Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in
Urumita )
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) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés "El Turco" Gil; and his mother, who comes from a musical family and passed down her charismatic nature to him, while also playing a major role in his formal and personal education.
Early career
2002: Debut album
After graduating from high school Dangond stayed full dedicated to his music. He grouped with amateur accordion player Ramón López and after performing in some parties and gigs they recorded their first album in 2002 called ''Tanto para Tí'' which included 12 songs; ''Nada te conmueve'' composed by Fabian Corrales, ''Necesito verte'' by Juan Manuel Perez, ''No te escondas mas'' by Felipe Pelaez, ''Mi encantadora egoista'' by Alberto Murgas, ''Quien me mando'' of his own authorship, ''Un amor tan grande'' by Freddy Carrillo, ''Muñeca de porcelana'' by Luis Alonso, ''Que no me roben tu corazón'' by Antonio Meriño, ''Lloraras un amor'' by Jaime Bayona, ''La flor mas linda'' by Armando Moscote, ''El extorcionista'' by Carlos Ramirez and ''Tanto para ti'' by Freddy Carrillo. It was during this time that he met his friend and also vallenato singer
Kaleth Morales
Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya (9 June 1984 – 24 August 2005) was a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the "Nueva Ola" ("''New Wave''") movement in Vallenato, having released singles such as ''Vivo en el Limbo ...
.
2003–2013: Rise to national prominence

By pure coincidence and through friend in common, manager and promoter Carlos Blum, Dangond officially met accordionist
Juancho De la Espriella
Juan Mario De la Espriella better known as Juancho De la Espriella (Born February 26, 1973 in Sincelejo, Sucre) is a Colombian musician interpreter of vallenato in accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord ...
during a
serenata
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(De la Espriella was grouped with singer Peter Manjarrez). Both of them knew who the other was but had never crossed words. Since that day they became good friends. Blum then convinced them to become a musical duo and arranged their first gig together at the Alfonso López Michelsen Building in a celebration of the
Cesar Department
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foundation.
Lo mejor para los dos (The best for the two of us – Album)
Their musical union created great buzz within the vallenato critics and fans, and shortly they recorded their first album together named titled
Lo mejor para los dos
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés ...
(2003) containing 13 tracks; ''La pinta chevere'' of Dangond's authorship, ''Nuestra vida'' by Jose Hernandez, ''Detalles y recuerdos'' by Enrique Carrascal, ''Mi amor por ella'' by Omar Geles, ''Ni en pintura'' by Dagoberto Osorio, ''El ring ring'' by Luis Alonso, ''Sabroso'' by Hernando Marin, ''Dejame quererte'' by Alejandro Sarmiento, ''No se, me equivoque'' by Rafael Manjarrez, ''La razon de mi vivir'' by Ivan Calderon, ''El chinchorrito'' by
Alejo Duran
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, ''Me vuelve loquito'' by Josue Rodriguez and ''Lo mejor para los dos'' by
Kaleth Morales
Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya (9 June 1984 – 24 August 2005) was a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the "Nueva Ola" ("''New Wave''") movement in Vallenato, having released singles such as ''Vivo en el Limbo ...
. Dangond and De la Espriella performed in more than 250 shows throughout 2003, most of them in December with 28 presentation
Mas unidos que nunca (More united than ever – Album)

Their following album was
Mas unidos que nunca
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés ...
, released on June 13, 2004 containing 14 songs which included one unplugged bonus track; ''Cautico mi canto'' of Dangond's authorship, ''El vaiven'' by Hernando Bustos, ''A blanco y negro'' by Omar Geles, ''La Colegiala'' of Dangond's authorship, ''Yo no me como ese cuento'' by Dagoberto Osorio, ''Acepto el reto'' by Luis Egurrola, ''Pa Barranquilla'' of Dangond's authorship, ''Me la juego toda'' by
Kaleth Morales
Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya (9 June 1984 – 24 August 2005) was a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the "Nueva Ola" ("''New Wave''") movement in Vallenato, having released singles such as ''Vivo en el Limbo ...
, ''Baila Vallenato'' by Leo Duran, ''La Mentira'' by Wilfran Castillo, ''Cuando llego en temple'' by Armando Romero, ''Celos y que'' by Luis Alonso, ''La mujer de mis sueños'' by Unknown author and ''La colegiala'' unplugged version. With this album Dangond and De la Espriella consolidated as one of the most successful vallenato groups in this genre thanks to the acceptance of their hit song ''La colegiala'
Ponte a la moda (Put up your style – Album)
In 2005 Dangond and De la Espriella released their third album together titled
Ponte a la moda which also became a great success in
Colombia and outside Colombia, especially within the Latin American community in the United States. The Album included the songs; ''Ahi viene ahi va'' of Dangond's authorship, ''Pa una mujer bonita'' by Omar Geles, ''Dile'' by Alberto Mercado, ''El tao tao'' by Lucho Perez, ''Mi seguidora y yo'' by
Kaleth Morales
Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya (9 June 1984 – 24 August 2005) was a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the "Nueva Ola" ("''New Wave''") movement in Vallenato, having released singles such as ''Vivo en el Limbo ...
, ''Esa mirada'' by Enrique Araujo, ''La pareja del momento'' by Jeiner Lopez, ''La misteriosa'' by Isaac Calvo, ''Ponte a la moda'' by Luis Alonso, ''Silvetre en Carnaval'' by Various artists, ''Una vez mas'' by Luis Egurrola, ''El enredo'' by Manuel Julian, ''Por ser machista'' of Dangond's authorship and ''La indiferencia (live unplugged)'' by Luis Alonso.
Personal life
Dangond is the son of amateur singer William José Dangond Baquero (known as 'El Palomo') and Dellys Corrales Rojas and has one brother, Carlos Ivan. He is married to childhood sweetheart Pieri Avendaño and they have 3 children, Luis Jose, Silvestre Jose and Jose Silvestre .
Discography
; With Román López
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Tanto para Tí
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; With
Juancho De la Espriella
Juan Mario De la Espriella better known as Juancho De la Espriella (Born February 26, 1973 in Sincelejo, Sucre) is a Colombian musician interpreter of vallenato in accordion
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* ''
Lo Mejor Para Los Dos
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés ...
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Más Unidos Que Nunca'' (2004)
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Ponte a la Moda'' (2005)
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La Fama
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Participants
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'' (2006)
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El Original
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'' (2008)
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El Cantinero
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No Me Compares Con Nadie
No Me Compares Con Nadie (''Don't compare me to anyone'') is the eighth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Silvestre Dangond and the seventh and the last with the accordionist, Juancho De la Espriella
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'' (2011)
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Más Unidos Que Nunca: Beta-16'' (2020)
; With Rolando Ochoa
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La 9a Batalla
La 9a Batalla (English:''The Ninth Battle'') is the ninth album by Colombian singer Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the s ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Esto es vida
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'' (2018) (shared with Jorge Lucas Dangond, Junior Larios and Franco Arguelles)
; With Álvaro López
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Sigo Invicto
''Sigo Invicto'' ("Still Undefeated") is the tenth studio album by Colombian singer Silvestre Dangond and the first as soloist, released on November 26, 2014, by Sony Music Colombia
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Mus ...
'' (2014) (shared with Jorge Lucas Dangond)
; With Jorge Lucas Dangond
* ''
Sigo Invicto
''Sigo Invicto'' ("Still Undefeated") is the tenth studio album by Colombian singer Silvestre Dangond and the first as soloist, released on November 26, 2014, by Sony Music Colombia
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Mus ...
'' (2014) (shared with Álvaro López)
* ''
Gente Valiente'' (2017)
* ''
Esto es vida
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'' (2018) (shared with Rolando Ochoa, Junior Larios and Franco Arguelles)
* ''
Las Locuras Mías'' (2020)
* ''Intruso'' (2022)
Awards and nominations
Latin Grammy Awards
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to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Silvestre Dangond has received four nominations.
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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, 2015 , , ''Sigo Invicto'' , ,
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album , ,
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, 2018 , , ''Cásate Conmigo (With
Nicky Jam
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Best Tropical Song , ,
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Grammy Awards
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the Recording Academy
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to recognize achievements in the
music industry
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, 2018 , , ''Gente Valiente'' , ,
Best Tropical Latin Album , ,
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Premios Nuestra Tierra
A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Silvestre Dangond has received seven nominations.
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La 9a Batalla
La 9a Batalla (English:''The Ninth Battle'') is the ninth album by Colombian singer Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the s ...
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References
External links
Silvestre Dangond official websiteEl Vallenato – Silvestre Dangond* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807085403/http://www.elheraldo.com.co/revistas/gente/05-09-17/perfil6.htm El Heraldo: Gente Caribe – Silvestre DANGOND y Juan Mario DE LA ESPRIELLA, Más unidos que nunca]
Silvestristave website
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1980 births
Living people
Vallenato musicians
Valledupar
21st-century Colombian male singers
Sony Music Colombia artists
People from La Guajira Department
Latin Grammy Award winners
Sony Music Latin artists
Latin music songwriters