Ricardo Arjona
Overview
Jocotenango
Jocotenango is a small municipality in the northeast section of Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez, and is situated north of Antigua Guatemala. It has seven zones, two villages, and one hamlet...
near Antigua
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
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), known as Ricardo Arjona (arˈxona), is a Guatemalan singer. He has won two Grammy Awards from three nominations: The 2007 Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Latin Pop Album and the 2006 Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Male
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
, both for his album Adentro
Adentro
Adentro is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on December 6, 2005. It was named best Latin Pop Album for 2007 at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.-Track listing:#Para Bien o Para Mal#De Vez En Mes...
, (2005).
At the age of 8, young Ricardo could already play the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. He kept studying and went through a teenage rebel phase which became a problem for him at school, but never put music aside, the only thing that he enjoyed.
