Carlos Vives
| Carlos Vives | |
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Carlos Vives at the World Economic Forum.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo |
| Born |
7 August 1961 Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Genres | Vallenato, cumbia, porro, champeta, rock, pop latino, bambuco, dance-pop, reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Recording artist, composer and actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | FM Discos Y Cintas (1986) Sony Music (1987–1992) / (2013–present) Sonolux / Gaira Música Local (Colombia) (1993–2004) Polygram (1993–1996) EMI/Virgin Records (1997–2011) |
| Associated acts |
Rafael Escalona Juanes Hora Local Aterciopelados Bloque de Búsqueda (banda) Sidestepper Michel Teló Ricardo Arjona Shakira |
| Website |
carlosvives |
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor.
Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961 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. They lived with Diego Martínez and his family. He enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and holds a publicist degree 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.
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. He married Herlinda Gómez, 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.
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