| Jorge Celedón | |
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Jorge Celedón singing at Lafayette Park during the Colombian Independence Day celebration in 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jorgito Celedon |
| Born | March 4, 1968 |
| Origin | Villanueva, La Guajira, Colombia |
| Genres | Vallenato |
| Instruments | singing |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Associated acts | Binomio de Oro de America |
| Website | www.jorgeceledon.net www.jimmyzambrano.com |
Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón (born March 4, 1968 in Villanueva, La Guajira) is a Colombian musician, singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In 1998, he decided to create his own vallenato group and teamed with accordionist Jimmy Zambrano.[1]
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Celedon grew up singing vallenato making him a very good singer. His first performance was with his uncle Daniel Celedón, in his own group called Doble Poder (Double Power). This helped him to become a great star of vallenato by the time he was an adult.
Celedon and his vallenato group were nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards on August 29, 2007 in Miami. At the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held on November 8, 2007 in Las Vegas, United States, Celedón and accordionist Jimmy Zambrano received the award in the category Cumbia/Vallenato for their album Son... Para El Mundo (Sony BMG Music/North) .[2] In July 2008, he performed in front of president George W. Bush at an event at the White House in celebration of Colombian independence day.
On Friday June 6, 2008, it was confirmed that Celedon Was working on a new song along Salsa group Son De Cali. The song is to be named "De lo nuevo... lo mejor"
Jean Carlos Centeno and Jorgito Celedon became lead singers