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Juanes: Latin Grammys
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His name may still be unknown over here, but Juanes is a bona-fide global superstar. With a shedload of Latino Grammies under his belt, a sell out London show and an appearance on Newsnight (really), Juanes is going to be very big news in 2006.
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As the leading nominee, Juanes is invited to perform on CBS' primetime telecast of The Latin Grammy Awards. The planned September 11 broadcast will be his broad introduction to the American public. He spends the days leading up to the awards rehearsing and participating in "Grammy In The Schools" program with students. Juanes ... makes his first live network TV appearance, performing live on CBS' Early Show - on September 10, 2001.
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Colombian pop sensation Juanes sings this duet with Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado. The song gave each of them an award for best duet and Juanes one for best songwriter at the Latin Music Awards. This song is very clear, very easy, and repetitive using key vocabulary. Great for beginners!
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True to his roots and his language, Juanes has insistently turned down the suggestion to cross over, like so many other Latino musicians (Shakira, Ricky Martin), and sing in English. Clearly, he's chosen well, because he's sold more records and won more awards than any Latin rock artist.
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Upon the release of the album, Juanes initially focuses on working promotion throughout Latin America to build an audience for the album. The record is quickly embraced throughout Colombia where it spends 10weeks at #1. As a result, while hard-core Latin rock fans in the U.S. are discovering the album through word of mouth, to the broader Latin audience, the album remains an undiscovered treasure.
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By the time of his fourth album, La Vida...Es un Ratico, it was difficult to imagine Juanes being any more acclaimed or popular. He'd already won trophy cases of awards, from numerous Grammys to France's ...Read full review
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