993, backed by the band "La Provincia", Vives released the album Clásicos de la Provincia in which he started fusing vallenato with rock,<ref name="bio" /> pop and other Caribbean Colombian ethnic rhythms. This fusion scandalized vallenato purists. Clásicos de la Provincia, won the Billboard Latin Music Awards Best Album, introducing vallenato to both Colombia and the rest of the world.Template:Citation needed
The follow-up album, La Tierra del Olvido would mark a further step in Vives' desire to fusion rock, funk and pop music with traditional Colombian genres. The album gave Vives classic hits such as the title track, and the up-tempo opening track Pa' Mayte.
His subsequent releases, Tengo Fé (1997), El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999), Déjame Entrar (2001) and El Rock de Mi Pueblo (2004), were all commercially successful and were well received by critics. In 2002 Carlos Vives' album "Déjame Entrar" won him his first Grammy award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.Template:Citation needed
In 2009 he released the album Clásicos de la Provincia II, which was sold exclusively in Colombian supermarket chain "Almacenes Éxito." The album saw Vives' return to covering vallenato songs in his own style.Template:Citation needed
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CurrentEdit
With more than 40 songs written in 2012, Corazon Profundo was released in April 2013 and featured 11 tracks. The first single, "Volví a Nacer", was released in September 2012 and went straight to No. 1 on Billboard.Template:Clarify The second single, "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" featuring Michel Teló was released in late January 2013. Carlos appeared with fellow artists Ricardo Montaner, Fanny Lu, and Andrés Cepeda as one of the coaches for the first season of the vocal competition series phenomenon The Voice Colombia, which premiered October 2012 via Colombian TV network Caracol TV.Template:Citation needed
On 27 May 2016, "La Bicicleta" with fellow Colombian singer Shakira was released as a single. The video for the song was filmed in Colombia in each of their home cities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The song debuted at the number one spot on Billboard's US Latin Airplay chart and number four on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
On 13 September 2018, Telemundo announced Carlos Vives as the fourth coach of La Voz (U.S.).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vives joined Luis Fonsi, Alejandra Guzman and Wisin as coaches on the Spanish-language version of NBC singing-competition La Voz.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2020, he joined 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 y Ricky, El Cigala, Dani Martín, Leslie Grace, Nicky Jam, Ara Malikian and Prince Royce for 'Color Esperanza 2020', a version of Diego Torres' Color Esperanza.
In April 2021, Vives joined Ricky Martin for "Canción Bonita", a song which was critically acclaimed for its fusion of musical styles from Colombia and Puerto Rico. The song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Song at the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards.
In November 2021, he was a featured artist in the Disney movie 'Encanto' singing the credits song 'Colombia, Mi Encanto' written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2023, Vives appeared in the Disney+ show 'The Low Tone Club' and sang the theme 'Tumbando Muros' and two other songs for the show. In addition, Vives wrote all songs included on the show's soundtrack.
In 2024, the Latin Grammys recognized Vives as Person of the Year at their annual ceremony for his significant contributions to Latin American music and his philanthropic efforts in Colombia and the broader Spanish-speaking community.
Personal lifeEdit
Vives was married to the Colombian actress Margarita Rosa de Francisco in a relationship that was closely followed by the national media. Puerto Rican Herlinda Gómez was his second wife, with whom he had two children: Carlos Enrique Vives and Lucía Vives.<ref name="LA">lafiscalía.com Template:Webarchive.</ref> He is now married to former Miss Colombia Claudia Elena Vásquez and they have two children:<ref name="bio" /> Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. He divides his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá.<ref name="bio" />
DiscographyEdit
- Studio albums
- Por Fuera y Por Dentro (1986)
- No Podrás Escapar de Mí (1987)
- Al Centro de la Ciudad (1989)
- Escalona: Un Canto A La Vida (1991)
- Escalona: Vol. 2 (1992)
- Clásicos de la Provincia (1993)
- La Tierra del Olvido (1995)
- Tengo Fe (1997)
- El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999)
- Déjame Entrar (2001)
- El Rock de Mi Pueblo (2004)
- Clásicos de la Provincia II (2009)
- Corazón Profundo (2013)
- Más + Corazón Profundo (2014)
- Vives (2017)
- Cumbiana (2020)
- Cumbiana II (2022)
- Escalona Nunca Se Habia Grabado Asi (2023)
FilmographyEdit
Television series and showsEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pequeños Gigantes | Guineo | Season 1, recurring role |
| 1984 | El Faraón | Capitolino Rojas | Season 1, recurring role |
| 1985 | Tuyo es mi corazón | Carlos Sánchez | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1986 | Gallito Ramírez | Javier "Gallito" Ramírez | Season 1, main role |
| 1987 | Tormento | César Augusto Caballero | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1988 | La Otra | Arnaldo Vásquez | Season 1, main role |
| 1989 | La Conciencia de Lucía | Alberto | Season 1, main role |
| LP loca pasión | Julio Sanmiguel "Sammy" | Season 1, main role | |
| 1990 | Aventurera | Juan Carlos Santander | Season 1, main role |
| 1991 | Cadena Braga | José Antonio | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1992 | Escalona | Rafael Escalona | Season 1, main role |
| La mujer doble | Mateo Escondria | Season 1, main role | |
| 1993 | La estrategia del caracol | The reporter | Recurring role |
| 2012 | La Voz Colombia | Himself | Season 1; Coach |
| 2013 | La Voz Spanish | Season 2; Mentor | |
| 2014 | Susana Giménez | Cameo; Season 15, episode 25 | |
| 2019 | Pescaíto | El Profe | Season 1, main role |
| 2019–2020 | La Voz US | Himself | Season 1–2; Coach |
| 2020 | El mundo perdido de Cumbiana | Television documentary | |
| 2022 | Pablus Gallinazo | Television Film, main role | |
| 2022–2023 | The Low Tone Club - El Club de los Graves | Amaranto Molina | Recurring role |
Awards and nominationsEdit
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