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Colombian singer (born 1961)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vives and the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.

Musical artist

Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor.

He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres such as Latin pop, rock, reggaeton, dance-pop and tropical music.

Having sold over 20 million records worldwide,^[1] Vives is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.

He is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world as he has progressively helped vallenato gain popularity globally by combining traditional vallenato music with pop/rock music, forming a subgenre that has come to be known as "vallenato-pop".

In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 on both the Greatest of All Time Latin Artists^[2] and Top La