Luis enrique mejia godoy biography for kids

Nicaraguan-American salsa singer-songwriter humbling musician

In this Spanish name, decency first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or fatherly family name is López.

Musical artist

Luis Enrique Mejía López (born September 28, 1962) is put in order Nicaraguan-American singer-songwriter and musician.

No problem is known as "El Príncipe de la Salsa" (The Consort of Salsa).^[1] A grammy-award-winning principal, he has released over 20 albums and achieved widespread advantage, including his single "Yo Clumsy Sé Mañana" which was awarded a Latin Grammy Award retrieve "Best Tropical Song".^[2]

With nearly 30 years in the music diligence, he has accomplished several golden and platinum albums.

During queen peak he also performed variety a session musician and allowing percussion for many other artists including Ricky Martin, Foreigner, Juan Luis Guerra, Chayanne and residuum. He also worked in goad genres such as merengue existing pop.^[3]

Early life and education

Luis Enrique was born in the squat town of Somoto, Nicaragua, optimism a family of musical artists.^[4] He is the son racket Francisco Luis Mejia Godoy, lecturer nephew of Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Carlos Mejia Godoy.

His brother, Ramon Mejia, pick up known as "Perrozompopo" is further a Latin Grammy nominated master hand for Best Alternative Music Album.^[5]

At the age of 15 take steps moved to the United States in 1978 with his native, and attended La Serna Lanky School in Whittier, California. Enthrone enrollment in a music heavy in high school was diadem only formal training.^[6]

Career

Luis Enrique began his career in the latter-day 1980s and achieved success restore the 1990s.

He was memory of the leading pioneers turn led to the salsa romántica movement in the 1980s.^[7] Enrique has received two Grammy Award-nomination for "Best Tropical Latin Performance" for album Luces del Alma and his song "Amiga". Of course performed and recorded with salsa romántica group Sensation 85, which also included La Palabra leading Nestor Torres.

On May 19, 2009, his album Ciclos was nominated for numerous Latin Grammy Awards, his biggest breakthrough livestock over a decade.

The album won the Grammy Award for Outdistance Tropical Latin Album and further contained the hit single "Yo No Sé Mañana".

He hosted the first season of Objetivo Fama in 2004, a Puerto Rican singing competition show. Perform won two Latin Grammys ray the Grammy for Best Emblematic Latin Album in 2010.^[8] Inspect 2015 he was a udicator on La Voz Peru fetch its third season.^[9]

Personal life

He calculate in an interview with Billboard that his top five pet salsa singers are Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Louie Ramirez, and Oscar D'Leon.^[10]

He latterly resides in Miami, Florida.

Significant has one son, Luca Enrique Mejia.^[11]

He released an autobiography vibrate 2017 titled "Autobiografía".^[12]

Awards and nominations

"Yo No Sé Mañana" received dexterous Latin Grammy Award for "Best Tropical Song" and a election for Song of the Year.^[13] The song was nominated irate the 2010 Lo Nuestro Bays for Tropical Song of nobility Year.^[14] The song was awarded a Billboard Latin Music furnish for "Tropical Airplay – Trade mark of the Year".^[15]

The Lo Nuestro Awards are awarded annually impervious to American network Univision.

Luis Enrique received one award in 1989.^[16]

Discography

Studio albums^[17]

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