Juanes

Juanes was born in Medellín, Colombia.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uunHAkubgWU | title=Juanes reveló cosas muy íntimas en la Caja de Pandora | website=YouTube | date=3 November 2017 | access-date=16 October 2023 | archive-date=16 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116205255/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uunHAkubgWU | url-status=live }} When he was seven years old, his father and brothers began to teach him how to play guitar.{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/artist/juanes-p451494/biography|title=Juanes Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|work=AllMusic|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=21 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221215521/http://allmusic.com/artist/juanes-p451494/biography|url-status=live}} His passion for the instrument led him to discover simple genres of music such as traditional sounds such as tango and vallenato, as well as Russian 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-14-fg-juanes14-story.html|title=FOREIGN EXCHANGE: Colombia rocker Juanes gives back|last=Kraul|first=Chris|date=14 June 2009|access-date=15 January 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=8 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608135843/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/14/world/fg-juanes14|url-status=live}} During his childhood, Juanes witnessed a civil war in which hundreds were killed. His cousin was killed by kidnappers, and gunmen also executed a close friend. To add further to Juanes' grief and desperation, his father died from cancer.{{cite web|title = Juanes Loco De Amor Tour Tickets Onsale NOW|url = http://www.juanes.net/bio/|website = Official site for Juanes.|access-date = 7 February 2016|archive-date = 28 May 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180528074907/http://www.juanes.net/bio/|url-status = live}} This period shaped Juanes' social consciousness, saying "Colombia has suffered so much that the only way to go forward is to imagine a better country."

As a teenager, Juanes was greatly influenced by rock and metal acts such as The Beatles and Metallica. He started the rock band Ekhymosis in 1988, and it released its debut album, Niño Gigante, that same year.Bonacich, Drago. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p276278|pure_url=yes}} "Ekhymosis > Biography"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2007. The band released seven studio albums during its career and shared the stage with acts including Alejandro Sanz, Aterciopelados, and Ricky Martin;[https://web.archive.org/web/20201014142837/http://eskpe.eltiempo.terra.com.co/PROYECTOS_ESKPE/juanes_eskpe/discosgiras/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_ESKPE-2519154.html "Hechos en la vida musical de Juanes"]. Eskpe.eltiempo.terra.com.co Retrieved 2 January 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. [http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/5/29/music/14315337&sec=music "Latin to the core"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109144754/http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F5%2F29%2Fmusic%2F14315337&sec=music |date=9 January 2009 }}. The Star Online. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2007. Juanes disbanded the group in 1998 so that he could pursue a solo career.

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In 2000, Juanes released his solo debut Fíjate Bien (Take a Good Look), produced by Gustavo Santaolalla. The album fared well in Colombia, spending ten weeks at the number one position, but was unsuccessful in other countries. The album earned him three Latin Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, and Best Rock Song, and Juanes performed at the award show. Later that night, Juanes brought demos for over forty new songs to Santaolalla's studio, ready to begin work on another album.

The follow-up, Un Día Normal (A Normal Day), also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla who signed him with his first solo album, was released in 2002 and was highly successful in America. The album was certified gold in Colombia during its first day of sales and was certified platinum and multi-platinum in countries including Colombia, Mexico, and Spain.[http://www.rockero.com/artists/juanes/biography/ "Juanes Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306121322/http://www.rockero.com/artists/juanes/biography/ |date=6 March 2007 }}. Rockero.com. Retrieved 24 January 2007. The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboard{{'}}s Top Albums chart, setting a new record, and spent a total of two years on the chart. The album was released after the eligibility deadlines for the 2002 Latin Grammy Awards, but the advance airdate for the lead single, "A Dios le Pido" ("To God I Pray"), allowed it to be nominated for three awards and win Best Rock Song.Susman, Gary. [https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,352650,00.html "Trophy Time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229113737/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,352650,00.html |date=29 December 2014 }}. Entertainment Weekly. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2007.

"A Dios le Pido" topped the singles charts of twelve countries and spent 47 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. The album also featured "Fotografía" ("Photograph"), a duet with Portuguese Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado about the isolation between lovers. Juanes later worked with Furtado on a remix of "Powerless (Say What You Want)", the lead single from her 2003 album Folklore, and on "Te busqué" ("I Looked for You"), a single from her 2006 album Loose. Juanes won the most awards at the 2003 Latin Grammy Awards, where he won each of the 5 awards for which he had been nominated, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year.[http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233835 "Juanes on Top with 5 at Latin Grammys"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323105302/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233835 |date=23 March 2007 }}. BMI. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2007.

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Mi Sangre (My Blood), was released in September 2004 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums.Zahlaway, Jon. [http://www.livedaily.com/news/Juanes_to_visit_the_states_in_early_2006-9057.html "Juanes to visit the states in early 2006"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930202557/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Juanes_to_visit_the_states_in_early_2006-9057.html |date=30 September 2007 }}. LiveDaily. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2007. The album produced three consecutive number one singles, which held the top chart position for a combined 6 months. The album's third single, "La Camisa Negra" ("The Black Shirt"), was used in Italy in support of neo-fascism by relating it to the uniform used under the regime of Benito Mussolini.Martínez, Daniel. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_4207000/4207938.stm "Juanes en medio de polémica italiana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105182033/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_4207000/4207938.stm |date=5 November 2008 }}. BBC Mundo. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2007. In response, left-wing media network Indymedia called for a boycott of the song.[http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/30213.php "Neofascistas adoptan como himno 'La camisa negra' de Juanes"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331053614/http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/30213.php |date=31 March 2007 }}. Reuters. 1 September 2005. Retrieved from Colombian Indymedia 25 January 2007. Juanes later stated that "'La Camisa Negra' has got nothing to do with fascism or Mussolini... People can interpret music in all kinds of ways I guess."Wilson, Scott. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A21946-2003Oct13¬Found=true "From Colombia, Encouraging Sounds"]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Washington Post. 14 October 2003: page C01.[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/18696828 "Rubio, Juanes Earn Billboard Latin Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610074154/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/18696828 |date=10 June 2007 }}. Yahoo! Music. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2007.

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At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, Juanes won three additional awards to his nine previous Grammy awards. He took the award for Best Rock Song for "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" ("I am Worthless Without Your Love"), Best Rock Solo Album for Mi Sangre and Best Music Video for "Volverte a Ver" ("To See You Again").Chris Morris. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60805/juanes-sanz-bebe-win-latin-grammys "Juanes, Sanz, Bebe Win Latin Grammys"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121000825/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60805/juanes-sanz-bebe-win-latin-grammys |date=21 November 2015 }}. The Hollywood Reporter. 4 November 2005. Retrieved from Billboard 12 February 2007. On 9 December 2005, Juanes performed "La camisa negra" at an international gala in Germany celebrating the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Draw evening.[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/051117/1/5a4d.html "Final draw: TV coverage to be broadcast in 145 countries"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070327030134/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/051117/1/5a4d.html |date=27 March 2007 }}. 2006 FIFA World Cup. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2007. In 2006, he recorded a duet of "The Shadow of Your Smile" with Tony Bennett for Bennett's Duets: an American Classic.

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In June 2006, Juanes began a year-long sabbatical to spend time with his wife, model Karen Martínez, and their daughters Luna and Paloma.[http://www.quepasa.com/english/news/entertainment/Juanes.McCartney.Colombia/399969.html "Juanes invited Paul McCartney to Colombia"]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826033446/http://www.quepasa.com/english/news/entertainment/Juanes.McCartney.Colombia/399969.html |date=August 26, 2007 }}. Quepasa. December 3, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2007. He was working on an album that was released on October 23, 2007. When asked about the possibility of recording an album in English, Juanes responded, "singing in Spanish is very important because it's the language in which I think and feel. I respect people that sing in English, but for now I'll keep my Spanish." Juanes planned to launch his own music label, named 4J, in October 2007, to be distributed by the Universal Music Group.[http://www.latina.com/latina/entertainment/entertainment.jsp;jsessionid=65664B5ED96C28D7B445305DB5A69C6D?genre=music&article=juanes4j "Juanes Takes Over the World!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195611/http://www.latina.com/latina/entertainment/entertainment.jsp;jsessionid=65664B5ED96C28D7B445305DB5A69C6D?genre=music&article=juanes4j |date=28 September 2007 }}. Latina.com. Retrieved 25 January 2007. He was also working on a new album, titled La Vida... Es Un Ratico (Life is a Little Moment).[http://www.voymusic.com/radio/artists-special_report-51182-juanes-juanes_s_new_album_has_a_title "Juanes's New Album Has a Title"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023901/http://www.voymusic.com/radio/artists-special_report-51182-juanes-juanes_s_new_album_has_a_title |date=27 September 2007 }}. VOY Music. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.

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La Vida... Es Un Ratico was released on 23 October 2007, with the first single being "Me Enamora" (I fall in love). The second single was "Gotas de Agua Dulce" (drops of sweet water), and the third single became the vallenato fusion of "Tres" (three).

On 11 December 2007, Juanes performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast live to over 100 countries.{{cite web|url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/ |title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007 |access-date=11 December 2007 |publisher=nobelpeaceprize.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207223134/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/ |archive-date=7 December 2007 }}

On 24 November 2008, Juanes re-released the album as "La vida... es un ratico (en vivo)" [Deluxe Edition][2 CD/DVD Combo]" The album aside the 14 original songs, contains two previously unreleased songs: "Falsas Palabras" (false words) and "Odio Por Amor" (hate for love) which is also the current single. This new re-edition also includes seven live versions of songs played during his U.S. La Vida Tour. As another bonus added, Juanes also included a duet of his song "Hoy Me Voy" (today I leave) with singer Colbie Caillat. The DVD contains the music videos of the four singles of the cd as well as a few live video recordings of the US tour.

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In 2010, Juanes performed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kickoff Concert, as well as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. In addition, he released his album P.A.R.C.E. which featured the No. 1 Billboard hit Yerbatero and the top-ten hit Y No Regresas. 17 February, Juanes performed live on the third single from their fifth studio album Regalito in the delivery of the Premios Lo Nuestro. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.digital1001.com.mx/cmai/secciones/disco-de-la-semana/231-juanes-parce.html |title=Juanes: P.A.R.C.E. |access-date=19 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302182752/http://www.digital1001.com.mx/cmai/secciones/disco-de-la-semana/231-juanes-parce.html |archive-date=2 March 2012 }}

In February 2012, the Colombian singer Juanes took the stage at Juanes MTV Unplugged to record a live album at the direction of Juan Luis Guerra.

On 6 March, Juanes will release "La Señal" as an unreleased song from his Unplugged.

On 11 March 2014, Juanes released his sixth studio album by Universal Music Latino Loco de amor. It is his first studio album since P.A.R.C.E. (2010). At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the album won the Best Pop/Rock Album.{{cite news|title=Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-latin-grammys-2014-nominations-winners-list-20140924-story.html#page=1|work=Los Angeles Times|date=5 August 2015|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=11 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211210731/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/music/la-et-ms-latin-grammys-2014-nominations-winners-list-20140924-story.html#page=1|url-status=live}} Loco de Amor was nominated for Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year.{{cite news|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/premio-lo-nuestro-2015-la-lista-completa-de-nominados-univision-enrique-iglesias|title=Premio Lo Nuestro 2015: La lista completa de nominados|work=People|date=2 December 2014|access-date=2 December 2014|language=es|archive-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203042315/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/premio-lo-nuestro-2015-la-lista-completa-de-nominados-univision-enrique-iglesias|url-status=live}} It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 2015.{{cite news|title=Grammys 2015 Preview: The Lowdown on the Best Latin Pop Album and Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album Nominees|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6422326/grammys-2015-best-latin-pop-album-and-best-latin-rock-urban-or-alternative-album-nominees|access-date=20 July 2015|date=30 December 2014|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621200728/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6422326/grammys-2015-best-latin-pop-album-and-best-latin-rock-urban-or-alternative-album-nominees|url-status=live}}

Juanes contributed to the 2017 animated film Ferdinand. In that production, he both wrote the original score "Lay Your Head On Me" and played the voice of Juan (Nina's father). On 12 May 2017, Juanes released Mis planes son amarte. The album was accompanied by a space-themed visual album.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/05/26/530020289/a-rock-star-in-space-juanes-seeks-the-universal-on-mis-planes-son-amarte|title=A Rock Star In Space: Juanes Seeks The Universal On 'Mis Planes Son Amarte'|last=Arbona-Ruiz|first=Marisa|date=26 May 2017|access-date=25 March 2020|publisher=NPR|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326001849/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/05/26/530020289/a-rock-star-in-space-juanes-seeks-the-universal-on-mis-planes-son-amarte|url-status=live}} The visual component was filmed in Colombia and Mexico and represents a spiritual journey through challenges and victories. Juanes explained that the album alludes to "the connection between our most ancestral, indigenous roots and the universe and its planets. Those points are even more closely tied than we can imagine." It also explores the daily life and spirituality of the Kogi people, an indigenous group that resides in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia. Mis planes son amarte won Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Album at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2017&genre=All|title=19a Entegra Anual del Latin Grammy|publisher=latingrammy.com|access-date=25 February 2019|archive-date=25 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225103233/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2017&genre=All|url-status=live}} The album is also Juanes's first to feature a song in English, "Goodbye for Now".Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/mhy1F7M1Qgs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170428103805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhy1F7M1Qgs&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhy1F7M1Qgs| title = Juanes – Goodbye For Now | date = 27 April 2017 | via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} In June 2017, Juanes collaborated with Chilean singer Mon Laferte on the cumbia-influenced single "Amárrame".{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/06/13/532758490/songs-we-love-mon-laferte-am-rrame-feat-juanes|title=Songs We Love: Mon Laferte, 'Amárrame (Feat. Juanes)'|last=Arbona-Ruiz|first=Marisa|publisher=NPR|date=13 June 2017|access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=2 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502193556/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/06/13/532758490/songs-we-love-mon-laferte-am-rrame-feat-juanes|url-status=live}} On 23 May 2018, Juanes performed with Mon Laferte as part of National Public Radio's Tiny Desk Concerts series.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/05/23/612293110/juanes-mon-laferte-tiny-desk-concert|title=Tiny Desk: Juanes & Mon Laferte|last=Contreras|first=Felix|date=23 May 2018|access-date=25 March 2020|publisher=NPR|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404133908/https://www.npr.org/2018/05/23/612293110/juanes-mon-laferte-tiny-desk-concert|url-status=live}}

In 2018, the Mexican singer Raymix included him in a version of his song "Oye Mujer". In 2018 he performed at Starlite Festival presented "Pa' Dentro" -the first official single from the then upcoming album-, which was officially released on 31 May 2018. On 10 January 2019, he released his first single of the year, «La plata», which has the participation of Colombian singer Lalo Ebratt. On 23 May, he presented his single "Querer Mejor" alongside Canadian singer Alessia Cara. In July, he collaborated on the song "Todo bien" by the Trapical Minds collective alongside Lalo Ebratt, Skinny Happy, Yera. Then, in August he collaborated on the Greeicy single "Minifalda". On 5 September, he released his single "Bonita" with his compatriot Sebastián Yatra, which was positioned at the top of the American music charts. Later, on 7 November, he presented "Aurora", which he interprets with Colombian rapper Crudo Means Raw. In November, he released his single "Tequila", which features the collaboration of the Mexican singer Christian Nodal. The next day, he presented his new album Más futuro que pasado, where it emphasizes his transition to the urban genre without leaving aside his classic rock and pop musical style. On 5 December, he released his latest single "Más futuro que pasado".

In December 2019, Juanes released the album Más futuro que pasado. The album features Colombian musicians Sebastián Yatra, Crudo Means Raw, and Lalo Ebratt as well as regional Mexican singer Christian Nodal, Dominican-American MC Fuego, and Canadian singer Alessia Cara, who sings in Spanish for the first time on the song "Querer Mejor".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/juanes-new-album-mas-futuro-que-pasado-colombia-latin-grammys-915142/|title=The Future According to Juanes|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 December 2019|access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404205128/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/juanes-new-album-mas-futuro-que-pasado-colombia-latin-grammys-915142/|url-status=live}} The album was inspired Juanes' optimism for the future of Colombia and highlights the diversity of the country, featuring a variety of traditional musical genres such as vallenato and cumbia combined with modern musical styles. Juanes explained that "it gives me a lot of hope. Esperanza, you know — Más futuro que pasado is about having the drive to keep experimenting. I want to keep writing music, I want to live more. This is the point of my life when I want to live so much. But before I do anything, I start from the roots. And from there I build my vision."

On 28 May 2021, Juanes released his 10th studio album, Origen.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/juanes-visits-origins-inspiration-10th-album-77966760|title=Juanes visits the origins of his inspiration in 10th album|publisher=ABC News|date=28 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|last=Ratner-Arias|first=Sigal|archive-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530233626/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/juanes-visits-origins-inspiration-10th-album-77966760|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/05/27/juanes-origen-album-documental-amazon-zona-pop-orix/|title=Juanes explora la raíz de sus gustos musicales en "Origen", su disco y documental con Amazon Prime|publisher=CNNEspanol|access-date=30 May 2021|date=27 May 2021|last=Huston-Crespo|first=Marysabel|archive-date=31 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531005307/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/05/27/juanes-origen-album-documental-amazon-zona-pop-orix/|url-status=live}} The album consists of twelve covers that span his musical influences, including Bruce Springsteen, Juan Luis Guerra, and Bob Marley. Juanes described these songs as having a significant "impact on the memory of my youth, my adolescence, my childhood." Like much of Juanes' discography, the album encompasses many styles from tango, merengue, and vallenato to reggae, folk, and heavy metal. The release of the album was accompanied by a documentary released on Amazon Prime, in which Juanes explains why he chose each song, speaks with several of the songwriters he covers, and performs music videos that channel the era in which they were written. Juanes contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Enter Sandman" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021.{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=10 September 2021|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=22 October 2021|website=loudersound|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026061243/https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|url-status=live}}

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Growing up in Colombia, Juanes' first musical exposure included cumbia, salsa, vallenato and the rural Antioquian genre known as guasca, all of which influence his music.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/arts/music/juanes-mis-planes-son-amarte-latin-visual-album.html|title=Juanes Carries a Message of Love on Latin Music's First Visual Album|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=10 May 2017|access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326031624/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/arts/music/juanes-mis-planes-son-amarte-latin-visual-album.html|url-status=live}} In his youth, Juanes was a fan of rock group Metallica and attempted to emulate the group's style, but recalls that "after many years I just realized that I was not gonna be like James Hetfield". He notes that his musical tastes are diverse: "It's good to have music for every moment. I can listen to Slayer and then the next song, Residente. Or I just can go to Ruben Blades and Silvio Rodriguez, then go to Caetano Veloso. And then I go back to Metallica!" He has also expressed admiration for Spanish singer Rosalía, Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón, Colombian reggaeton artist J Balvin, American singer Billie Eilish, and American rapper and singer Travis Scott.

Juanes's debut album, Fíjate Bien, contains themes on loss and violence, alluding to deaths caused by land mines.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/arts/music/a-singer-confronts-colombias-pain.html|title=A Singer Confronts Colombia's Pain|last=Forero|first=Juan|work=The New York Times|date=23 November 2004|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214010316/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/arts/music/a-singer-confronts-colombias-pain.html|url-status=live}} The album reflected grief in Juanes' personal life, including the deaths of his cousin and father, and Juanes himself described the record as "dark and depressing". His next album, Un Dia Normal, takes a more optimistic approach while continuing to discuss themes of war and violence. The record also included lighter themes such as romantic love to reflect falling in love with his now-wife. Mi Sangre continued themes of social conflict, discussing topics such as terrorism and kidnapping. His song, "Rosario Tijeras" from Mi Sangre tells the story of a prostitute who becomes an assassin.

Romantic love is a common theme in Juanes' music. His album Mis planes son amarte was described as a collection of "gleaming, tuneful, good-natured songs about love". Though his songs are primarily in Spanish, he has performed songs in Italian, Portuguese, German, and English. On recording in other languages, Juanes noted in 2017, "It's hard when you have to change the way your muscles work," he said. "I don't want to go full crossover — that's not my plan — but I just wanted to do it someday."

Juanes is outspoken in both his music and the media about violence and inequality in Colombia. Addressing the topic of victims of the Colombian civil war, Juanes stated: "these are your people, young people, people with families, and four or five of them are dying every day." Juanes established the Mi Sangre Foundation to help victims of anti-personnel mines[http://www.unitedforcolombia.org/article22.htm "Colombia sin minas Events Raise $350,000 For Children Victimized By Landmines In Colombia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231022414/http://www.unitedforcolombia.org/article22.htm |date=31 December 2006 }}. United for Colombia. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2007. In 2005, he was named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050422133829/http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1049613,00.html "TIME Magazine Celebrates New TIME 100 List of Most Influential People With Star-Studded Event April 19th"]. Time. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2007. On 15 November 2005, he was honored at the annual benefit gala for Sir Paul McCartney's Adopt-A-Minefield for his work as a Goodwill Ambassador for United for Colombia, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about the impact of land mines within Colombia.[http://www.landmines.org/projects/colombia.cfm "Mine Action in Colombia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209203215/http://www.landmines.org/projects/colombia.cfm |date=9 December 2006 }}. Adopt-A-Minefield. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

On 19 April 2006, Juanes performed before the European Parliament, as part of a campaign to increase awareness against the use of landmines around the world, including in his native Colombia. He was first singer to perform in the hemicycle where the European Parliament holds its plenary sessions.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/eplive/public/multimediaav_page/7475-20060420MAV07474-TELEVISION/default_en.htm "EP and Juanes say 'no' to landmines"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020130855/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/eplive/public/multimediaav_page/7475-20060420MAV07474-TELEVISION/default_en.htm |date=20 October 2006 }}. European Parliament. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2007. The Parliament gave a symbolic gift of €2.5 million to demine Colombia and to rehabilitate victims of the landmines.[http://www.fac.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=9222 "After concert gave by Juanes, the European Parliament donate 2.5 million of Euros"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235700/http://www.fac.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=9222 |date=26 September 2007 }}. Colombian Air Force. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2007. In honor of his work and his music, he was given an escopetarra (a decommissioned AK-47 converted into a guitar) by peace activist César López; he later sold it at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills for US$17,000.{{cite news|title=Escopetarras: disparando música|last=Latorre|first=Héctor|date=24 January 2006|access-date=31 January 2007|work=BBC World|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_4644000/4644028.stm|archive-date=22 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222195808/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_4644000/4644028.stm|url-status=live}} Juanes held a benefit concert on 24 May 2006, in conjunction with KLVE and Univision which raised roughly US$350,000 to care for injured children and provide prosthetics, wheelchairs, and land rehabilitation.

On 19 July 2006, French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres awarded Juanes with the highest cultural honor given by France, L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, declaring him "Knight in the order of Arts and Letters" for his work in social activism.[http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldNews/JuanesToBeKnighted.cfm "Juanes To Be Knighted"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304064250/http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldNews/JuanesToBeKnighted.cfm |date=4 March 2012 }}. Global Rhythm. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2007. In December 2006, work began on a recreational park for the rehabilitation of the handicapped named "Parque Juanes de la Paz" in Medellín.[http://www.voymusic.com/radio/news-50602-works_begin_on_juanes_park "Works Begin on Juanes’ Park"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023754/http://www.voymusic.com/radio/news-50602-works_begin_on_juanes_park |date=27 September 2007 }}. VOY Music. 25 December 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2007. The 68,000-square-meter facility will cost COL$10.6 billion, financed in part by the government of Medellín, and is to be completed by May 2007.

In June 2013, Juanes appeared in a Spanish-language public service announcement for the HIV/AIDS non-profit organization Lifebeat in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and MTV. In the video, the singer encouraged HIV testing and cited a statistic stating that there are a thousand new cases of HIV per month among people 13 to 24 years of age.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/juanes-hiv-awareness-latino-community-psa|title=WATCH: Juanes Takes On HIV Awareness for the Young Latino Community|last=Rodriguez|first=Priscilla|work=Latina|date=19 June 2013|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326124115/http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/juanes-hiv-awareness-latino-community-psa|url-status=live}} Guillermo Chacon, president of The Latino Commission on AIDS, commented that "Celebrities like Juanes are crucial to raising awareness, which is one of the most important ways for people to understand that HIV infection can be prevented."

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{{blockquote|"Going to Cuba is a symbol that it's time to change people's minds, an opportunity to tell the world that people have to change."| Juanes[http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=341301&CategoryId=13003 Juanes Says Concert in Cuba About Bringing Message of "Change"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331082257/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=341301&CategoryId=13003 |date=31 March 2012 }} by the Latin American Herald Tribune}}

On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Juanes would hold his second "Peace Without Borders" concert in Havana's storied Plaza de la Revolución on 20 September 2009.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ic7JDyW1dkbawERKw-a2xdEuDZtwD99SCH9O0 Rocker Juanes to Offer Sept 20 Concert in Havana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813111054/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ic7JDyW1dkbawERKw-a2xdEuDZtwD99SCH9O0 |date=13 August 2009 }} by Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press, 5 August 2009

Prior to the concert, Juanes received criticism by some in the Cuban-American/Cuban exile community in Miami who believed it would be seen as an act of support for the communist government of Cuba. Juanes expressed in an interview for Univision that he had no affiliation whatsoever to the Cuban government or their political views and that he saw it only as an artistic performance and nothing more.[http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=2046409#p Juanes defendio concierto en Cuba] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815091326/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=2046409 |date=15 August 2009 }} by Teresa Rodriguez – Aquí y Ahora – Univision networks[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-bridge-without-borders/ A Bridge without Borders: Efforts Underway to Turn Juanes Peace Concert in Cuba into Controversy] by Margarita Alarcón, CBS News, 14 August 2009

On 20 August 2009, Juanes announced that he had considered canceling the peace concert citing "fears for his safety as well as his family", who reside with him in Miami on Key Biscayne.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0Yyew_7stdVvQyO2Piakh6tfKzAD9A6RE280 Juanes Receives Threats over Cuba Concert]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} by Damian Grass, Associated Press, 20 August 2009 Juanes closed it along with 15 other Cuban and international artists and with more than one million people attending the concert."

Juanes met model/actress Karen Martínez during the filming of his video "Podemos Hacernos Daño". On 6 August 2004, they were married. The couple separated in May 2007, after three years of marriage due to unresolved differences, but reconciled four months later.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/colombian-singer-juanes-wife-separate/|title=Colombian Singer Juanes, Wife Separate|work=People|date=25 May 2007|access-date=20 January 2011|archive-date=9 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109031901/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20040307,00.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_temporary_breakup_fuels_juanes_new_cd.html|title=Temporary breakup fuels Juanes' new CD|last=Graglia|first=Diego|date=10 October 2007|access-date=20 January 2011|work=Daily News|location=New York|archive-date=23 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923121421/http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2007/10/10/2007-10-10_temporary_breakup_fuels_juanes_new_cd.html|url-status=dead}} They have three children together,{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/famoso/juanes|title=Juanes: En síntesis|work=People en Español|date=23 June 2013|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914040133/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/famoso/juanes|url-status=live}} two daughters: Luna Aristizábal Martínez (born 6 September 2003), Paloma Aristizábal Martínez (born 2 June 2005), and one son, Dante Aristizábal Martínez (born 12 September 2009).{{cite web|url=http://www.shock.com.co/videos/video-vacaciones-de-juanes-y-su-familia-aruba|title=Las vacaciones de Juanes y su familia en Aruba|work=Shock.com|date=13 August 2012|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=16 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116213814/http://shock.com.co/videos/video-vacaciones-de-juanes-y-su-familia-aruba|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/sociedad/nacio-dante-el-tercer-hijo-de-juanes/20090912/nota/877709.aspx|title=Nació Dante, el tercer hijo de Juanes|work=WRadio|date=12 September 2009|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091100/http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/sociedad/nacio-dante-el-tercer-hijo-de-juanes/20090912/nota/877709.aspx|url-status=live}}

Juanes is a vegetarian{{cite news|url=http://www.quericavida.com/en/what-is-rico/juanes-just-want-find-balance-life/|title=Juanes: I Just Want to Find Balance in My Life|access-date=15 June 2014|author=Rodas, CelesteK|date=7 March 2014|publisher=Que Rica Vida|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805112746/http://www.quericavida.com/en/what-is-rico/juanes-just-want-find-balance-life|archive-date=5 August 2014|url-status=dead}} and lives in Key Biscayne, Florida.{{cite web |url=http://canales.diariovasco.com/ocio/meca/juanes-euskera-kepa-junkera-200911091001.php |title=Juanes | Euskera| Juanes canta en euskera junto a Kepa Junkera |publisher=Canales.diariovasco.com |date=1 January 2009 |access-date=13 October 2010 |archive-date=12 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112041934/http://canales.diariovasco.com/ocio/meca/juanes-euskera-kepa-junkera-200911091001.php |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Juanes discography}}

• Fíjate Bien (2000)
• Un Día Normal (2002)
• Mi Sangre (2004)
• La Vida... Es Un Ratico (2007)
• P.A.R.C.E. (2010)
• Loco de Amor (2014)
• Mis planes son amarte (2017)
• Más futuro que pasado (2019)
• Origen (2021)
• Vida Cotidiana (2023)

{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Juanes}}

A Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Juanes has received nine nominations and won four.{{Cite web |title=Juanes {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/juanes/9195 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=grammy.com}}

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| 2009 || La Vida... Es Un Ratico || rowspan="3"| Best Latin Pop Album || {{won}}

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| 2013 || Juanes: MTV Unplugged || {{Won}}

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| 2015 || Loco de Amor || {{nom}}

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| 2022 || Origen || Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album || {{Won}}

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| 2024 || Vida Cotidiana || Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album || {{Won}}

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A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Juanes has received twenty-seven awards and forty-seven nominations. In 2019, he was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/juanes-latin-recording-academy-person-of-the-year-1203241958/|title=Juanes Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year|website=Variety|date=13 June 2019|access-date=30 November 2019|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806194722/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/juanes-latin-recording-academy-person-of-the-year-1203241958/|url-status=live}}

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|Fíjate Bien || Best Rock Solo Vocal Album || {{won}}

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|Fíjate Bien || Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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|Fíjate Bien || Song of the Year || {{nom}}

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|Fíjate Bien || Best Short Form Music Video || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2002 || A Dios le Pido || Song of the Year || {{nom}}

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|A Dios le Pido || Best Rock Song || {{won}}

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|A Dios le Pido || Best Short Form Music Video || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| 2003 || Un Día Normal || Album of the Year || {{won}}

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|Es Por Ti || Song of the Year || {{won}}

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|Es Por Ti || Record of the Year || {{won}}

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|Un Día Normal || Best Rock Solo Vocal Album || {{won}}

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|Mala Gente || Best Rock Song || {{won}}

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|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2005 || Mi Sangre || Best Rock Solo Vocal Album || {{won}}

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| Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor || Best Rock Song || {{won}}

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| Volverte a Ver || Best Short Form Music Video || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| 2008 || La Vida... Es Un Ratico || Album of the Year || {{won}}

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| Me Enamora || Song of the Year || {{won}}

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| Me Enamora || Record of the Year || {{won}}

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| La Vida... Es Un Ratico || Best Male Pop Vocal Album || {{won}}

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| Me Enamora || Best Short Form Music Video || {{won}}

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| 2009 || Pombo Musical || Best Latin Children's Album || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 2012 || Juanes: MTV Unplugged || Album of the Year || {{won}}

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| Azul Sabina (feat. Joaquín Sabina) || Song of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Azul Sabina (feat. Joaquín Sabina) || Record of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Juanes: MTV Unplugged || Best Long Form Music Video || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2014 || Loco de Amor || Best Pop/Rock Album || {{won}}

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| Mil Pedazos || Best Rock Song || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 2015 || Loco de Amor: La Historia || Best Long Form Music Video || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2017 || Mis planes son amarte || Best Engineered Album || {{won}}

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| Mis planes son amarte || Best Long Form Music Video || {{nom}}

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| Mis planes son amarte || Best Rock/Pop Album || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 2018 || Pa' Dentro || Best Short Form Music Video || {{won}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2019 || Querer Mejor (feat. Alessia Cara) || Record of the Year || {{nom}}

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| La Plata (feat. Lalo Ebratt) || Record of the Year || {{nom}}

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| Querer Mejor (feat. Alessia Cara) || Song of the Year || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2020 ||rowspan="2"| Bonita (feat. Sebastián Yatra) || Song of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Best Pop Song || {{nom}}

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|Más Futuro Que Pasado || Best Pop Vocal Album || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2021 ||rowspan="2"| Origen || Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Best Rock/Pop Album || {{won}}

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|| Origen (Documental) || Best Long Form Music Video || {{nom}}

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2023 ||rowspan="2"| Vida Cotidiana || Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Best Rock/Pop Album || {{won}}

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|| Gris || Best Rock Song || {{nom}}

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• Music of Colombia
• Colombian rock
• Life (2009 TV series) narrated by Juanes
• List of best-selling Latin music artists

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