Kevin Johansen
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Biography
Known for his eclectic, cosmopolitan brand of pop music, US-born singer-songwriter Kevin Johansen (June 21, 1964) has had quite an interesting journey since the beginning of his solo career in the mid-90s. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, to an American father and an Argentine mother, he spent most of his childhood in the United States and later relocated to Buenos Aires as a teenager following his parents' divorce. During that time, Kevin Johansen briefly participated in the local underground rock scene with the band Instrucción CÃvica, which released two albums before breaking up in 1986. A few years later, he and his wife moved to New York City, where he performed at legendary venues such as CBGB, the Mercury Lounge, and the Knitting Factory. Released in 2000, his bilingual studio debut The Nada garnered critical praise for its fearless juxtaposition of different Latin music genres with pop, funk, and rock. Not long after he returned to Argentina later that year, Kevin Johansen embarked on a Spanish tour to promote the album. In 2002, his second LP Sur o No Sur enjoyed great popularity among Argentine audiences thanks to the single "Down with My Baby," featured prominently in the soap opera Resistiré. This success earned the album three nominations for the Latin Grammys, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Music Video. Over the next few years, Kevin Johansen continued exploring Latin music in albums like City Zen (2004), Logo (2007), Bi (2012), Mis Américas (2016), and Algo Ritmos (2019). Since 2008, he has also been collaborating with cartoonist Liniers during his shows, creating a multidisciplinary experience that was captured in the live albums Kevin Johansen + The Nada + Liniers = Vivo en Buenos Aires (2010) and Kevin Johansen + The Nada + Liniers: (Bi)vo en México (2014). Tú Ve, his eighth studio full-length, arrived in 2022 and featured guest spots by Natalia Lafourcade, Jorge Drexler, and David Byrne, as well as a cover of Erasure's "A Little Respect."
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- Waiting For The Sun To Shine by Kevin Johansen
- Train of Thought
- Mi Querido Brasil featuring Kevin Johansen
- Sin Decir Palabra by Kevin Johansen
- Oración al Tiempo
- La Gente Más Linda (Mito Urbano) by Kevin Johansen
- Everything Is (Falling Into Place) by Kevin Johansen
- Los Nervios Que Te Di by Kevin Johansen
- La Estaca
- Milonga Subtropical by Kevin Johansen
- Push Your Luck by Kevin Johansen
- Algo Es Algo by Kevin Johansen
- En Cada Latir by Kevin Johansen
- Foto Mental by Kevin Johansen
- No Me Abandones
- Himno de Mi CorazoÌn - Puente featuring Sandra Mihanovich
- Down With My Baby by Kevin Johansen
- Chabuca Limeña: 100 años featuring Tania Libertad
- De Noche by Kevin Johansen
- Amor Platónico by Kevin Johansen
- Por una cabeza by Kevin Johansen
- Who can blame who? by Kevin Johansen
- Una Proeza by Kevin Johansen
- Poliamor by Kevin Johansen
