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| December
2009: list of Juanes' latest awards and honors: (THANX to Melan)
- Billboard
Declares JUANES As Latin Music’s “Star of The Decade” - EL PAIS In Spain Has Also Selected JUANES As One Of “The 100 People Of The Year” |
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Juanes shakes hands with a soldier who was wounded in the line of duty during a Christmas event at the presidential palace in Bogota, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. |
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Colombian
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Singer and director of the Foundation My Blood (Mi Sangre) Juanes participates in a meeting with landmine victims in Cartagena December 3, 2009 |
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November
2009, Juanes participated on the album of Kepa Junkera. National
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October 2009, Juanes was presenting in the MTVawards from Colombia. |
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Latin Grammy winner Juanes performs at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 24 |
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September 20, Paz sin fronteras in Cuba a fantastic concert in a hot city,with record amount of people in the audiance. |
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August 2009, Miguel Bosé
and Juanes are working together to organize a "Paz sin fronterasconcert"
in Habana (Cuba). Juanes is using twitter a lot; you can follow him on twitter He works a lot on his new album that is supoosed to be released in 2010. Listen to Juanes collaborating with an Italian group Nigrita on Gioia Infinita Soul Mix
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March
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LAHT.COM: NEW YORK -- Colombian singer Juanes and his wife, actress Karen Martinez, are expecting their third child, the magazine People en Español reported Tuesday. "It's official. Karen, Juanes, Luna and Paloma are happy," said the singer's public relations office on its Web page. Miami's Diario de Las Americas, citing a source linked to an employee at Juanes' house in the Colombian city of Cartagena, reported that the child's birth is expected in mid-September, but so far the sex of the infant is not known. "Juanes was very happy and he even offered a toast with some friends for this new child," the source told the daily. |
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Februari
2009,
Juanes'reaction: "Estoy feliz por este nuevo logro. Le quiero dedicar este Grammy a todos los secuestrados que hay en las selvas de Colombia con mis deseos por su pronta libertad como lo anhelamos todos colombianos" |
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December
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JUANES WON ALL 5 LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS !
Juanes set
a new record. He is now owner of the most Latin Grammy Awards ever. "Houston
i see a big flair coming from..................................... a STAR
named Juanes" Juanes got
5 Grammy awards tonight at Houston CONGRATS JUANES! His
producer Gustavo Santaolalla also won 2 Grammy Awards,one for best recording
and one You can see
the videos of the performance and acceptances on teh Videopage, the fotos
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You
can now pre-order the new La vida es un ratico En Vivo 2cd/dvd or cd on
amazon.com. See more about the release on juanesweb
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October 16, 2008CONGRATS
to Juanes. He won 4 awards on the MTVLA. Juanes also performed El Odio Por Amor. You can see it on youtube |
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| September,
10 Juanes has 5 nominations for the Latin Grammy awards and 7 nominations for los Premios MTV. The Los Premios MTV awards will air live Oct. 16 from the Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, Mexico The Latin Grammys will be awarded Nov. 13 in Houston. |
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August,30
After a succesfull tour in USA and Europe and after a small vacation in
August Juanes will
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June
5, Juanes recieved a cheque of 200.000 Euro from the German Minister Dr.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his Misangrefoundation |
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This
week the tour in Europe finally started. After a festival in Spain there
was a concert in London
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After
a succesfull tour in USA Juanes went to Japan. Juanes took advantage of
the trip to Japan,
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Eastersunday
2008 You can see the videoclip for the Italian version of Minas pierdas on MTV Italy. THANX to Dorka for the link! |
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| Latin
stars moved quickly to stage peace concert Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:25pm powered by SphereBy Leila Cobo MIAMI (Billboard)
- The idea was born over lunch and drinks. It was early March, and Colombia, Ten
days later, on March 16, Juanes -- along with fellow Colombian Carlos
Vives, Venezuelan you read the rest of the article on: Reuters |
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![]() Thousands attend South American peace concert Published: Sunday 16 March 2008 21:38 UTC Villa del Rosario - Tens of thousands of concertgoers have attended a peace concert on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The
Peace Without Borders concert was held to celebrate the fact that a crisis,
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Juanes annouced to organize a Concert for Peace. “Paz sin fronteras” Coming
Sunday a free concert will be on the border Colombo andVenezuela. The
Peaceconcert |
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You can watch more fotos and videos on JEF |
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March
4, 2008 |
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Juanes
participates on the new album of Sergio Mendes (Encanto) with the song
Y vamos ya. |
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Juanes
did a great concert in Mexico on Valentine's day and the video was broadcasted
online by
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| January 31, 2008. The promo for the USAtour has started. Go to syncjuanes.com for a great interactive website. Send your friends a personalised message by Juanes! | |||||||||||
January 22, 2008 June 2008 July 2008 |
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December
16, 2007 go to top On Saturday
he appeared in a Dutch Show "Mooi! weer de Leeuw!" where he
performed Me |
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December
12, 2007 Juanes performed at the concert for Nobelprizewinners in Oslo.
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I was there
and enjoyed every minute of it.. The broadcast was one hour but when the Thank
you Juanes for this beautifull evening! |
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November
2, 2007 La vida es un ratico entered the charts in but debuts
on number 1 on the Billboard "top Latin albums" |
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Promo
in Europe so far: very special: Juanes to Perform at 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Juanes is getting ready to perform at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize concert on Dec. 7th in Oslo, Norway
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October
23, offical worldwide relase of the album, Juanes had a releasepart in
New York and heard he had made a record. 6.000.000 songs legally downloaded
already from the album
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Octobre 18, I bought my first La vida es un ratico cd/dvd in a Dutch shop! Already hooked on it.
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Octobre 13, 2007 Me enamora cd-single is in Dutch shops! Radio 3FM
, a Dutch radio, has announced La vida es un ratio "cd of the week".
Juanes returned
to the small town of his childhood Friday for the unveiling of a bronze
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Octobre 8, 2007. YES YES YES! you can hear samples of all songs on amazon.de or listen to one file here Beware, once you listened you are hooked! |
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September 5, 2007 Juanes visited the studio of Los40.com radio in Spain for promotion for his new single. You can hear the whole interview and Me enamora here |
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September 1, 2007 Start mailing your radiostation to play Me enamora by Juanes . Coming Tuesday it will be released worldwide by sending the music to the stations. The first sounds of Me enamora are available. The sound is awesome, rock, reaggae, typical Juanessound. Listen here to a sample. on our forum JEF you can see and hear the snippets of recordings of Juanes' first showcase in Colombia.
August 1, 2007 The single “Me Enamora” will be released worldwide on September 4th "La Vida Es...Un
Ratico," a fusion of rock, pop and Colombian rhythms, will feature
a collaboration with Argentine rock legend Andres Calamaro on the song
"Minas Piedras" and a duet, "Bandera de Manos," with
German rocker Campino of the punk band Die Toten Hosen. |
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| The release of the new album "La vida es un ratico" will be in octobre. Universal NL and Universal DE gave a date: Octobre 22. |
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Juanes was guest in a Q&A in the Billboard Conference week. He was interviewed by Leila Cobo. See more fotos on the forum. |
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source www.juanes.net March 2007. The new album to come has a
name "la vida es un ratico" As www.juanes.net has a banner
(see above) with the name we can assume it's official. Releasedate: september 2007. |
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February 12, source www.billboard.com Juanes will be interviewed during the Q&A in this years Billboard Conference in Miami.
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| February
6, 2007 source M&G Colombian superstar Juanes signs on as a Universal Music Publishing artist Already a Universal Music recording artist and a partner
in a Universal Music joint venture, The deal, revealed exclusively to Billboard, adds a new
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Juanes
had a good start of the year. On the NRJ awards in Helsinki, Finland he
won Best male international and Best male newcomer. He performde La Camisa Negra and made a great final of the show with A Dios le pido. |
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| December
31 go to top (source Diana, JEFforum, TMF) La Camisa Negra was the number 1 of the Top 100 of the year 2006 in The Netherlands. The longest in the top 40 . It was there for 28 weeks and from those 28 weeks it was on nr.2 for 12 weeks! |
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December
19, 2006. source: El Universal Bogotá, Colombia |
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Juanes
and Shakira Honored Shakira
and Juanes were selected as the “People of the Year” by the
Colombian newspaper Congratulations
Shakira and Juanes! |
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| source
myspace
from Miguel Bose The
next album of Migual Bose will have a duet with Juanes called Nada Particular.
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Juanes has a huge succes in Japan with 4 concerts. |
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Juanes
has been chosen as BEST CENTRAL ARTIST at the VMA awards in Mexico. Antonio Cormona recorded a song by Juanes, Juanes collaborated on the song too.
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October
6, Para tu amor has finally entered the top 40 (at place 39) |
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August
29, Para tu amor will be released as a single cd in The Netherlands. The
cd will People
can already order the videoclip on The Box under code 748. La Camisa Negra
is still
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August
14, 2006 The people of The Netherlands have choosen La Camisa Negra
as (A dios le pido was nr. 6 in 2003) see nu.nl |
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The
Mi Sangretour has ended. .Foto
of the last concert on the island of Madeira (Portugal):
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July 20. 2006 Juanes is now "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres"
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July
10, 2006 Oh..he
cut his hair.... not a earthmoving fact but a suprise when he came on
stage on AMsterdam. |
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June
13, 2006 Juanes must be recovered from his illness because he was in Colombia
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The
album Loose of Nelly Furtado can be bought in shops. On this album she sings Te busque, a song co-written by Juanes and he also sings the chorus. A great song. I like the rest of Loose too. A nice variation of styles and a lovely voice. |
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June
6,2006 Juanes cancelled his performances in France and Germany this week. He has an infection in his forehead-cavity (sinusitis ?) and is not allowed to fly. We all wish him a fast recovery! |
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May 24, 2006 Concert Colombia
sin minas big succes! (fotos wireimage.com) |
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Concertdates in Europe in 2006: 6 Juli, Amsterdam / Westergasfabriek open air 7. Juli: Hamburg / Stadtpark open air 8. Juli: Berlin / Adidas-Arena 10. Juli: Gelsenkirchen / Amphitheater 11. Juli: Grefrath / Eissporthalle 12. Juli: Bonn / Museumsplatz 14. Juli: Straubing / Jazz an der Donau 15 July, Mannheim, big FM event 17. Juli: Stuttgart / Freilichtbühne Killesberg 18. Juli Paris au Zenith. 20. Juli NICE, FRANCE (NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL) 21 July. Zurich, Landesmuseum Hol 22 July, Algarve , Portugal 24 July Lorrach,Stimmen Festival 26 July, Milan, Italy 28 July, Punta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 30 July, Belgium, Tienen Festival see more
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Juanes
spoke to the European Parlement about the problems with mines in his country.
You can find fotos, video, audio and articles about it on the forum |
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Today, April 19 2006 Juanes will perform for European Parlement. Juanes'
anti-landmine concert http://www.europarl.eu.int/eplive/public/freetext_page_webstreaming/default/default_en.htm |
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New
concertdates for Germany in the summer: 8. Juli: Berlin / Adidas-Arena 10. Juli: Gelsenkirchen / Amphitheater 11. Juli: Grefrath / Eissporthalle 12. Juli: Bonn / Museumsplatz 14. Juli: Straubing / Jazz an der Donau 17. Juli: Stuttgart / Freilichtbühne Killesberg |
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March
29.2006 The concert in Amsterdam was f*&^king awesome. Juanes
sayed himself! Juanes
will organize a concert in Los Angelos in May for awereness of the mine-problems
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March
10, 2006. for Dutch fans: Win a Meet & Greet or tickets to the Amsterdamconcert on www.skyradio.nl La Camisa Negra is in the Top 40 of The Netherlands...finally! |
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More than 2.000.000 copies sold of Mi Sangre! Juanes recieved a platinum disc on Jan 28, 2006
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You can order La Camisa Negra
(videoclip) call 0031 0909-8432 number 237. Nederlands:
Bel The Box en bestel La Camisa Negra! Laten we hem nr.1 worden in Europa! |
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November 4,
2005 source www.grammy.com C
O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! |
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Also congrats to Gustavo Santaolalla
producer of • A Contraluz (La Vela Puerca) (A) • Bajofondo Tango Club Presenta A: Supervielle (Supervielle) (A) • Celador De Sueños (Orozco - Barrientos) (A) • Cristobal Repetto (Cristobal Repetto) (A) • Guau! (Arbol) (A) • Mi Sangre (Juanes) (A) • The Motorcycle Diaries: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Gustavo Santaolalla) (A) • 13 (Javier García) (A) |
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concertdates
2006 Europe: Brussels
March 10
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| Juanes
did some great concerts in Germany, Go to the forum to talk about it. See
pics , video and listen to the Rastatt concert. New dates for concerts are coming for Spring 2006 in Europe. |
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Another date for Germany (from Juanes,.net) 9/21 Cologne, Germany WD R2 Concert |
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New
dates for the Europe tour: Sept
22, Rastatt, Mercedesfactories.. see www.swr3.de |
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| CONGRATULATIONS to Karen and Juanes Luna
has a sister: Paloma Aristizábal Martínez |
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| May
31. EZboard has had a major Internetattack. Lots of posts have dissapeared.
JEF has problems as well. The original posts are still there, but the answers are all gone..I have no idea if it will ever come back... |
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| May
19 Listen to interviews in Spain, Germany and watch a video on the EZboard JEF (news) |
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| May 11, 2005 NEW
TOURDATES FOR EUROPE (THANX FRAN!) Septiembre
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| APRIL. 29, 2005 Juanes won 3 Billboard LAtin MUsic Awards: Hot Latin Track: "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor," Latin Pop Album, Male: "Mi Sangre," Juanes. Latin Pop Airplay Track, Male: "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor," Juanes.
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| It seems like the dates of www.waldomadera.com are outdated. here are the dates of www.juanes.net March
/30 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre |
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| The
Mi Sangretour has been going on the road again. Lots of concerts in USA
coming months! |
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| Februari 25, 2005 Juanes won An award on Premios Lo Nuestro (www.univision.com) Juanes sigue arrasando y se quedó con el premio a Mejor
Artista Rock del año |
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| February
16, 2005: After a tour in Spain (see forum) Juanes arrived in Chili for
the Vina del February 10, 2005: Juanes is nominated for several Latin Billboard awards. see list on forum. |
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December
7, 2004 go to top Mi Sangre is nominated for a Grammy: Latin Rock/Alternative Album: "Komp 104.9 Radio Compa," Akwid; "Lipstick," Alejandra Guzman; "Mi Sangre," Juanes; "Street Signs," Ozomatli; "Si," Julieta Venegas. |
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November
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September
10, 2004 You can listen to the concert of yesterday on the messageforum or on the website (musicsection in left frame) |
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| September 9, 2004 Juanes
is in Bogota. He will do a small concert in Metro Hardrock Cafe. It will
be online Ocean Drive has a great article with nice pics. See more on the forum. Juanes will particpate on Vina 2005 Argentina (tbc)(source: univisonforum) |
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August
25 source: Billboard Univision (NYSE:UVN) announced today that the worldwide live debut performance of multi-platinum Latin-rocker Juanes' latest hit ""Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" (I Am Worthless Without Your Love) will be one of the highlights of the widely anticipated 1st Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards), September 23. |
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| August 12 Listen to his new single Nada Valgo
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Juanes termina en estos días las mezclas
finales de su nuevo disco. "Mi Sangre" es el título de este nuevo trabajo del colombiano, el primer single se estrenará el 16 de Agosto. Este nuevo álbum de Juanes, ya entró a los estudios para la mezcla final y saldrá a las tiendas a finales de septiembre. "Mi Sangre" (Surco-Universal) contiene 12 canciones totalmente originales con letra y música de Juanes. you can find pictures of Juanes in the studio on the Juanesweb.com or on ourforum |
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La Paga with Taboo (BEP) videoclip is broadcasted
on Dutch telestation The Box. It's a mix of the cartoon with Juanes and B.E.P. Great job! Dutchees can order the clip on phonenumber 0909-9798 clipcode 192. Keep calling and get La Paga in top 10! Vieuw in newssection of J.E.F. for more info. |
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14-06-2004 The single La Paga is on the SWR3chart (Germany) on number 11 (last week it came in as nr. 12). If you want it to get higher, then vote every day on SWR3. (click on Abstimmen behind La Paga, fill in Name, Street, Place and emailadress and click on Abschicken) |
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La Pagasingle in shops in The
Netherlands! We don't know in what other countries the single is going
to be released. If you wanna have a cd contact the webmaster |
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| Juanes was honored at the 2004 Florida Heroes
Awards, of the recording Academie of Florida. |
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| No maxisingle La Paga in Germany. Amazon.de
cancelled the delivery. |
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The Florida Chapter of the Recording Academy(R)
will honor nine-time Latin GRAMMY(R) winner Juanes, southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd and the late GRAMMY(R)-winning jazz bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius at its 2004 Florida Heroes Awards on Sunday, June 6. |
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It looks like the single La Paga will not
be released in Germany. All fans are very dissapointed |
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| La Paga maxisingle will be released in Germany soon! You can pre-order it on www.amazon.de. You can hear a sample of the version
with Taboo from Black Eyed Peas (with courtesy to oe3.ORF.at and Latuya
for giving us the link!) |
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| Juanes won two Latin Billboard awards, best collobaration for Fotografia and Best songwriter! Congrats Juanes! See pictures on JEF. JEF has a new url: http://p196.ezboard.com/bjuaneseuropeanfriends |
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| Juanes
one of 50 most beautiful (People en Español from HISPANIC PR WIRE) |
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Cartelera
Pepsi, backstage intervieuws on Pepsistage Amsterdam video posted
on our EZboard, with credits to Fran (Yahoo Juanes_Groups) |
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| Yesterday evening NDR 2 broadcasted a registration of the concert of Hamburg (1-03-2004) on their webradio. I've recorded it and put the mp3files on the Muiscpage! enjoy! | |||||||||||
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| The Argentine producer Gustavo Santaolalla sayed to acknowledge that at the end of month he will meet with Juanes to start to make the selection of songs of his next material. Like it happened with both previous discs of the Colombian, Santaolalla will listen to the new songs which the creator of "A Dios Le Pido" will propose to him and from those preliminary versions, they will choose the 15 best ones. from El Universal Online |
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| New single in Germany Not
Mala Gente is going to be next single (as was announced before) It will
be another exciting duet |
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Timeline
till 2005 - At the age of seven, Juanes learns to play guitar from his father and older brothers. He falls in love with the instrument and immerses himself in learning the traditional Latin sounds of boleros, tangos, cumbias, and Colombian folk music such as vallenatto and guasca. From then on, a guitar is rarely out of arms reach – even when he had to spend time scouting pawnshops for guitars he could afford. Today, those days of scrounging for guitars are behind him, as his natural talent for the instrument has led to Juanes being the only Latin artist signed for sponsorship by FENDER. -Over his years in Colombia, Juanes experienced firsthand the grief that comes with personal loss from violence, as kidnappers executed his cousin (even after ransom had been paid) and a close friend was killed by gunmen in a nightclub. His grief was further compounded when he lost his father to cancer. -At the age of fourteen (as many teenage boys do), Juanes discovers Metal music – specifically Metallica As a result, he quickly adapts his guitar playing to match his new favorite band, and he becomes a founding member of Colombian rock/metal band Ekhymosis (translation: bruise). - Over the course of 11 years, Ekhymosis makes seven albums and become local favorites throughout Colombia. Eventually, having outgrown the desire to just play metal, Juanes decides to depart/disband the group. 1999
- Juanes’ demo makes its way into the hands of famed Latin Alternative producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who quickly recognizes the Colombian singer-songwriter’s natural talent and signs Juanes to his record label Surco. 2000 - Juanes & Santaolalla form a natural artistic partnership as they begin to craft the artist’s debut album. An extremely prolific songwriter, Juanes spends nearly every waking moment for months in the studio working through dozens of potential songs. -Having found the perfect musical complement in Santaolalla, Juanes likewise finds the perfect career partner as he is taken under the wing of famed Latin music manager (and fellow Colombian) Fernan Martinez – who had already crafted the meteoric rise of Enrique Iglesias. - Juanes’ debut album-Fijate Bien (‘Listen Closely’)-is released by Surco/Universal Latin on October 17th, 2000. Musically fusing Juanes’ highly accomplished guitar work with multiple Latin rhythm styles from his native Colombia, while also showcasing deeply introspective lyrics examining violence, social conscience and the loss of loved ones, Juanes’ Fijate Bien is obviously a landmark album for the growing Latin Alternative genre. Whether its the title track’s all-too-real example of having to watch for land mines with each step taken in his homeland, to the messages conveyed in other singles such as “Nada” or “Podemos Hacernos Dano” the lyrical metaphors throughout the album signal the solo debut of an immensely talented musician and Latin rock social poet. - 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 10 weeks 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. 2001 - The start of the year sees Juanes continuing to build his fan base throughout Latin America. -On July 17, the hard work and strategy in Latin America pays off, as Juanes shocks the Latin Music world (and himself) as he receives an unprecedented seven nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards- marking the first (of many times to come) that he would lead the field of artists at a major Award ceremony. In a now well known story, Juanes himself was so surprised at the recognition that he initially believed he should not attend the nomination ceremony – thinking that he would be lost among the famous name Latin Pop Stars. Of course, by the ceremony’s end, all other artists were applauding his accomplishment. -Spurred on by the record-breaking number of nominations for Juanes, both Latin music writers and fans scramble to learn more about the unassuming Colombian. Of course, upon delving into Fijate Bien, a much larger audience discovers a Latin music masterwork. - In the lead-up to the planned Latin Grammy ceremony in September, press across the United States share the message of Fijate Bien: “Listen
closely to Juanes” - USA Today - 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 also makes his first live U.S. network TV appearance, performing on CBS’ Early Show – on September 10, 2001. “Now, that’s talent!” - Bryant Gumbel - Upon the dawn of September 11, 2001, it is instantly apparent that the Latin Grammy Awards will be cancelled in light of the terrorist attacks upon New York & Washington. The irony of the cancellation of the telecast is that the very message that Juanes was being heralded for becomes all the more relevant– that violence can strike any of our lives at any moment, and that we should constantly embrace the people of importance in our lives. - On September 14th, Juanes performs at the very first fund-raising event to benefit victim’s families, quickly organized by NARAS & LARAS. - On October 30th, in an emotional and reserved ceremony in Los Angeles, the much-delayed awards are finally presented to the selected winners. Juanes wins three Latin Grammy Awards, including the recognition as “Best New Artist” of the year. Juanes is also the only artist asked to sing at the ceremony – delivering a heartfelt acoustic performance. - On the very evening of the awards presentation, Juanes returns to the Surco studio in Los Angeles – downloading over 40 new demos that he has written. This wealth of new material will form the backbone of Juanes’ second album. 2002
- Having completed principal recording for his second solo album, Un Dia Normal (‘A Normal Day’) -including a special duet with Nelly Furtado, Juanes returns to the concert stage on February 17th – as featured performer at a concert in the Astrodome for the famed Houston rodeo. - In April, the first single from Un Dia Normal is sent to radio across the U.S. and Latin America. Entitled “A Dios Le Pido” (‘I Ask God’), the song is an upbeat prayer for peace that asks God to bless and protect our families, our future children, and loved ones. The song quickly becomes a beloved anthem for peace throughout the Latin world, reaching #1 in twelve countries on three continents. “A Dios Le Pido” goes on to have an astounding 47 consecutive week run on Billboard’s “Hot Latin Tracks” chart (the majority of which is spent in the Top 5). In Colombia, the song spends more then four straight months in the #1 spot, completely shattering airplay records of Shakira and other Colombian artists. The critical commentary about the song is equally as impressive: “
a prayer for peace [with] a somber intensity” -New York Times - On May 21, Surco/Universal Latin release Un Dia Normal. In addition to the already hugely successful “A Dios Le Pido,” tracks such as “Es Por Ti,” “Mala Gente,” “Un Dia Normal,” “La Luna” and the duet with Nelly Furtado “Fotografia” show Juanes growing in diversity, ranging from upbeat rock numbers to heartfelt ballads. The overall tone of the album also sees Juanes examining brighter feelings. Where Fijate Bien described danger and a bleakness that must be overcome, Un Dia Normal looks at importance of the things we live for: family, spirituality, love & passion. Juanes himself would equate the album to the dawn that followed the dark night of Fijate Bien. Of course, Un Dia Normal also boasts Juanes’ innovative (and now more varied) guitar work, and lyrics that elicit reaction in both the heart and mind. - Un Dia Normal reaches Gold record sales level in Colombia on its first day of sale. It goes on to reach platinum and multi-platinum status in numerous countries including Colombia, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. Latin market. The album debuts at #2 on Billboard’s “Top Latin Albums” chart and goes on to spend a record-breaking 92 weeks in the chart’s Top-10. During this timeframe, Un Dia Normal sold over 800,000 copies in the United States, and well over 2 Million units worldwide. Over the course of its two-year chart run, Un Dia Normal becomes the best-selling Spanish language album of original material in the world. - As with their discovery of Fijate Bien, Latin music critics across America and the world react to Un Dia Normal as a milestone album from a vital artist: “The
first great Latin album of the year…songs that live up to the phrase
timeless classic”- Newsday - On June 1st, Juanes and Nelly Furtado perform “Fotografia” together on ABC’s primetime broadcast of the Alma Awards. - In mid-July, Juanes performs at two of New York City’s biggest venues, taping the TV special “One World Jam” at Radio City Music Hall and then headlining at Madison Square Garden for the special concert: Pa’ Colombia: Un Canto por la Paz (For Colombia: A Song of Peace). On-stage at Madison Square Garden, Juanes is presented with gold and platinum records for sales of Un Dia Normal in Spain, Colombia and The United States. - Although Un Dia Normal was released after the eligibility deadline for the 2002 Latin Grammy Awards, the advance airdate of “A Dios Le Pido” was within the eligibility window. Hence, Juanes receives three more Latin Grammy nominations on July 24th as the song is nominated for “Song of the Year,” “Best Rock Song,” and “Best Music Video”. - In August, Un Dia Normal’s U.S. album sales continue to increase and the album reaches #1 on Soundscan’s sales list of Latin Pop albums. - On September 4th, MTV Latin America announces that Juanes is the leading nominee for the inaugural MTVLA Video Music Awards. - At the 3rd Latin Grammy Awards on September 18th, Juanes duets with Nelly Furtado and wins his fourth Latin Grammy. - On September 20th, Juanes performs as the headliner of The Hispanic Heritage Awards at The Kennedy Center in Washington. Taped as a national TV special for NBC, the finale sees Ricky Martin, Rosalyn Sanchez, Jaci Velazquez and many more join Juanes to sing “A Dios Le Pido”. -
Juanes immediately begins his first headlining tour of the United States
with a sold-out show in Washington. With lines of fans around the block,
the concert is attended by both the Colombian President and Ambassador,
as well as Queen Noor of Jordan. The tour results in sold-out shows across
the country, and a wealth of critical praise: “Juanes proved during
the show that his music is even more powerful and stirring in concert…judging
from his thrilling performance, he remains true to his roots and his heart.”
– Los Angeles Times - On October 24, Juanes performs on The MTV LA Video Music Awards show, backed by label-mates Molotov. During the show, Juanes wins the award for “Best Male Artist of the Year”. The same week finds Juanes in the #1 spot on Billboard’s “Heatseeker” Chart. - In November, Juanes undertakes his first tour of Spain – with sixteen consecutive sold-out concerts. He ends the month with a special performance for 40,000 people at the Zocalo in Mexico City - After performing a second leg of concert dates in the U.S. and Internationally, Juanes completes the year with Un Dia Normal topping multiple critics’ Top 10 lists. 2003
- In February, the accolades continue, as Juanes is the leading award winner at both Spain’s “Premio Amigos” Awards - where he topped artists such as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, and Thalia – and Univision’s prestigious “Premio Lo Nuestro” Awards, where he won the awards for “Song Of The Year”, “Best Male Pop Artist”, “Best Rock Performer” and “Video Of The Year”. - Also in February, Juanes is the grand-winner at Chile’s famed Vina del Mar festival, taking home the Antorcha de Plata (Audience Choice) Award - Juanes receives nominations for six “Billboard Latin Music Awards”. Of special note, he is the only performing artist nominated for “Songwriter of the Year”. - February & March see Juanes accomplish a rare feat, with three singles charting simultaneously in the Top 20 of the “Hot Latin Tracks” Chart – “A Dios Le Pido” (in its tenth month on the chart), “Es Por Ti” (boasting five consecutive chart months), and his latest single “Mala Gente”. - On March 24, Juanes sets the attendance record for an event at Washington’s Kennedy Center. His performance on the Millennium stage (as part of the AmericArtes series) resulted in lines of fans stretching completely around the massive building. - In the first week of April, Juanes returns to Colombia to give a stadium concert in Bogota. Drawing over 48,000 fans, the concert easily eclipses the venues attendance record previously held by Shakira. - In May, Juanes launches another world tour that will see him play over 100 concerts around the world in the coming months. All initial shows are performed in front of sold-out audiences. - On May 27, 2003, Un Dia Normal reaches the 52 week/1-year mark of consecutive weeks charting in the Top-10 of Billboard’s “Top Latin Albums” chart. It is the first album in over five years to accomplish the feat. - In June, Billboard’s annual “Music Publishing Spotlight” heralds Juanes as Latin Music’s #1 songwriter, having penned singles that have had more cumulative chart success during the year then any other Latin songwriter. - Early July sees Un Dia Normal’s fourth hit single – “Fotografia” (Juanes’ duet with Nelly Furtado) become the top Latin song in America, as it reaches #1 on the “Hot Latin Tracks” Chart. The song held down this top spot for 5 weeks. - On July 22nd, Un Dia Normal receives five additional Latin Grammy nominations. With the three previous nominations for “A Dios Le Pido”, Un Dia Normal has registered a total of eight Latin Grammy nominations, breaking Juanes’ own single album mark of seven set by Fijate Bien. This also brings Juanes’ career nominations to fifteen, making him the single most nominated artist in the history of the Latin Grammy Awards. - On August 1, Juanes’ Un Dia Normal sets a chart duration record by scoring more consecutive weeks in the Top-10 than any other Latin album in chart history - notching its 62nd straight Top-10 week and surpassing Selena’s famed Dreaming of You album. The album is also certified Gold in America for sales over 500,000 copies, while world-wide sales are far beyond the 1 Million mark. - In Billboard’s Latin Grammy preview issue, they confirm that Un Dia Normal is the #1 selling Latin album of the year, surpassing Ricky Martin, Shakira and ALL other Latin artists. - On September 3, 2003 Juanes sweeps at the Latin Grammy Awards, winning ALL five categories in which he was nominated: Album of the Year – Song Of The Year – Record of the Year – Rock Song of the Year& Best Rock Solo Album. This marks the most Latin Grammy Awards won by an artist in a single year. He has also now won more Latin Grammy Awards (9) than any other artist. On the broadcast, Juanes also brings the audience to its feet with an inspired duet performance with The Black Eyed Peas. - In the week following the Latin Grammy telecast, Juanes performs “A Dios Le Pido” on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, while weekly sales of Un Dia Normal double – bringing it to #1 on the “Top Latin Albums” Chart in its 68th week of release. - On October 15, Juanes does the first ever all-Spanish newscast for “Channel One News” – broadcast to over 8 million U.S. Students in 12,000 Schools - October 23 finds Juanes giving a surprise performance with Ricky Martin & Fabulosos Cadillacs leader Vincento to open the show at the 2003 MTVLA Video Music Awards. Juanes goes on to win the awards for “Artist of the Year” & “Best Rock Artist” - On October 24, Juanes performs a sold out concert at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, garnering a rave review in The New York Times which declares: Juanes is a figure like Bono or Sting: an idealistic songwriter who never forgets how to entertain” - In November, People Magazine features Juanes in their signature “Sexiest Man Alive” issue, where he has the largest photo layout of any artist in their look at “Sexy Singers” - Juanes concludes the year by topping an astounding SIX Year-end Billboard charts, including “#1 Latin Album of the Year” – “#1 Latin Singles Artist” & “#1 Latin Songwriter”. The feat places Juanes on the cover of Billboard’s “2003: The Year In Music Issue” – fronting a collection of the year’s top artists including 50 Cent, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera & more. 2004 - The start of 2004 finds Juanes launching an extensive tour of Europe, filling large halls in traditionally non-Spanish speaking countries such as Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and England. During this tour, Juanes contiues writing numerous songs for what will become his third album. - On February 27th, Juanes Wins “Best Male Artist (Pop)” & “Video of the Year”- for the 2nd consecutive Year at Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro Awards - With three awards on the night, Juanes joins Celia Cruz and Ricky Martin as the top winner of the night at the April 30th “Billboard Latin Music Awards”. - Early May sees Juanes enter the studio to begin recording songs for his planned third album – Mi Sangre (“My Blood”) - On May 16, Juanes takes a break from the studio to perform in the Quincy Jones produced “We Are The Future” Concert in Rome - joining artists & speakers such as Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, Angelina Jolie, Usher, Muhammad Ali, Josh Groban, LL Cool J, Andrea Bocelli & many - Juanes is honored on June 6th by the Florida chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) at their annual “Heroes Awards.” The awards are presented annually to honor “outstanding music community members who have made great accomplishments in music and/or improved the environment for the creative community” - To prevent unauthorized early leaks, the radio release of the Mi Sangre’s first single “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” (“I Am Worthless Without Your Love”) is moved up to Thursday, August 12th. The single achieves the “Hot Shot Debut” designation and within just a few weeks has garnered Juanes another #1 single as it tops Billboard’s “Hot Latin Tracks” chart, as well as reaching #1 in numerous other countries. In Colombia, the track receives more than double the airplay of the second place charting song. - On September 9, Juanes previews songs from Mi Sangre during a concert for wounded soldiers at an army medical battalion in Bogota. - With “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” still the #1 song on “Hot Latin Tracks”, Mi Sangre is released around the world. Juanes marks the day by giving an instore performance at the Virgin Mega-Store in New York City’s Times Square. Even in the pouring rain, so many fans attend that the huge Times Square store is forced to lock its doors as the crowd has swelled beyond capacity. - As with Juanes’ previous albums, Mi Sangre is quickly embraced by critics: “Juanes
exhibits a sheer musicality that translates across cultures” –
People Magazine - Mi Sangre debuts at #1 on Billboard’s “Top Latin Albums” chart, while “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” continues to hold down the #1 spot on “Hot Latin Tracks” – this simultaneously gives Juanes the #1 Latin album and #1 Latin song in America – positions he holds for several weeks. - On October 5, Apple’s iTunes music store makes available the exclusive U.S. release of Juanes’ “La Paga” Featuring Taboo (& Remixed By will.i.am) of THE BLACK EYED PEAS. - On October 24th, Juanes performed to thousands at a special ceremony in Bogota as the Colombian army destroyed its stockpile of over 6,800 landmines. Juanes joined the President of Colombia, Queen Noor of Jordan, numerous dignitaries and over 400 landmine victims - including many injured children- in calling for guerilla forces to likewise destroy their landmine stockpiles and rid the country of the deadly weapons. For the crowd of thousands on hand, Juanes performed “Suenos” - a new song from Mi Sangre in which Juanes expresses his dreams for Colombia: “I dream that all the hostages are free, Who are held today in the middle of the jungle, I dream that my bleeding people live in peace”. - The release of Mi Sangre also finds Juanes gracing the covers of numerous magazines - November 22rd sees THE NEW YORK TIMES run an extensive “Arts” COVER profile on Juanes: “A Singer Confronts Colombia's Pain… Latin America's hottest singer-songwriter… a soulful poet with electric guitar whose politically charged lyrics have won acclaim for capturing the nihilism and outrage of Colombia's long civil conflict… imaginative lyrics and a fresh musical style… [Juanes] has set himself apart as one of Latin America's most politically conscious musicians” - With “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” again topping Billboard’s “Hot Latin Tracks” chart, December 1st sees the announcement of the initial dates of the upcoming Mi Sangre Tour. With over 200 concerts planned worldwide, the tour will see Juanes perform in 40 arenas (such as New York’s famed Madison Square Garden and Miami’s American Airlines Arena) and large theatres across the United States in 2005. - On the morning of December 7th, Mi Sangre receives a Grammy nomination for “Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album”. - By mid-December, Mi Sangre has already reached the quintuple (5x) Platinum mark in Colombia and has also received multi-platinum certifications in the U.S. Latin market and numerous other countries. - On Christmas day, Juanes appears on the ABC Network nationwide broadcast of “The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade”. Appearing on the show with co-performers such as Mariah Carey, Ashanti, Wynona & more, Juanes gives the first TV performance of Mi Sangre’s second single – Volverte a Ver” (“To See You Again”)- a song which conveys the heartache of soldiers separated from the ones they love: I’d give anything to see you again…I’d give my life and my rifle, my boots and my bible That’s why when I’m alone in the trenches… Your eyes are my light and your glow fills my heart To
dodge all the bullets and survive… Your love is my hope and my ammunition
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Appropriately enough, Juanes concludes 2004 again topping the “Hot
Latin Tracks” Chart, as “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” is
the #1 Latin song in America for a TWELFTH Week, while Mi Sangre is still
#1 on the “Latin Pop Albums” chart & receives numerous
end-of-year critic’s picks 2005
- In February, Juanes wins both the Gold and Silver torches at the famed Vina del Mar music festival, garners yet another Premio Lo Nuestro Award for “Rock Artist of The Year” and receives five Billboard Latin Music Award nominations (including Top Latin Albums Artist Of The Year,” “Hot Latin Track Of The Year" & “Hot Latin Tracks Artist Of The Year”). The month also sees Juanes give the first performances of “The Mi Sangre Tour” with a string of sold-out shows in Spain, Tampa & two consecutive nights at Puerto Rico’s 14,000+ seat Coliseo de Puerto Rico. - On March 4th, Juanes performs to a capacity audience at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Throughout the month, “The Mi Sangre Tour” goes on to sell-out shows across the country in cities such as Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and at Miami’s American Airlines Arena. The critical reviews of the tour are phenomenal: “…headlining
at Madison Square Garden… a superstar… what comes across in
Juanes' songs is an intense longing that spans romance, love of country
and the yearning for peace… Juanes carries his conscience with grace,
melody and irresistible rhythms, and he drew the cheers to prove it.”
- New York Times - The month of March concludes with Juanes new single “La Camisa Negra” (The Black Shirt) quickly following its predecessors to #1 on Billboard’s “Hot Latin Tracks” Chart. This marks the third consecutive single from Mi Sangre to reach #1 in America. - In April, with Mi Sangre already certified gold in the U.S. for sales over 500,000 records, and continual sold out concerts in the U.S. and Latin America, TIME Magazine selects Juanes as a member of “THE TIME 100” - a “list of the 100 most influential people in the world today.” -
THE MI SANGRE TOUR will continue throughout 2005 with over 200 planned
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