Manuel Medrano

Biography

Manuel Alejandro Medrano López (born October 29, 1987), known as Manuel Medrano, is a Colombian pop singer and a winner of two Latin Grammy Awards.

Start

Medrano was born in Cartagena, Colombia. His interest in music began when he failed a school year and, as "punishment," received a guitar. From the age of 16 he began writing songs, which motivated him to start a career as a solo artist.
For several years he played in bars in Bogota while composing his songs, which, years later, made him popular at the national level.

Recognition

In August 2014 he released "Afuera del planeta×Afuera del planeta17 March 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Afuera del planeta3:49," his first independent single. Playback of the song increased gradually on national radio to the point of becoming one of the hits of the year. Thanks to this song, he was nominated twice to the Shock music awards: in the Best New Artist and Best Shock Presents categories.
In early 2015 he signed with multinational label Warner Music and, months later, released his second promotional single "Bajo el agua×Bajo el agua17 July 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Bajo el agua3:42," which accumulated more than 75,000,000 views on YouTube and was well received in Colombia and Mexico.
In the year 2016 he won two Latin Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Songwriting Album.
Manuel Medrano composes romantic music that he calls pop-cast, because it doesn't come from a specific genre, but from various influences of Latin American singer-songwriters.

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.