Calle 13 ♥ • ღ

Calle 13: I really like because it talks about the reality of people, of what happens in the country, it is realistic to say things as they are they dont care what they think with their letters, besides I like the pace of their music, and most importantly, protects the rights, education, & criticize the bad things or good of the country and I like as a person as the lead singer Residente Calle 13 because it is very cute, attractive, very sympathetic with many people have arrived so far I like, I like the show that make the scenery is good & u almost always surprise with a new theme, a lot of people like that.


Biography: Calle 13 is a band of urban music of Puerto Rico, 1 headed by Rene Perez Joglar, dubbed Resident, and his brother Eduardo Cabra who calls Guest. Rene is a singer and composer Eduardo sings the chorus and is a composer, multi-instrumentalist (piano, melodica, electric guitars, etc.). His sister Ileana Cabra, called PG-13, participates in some songs like female voice. The band has won ten Grammy Awards and two Latin Grammy Awards, being thus the highest urban music Grammy winners. In short trajectory, the duo has become popular in Latin America. The band was heavily influenced by artists such as Vico C, Tego Calderon and Julio Voltio. His nickname comes from the identification they had to give the security guard to enter his house, located on Calle 13, in a neighborhood of Trujillo Alto, a town in the San Juan metropolitan area. The band is known for its eclectic musical style, often using unconventional instruments in their music and their ability to address different issues. The band is also known for his satirical lyrics and social commentary on Latin American issues and culture.


Disc: Entren los que quieran (2010)
           Los de atrás vienen conmigo (2008)
           Residente o visitante(2007)
           Calle 13 (2005)

Awards 2006 Latin Grammy Winner: "Best New Artist" Winner: "Best Urban Music Album" for "Calle 13" Winner: "Best Short Form Video" for "Dare-te-te" 2006 MTV Awards: Winner: "Promising Artist" 2006 Billboard Latin Music: Nominated: "Best Reggaeton Album" for "Calle 13" 2007 Latin Grammy Awards: Winner: "Best Urban Music Album" for "Resident or Visitor" Winner: "Best Urban Song" for "North Pa'l" Nominated "Album of the Year" for "Resident or Visitor" Nominated: "Best Short Form Video" for "Tango of Sin" 2008 Festival of Vina del Mar: Silver Torch Recognition 48 th International Song Festival of Vina del Mar Chile Golden Torch Recognition 48 th International Song Festival of Vina del Mar Chile Recognition Silver Gull 48 th International Song Festival of Vina del Mar Chile 2008 Grammy Awards: Winner: "Best Latin Urban Album" 2009 Latin Grammy Awards: Winner: "Best Short Form Music Video" for "The Pearl" Winner: "Best Urban Music Album" for "The coming behind me" Winner: "Album of the Year" by "coming behind me" Winner: "Best song choice" to "There's nobody like you" Winner: "Record of the Year" for "There's nobody like you" 2009 MTV Awards: Winner: "Best Urban" Nominated: "Best Group or Duo" Nominated: "Video of the Year" 2010 Grammy Awards Winner: "Best Latin Urban Album" for "The coming behind me" 2011 Cuban Institute of Music Winner: International Award Cubadisco 2011 Festival of Vina del Mar: Silver Torch, 52 th International Festival of Song in Viña del Mar, Chile (He refused to get the other prizes of the festival)