- Carlos Rivera
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Carlos Rivera
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Carlos Rivera Guerra
Born = Birth date and age|1986|3|15|mf=y
Origin =Huamantla ,Mexico
Genre = Pop, Latin
Occupation =Singer ,actor
Years_active = 2004–present
Label =Sony BMG
URL =Carlos Rivera Guerra, or better known as Carlos Rivera (born
March 15 1986 ,Huamantla ,Tlaxcala ), is a Mexican singer who rose to fame by becoming the winner of the third generation ofLa Academia .Biography
He was born to José Gonzalo Gilberto Rivera Ramírez and María de Lourdes Guerra Martínez Antonio, on
March 15 1986 . Rivera became a local celebrity while still a child, winning several singing contests and hosting a radio show on Radio Huamantla. He rose to fame when he won the third generation ofLa Academia in 2004 at the age of 18. In 2005 he finally signed withSony BMG and began plans to record his first album. While doing that he also enteredDesafio de Estrellas 2 in which he placed 5th. He also played the role of "Fausto" in theTV Azteca series "La vida es una canción" ("Life is a song"). He also made a cameo appearance in the serial "Los Sánchez". On October 3, 2006, he released his first and eponymous CD/DVD.Trivia
*Before applying to "La Academia", he had considered becoming a
Catholic priest .
*Carlos Rivera also is the name of Mary Camden's husband on the TV show7th Heaven .
*Carlos Rivera is also a first baseman for the Guerreros of Oaxaca.Awards
* First place in the third generation of "
La Academia " (USD $270,000) (2004)
* Award from the Teacher's Union ofTlaxcala (2005).Discography
"Carlos Rivera" (Release:
October 3 ,2006 )Carlos Rivera obtain his Gold award disc for selling moren than 50,000 copies of his first album
External links
* [http://www.laacademia.tv/3rageneracion/alumnos/carlos.shtml Profile] at the "
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* [http://carlosrivera.com.mx CarlosRivera.com.mx] Official Site es icon
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* [http://carlosrivera.com.mx/foro/index.php CarlosRivera.com.mx/foro] Official Forum es icon
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