John Paul Ospina

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Name = John Paul Ospina


Img_capt = John Paul Ospina in concert with Da Goske at the Puro Gold event, Colombiamoda 2006.
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John Paul Ospina Morales
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Born = birth date and age|1980|9|2
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Origin = Vancouver, B.C., flag|Canada Medellín, Antioquia, flag|Colombia
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Electronica / Rock / Pop / Latin
Occupation = Professional Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, TV Host, Actor
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URL = http://www.johnpaulospina.com

John Paul Ospina Morales (born September 2 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a Colombian singer, songwriter, producer, actor and TV host. He is well known for his participation on "Latin American Idol" (Season 1), aired by Sony Entertainment Television Latin America, and for hosting the latin version of "E! News" for E! Entertainment Television Latin America.

Biography

Early years

Ospina, was born in Vancouver, Canada, of Colombian heritage. His music grew influenced by anglo and hispanic sounds, taking in various musical genres such as Pop, Pop rock, RnB, Hiphop, Rap, Jazz and Salsa.

He studied Classical Singing at Antioquia University (la Universidad de Antioquia) and concurrently became the frontman for the pop rock band, El Sótano gaining recognition as part of the musical community in Medellín.

Career

Television

In 2003, Ospina decided to move to Bogotá; once there, he caught the eye of acting coach and teacher Victoria Hernández. Under her wing, he began studies in dramatic arts, obtaining the antagonist role on the 2004 international television series, “Al Ritmo de tu Corazón” [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433489/] IMDB Profile "Al Ritmo de tu Corazón"] (Canal RCN).

In 2005, he becomes the host of City TV Bogotá’s Mucha Música, his country’s most important music show at the time. As Much Music Colombia’s main host, he gathered an important list of latin and anglo musical interviewees [http://www.citytv.com.co/mucha_musica/vjs_mm2/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INT_CITY-1539436.html] Much Music VJ Profile] .

), to host an array of fashion specials, and to star in their shows “UOMO” and “Model Fan”.

In 2006, after numerous auditions and televised tryouts which began with over 20.000 contestants from all Latin America, he became one of the top 10 finalists on Sony Entertainment Television Latin America’s first season of Latin American Idol [http://www.latinamericanidol.com/fenomenoidol_entr_det.php?id=35] John Paul Ospina: "Latin American Idol me ha dado el impulso para perseguir mi sueño"] , reportedly transmitted for more than 24 countries and over 300.000.000 viewers [http://www.los40.com.mx/noticias/313390.asp] Latin American Idol: Los 40 Principales - México] .

On June 11th, 2007, John Paul makes his comeback to international TV as E! Entertainment Television Latin America’s first male host sided by female entertainment host Daniela Kosán. Together, they co-host E! News for Latin America [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/06/19/espectaculos/c-00420.htm] E! News: "Adiós a los Subtítulos", El Clarín - Argentina] , 100% in Spanish, for over 14 million Hispanic speaking viewers.

He has been the voice and image for companies' and fashion designers' ad campaigns in Colombia and abroad. John Paul was nominated as Best Male Model at the Cromos Fashion Awards, or Premios Cromos de la Moda, in 2004.

Music

Many of his songs, some of which were co-produced by Alejandro Restrepo (a.k.a. Patacón) and Camilo Soler, became part of the soundtrack for some of Colombia’s television series such as "Francisco el Matemático". John Paul also sung the title song for the latin version of “Peep and the Big Wide World” ("El Mundo Divertido de Peep"), on Discovery Kids.

His career in electronic music began towards the end of 2005, when he became the lead singer of Da Goske [http://www.myspace.com/dagoske] Da Goske's Official MySpace] , an electronic music project directed by Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex), touring Colombia’s main cities.

Presently, he is working on the preproduction of his first commercial album, of electronic genre, where he will showcase his singer-songwriter and production abilities. Some of the collaborating artists on this album are: Carlos Iván Medina, Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex) and Hernán López Sosa [http://www.myspace.com/jpospina] John Paul's Official MySpace] .

References

External links

* [http://www.johnpaulospina.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jpospina Official MySpace Profile]