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About Juan Luis Guerra
Born
June 7, 1957
Genre
Latin
Juan Luis Guerra is a jazz-trained musician who has explored merengue, salsa, and rock ’n’ roll throughout his career, but is best known for popularizing bachata throughout the world.
∙ After graduating with a diploma in jazz composition from the Berklee College of Music, he recorded his 1984 debut, Soplando, with local musicians who became his band, 440.
∙ 440 represented the Dominican Republic for the 1984 edition of Festival OTI de la Canción, a Spanish-language offshoot of the Eurovision Song Contest.
∙ His 1990 release, Bachata Rose was a worldwide smash, hitting No. 1 in four countries and earning Guerra his first Grammy award.
∙ Based on traditional Dominican merengue style Perico Ripiao, 1994’s Fogaraté! was Top 5 hit on Billboard’s Latin and Tropical Album charts, and featured a bachata Mozart piece.
∙ Para Ti, released in 2005, focused on Guerra’s religious beliefs, and earned a Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album and a Best Tropical Song Grammy, for the single “Las Avispas.”
∙ The United Nations designated him the 2008 UNESCO Artist for Peace in honor of his work advocating for children with disabilities and prevention of youth violence.
∙ More than 400,000 people attended his 2019 performance at Tenerife Carnival, breaking the record of 250,000 attendees set by Celia Cruz in 1987.
Influenced by Juan Luis GuerraJuan Luis Guerra has influenced the music of Tutto Durán, Gabriel Pagan, Andrés Zapata and more.
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