Ricardo Arjona
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Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, known as Ricardo Arjona (pronounced /aɾ'xona/ was born January 19, 1964 in Antigua Guatemala, and is an acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Guatemalan singer whose music incorporates political and social satire.
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[edit] Biography
Ricardo Arjona is a singer, songwriter, and composer born in Antigua Guatemala on January 19, 1964. When he was three, he moved to Guatemala City.
He learned to play the guitar by the age of eight. He played basketball on the Guatemalan national team, holding the record for most points scored in a single game. From 1983 to 1988 he worked as a teacher with low-income students, before moving to Mexico, where he lived for several years. He currently resides in Miami, USA. He was married to Leslie Torres, with whom he has two children.
Arjona is best known for his songs' intricate wordplay and not for any particular genre (though he is usually categorized as Spanish Pop). Most of his albums vary widely in both genre and vocal delivery. a
[edit] Music awards
[edit] ASCAP Latin Heritage Award
For the 14th annual Latin Music Awards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in March, 2006, Arjona received the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award, one of the most prestigious honors that the Society bestows upon its members, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Latin music.
[edit] Latin Grammies (2006)
Arjona was nominated for Record of The Year, Song of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album for "Adentro." He won his first Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album.
[edit] Record Of The Year
"Acompáñame A Estar Solo", Ricardo Arjona
- Lee Levin, Tommy Torres & Dan Warner, producers;
- Steve Churchyard, Mick Guzauski, David Hall, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres & Dan Warner, engineers/mixers
- Track from: Adentro Sony BMG Music
[edit] Song Of The Year
"Acompáñame A Estar Solo", Ricardo Arjona, songwriter (Ricardo Arjona), Sony BMG Music
[edit] Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Adentro, Ricardo Arjona Sony BMG Music
[edit] Best Short Form Music Video
"Mojado", Ricardo Arjona
Simon Brand, video director; Omar Catalan & Andrea De Moral, video producers
Sony BMG Latin
[edit] Grammy Award 2006
[edit] Latin Pop Album
Latin Pop Album (tie): "Adentro", Ricardo Arjona, tied with "Limon Y Sal," by Julieta Venegas.
[edit] Discography
| Year of release | Cover | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  |
Dejame Decir Que Te Amo
(Let Me Say I Love You) |
| 1990 |  |
Jesus Verbo, No Sustantivo
(Jesus Is A Verb, Not A Noun) |
| 1993 |  |
Animal Nocturno
(Night Animal) |
| 1994 |  |
Historias
(Stories) |
| 1996 |  |
Si El Norte Fuera El Sur
(If The North Were The South) |
| 1998 |  |
Sin Daños A Terceros
(Without Hurting Others) |
| 1998 |  |
Vivo
(Live) |
| 2000 |  |
Galeria Caribe
(Caribbean Gallery) |
| 2002 |  |
Santo Pecado
(Holy Sin) |
| 2004 |  |
Lados B
(B Sides) |
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Solo
(Alone) |
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| 2005 |  |
Adentro
(Within) |
