Editing Carlos Vives

{{Short description|Colombian singer (born 1961)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Vives|Restrepo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Carlos Vives
| image            = Carlos_Vives_-_World_Economic_Forum_on_Latin_America_2010.jpg
| caption          = Vives speaking at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in 2010
| birth_name       = Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo
| alias            = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|8|7}}
| birth_place      = [[Santa Marta]], Colombia
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Vallenato]]|[[cumbia]]|[[porro]]|[[champeta]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[Latin pop]]|[[bambuco]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[reggaeton]]|[[tropical music]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor}}
| years_active     = 1978–present
| label            = {{hlist|FM Discos Y Cintas|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|Sonolux|Gaira Música Local|[[PolyGram]]|[[EMI]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Rafael Escalona]]|[[Juanes]]|Hora Local|[[Aterciopelados]]|Bloque de Búsqueda|[[Sidestepper]]|[[Michel Teló]]|[[Ricardo Arjona]]|[[Shakira]]|[[Sebastián Yatra]]}}
| website          = {{URL|carlosvives.com}}
}}

'''Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo''' (born 7 August 1961) is a [[Colombians|Colombian]] singer, songwriter and actor.  

One of the [[List of best-selling Latin music artists|best-selling Latin music artists of all time]], with over 20 million records worldwide,<ref name="Vives20">{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevoherald.com/entretenimiento/article242827241.html|title=Carlos Vives, 'la música colombiana me ha permitido conectar con el pasado'|date=May 19, 2020|access-date=June 18, 2020|work=[[El Nuevo Herald]]|first=Arturo|last=Arias-Polo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606083209/https://www.elnuevoherald.com/entretenimiento/article242827241.html|archive-date=2020-06-06|language=es}}</ref> Vives is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world as he has progressively helped  [[vallenato]] gain popularity globally and for his interpretation of traditional music styles, such as [[cumbia]], [[champeta]], [[bambuco]] and [[porro]], with [[Latin pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[reggaeton]], [[dance-pop]] and [[tropical music]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valdes-Rodriguez |first=Alisa |date=September 12, 2000 |title=Searching for Carlos Vives |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-12-ss-19507-story.html |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lechner |first=Ernesto |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Carlos Vives on His Colombian Identity and Bringing Vallenato to the Pop Spotlight: 'My Greatest Act of Rebellion' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/carlos-vives-latin-academy-person-of-the-year-1236078724/ |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2022 |title=GRAMMY Rewind: Carlos Vives Spotlights Colombian Cycling Culture After Winning A Latin GRAMMY For "La Bicicleta" In 2016 {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/carlos-vives-shakira-la-bicicleta-latin-grammys-win-record-of-the-year-acceptance-speech-video-rewind |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> 

Through his career he was honored with two [[Grammy Awards]] and seventeen [[Latin Grammy Awards]], being awarded with the [[Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Carlos Vives es nombrado Persona Del Año 2024 de La Academia Latina de La Grabación |url=https://www.latingrammy.com/noticias/carlos-vives-es-nombrado-persona-del-ano-2024-de-la-academia-latina-de-la-grabacion |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=www.latingrammy.com |publisher=[[The Latin Recording Academy]] |language=es}}</ref> Vives has been honored with several accolades for his songwriting and producer contribution including the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI President’s Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2014 |title=Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) to Honor Carlos Vives With President's Award at the 22nd Annual BMI Latin Awards {{!}} Press |url=https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/564112 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=BMI.com |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |language=en}}</ref> the [[ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award|ASCAP Founders Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acclaimed Colombian Singer-Songwriter Carlos Vives to Receive Prestigious ASCAP Founders Award |url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2024/03/03-04-carlos-vives-founders-award |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.ascap.com |language=en}}</ref> and an induction into the [[Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame|''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Flores |first=Griselda |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Carlos Vives to Receive Hall of Fame Award at 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/carlos-vives-hall-of-fame-award-2020-billboard-latin-music-awards-9457065/ |access-date=March 5, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 on both the Greatest of All Time Latin Artists and Top Latin Artists 2010s by [[Billboard (magazine) |''Billboard'']].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-latin-artists/ | title=Greatest of All Time Latin Artists | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-latin-artists/ | title=Top Latin Artists | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> 

He worked with some of the most influential artists in the Latin music scene, including [[Ricky Martin]], [[Shakira]], [[Wisin]], [[Daddy Yankee]], [[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Camilo (singer)|Camilo]], [[Sebastián Yatra]], [[Mau y Ricky]], [[Michel Teló]], [[Gente de Zona]], [[Carlos Rivera]], [[Silvestre Dangond]] and [[Juanes]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Flores |first=Griselda |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Carlos Vives Winds Through Biggest Hits at Viña Del Mar, Earns Gaviotas de Plata & Oro |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/carlos-vives-returns-to-vina-del-mar-2025-recap-1235910738/ |access-date=March 5, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Vives is also a successful actor. His roles as the titular character in the soap opera Gallito Ramírez and as Rafael Escalona in Escalona, a story about the famous [[Rafael Escalona|Colombian composer of the same name]], are among his most important and well-remembered appearances.

==Early life==
Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961<ref name="bio">[http://www.biografias.es/famosos/carlos-vives-kmj.html biografías.es], .</ref> in [[Santa Marta]], [[Magdalena Department|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 at [[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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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.<ref name="bio" /> He married Herlinda Gómez,<ref name="bio" /> his second wife (they have since divorced). Vives would spend his time between Colombia, Miami and the city of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]], Herlinda's hometown, during his marriage to her.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==Since 1991==
[[Image:CarlosVives.jpg|thumb|right|300px|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 on the life of [[vallenato]] composer [[Rafael Escalona]] unsurprisingly titled ''Escalona''.<ref name="bio" /> He sang the composer's songs in the series, and that's when he retooled his career towards vallenato,<ref name="vall">[http://www.elvallenato.com/artistas/biografia.php?artista=16&mas=Carlos%20Vives Vallenato.com], .</ref> 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,<ref name="bio" /> pop and other Caribbean Colombian ethnic rhythms. This fusion scandalized vallenato purists. ''Clásicos de la Provincia'', won the [[Billboard Latin Music Awards]] Best Album, introducing vallenato to both Colombia and the rest of the world.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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 (album)|Déjame Entrar]]'' (2001) and ''[[El Rock de Mi Pueblo]]'' (2004), were all commercially successful and were well received by critics. In 2002 Carlos Vives' album "Déjame Entrar" won him his first Grammy award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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 vallenato songs in his own style.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
[[File:Carlos Vives interviewed by Ana María Canseco at Latinovator Award Luncheon. -hispz14 -estadiodetodos (13609946414).jpg|thumb|Carlos Vives interviewed by Ana María Canseco]]

===Current===
With more than 40 songs written in 2012, Corazon Profundo 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.{{clarify|date=September 2013}} The second single, "[[Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo]]" featuring [[Michel Teló]] was released in late January 2013. Carlos appeared with 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latintimes.com/shakira-carlos-vives-collaboration-duo-visits-colombia-shoot-la-bicicleta-video-386211 |title=Shakira and Carlos Vives film new video for "La Bicicleta" |date=22 May 2016 |publisher=Latin Times |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> The song debuted at the number one spot on [[Billboard (magazine)|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 [[:es:La_voz_(Estados_Unidos)|La Voz (U.S.)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.elcaribe.com.do/2018/09/13/panorama/carlos-vives-se-une-como-coach-la-voz-de-telemundo/|title=Carlos Vives se une como "coach" a "La Voz" de Telemundo|last=AP|date=13 September 2018|work=Periódico El Caribe - Mereces verdaderas respuestas|access-date=22 October 2018|language=es-ES}}</ref> Vives joined [[Luis Fonsi]], [[Alejandra Guzmán|Alejandra Guzman]] and [[Wisin]] as coaches on the Spanish-language version of [[NBC]] singing-competition [[La Voz (Spanish TV series)|''La Voz'']].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8455531/la-voz-telemundo-2019|title='La Voz' Will Come to Telemundo In 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, he joined [[Diego Torres (singer) | Diego Torres]], [[Lali Espósito|Lali]], [[Coti]], [[Ángela Torres]], [[Thalía]], [[Camila (band)|Camila]]'s [[Mario Domm]], [[Sin Bandera]]'s [[Leonel García]], [[Reik]]'s Jesús Navarro, [[Río Roma]], [[Carlos Rivera]], [[Camilo (singer)|Camilo]], [[Fonseca (singer)|Fonseca]], [[Manuel Turizo]], [[Jorge Villamizar]], [[Pedro Capó]], [[Farruko]], [[Kany García]] and [[Rauw Alejandro]], [[Ivete Sangalo]], [[Dilsinho]], [[Rubén Blades]], [[Gente de Zona]], [[Mau y Ricky]], [[Diego el Cigala|El Cigala]], [[Dani Martín (singer)|Dani Martín]], [[Leslie Grace]], [[Nicky Jam]], [[Ara Malikian]] and [[Prince Royce]] for 'Color Esperanza 2020', a version of [[Diego Torres (singer) | Diego Torres]]' [[Color Esperanza]]. 

In April 2021, Vives joined Ricky Martin for  "[[Canción Bonita]]", a song which was critically acclaimed for its fusion of musical styles from Colombia and Puerto Rico. The song was nominated for Song of the Year and  Best Pop Song at the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards. 

In November 2021, he was a featured artist in the Disney movie '[[Encanto]]' singing the credits song 'Colombia, Mi Encanto' written by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Salama |first2=Jordan |title=Celebrating the Viral 'Encanto' Soundtrack's Colombian Roots |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/celebrating-viral-encanto-soundtracks-colombian-roots-180979435/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Vives appeared in the [[Disney+]] show '[[The Low Tone Club]]' and sang the theme 'Tumbando Muros' and two other songs for the show. In addition, Vives wrote all songs included on the show's soundtrack.

In 2024, the [[Latin Grammys]] recognized Vives as Person of the Year at their annual ceremony for his significant contributions to Latin American music and his philanthropic efforts in Colombia and the broader Spanish-speaking community.

==Personal life==
Vives was married to the Colombian actress [[Margarita Rosa de Francisco]] in a relationship that was closely followed by the national media. Puerto Rican Herlinda Gómez was his second wife, with whom he had two children: Carlos Enrique Vives and Lucía Vives.<ref name="LA">[http://www.lafiscalia.com/2008/04/09/carlos-vives-divorcio-herlinda-gome/ lafiscalía.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108224406/http://lafiscalia.com/2008/04/09/carlos-vives-divorcio-herlinda-gome/ |date=8 November 2016 }}.</ref> He is now married to former Miss Colombia [[Claudia Elena Vásquez]] and they have two children:<ref name="bio" /> Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. He divides his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá.<ref name="bio" />

==Discography==
{{main article|Carlos Vives discography}}
;Studio albums
{{col div}}
* ''[[Por Fuera y Por Dentro]]'' (1986)
* ''[[No Podrás Escapar de Mí]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Al Centro de la Ciudad]]'' (1989)
* ''Escalona: Un Canto A La Vida'' (1991)
* ''[[Escalona: Vol. 2]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Clásicos de la Provincia]]'' (1993)
* ''[[La Tierra del Olvido]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Tengo Fe]]'' (1997)
* ''[[El Amor de Mi Tierra]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Déjame Entrar (album)|Déjame Entrar]]'' (2001)
* ''[[El Rock de Mi Pueblo]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Clásicos de la Provincia II]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Corazón Profundo]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Más Corazón Profundo|Más + Corazón Profundo]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Vives (album)|Vives]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Cumbiana]]'' (2020)
* ''Cumbiana II'' (2022)
* ''Escalona Nunca Se Habia Grabado Asi'' (2023)
{{col div end}}

==Filmography==

=== Television series and shows ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1983
|[[Pequeños Gigantes (Colombian TV series)|''Pequeños Gigantes'']]
|Guineo
|Season 1, recurring role
|-
|1984
|''El Faraón''
|Capitolino Rojas
|Season 1, recurring role
|-
|1985
|''Tuyo es mi corazón''
|Carlos Sánchez
|Season 1, episode 1
|-
|1986
|''Gallito Ramírez''
|Javier "Gallito" Ramírez
|Season 1, main role
|-
|1987
|''Tormento''
|César Augusto Caballero
|Season 1, episode 1
|-
|1988
|''La Otra''
|Arnaldo Vásquez
|Season 1, main role
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|''La Conciencia de Lucía''
|Alberto
|Season 1, main role
|-
|''LP loca pasión''
|Julio Sanmiguel "Sammy"
|Season 1, main role
|-
|1990
|''Aventurera''
|Juan Carlos Santander
|Season 1, main role
|-
|1991
|''Cadena Braga''
|José Antonio
|Season 1, episode 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
|''Escalona''
|Rafael Escalona
|Season 1, main role
|-
|''La mujer doble''
|Mateo Escondria
|Season 1, main role
|-
|1993
|''[[La estrategia del caracol]]''
|The reporter
|Recurring role
|-
|2012
|''[[La Voz Colombia]]''
| rowspan="3" |Himself
|Season 1; Coach
|-
|2013
|[[La Voz (Spanish TV series)|''La Voz Spanish'']]
|[[La Voz (Spanish TV series) season 2|Season 2]]; Mentor
|-
|2014
|''Susana Giménez''
|Cameo; Season 15, episode 25
|-
|2019
|''Pescaíto''
|El Profe
|Season 1, main role
|-
|2019–2020
|[[La Voz (American TV series)|''La Voz US'']]
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|Season 1–2; Coach
|-
|2020
|''El mundo perdido de Cumbiana''
|Television documentary
|-
|2022
|Pablus Gallinazo
|
|Television Film, main role
|-
|2022–2023
|''[[The Low Tone Club]] - El Club de los Graves'' 
|Amaranto Molina
|Recurring role
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Carlos Vives}}

==See also==
*[[List of best-selling Latin music artists]]
*[[List of singer-songwriters]]/Colombia
*[[Pop Latino]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.carlosvives.com Official site]

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