Álex Anwandter Donoso (born March 24, 1983, in

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) is a Chilean singer-songwriter, musician, and

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and music video director. He became popular as the vocalist for the band Teleradio Donoso (2005–2009). In 2010, he began work as a soloist. Anwandter has two nominations for the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist and Best Short Form Music Video.

Biography

Anwandter's Chilean family history goes back to the German

Carlos Anwandter Carlos Anwandter (1 April 1801, in Luckenwalde, Prussia – 10 July 1889, in Valdivia, Chile) was a German political exile who emigrated to Valdivia, Chile in 1850 after participating in the Revolutions of 1848. Biography He migrated to Valdi ...

, who emigrated to Chile in 1850 and became one of the leaders of the German colonization of Valdivia. Álex's father, Paul Anwandter, lived a large part of his life in Brazil before moving to Chile at the age of 26. As a child, Anwandter took violin lessons. He went to school at

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, and later he began studying psychology at university, but abandoned it shortly thereafter. He was also temporarily a student at the Escuela Moderna de Música but didn't show much interest in music theory. Anwandter identifies as

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, is a vegetarian, and resides in

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Discography

* ''Odisea'' (2010) * ''Rebeldes'' (2011) * ''Álex & Daniel'' (2013, with

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) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''Latinoamericana'' (2018) * '' El diablo en el cuerpo'' (2023) * ''Dime Precioso'' (2024) With Teleradio Donoso * ''Teleradio Donoso EP'' (2005) * ''Gran Santiago'' (2007) * ''Bailar y Llorar'' (2008) Production discography * ''No soy uno'' (Fother Muckers, 2007) * ''Bailar y Llorar'' (Teleradio Donoso, 2008) * ''Odisea'' (2010) * ''Rebeldes'' (2011) * ''Éxito Mundial'' (Adrianigual, 2011) * ''Álex & Daniel'' (with Gepe, 2013) * ''Odio'' ( Planeta No, 2015) * ''Prenda'' (Francisco Victoria, 2018) * ''Tu Historia'' (

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, 2022)

Videography

* 2007: ''Pitica'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2007: ''Gran Santiago'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2007: ''Eras mi persona favorita'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2007: ''Máquinas'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2007: ''Tres caras largas'' – Fother Muckers * 2008: ''Un día te vas'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2008: ''Amar en el campo'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2008: ''Bailar y llorar'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2009: ''Eramos todos felices'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2009: ''Cama de clavos'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2010: ''Cabros'' – Odisea * 2010: ''Casa latina'' – Odisea * 2012: ''Tatuaje'' – Álex Anwandter * 2012: ''¿Cómo puedes vivir contigo mismo?'' – Álex Anwandter * 2013: ''Tormenta'' – Álex Anwandter * 2014: ''Rebeldes'' – Álex Anwandter * 2016: ''Siempre es viernes en mi corazón'' – Álex Anwandter * 2017: ''Cordillera'' – Álex Anwandter * 2018: ''Locura'' – Álex Anwandter

Director

* 2009: ''Éramos todos felices'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2009: ''Cama de clavos'' – Teleradio Donoso * 2010: ''Cabros'' – Odisea * 2010: ''Hasta la verdad'' –

Javiera Mena Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco (born June 3, 1983) is a Chilean singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer based in Madrid, Spain. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001 and achieved wider success after t ...

* 2010: ''Casa Latina'' – Odisea * 2012: ''Tatuaje'' – Álex Anwandter * 2016: ''Siempre es viernes en mi corazón'' – Álex Anwandter * 2018: ''Locura'' – Álex Anwandter

Filmography

* 2016: '' Nunca vas a estar solo''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anwandter, Alex 1983 births Living people Musicians from Santiago, Chile Chilean male singer-songwriters Chilean singer-songwriters Chilean composers Chilean male composers Music video directors Queer composers Queer singer-songwriters LGBTQ people in Latin music Chilean LGBTQ singers Chilean LGBTQ songwriters Chilean LGBTQ composers Chilean people of German descent