Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, January 30, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. known professionally as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez.

Early and personal life

Zaa was a singer in two Colombian salsa

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: " Grupo Niche" and " Orquesta Guayacán". When he launched his

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as a solo artist, he decided to switch to the

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rhythm.Many of his hit songs are the work of

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ian native Julio Jaramillo. "It was definitely a pan-American affair: a Mexican cultural celebration headlined by a Colombian singer harlie Zaawho specializes in boleros ..." This career decision was made in the mid 90s. On July 23, 2004, Zaa suffered a severe

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as he was about to begin a concert in

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. He couldn't perform that day, having to be taken to a local

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. Zaa was then flown to

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, where he remained hospitalized until he was diagnosed with a

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condition. Soon after, his personal

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corrected the problem in a

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performed in his native Colombia. Zaa's daughter Lauren Mia Sanchez was a survivor of the 2018

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in which 17 people lost their lives, including one of her teachers.

Music career

Charlie Zaa has recorded over 10 albums since launching his career as a solo artist. His record '' Sentimientos'', in which he sings some past hit songs, sold over three million copies throughout Latin America and the United States. His albums ''Sentimientos'' and '' Un Segundo Sentimiento'' led to him winning the 1998 Artist of the Year award at the

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. ""Es una música que une generaciones", afirmó el colombiano, que se consagró en este género con sus primeros discos "Sentimientos" y "Un segundo sentimiento", que le llevaron a ganar en 1998 el premio Artista Revelación del Año en los "Latin Billboard Award", entre otros reconocimientos." For his fourth album, Zaa returned to the Sonolux studios in

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, where he made his first album ''Sentimiento'', and to his original producer, Milton Salcedo, and recorded old romantic standards, boleros and waltzes, in an attempt to replicate the success of ''Sentimiento''. Zaa's album '' De Un Solo Sentimiento'' was nominated for a

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in 2002. In 2011, Zaa's album ''

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'' reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Latin Albums chart. Some of Charlie Zaa's music was inspired by notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist '' Julio Jaramillo''.

Discography

* '' Sentimientos'' (1996) * '' Un Segundo Sentimiento'' (1998) * ''Ciego de Amor'' (2000) * ''De Un Solo Sentimiento'' (2001) * '' Puro Sentimiento'' (2004) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Mi Mejor Regalo'' (2015) * ''Celebración'' (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaa, Charlie 1974 births Living people 21st-century Colombian male singers Converts to Christianity Colombian Christians Sony Music Latin artists Bolero singers People from Cundinamarca Department 20th-century Colombian male singers