Carlos Vives

Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vives and the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives at the World Economic Forum.
Background information
Birth nameCarlos Alberto Vives Restrepo
Born (1961-08-07) 7 August 1961
Santa Marta, Colombia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active1978–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecarlosvives.com

Biography

Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961[1] in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he spent his first 12 years of life. At that age, he and his family moved to Bogotá in search of a better life. He enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and holds a degree in Advertising from the university. In Bogotá, he also acquired a taste for rock, getting involved in the local music scene, and started playing in bars and cafés around the city.

1982–1989

In 1982, Vives began acting in a number of shows and telenovelas including "Pequeños Gigantes" (Little Giants – 1983) and "Tuyo es Mi Corazón" (Yours is My Heart – 1985). He finally found fame in 1986 by playing the title role of Gallito Ramírez, which told the story of a Colombian Caribbean coast boxer who falls in love with an uptight girl, who was portrayed by his first wife, Margarita Rosa de Francisco. That same year, he released his first album, Por Fuera y Por Dentro. The album, primarily made of ballads, failed to gain any success. In 1987, he released his second ballad album, No Podrás Escapar de Mí. Though the title track reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, the album did not sell well. His next album, Al Centro de la Ciudad, would become his last album to feature synthesizer-romantic ballads. Some of the songs got some attention being featured in telenovelas, but the album, just as its predecessors, failed to gain success.

In 1989, he was offered an acting job in Puerto Rico, and upon moving, he took a break in his music career. He is remembered for his leading roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera.[1] He married Herlinda Gómez,[1] his second wife (they have since divorced). Vives would spend his time between Colombia, Miami and the city of Mayagüez, Herlinda's hometown, during his marriage to her.

Since 1991
Carlos Vives

Upon his return to Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role that would change his life forever. He was cast in the leading role of a fantasy series based in the life of vallenato composer Rafael Escalona called, not surprisingly, Escalona.[1] He sang the composer's songs in the series, and that's when he retooled his career towards vallenato,[2] gaining national success with the release of the Telenovela's two soundtrack albums, Escalona: Un Canto a la Vida and Escalona: Vol. 2.

In 1993, backed by the band "La Provincia", Vives released the album Clásicos de la Provincia in which he started fusing Vallenato with rock,[1] pop and other Caribbean Colombian ethnic rhythms. This fusion scandalized Vallenato purists. This style of vallenato was a huge success not only in Colombia but all over Latin countries, and the albums' lead single, La Gota Fría, became a hit all over Latin America. Clásicos de la Provincia, won the Billboard Latin Music Awards Best Album and would become a timeless classic in Colombian and Latin American music, introducing Vallenato to both Colombia and the rest of the world.

The follow-up album, La Tierra del Olvido would mark a further step in Vives' desire to fusion rock, funk and pop music with traditional Colombian genres. The album gave Vives classic hits such as the title track, and the up-tempo opening track Pa' Mayte.

His subsequent releases, Tengo Fé (1997), El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999), Déjame Entrar (2001) and El Rock de Mi Pueblo (2004), were all commercially successful and were well received by the critics. In 2002 Carlos Vives' album "Déjame Entrar" won him his first Grammy award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.

In 2009 he released the album Clásicos de la Provincia II, which was sold exclusively in Colombian supermarket chain "Almacenes Éxito." The album saw Vives' return to covering famous Vallenato songs in his own style. It sold massively and the single Las Mujeres received wide radio airplay in all Colombia.

His hits include "Matilde Lina", "La Hamaca Grande", "La gota fría", "Alicia Adorada", "Pa' Mayte", "La Tierra del Olvido", "Tu Amor Eterno", "Fruta Fresca", "Déjame Entrar", "Luna Nueva", "Carito", "Papadio", "Como Tú" and "Décimas Del Parecido" (this last one a tribute to Guillermo Martínez, a Cuban-born radio host who resides in Mayagüez, and for whose program Vives was an occasional master control technician).

Carlos Vives interviewed by Ana María Canseco

Current

In 2012 Carlos Vives began a new era in television and music.

With more than 40 songs written in that year, the new album was released in April 2013 and featured 11 tracks. The first single, "Volví a Nacer", was released in September 2012 and went straight to No. 1 on Billboard. The second single, "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" featuring Michel Teló was released in late January 2013. Carlos also graced the small screen for all Colombia to see when he joined fellow artists Ricardo Montaner, Fanny Lu, and Andrés Cepeda as one of the coaches for the first season of the vocal competition series phenomenon The Voice Colombia, which premiered October 2012 via Colombian TV network Caracol TV.

On 27 May 2016, "La Bicicleta" with fellow Colombian singer Shakira was released as a single. The video for the song was filmed in Colombia in each of their home cities.[3] The song debuted at the number one spot on Billboard's US Latin Airplay chart and number four on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.

On 13 September 2018, Telemundo announced Carlos Vives as the fourth coach of La Voz (U.S.).[4] Vives joins Luis Fonsi, Alejandra Guzman and Wisin as coaches on the Spanish-language version of NBC singing-competition The Voice.[5]

Personal life

Vives was married to the famous Colombian actress Margarita Rosa de Francisco in a relationship that was closely followed by the national media. Herlinda Gómez was his second wife with whom he had two children: Carlos Enrique Vives and Lucía Vives.[6] He's now married to former Miss Colombia Claudia Elena Vásquez and they have two children:[1] Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. He spends his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá.[1]

Discography
Main article: Carlos Vives discography

Filmography
  • 1982 Tiempo Sin Huella (Julián).
  • 1982 David Copperfield (David Copperfield "Adult").
  • 1983 Pequeños gigantes (Guineo).
  • 1984 El Faraón (Capitolino Rojas).
  • 1985 Tuyo es mi corazón (Carlos Sánchez).
  • 1986 Gallito Ramírez (Javier "Gallito" Ramírez).
  • 1987 Tormento (César Augusto Caballero).
  • 1988 La Otra (Arnaldo Vásquez).
  • 1989 La Conciencia de Lucía (Alberto).
  • 1989 LP loca pasión (Julio Sanmiguel "Sammy").
  • 1990 Aventurera (Juan Carlos Santander).
  • 1991 Escalona (Rafael Escalona).
  • 1991 Cadena Braga (José Antonio).
  • 1992 La mujer doble (Mateo Escondria).
  • 1992–1993 La estrategia del caracol (José Antonio Samper Pupo).
  • 1995 La Tele.
  • 2012 La Voz Colombia (Coach).
  • 2019 La Voz (Coach).

Awards and nominations

Billboard Latin Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Carlos Vives Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo Nominated
La Bicicleta (feat Shakira) Hot Latin Song of the Year Nominated
Vocal Event Nominated
Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
Digital Song of the Year Nominated
Latin Pop Song of the Year Nominated
2018 Vives Tropical Album of the Year Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Carlos Vives has won two awards out of five nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002Déjame EntrarBest Traditional Tropical Latin AlbumWon
2005El Rock de Mi PuebloBest Latin Pop AlbumNominated
2014Corazón ProfundoBest Tropical Latin AlbumNominated
2015Más + Corazón ProfundoBest Tropical Latin AlbumWon
2019VivesBest Latin Pop AlbumNominated

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Carlos Vives has won eleven awards from twenty two nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000El Amor de Mi Tierra Album of the YearNominated
Best Traditional Tropical AlbumNominated
"Fruta Fresca" Record Of the YearNominated
Song of the YearNominated
Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceNominated
Best Tropical SongNominated
2002 Déjame Entrar Album of the YearNominated
Best Contemporary Tropical AlbumWon
"Déjame Entrar" Record of the YearNominated
Song of the YearNominated
Best Tropical SongWon
Best Short Form Music VideoNominated
2005El Rock de Mi PuebloBest Contemporary Tropical AlbumWon
"Como Tú"Best Tropical SongNominated
2009Pombo Musical (Varios Artistas)Best Latin Children's AlbumWon
2013 Corazón Profundo Album of the YearNominated
Best Tropical Fusion AlbumWon
"Volví a Nacer" Record of the yearNominated
Song of the YearWon
Best Tropical SongWon
2014 Más Corazón Profundo Album of the YearNominated
Best Contemporary Tropical AlbumWon
"El Mar de Sus Ojos" "Record of the year" Nominated
"Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar" Nominated
Song of the YearNominated
Best Tropical SongWon
2016 "La Bicicleta" (with Shakira) Record of the Year Won
Song of the Year Won
2018 "Robarte un Beso" Song of the Year Nominated

Premios Nuestra Tierra

A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Carlos Vives has received five awards from eleven nominations.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014"La Foto de los Dos"Best Song of the YearWon
Best Music VideoWon
Best Mainstream SongNominated
Best Tropical Pop Performance of the YearNominated
"Bailar Contigo"Best Tropical Pop Performance of the YearNominated
"Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo"Nominated
Corazón ProfundoBest Album of the YearWon
HimselfBest Tropical Pop Artist of the YearWon
Best Mainstream ArtistNominated
Best Artist of the YearWon
Tweeter of the YearNominated

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Corazón Profundo World's Best Album Nominated
Carlos Vives World's Best Male Artists Nominated
World's Best Live Act Nominated
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See also

References
  1. biografías.es, .
  2. Vallenato.com, .
  3. "Shakira and Carlos Vives film new video for "La Bicicleta"". Latin Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. AP (13 September 2018). "Carlos Vives se une como "coach" a "La Voz" de Telemundo". Periódico El Caribe - Mereces verdaderas respuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. "'La Voz' Will Come to Telemundo In 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. lafiscalía.com.
  7. Premios Nuestra Tierra received to Carlos Vives:
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