- Ricardo Arjona
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ricardo Arjona
Img_capt = Ricardo Arjona
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales
Born = Birth date and age|1964|1|19|df=yJocotenango ,Guatemala
Genre = Pop
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar ,Piano
Occupation =Musician
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URL = [http://www.ricardoarjona.com www.ricardoarjona.com]Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born
19 January ,1964 ,inJocotenango , near AntiguaGuatemala ), known as Ricardo Arjona (pronounced IPA|/aɾ'xona/), is a popular Guatemalan singer. He has won twoGrammy Awards from three nominations: The 2007 Grammy forBest Latin Pop Album and the 2006Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, both for his album "Adentro", (2005).Biography
Ricardo was born in the village of
Jocotenango , nearAntigua, Guatemala to Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. When he was two years old he and his family moved toGuatemala City .At the age of 8, young Ricardo could already play the
guitar . He kept studying and went through a teenage rebel phase which became a problem for him at school, but never put music aside, the only thing that he enjoyed. Time went by and he never forgot the idea of becoming a professional singer.At age 21, Ricardo Arjona got the opportunity to record his first album “Dejame decir que te amo”. The recording turned out to be a bad experience for him and he decided to leave the music business. He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school (Santa Elena III), where he reputedly said he spent three hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing soccer. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona's pupils. The representative found that the students' level of education was actually above average.
Ricardo Arjona was a talented
basketball player, and he played for the team "Leones de Marte". He also touredCentral America as a member of theGuatemala national basketball team ; until recently he held the record for the most points scored in a single game by a Guatemalan player.Music was always in him and decided to try again with the launch of his second album, His musical stamp “Jesus verbo, no sustantivo” a definite consolidation as composer and singer. The album was the most sold in history on the Latin market for some Central American countries; but is still not know internationally.
Although he initially enrolled in
architecture andengineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).At USAC there is a library hall that bears his name. There is also a street named for him in his birthplace,
Jocotenango ,Guatemala .In the city of
Buenos Aires ,Argentina , He met Leslie Torres and had two children with her: Adrian and Ricardo. Later in 2002 they separated.Discography
References
This page has been translated from the Spanish Wikipedia site [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Arjona Ricardo Arjona]
External links
* [http://www.ricardoarjona.com Official site]
* [http://blogarjona.net Non-Official Website of Ricardo Arjona]
* [http://www.arjonapuertorico.com Fan Club Arjona Puerto Rico]
* [http://www.ooltra.net/Index.php?a=RicardoArjona English translations of Ricardo Arjona's songs]
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