Singer, composer, actor and entrepreneur, Carlos Vives is one of the most emblematic artists of Colombia and one of the most important figures of Latin music. With more than 20 million albums sold around the world, he is considered a pioneer of the new Colombian and Latin American sound. He was the first Colombian artist to win a Grammy Award and, to date, has taken home 2 Grammys and 11 Latin Grammys. Some of his great songs are: La gota fría, Déjame entrar, Fruta fresca, Pa’ Mayté, Volví a nacer, La tierra del olvido, Bailar contigo and success TLa bicicleta, which shares with Shakira.
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Grammy Award and seven-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer, composer and actor. He holds a publicist degree from Jorge Tadeo Lozano's University.