caption associated_acts years_active birth_name birth_place notable_instruments label image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
juanes , 2012 unplugged tour 2012 , cologne , november 3 ekhymosis caillat , juan luis guerra , nelly furtado , laura pausini , colbie 1988 -- present juan esteban aristizábal vásquez carolina del príncipe , antioquia , colombia voice , guitar universal music group 200px non_vocal_instrumentalist 9 august 1972 vocals , guitar acoustic , cumbia rock -lrb- early -rrb- latin rock latin rock juanes02.jpg juanes
 juanes musician , singer , songwriter
juanes

juan esteban aristizábal vásquez -lrb- born august 9 , 1972 -rrb- , better known as juanes -lrb- for the contraction of his first and second name -rrb- , 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 '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , 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 '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and `` p.a.r.c.e. '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
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 '' -lrb- number one in several countries of the world -rrb- , `` 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 -lrb- 5 wins in the grammy awards on november 13 , 2008 -rrb- 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 -lrb- torches silver , silver gull , gold and symbolic -rrb- 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 .
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 .
