Charlie Zaa

Biography

Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, January 30, 1974), known professionally as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez.

Early and personal life

Zaa was a singer in two Colombian salsa orchestras: "Grupo Niche" and "Orquesta Guayacán". When he launched his career as a solo artist in the mid-1990s, he switched to a bolero rhythm.
On July 23, 2004, Zaa suffered from severe abdominal pain as he was about to begin a concert in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He couldn't perform that day and was taken to a local hospital. Zaa was then flown to Miami, Florida, where he was hospitalized with a kidney condition. His personal doctor corrected the problem in a surgery performed in his native Colombia.
Zaa's daughter Lauren Mia Sanchez was a survivor of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which 17 people lost their lives, including one of her teachers.

Music career

Charlie Zaa has recorded over 10 albums since launching his career as a solo artist. His record Sentimientos, in which he sings some past hit songs, sold over three million copies throughout Latin America and the United States. His albums Sentimientos×Sentimientos1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Sentimientos: Un disco más / Niégalo todo5:412Quimeras: Ódiame / Te esperaré6:203Deseos: Rondando tu esquina / Nuestro juramento5:344Nostalgias: No me toquen ese vals / Reminiscencias4:255Ilusiones: Cinco centavitos / Temeridad5:146Evocaciones: Para qué se quiere / Desde que te marchaste5:067Pasiones: Alma negra / Que Dios me libre4:288Melancolías: Que nadie sepa mi sufrir / Aunque me duela el alma5:089Esperanzas: La fe verdadera / Amémonos4:2910Añoranzas: Versos a mi madre / Hojas de calendario4:36 and Un Segundo Sentimiento×Un segundo sentimiento9 June 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Sensaciones: Tu duda y la mía / Azabache4:532Recuerdos: Sombras / El traje blanco4:183Sueños: En mi viejo San Juan / Lamento borincano5:164Tentaciones: No me quieras tanto / Perfidia4:275Anhelos: Me voy pa'l pueblo / Ahora seremos felices5:246Traiciones: Sin un querer / Ándate4:127Promesas: Contigo / Triunfamos3:568Desengaños: Derrumbes / Por qué eres así5:469Amores: Esclavo y amo / Entrega total3:5710Verdades: Soñar un cariño / No es que me arrepienta5:2311Pensamientos: Caminemos / Rayito de luna4:44 led to him winning the 1998 Artist of the Year award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. For his fourth album, Zaa returned to the Sonolux studios in Bogotá, where he made his first album Sentimiento, and to his original producer, Milton Salcedo, and recorded old romantic standards, boleros and waltzes, in an attempt to replicate the success of Sentimiento. Zaa's album De Un Solo Sentimiento×De un solo sentimiento20 November 2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1La cadena se rompió2:292Si no puedo ser tu amor2:513Flor sin retoño3:014Celos sin motivo3:025Decidido3:066Quiéreme en vida3:127Tu pintalabios2:288Que Dios te lo pagué2:569Bajo cero2:2810El puente roto2:21 was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2002. In 2011, Zaa's album De Bohemia×De bohemia2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1En un beso la vida2:412Amigo de qué2:533Por borracha2:384Mosaico: Mi corazonada / Dónde tú irás4:415Amarga decepción2:326Dolor de hombre2:537Por un puñado de oro3:148Mosaico: Sin egoísmo / Egoísmo5:049Sabor de engaño2:4210Un corazón de madera2:51 reached the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart. Some of Charlie Zaa's music was inspired by notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist Julio Jaramillo.