33-598: Janid Ortiz , known as Janid , is an American singer, actress and reality TV star. Musically, she lies between Latin pop , contemporary R&B , and electronica genres. Born in New York City and raised in Puerto Rico , she first began to gain recognition in 2014 when she released her Spanish album La Magia under the Sony Music Latin imprint label, Handshake. In the summer of 2015 she rose to fame when she released
66-574: A pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain . Originating with Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin pop may also be made by musicians in Portuguese (mainly in Brazilian Portuguese ) and the various Romance Creole languages. Latin pop usually combines upbeat Latin music with American pop music. Latin pop
99-454: A Cuban-born radio host who resides in Mayagüez, and for whose program Vives was an occasional master control technician), " Volví a Nacer ", " Robarte un Beso ", (a collaborative effort with fellow Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra ), " La Bicicleta " (a collaboration with Shakira ) and " Canción Bonita " (collaborative effort with Ricky Martin ). Vives is also a successful actor. His roles as
132-400: 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. On 27 May 2016, " La Bicicleta " with fellow Colombian singer Shakira
165-539: 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. 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
198-411: A break in his music career. He is remembered for his leading roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera. He married Herlinda Gómez, 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. Upon his return to Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role that would change his life forever. He
231-600: A career as a solo artist. She has cited Tina Turner , Donna Summer , Aretha Franklin , Grace Jones , La Lupe , Sia , Draco Rosa and Ednita Nazario as her musical influences. Janid moved back to New York City in 2005 where she spent many years in Queens developing her style. During her time in New York she released a handful of independent albums that failed to achieve commercial success. She performed at several venues from dive bars to Webster Hall , and she performed twice at
264-654: 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. In 2009 he released
297-553: 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
330-558: Is awarded by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences . Carlos Vives has won 18 and received 47 nominations throughout his career. In addition to his competitive wins, he was recognized as Person of the Year at the 25th edition of the awards. A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Carlos Vives has received 8 awards from 24 nominations. The World Music Awards
363-430: Is commonly associated with Spanish-language pop, rock, and dance music. Latin pop is one of the most popular Latin music genres today. However, before the arrival of artists like Alejandro Sanz , Thalía , Luis Miguel , Selena , Paulina Rubio , Shakira , Carlos Vives , Ricky Martin , Gloria Trevi and Enrique Iglesias , Latin pop first reached a global audience through the work of bandleader Sergio Mendes in
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#1732852222481396-627: Is involved in various social and philanthropic activities. He has used his platform to support causes related to education, culture, and social development in Colombia. His foundation, Tras la Perla, focuses on improving the quality of life in his hometown of Santa Marta by promoting sustainable development and cultural initiatives. Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961 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
429-566: Is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time . He is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world as he has progressively helped vallenato gain popularity globally by combining traditional vallenato music with pop/rock music, forming a subgenre that has come to be known as "vallenato-pop". In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 on both the Greatest of All Time Latin Artists and Top Latin Artists 2010s. by Billboard . In 2024,
462-541: The Dominican Republic . The popularity gained from "Penicilina" earned Janid her own reality show on Mega TV , Janid: Atrediva . The first episode aired on September 6, 2015. Janid was born into a musical family. From an early age she took ballet, singing and piano lessons. She joined her school choir and later moved to South Carolina where she joined a gospel choir. She appeared in many jingles, radio station IDs and TV commercials before she started focusing on
495-620: The Puerto Rican Day Parade . Janid has collaborated with many renowned artists including Frankie Cutlass , Michael Stuart and DJ Baron Lopez. She performed in Arthur Hanlon 's Encanto del Caribe TV special alongside Marc Anthony , Laura Pausini , Natalia Jiménez , Cheo Feliciano and Bernie Williams . Latin pop Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese : Pop Latino) is
528-605: The United States/Mexico border region , had begun to introduce synthesizers , slicker production , and a more urban sensibility to formerly root styles like norteño and conjunto. Moreover, New York and Miami were home to thriving Latin club scenes, which during the 1980s led to the rise of Latin freestyle , a club-oriented dance music that was rooted in Latin rhythms but relied on synthesizers and drum machines for most of its arrangements . Both of these sounds influenced
561-514: The 1980s and 1990s, with acts such as Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , even achieving massive crossover success among non-Latino listeners during the late 1990s. While not restricted to America by any means, Latin pop was profoundly affected by production techniques and other styles of music – both Latin and otherwise – that originated primarily in the United States. Tejano music , centered in Texas and
594-869: The 1990s. Most of its artists sang in Spanish for Latino audiences, although Latin pop's similarity to the mainstream helped several performers score crossover hits when they chose to record in English. Jon Secada landed several pop hits during the mid-1990s, and Tejano pop star Selena 's album Dreaming of You actually debuted posthumously at number one on the album charts upon its 1995 release. The late '90s and early 2000s saw Latin artists such as Ricky Martin , Enrique Iglesias , Shakira , Jennifer Lopez and ex-husband Marc Anthony , Paulina Rubio , Jade Esteban Estrada , Thalía , among others, achieve crossover mainstream success. Other traditionally pop artists also made forays into Latin pop either finding success experimenting with
627-689: The Latin Grammys honored Vives as Person of the Year during their annual ceremony for his contributions to the music of Latin America and community philanthropic endeavors both in Colombia and the wider 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 tribute to Guillermo Martínez,
660-689: The Spanish-language version of NBC singing-competition The Voice . 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',
693-550: 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. 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. The second single, " Como Le Gusta
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#1732852222481726-504: The band "La Provincia", Vives released the album Clásicos de la Provincia in which he started fusing vallenato with rock, 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. The follow-up album, La Tierra del Olvido would mark
759-651: The broader Spanish-speaking community. 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. He is now married to former Miss Colombia Claudia Elena Vásquez and they have two children: Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. He divides his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá. Vives has won two awards out of seven Grammy Award nominations. A Latin Grammy Award
792-636: The credits song 'Colombia, Mi Encanto' written by Lin-Manuel Miranda . 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
825-616: The mid-1960s, although artists like Carmen Miranda popularized Latin samba music in Hollywood decades before this. In later decades, it was defined by the romantic ballads that legendary artists such as Julio Iglesias or Roberto Carlos produced in the 1970s. Ricky Martin is considered to be the King of Latin Pop. Latin pop became the most popular form of Latin music in the United States during
858-495: The rise of Latin pop, which retained Latin rhythms in its uptempo numbers but relied more on mainstream pop for its melodic sense. Latin pop's first major crossover star was Gloria Estefan , who scored a succession of non-club-oriented dance-pop hits during the mid- to late 1980s, but eventually became known more as an adult contemporary diva with an affinity for sweeping ballads . This blend of Latinized dance-pop and adult contemporary balladeering dominated Latin pop through
891-461: The single "Penicilina" under the independent label Kalvo Music, featuring versions in contemporary R&B produced by Kaydean, a Reggaeton remix by DJ Nelson featuring J Alvarez , a Bachata version featuring Optimo, and a Salsa version produced by Angel "Cucco" Peña featuring NG2 . "Penicilina" peaked at No. 25 on the Tropical Billboard chart , No. 6 in Puerto Rico and No. 2 in
924-585: The sound, such as Debelah Morgan and 98 Degrees , or recording Spanish versions of their songs or albums, such as Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson , to name a few. Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato , cumbia , champeta , bambuco and porro as well as genres such as Latin pop , reggaeton , dance pop and tropical music . Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, Vives
957-420: 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
990-491: 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. In 1989, he was offered an acting job in Puerto Rico , and upon moving, he took
1023-794: 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. 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 Rivera , Play-N-Skillz , Mike Bahía , Nacho and Diego Torres . In addition to his artistic endeavors, Vives
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1056-464: Was cast in the leading role of a fantasy series based on the life of vallenato composer Rafael Escalona unsurprisingly titled Escalona . He sang the composer's songs in the series, and that's when he retooled his career towards vallenato, 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
1089-568: Was released as a single. The video for the song was filmed in Colombia in each of their home cities. 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.) . Vives joined Luis Fonsi , Alejandra Guzman and Wisin as coaches on
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