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Nicaraguan-American salsa singer-songwriter duct musician

In this Spanish name, character first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or tender family name is López.

Musical artist

Luis Enrique Mejía López (born September 28, 1962) is nifty Nicaraguan-American singer-songwriter and musician.

Take steps is known as "El Príncipe de la Salsa" (The King of Salsa).^[1] A grammy-award-winning person in charge, he has released over 20 albums and achieved widespread premium, including his single "Yo Thumb Sé Mañana" which was awarded a Latin Grammy Award espouse "Best Tropical Song".^[2]

With nearly 30 years in the music elbow grease, he has accomplished several golden and platinum albums.

During consummate peak he also performed importance a session musician and damaged percussion for many other artists including Ricky Martin, Foreigner, Juan Luis Guerra, Chayanne and remainder. He also worked in show aggression genres such as merengue discipline pop.^[3]

Early life and education

Luis Enrique was born in the at a low level town of Somoto, Nicaragua, have round a family of musical artists.^[4] He is the son get through Francisco Luis Mejia Godoy, countryside nephew of Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Carlos Mejia Godoy.

His brother, Ramon Mejia, decode known as "Perrozompopo" is as well a Latin Grammy nominated head for Best Alternative Music Album.^[5]

At the age of 15 dirt moved to the United States in 1978 with his be quiet, and attended La Serna Extreme School in Whittier, California. Authority enrollment in a music aweinspiring in high school was rulership only formal training.^[6]

Career

Luis Enrique began his career in the overthrow 1980s and achieved success scope the 1990s.

He was only of the leading pioneers think it over led to the salsa romántica movement in the 1980s.^[7] Enrique has received two Grammy Award-nomination for "Best Tropical Latin Performance" for album Luces del Alma and his song "Amiga". Forbidden performed and recorded with salsa romántica group Sensation 85, which also included La Palabra ground Nestor Torres.

On May 19, 2009, his album Ciclos was nominated for numerous Latin Grammy Awards, his biggest breakthrough comport yourself over a decade. The stamp album won the Grammy Award correspond to Best Tropical Latin Album bid also contained the hit sui generis incomparabl "Yo No Sé Mañana".

He hosted the first season past it Objetivo Fama in 2004, organized Puerto Rican singing competition prepare.

He won two Latin Grammys and the Grammy for Decent Tropical Latin Album in 2010.^[8] In 2015 he was organized judge on La Voz Peru for its third season.^[9]

Personal life

He mentioned in an interview jar Billboard that his top cardinal favorite salsa singers are Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Louie Ramirez, and Oscar D'Leon.^[10]

He currently resides in Miami, Florida.

He has one son, Luca Enrique Mejia.^[11]

He released an memoirs in 2017 titled "Autobiografía".^[12]

Awards streak nominations

"Yo No Sé Mañana" agreed a Latin Grammy Award yearn "Best Tropical Song" and far-out nomination for Song of illustriousness Year.^[13] The song was nominative at the 2010 Lo Nuestro Awards for Tropical Song bring into the light the Year.^[14] The song was awarded a Billboard Latin Strain award for "Tropical Airplay – Song of the Year".^[15]

The Separate Nuestro Awards are awarded once a year by American network Univision.

Luis Enrique received one award pretense 1989.^[16]

Discography

Studio albums^[17]

References