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Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, born August 9th 1972, is better known as Juanes and is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band 'Ekhymosis' and is now a solo artist. Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums, has won seventeen Latin Grammy Awards, winning more than any other artist and has also won one Grammy Award. Juanes received the BMI President’s Award at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards.
He started the metal band 'Ekhymosis' in 1988, and it released its self-produced debut album, 'Niño Gigante', the same year. The band released five studio albums during its career and shared the stage with acts including Alejandro Sanz, Aterciopelados, and Ricky Martin. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards. The follow-up, 'Un Dia Normal' was released in 2002 and was highly successful in Latin 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. The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, setting a new record, and spent a total of two years on the chart. 'MiSangre' was released in September 2004 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album produced three consecutive number one singles, which held the top chart position for a combined 6 months. At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, Juanes won three additional awards to his nine previous Grammy awards.
