Rodolfo Edén Muñoz Cantú, better known as Edén Muñoz () (born September 25, 1990), is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer of

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Biography

Muñoz is the youngest of four siblings born to Rodolfo Muñoz and Isidora Cantú. As a young child, Muñoz and his family moved from

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. Edén's older brother Daniel gave him guitar lessons when Edén was eight and he quickly learned how to play it. After several years of playing music in family gatherings, local bands, festivals, and restaurants, in 2006 Muñoz was given the opportunity to formally join a professional band. He became a vocalist and guitarist for the band Colmillo Norteño, which after ten years of being founded and playing traditional Norteño music, they changed their style to what is now known as Norteño-Banda, a combination between Norteño and

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. While in the band, Muñoz learned to play the

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and became the band's lead vocalist. He also wrote some songs for the band. In early 2010, due to differences with the other members of the band, Muñoz left Colmillo Norteño and formed his own group with the same Norteño-Banda concept and was called Puro Colmillo Norteño. To avoid legal conflicts, the new band's name was changed to

Calibre 50 Calibre 50 () is a regional Mexican band. Formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in 2010. The band has had several lineup changes, with the current roster consisting of lead vocalist and accordionist Beto Gastélum, backing vocalist & twelve-string guita ...

. Between 2010 and 2022, Muñoz was the leader, main songwriter, main producer, vocalist, and accordionist for Calibre 50. With the band, Muñoz managed to obtain the record for the most songs that would reach No. 1 for a Regional Mexican band or solo artist on

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. Muñoz has also been a songwriter of several hits for other Regional Mexican acts. In early 2022, Muñoz left Calibre 50 to pursue a solo career.

Discography

With Colmillo Norteño

Source: * 2008: ''El Cid'' (studio album) * 2009: ''2009'' (studio album) * 2009: ''Sueño Guajiro'' (studio album)

With Calibre 50

Source: * 2010: ''Renovar o Morir'' (Originally issued under the name "Puro Colmillo Norteño"; later reissued as Calibre 50) (studio album) * 2011: ''De Sinaloa Para El Mundo'' (studio album) * 2012: ''El Buen Ejemplo'' (studio album) * 2013: ''La Recompensa'' (studio album) * 2013: ''Corridos de Alto Calibre'' (studio album) * 2014: ''Contigo'' (studio album) * 2014: ''Siempre Contigo'' (Spotify Sessions) (live extended play) * 2015: ''Historias de La Calle'' (studio album) * 2016: ''Desde El Rancho'' (studio album) * 2017: ''En Vivo desde el Auditorio Telmex'' (live album) * 2017: ''Guerra de Poder'' (studio album) * 2018: ''Mitad y Mitad'' (studio album) * 2019: ''Simplemente Gracias'' (studio album) * 2020: ''En Vivo'' (live album) * 2020: ''Desde el Estudio Andaluz Music'' (live album) * 2021: ''Vamos Bien'' (studio album) * 2021: ''En Vivo desde el Rancho San Vicente'' (live extended play)

As a solo artist

Source: * 2021: ''Creo en Ti'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Chale'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Chalino'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Hay Que Hacer Dinero'' with

Banda MS Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, or simply Banda MS, is a Mexican Banda music, banda group from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, founded in 2003. The ''MS'' stands for Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was created by brothers Sergio and Alberto Lizárraga, who ...

(non-album single) * 2022: ''Te Voy a Encontrar'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''No Sabía Cuánto'' with Michelle Maciel (non-album single) * 2022: ''La Historia Debe Continuar: Tour En Vivo'' (live album) * 2022: ''Viejo'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''La Balanza de la Vida'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Simplemente Amigos'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Inolvidable'' (non-album single) * 2022: ''Consejos Gratis'' (studio album) * 2022: ''Fuiste Tú'' (non-album single) * 2023: ''Te Invito a Ser Feliz'' (non-album single) * 2023: ''¿Cómo Se Supera?'' with MC Davo (non-album single) * 2023: ''Vuela Tú'' (non-album single) * 2023: ''CCC'' with Michelle Maciel (non-album single) * 2023: ''Abcdario'' with Junior H (non-album single) * 2023: ''Mi Recaída en los Excesos'' with

Lalo Mora Eduardo Mora Hernández, known simply as Lalo Mora, (born January 24, 1947, in Los Ramones, Nuevo León) is a Mexican norteño singer. Beginnings Lalo Mora was born in Los Ramones, Nuevo León, on January 24, 1947, under the name Eduardo Mor ...

(non-album single) * 2023: ''Aunque No Te Pueda Ver'' (non-album single) * 2023: ''Como en los Viejos Tiempos'' (studio album) * 2024: ''Me Aventé'' (non-album single) * 2024: ''El del Trigo'' with Cheko MG (non-album single) * 2024: ''Edén'' (studio album) * 2024: ''Piensa en Mi'' (non-album single) * 2024: ''Los Prohibidos en Concierto'' (live album)

Awards and nominations

Artists and collaborations

Muñoz has collaborated with or written songs for the following artists: * Colmillo Norteño *

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* Conjunto Atardecer * La Estructura * El Komander * Julión Álvarez *

* Banda Carnaval * La Arrolladora Banda El Limón * Banda La Adictiva *

Banda El Recodo Banda Sinaloense El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to simply as Banda El Recodo, is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in 1938. It has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Banda El Recodo has recorded with p ...

Banda Los Recoditos Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda El Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more t ...

* Los Gfez * Los Canarios de Michoacán * Diego Herrera * Banda Los Sebastianes *

Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros del Norte ("The Railers of the North") are a Mexican three-time Grammy-nominated regional Mexican band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They are based in El Paso, Texas, United States, and specialize in the norteño-sax genre. Hist ...

* Los de La Noria * Grupo Cuarto de Milla * Joel Elizalde *

Grupo Firme Grupo Firme is a regional Mexican band based in Tijuana, Baja California, that specializes in Sinaloan music. Formed in 2014, they have received nominations for a variety of awards that include Latin Grammy, Premios Juventud and Premio Lo Nuest ...

* El Fantasma * Jary Franco *

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(posthumous collaboration) *

Intocable Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays regional Mexican music; specializing in norteño and tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the earl ...

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* La Fiera de Ojinaga * Geru y su Legión 7 * Jorge Medina * Pancho Barraza * C-Kan *

Alfredo Olivas José Alfredo Olivas Rojas (born October 1, 1993) better known as Alfredo Olivas, is a regional Mexican singer-songwriter, specializing in the styles of banda, pacific norteño, norteño-banda, mariachi, and country en Español. He is popula ...

* Josi Cuen * José Manuel Figueroa * MC Davo *

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* Los Dos Carnales *

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* Alex Fernández * Beto Sierra * Santa Fe Klan *

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* Michelle Maciel *

Christian Nodal Christian Jesús González Nodal (born January 11, 1999) is a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Sonora, he is mainly known for popularizing "mariacheño", a fusion genre between mariachi and Norteño (music), norteño music. Nod ...

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* Panchito Arredondo *

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* El Trono de México *

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* Leonardo Aguilar * Carín León *

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* Los 3 del Norteño * El Frizian * Nabález * Toño Lizárraga *

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* Panter Bélico *

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* Cosme Tadeo * Los Nuevos Arrendados * Grupo Laberinto * Los Dareyes de la Sierra * Rosendo Cantú * Luis R. Conriquez * Mau & Ricky *

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* Camila * Cheko MG * Luck Ra * Kurt * Víctor García * Máximo Grado * Óscar Maydon *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muñoz, Edén 1990 births Living people Mexican male singer-songwriters Mexican accordionists Mexican singer-songwriters 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican male singers