Jorge Drexler

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Jorge Drexler (b. September 21, 1964) is an Uruguayan singer, the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, which he won for composing the song “Al Otro Lado del Río” from The Motorcycle Diaries. Though Drexler himself sang the song on the soundtrack, it was performed together by Antonio Banderas and Santana at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony.

Drexler was born in Montevideo, where he studied medicine and became a doctor. He also studied music and recorded two albums (Radar, La luz que sabe robar), which were only released in Uruguay. In 1995 he was invited to Madrid (Spain) by well-known Spanish songwriter Joaquín Sabina, who introduced him to other important Spanish singers. Drexler went to Spain to record the album Vaivén in 1996 with Spanish musicians. Vaivén included some old songs from his previous releases mixed with new compositions. He moved to Spain and recorded another five albums: Llueve (1998), Frontera (1999), Sea (2001), Eco (2004) and 12 Segundos de Oscuridad (2006).

Although he lives most of the year in Spain, his latest three albums were partially recorded in Uruguay with Uruguayan musicians. Juan Campodónico and Carlos Casacuberta, former members of rock band El Peyote Asesino, have produced Drexler’s albums since Frontera.

His music is a combination of Uruguayan traditional music (candombe, murga, milonga), bossa nova, pop, jazz and electronic music, which results in very personal compositions with original arrangements.

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Top Tracks

1	Al Otro Lado del Río full track	534
2	Todo Se Transforma	343
3	Guitarra y Vos	297
4	Me Haces Bien full track	266
5	Eco	221
6	Deseo	216
7	Horas full track	211
8	Polvo de Estrellas	208
9	Sea full track	191
10	La Edad del Cielo full track	188
11	Causa y Efecto full track	171
12	Salvapantallas	166
13	Inoportuna	163
14	Antes full track	162
15	Se Va, Se Va, Se Fue	151

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valentinnene wrote:
Thursday morning

imprescindiblee

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AdroaldoFilho wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

sou brasileiro, mas apaixonado pelo Uruguay. e a música de Jorge Drexler é uma destas paixões.

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arantz wrote:
last month

You're the best jorge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xn____nx wrote:
last month

jorgeeeee *O* qe buenas cancionees :)

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eteocles wrote:
last month

Eres un genio, pero te odio por estar con Leonor Watling... :P

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Gori_Vatra wrote:
last month

Great songs!

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YECE wrote:
last month

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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YECE wrote:
last month

Simplemente maravilloso!!!!!

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YoSoyJoss wrote:
last month

Esto que "escribo" ahora ya no soy yo. Es el eco del eco de un sentimiento. Su luz fugaz alumbrando desde otro tiempo. Una hoja que lleva y que trae el viento. Yo, sin embargo, siento que estás aquí, desafiando las leyes del tiempo y de la distancia...

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gabrielprates_ wrote:
last month

q

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gabrielprates_ wrote:
last month

mais que perfeito, Dahmer.

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sr_rosado wrote:
last month

uno de los favoritos

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ricardodt wrote:
August 2008

Perfeito!

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lucasdosanjos1 wrote:
August 2008

Curte aí! http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Lucas+dos+Anjos

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Laussen wrote:
August 2008

Cuando escuché por primera vez a Drexler me dio la impresión de ser un letrista flojo y que su minimalísmo en realidad evidenciaba su falta de recursos literarios para hilar historias sustanciosas. A principos de este año me reencontré con su música y en el reencuentro algo maduró, no sé si en mí o en sus canciones. Tal vez en los dos. La belleza de sus letras radica en su transparencia, son como las flores que crecen en el pavimento. Tienen una belleza simple y natural que nadie podría cuestionar.

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daniela_c8 wrote:
August 2008

Causa y Efecto <33

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amelie31 wrote:
August 2008

Tu boca roja en la mia...

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holalulu wrote:
August 2008

drexler, lejos lo mejor!

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thayseviskis wrote:
August 2008

increible en el escenario! sabe lo todo, jorgito!

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blupalma wrote:
July 2008

Acabo de llegar de un concierto, su último concierto de la gira en Algeciras..y ha sido increible... No dejaremos huella, solo polvo de estrellas... Saludoos

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