'Juan Luis Guerra is often considered the most commercially successful musician from the Dominican Republic. His musical talents include singing, songwriting, composing, producing and playing the guitar and piano. Juan Luis Guerra has a unique and beloved musical style that is often referred to as tropical pop or Afro-Latin fusion, which is a fusion of various styles of music popular throughout Latin communities. He has managed to cross over between the Latin music world into the English-speaking world with seemingly relative ease. His popularity continues to soar today as he teams up with other well-known musicians in thrilling collaborations and stadium-filled performances.'
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The success of Juan Luis Guerra is attributed to his talent, his dynamic energy and charisma and his mix of many popular musical genres. He was professionally trained at Boston's Berklee College of Music after high school. In 1984, Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40 released their first album, and a year later, the group signed the first recording contract. His success began early in his career with several hit singles in 1990. Much of the group's music during the '90s included controversial topics about politics and social issues due to the unrest and destabilization occurring at home in his native Dominican Republic. In the '90s, he had several No. 1 chart-topping hits, and he would achieve six No. 1 hits on the
Billboard
Hot Latin Song Chart. He would continue to experience even greater success in the 2000s with his singles, such as La Llave de Mi Corazón, Cuando Me Enamoro and Ojala Que Llueva Cafe, the latter being his most popular song in most markets. Throughout his career, he has received two Grammy Awards and 21 Latin Grammy Awards. In 2019, he received the prestigious honor of a lifetime achievement award from the
Billboard
Latin Music Awards. His continued popularity has led to more than 30 million albums sold. Juan Luis Guerra retired in 1995 but only for four years. It was at this time that he began to refocus his music to gospel pop paired with tropical merengue, and his return led to two
Billboard
Awards. Today, at a Juan Luis Guerra concert, you will hear all styles of his music rather than just his most recent work.
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'Juan Luis Guerra plays a variety of musical genres in his fusion style of music, including merengue, bachata, salsa, pop, rock, bolero, gospel pop, jazz, folklore, Afro-Latin and Caribbean beats.'
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Juan Luis Guerra started collaborating with younger musicians in the 2000s. Some of these artists include
Enrique Iglesias
,
Juanes
,
Romeo Santos
and
Vicente Garcia
.
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Juan Luis Guerra is still playing sold-out shows at some of the largest arenas and stadiums in cities and at college campuses worldwide, such as the
EagleBank Arena
in Fairfax, VA, the
Prudential Center
in Newark, NJ,
American Airlines Arena
in Miami, the
Agganis Arena
in Boston and the
Smart Financial Centre
in Sugar Land, Texas.
''The Beatles are among Juan Luis Guerra's influences. However, most of his musical influences are musical genres and life in the Dominican Republic.'
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Juan Luis Guerra is often compared to specific musicians and groups, including
Elvis Crespo
,
Prince Royce
, Manny Manuel, Joe Arroyo and
Silvio Rodriguez
.
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