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Ricardo Arjona

リカルド・アルホナ　/　りかるど・あるほな

Musician from Guatemala

January 19, 1964 (age 62)　・　Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala

Sacatepéquez Department
musician
basketball player
singer-songwriter

My Take

Ricardo Arjona fascinates me because he proves lyrics can still sell. In a Latin pop landscape dominated by danceable production, he built one of the best-selling careers in the region's history on wordy, novelistic songwriting, twenty million records moved largely by storytelling. The former basketball player turned troubadour writes about taxi drivers, immigrants, and complicated love with a journalist's eye and a poet's excess, and yes, he sometimes overwrites; that is part of the charm. Guatemala gave him the Order of the Quetzal, and I understand why: he made a small country's voice enormous. I respect artists who trust their audience's patience, and Arjona has never stopped doing that.

Overview

Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo aɾˈxona]), is a Guatemalan singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ricardo Arjona
Name (Japanese): リカルド・アルホナ
Reading: りかるど・あるほな
Born: January 19, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / basketball player / singer-songwriter / actor / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2017 Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award
2015 Lo Nuestro Excellence Award
2007 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
2006 Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album
2004 Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year
2006 ASCAP Latin Heritage Award
Order of the Quetzal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ricardoarjona.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ricardoarjona/
Xhttps://x.com/ricardo_arjona
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Arjona

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