Jorge Drexler

Jorge Drexler (b. September 21, 1964) is an Uruguayan singer, the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award for composing the song of "The Motorcycle Diaries", which was performed together by Antonio Banderas and Santana in the 77th Academy Awards ceremony.

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September 21 - 1964 - Uruguay - Academy Award - Composing - The Motorcycle Diaries - Antonio Banderas - Santana

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Drexler was born in Montevideo, where he studied medicine and became a doctor. He also studied music and recorded two albums, which were only released in Uruguay. In 1995 he was invited to Madrid (Spain) by spanish well-known songwriter Joaquín Sabina, who introduced him to other important Spanish singers. Drexler went to Spain to record the album "Vaiven" in 1996 with Spanish musicians. "Vaiven" included some old songs from his previous releases mixed with new compositions. He moved to Spain and recorded another four albums: "Llueve" (1998), "Frontera" (1999), "Sea" (2001) and "Eco" (2004).

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Montevideo - Madrid - Spain - Joaquín Sabina - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2004

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Although he lives most of the year in Spain, his latest three albums were partially recorded in Uruguay with Uruguayan musicians. Juan Campodónico and Carlos Casacuberta, former members of rock band El Peyote Asesino, have produced Drexler's albums since "Frontera".

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Juan Campodónico - Carlos Casacuberta - El Peyote Asesino

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His music is a combination of uruguayan traditional music (candombe, murga, milonga), bossa nova, pop, jazz and electronic music, which results in very personal compositions with original arrangements. The words play also an important role in his songs. Apart from love, reflections about identity, races and religions are a constant in his work.

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Bossa nova - Pop - Jazz - Electronic music

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