# Kiko Cibrian

Ignacio "Kiko" Cibrián is a Mexican-American guitarist, composer, arranger, record producer, recording engineer, and mixer known for his work with Luis Miguel, Cristian Castro, Rocío Dúrcal REIK, and Frank Sinatra. Cibrián has won one Grammy Award and three Latin Grammy Awards.

## Early life and career

Kiko Cibrián was born and grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, where his father played in mariachis. At age 14, Cibrián started playing boleros and mariachi music. During his late teenage years, he joined a local band and was introduced to jazz by the band's saxophonist.
At 19, he was invited to go to Las Vegas to play with a band called "Santa Fe". During his time in Las Vegas, Cibrián also played with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' big band.
In 1982, Cibrián moved to California to play with the band that accompanied dance performances at Disneyland. A year later, in San Diego, he joined the band "People Movers" where Nathan East played the electric bass. Cibrián returned to the Disneyland band in 1987 and then formed the band "True Stories".
In 1990, he moved to Mexico City to work with Luis Miguel as guitarist. That same year, Cibrián was invited to be the producer for Cristian Castro's debut album Agua nueva. It was his first time producing an album for another artist. Cibrián's second album as a producer was Luis Miguel's 1993 Aries which won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. He composed the hit single "Suave" from that same album. Cibrián continued working with Luis Miguel as touring musician, producer, composer and arranger throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

## Selected discography

| Year | Album | Artist | Credits |
| 1992 | Kiko | Kiko Cibrián | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar |
| 1992 | Agua nueva | Cristian Castro | Producer, arranger, vocals |
| 1993 | Aries | Luis Miguel | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar, vocals |
| 1994 | Duets II | Frank Sinatra | Vocal producer |
| 1994 | Segundo romance | Luis Miguel | Producer, arranger, guitar |
| 1995 | El concierto | Luis Miguel | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar |
| 1996 | Nada es igual | Luis Miguel | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar, synthesizer, programming |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame [Spanish Soundtrack] | Alan Menken | Translation, adaptation |
| 2003 | Señor Bolero 2 | José Feliciano | Composer |
| 2003 | Caramelito | Rocío Dúrcal | Composer |
| 2004 | Buena suerte | Isabel Pantoja | Composer |
| 2005 | Reik | Reik | Engineer, arranger, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming |
| 2005 | El aire de tu casa | Jesús Adrián Romero | Arranger |
| 2006 | Sesión metropolitana | Reik | Composer |
| 2006 | Secuencia | Reik | Engineer, arranger, guitar, programming |
| 2007 | Esta es mi vida | Jesse & Joy | Producer, engineer, mixer, arranger, programming |
| 2009 | El mismo cielo | Marcela Gándara | Arranger, mixer |
| 2009 | El culpable soy yo | Cristian Castro | Producer, engineer, mixer, arranger, guitar |
| 2011 | Peligro | Reik | Composer, arranger |
| 2012 | Soplando vida | Jesús Adrián Romero | Arranger, mixer, cuatro |
| 2013 | Regreso a ti | Alex Campos | Producer, mixer |
| 2014 | Soltando al perro | Jesse & Joy | Arranger |
| 2015 | Derroche de amor | Alex Campos | Mixer |
| 2016 | Des/Amor | Reik | Producer, arranger, programming |
| 2017 | Momentos | Alex Campos | Mixer |
| 2017 | Jesse & Joy | Jesse & Joy | Producer, engineer, mixer, arranger |

## Awards
### BMI Latin Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1995 | "Suave" | Award-winning songs | Won |
| 1995 | "Hasta el fin" | Award-winning songs | Won |
| 1998 | "Dame" | Award-winning songs | Won |
| 1998 | "Cómo es posible que a mi lado" | Award-winning songs | Won |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Title | Artist | Category | Role | Result |
| 1994 | Aries | Luis Miguel | Best Latin Pop Album | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar, vocals | Won |
| 1997 | Nada Es Igual... | Luis Miguel | Best Latin Pop Album | Producer, composer, arranger, guitar, programming, synthesizer | Nominated |

### Latin Grammy Awards

| Year | Title | Artist | Category | Role | Result |
| 2013 | Regreso a ti | Alex Campos | Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) | Producer, mixer | Won |
| 2015 | Derroche de amor | Alex Campos | Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) | Mixer | Won |
| 2017 | Momentos | Alex Campos | Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) | Mixer | Won |
| 2022 | A veces bien y a veces mal | Ricky Martin ft. Reik | Song Of The Year | Songwriter | Nominated |