Juan Luis Guerra | |
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 Guerra, Santo Domingo, 2012 | |
| Born | Juan Luis Guerra Seijas 7 June 1957 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Title | Juan Luis Guerra |
| Spouse |
Nora Clementina Altagracia Vega Rasuk
(m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Website | www |
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born 7 June 1957)[1] is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 28 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and one Latin Billboard Music Award. He won 3 Latin Grammy Awards in 2010, including Album of the Year. In 2012, he won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.[2] He has sold 15 million records worldwide,[3] making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.[4][5]
Guerra is one of the most internationally recognized Latin artists of recent decades. His popular style of merengue and Latin fusion has garnered him considerable success throughout Latin America. He is also credited for popularizing bachata music on a global level and is often associated with the genre, although his distinct style of bachata features a more traditional bolero rhythm and aesthetic mixed with bossa-nova influenced melodies and harmony in some of his songs.[6] He does not limit himself to one style of music, instead, his music incorporates a wide arrange of diverse rhythms such as merengue, bachata, bolero, balada, fusion, salsa, cumbia, mambo, cha-cha-cha, pop, rock and roll, reggae, classical, R&B, folk, blues, jazz, funk, soul, rock, hip-hop/rap, son cubano, and religious, amongst many others. Ojalá Que Llueva Café is one of his most critically acclaimed pieces.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra - Biography of a Dominican Icon". Latinmusic.about.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Latin Grammy Pre-Telecast: Juan Luis Guerra Wins Producer of the Year, Don Omar Scores Best Urban Album". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Un concierto de lujo en Las Vegas honró a Juan Luis Guerra a sus 50 años". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 November 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ ""Literal", de Juan Luis Guerra, es el mejor álbum de 2019 para All Music". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Judy Cantor-Navas (31 May 2019). "Juan Luis Guerra's Album 'Literal' is a Tropical Lovefest: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra". Iasorecords.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.