Jorge Drexler
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Although he began his professional career as an otolaryngologist, Jorge Drexler transformed himself into a Latin pop hitmaker, winning an Oscar and five Latin Grammy Awards during the 2000s. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 21, 1964. Raised by a family of doctors, he attended medical school in his hometown and maintained a parallel interest in music, releasing his debut album, La Luz Que Sabe Robar, in 1992. Radar followed in 1994. Convinced to move to Madrid and pursue music full-time by legendary Spanish songwriter JoaquÃn Sabina, Jorge Drexler relocated to the capital city and landed an international record contract with Virgin España. He remained with the label for six years, releasing 1996's Vaiven, 1998's Llueve, 1999's Frontera, and 2001's Sea. He also wrote material for other artists, contributing two songs to Rosario Flores' Latin Grammy-winning Muchas Flores in 2001. Jorge Drexler began winning his own awards several years later, when "Al otro lado del rÃo" â a track that appeared on his own album, Eco, as well as the soundtrack to the acclaimed film The Motorcycle Diaries â received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song reinvigorated Jorge Drexler's career across the globe, leading to Grammy nominations for 2008's 12 Segundos de Oscuridad, 2009's Cara B, 2015's Bailar en la Cueva, and 2018's Salvavidas de Hielo. However, he found even more success in the Spanish-speaking world, winning Latin Grammys for singles like 2014's "Universos Paralelos," 2015's "Ella Es," and 2018's "TelefonÃa." He expanded his sound, too, embracing rock, jazz, electronic music, and traditional Uruguayan influences throughout the 2010s. The exploration continued in 2021, when he joined Spanish rapper C. Tangana on the hit single "Nominao," which cracked the Top 10 in Spain. In 2022, Jorge Drexler deepened that exploratory streak on Tinta y Tiempo, a studio album that paired his writing with collaborators including Rubén Blades, Noga Erez, MartÃn Buscaglia and C. Tangana; the record earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album and helped power one of the biggest awards runs of his career at the Latin Grammy, where he won Best Singer-Songwriter Album for Tinta y Tiempo and also took major prizes for songs including âTocarte,â âLa Guerrilla de la Concordia,â âEl dÃa que estrenaste el mundoâ and âVento Sardo.â He returned in 2024 with the standalone single âDerrumbe,â a stark, stripped-back song that became another major milestone, winning both Song of the Year and Best Singer-Songwriter Song at the 2024 Latin Grammys. In 2025, Jorge Drexler stayed active with new work including âDesastres Fabulosos,â recorded with Conociendo Rusia, which won Best Pop/Rock Song at the 2025 Latin Grammys, and âEl fin y el medio,â his first released co-write with his son pablopablo. In early 2026, he opened a new chapter with âToco maderaâ and then released Taracá, his fifteenth studio album, a record shaped in large part around Uruguayan rhythmic traditions and launched alongside an extensive 2026 tour.
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- Tuyo by Jorge Drexler
- Tocarte by C. Tangana
- Una canción me trajo hasta aquÃ
- La trama y el desenlace
- Alabanza by Jorge Drexler
- Cinturón Blanco
- 730 DÃas
- Era de amar
- Zamba del olvido
- Ganas De Ti
- La luna de espejos
- Un lugar en tu almohada
- Dos Colores: Blanco Y Negro
- Tu voyeur
- Luna negra
- Que bueno, que bueno by Jorge Drexler
- Tú
- Cerca del mar
- Para Aute: Pasaba por Aquà featuring Silvio Rodriguez
- Las transeúntes
- Ana
- Vaiven
- Idade do Céu by Jorge Drexler
- La vida entera
