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Sebastián Yatra, who gave his voice to the song “Dos Oruguitas” written by Lin Manuel Miranda.
His music is reminiscent of the Latin pop hits of the ’90s, when songs blended romantic lyrics with infectious rhythms that got millions around the world dancing.
Is about Sebastian Jatraa 27-year-old Colombian artist who is at the pinnacle of success.
With three studio albums (Mantra, Fantasia and Dharma), the Medellin-born singer-songwriter has topped the popularity charts and plays on various streaming platforms.
The video for her latest single Tacones Rojos, a love song praising a woman, has more than 100 million views on YouTube.
He has worked with artists as diverse as his compatriot Carlos Vives, Argentinian Tini and Puerto Ricans Yandel and Guaynaa. It also has multiple nominations for major awards like the Latin Grammy.
He has around 40 million followers on his social networks.
But Sebastián Yatra’s career, which began in 2013 and has progressed with songs like “Robarte un Beso”, has recently taken a turn for two main reasons.
First and foremost because he dared to play the role of the protagonist of the Spanish Netflix series “Once upon a time and now it is no more”. And also for lending his voice to the Disney-produced song “Dos Oruguitas” from the hit animated film Encanto.
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Sebastián Yatra has been nominated for several Latin Grammy Awards. He has almost 40 million followers on social media.
The theme consisting of Lin Manuel Mirandais nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.
It is the second time in history that a Spanish song has achieved this milestone, after Uruguayan Jorge Drexler won the category in 2005 with the composition “Al otro lado del río” from the film The Motorcycle Diaries.
The Oscars will be held next Sunday and Sebastián Yatra will perform at the ceremony as part of the music show.
Ahead of a night that could become historic for the Latino community, we present you Cfour oddities of the life of this artist that you may not have known.
1. He grew up in Miami
Although he was born in Medellín, Colombia in 1994, his family immigrated to the United States in the early 2000s and settled in the city of Miami.
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The singer was just five years old. His hometown was plunged into violence by the guerrillas and drug dealers.
In conversations with various media, the artist says that his parents decided to emigrate out of insecurity.
“Fear of going out on the street because you don’t know if you’ll come back eats you up inside,” he said in an interview about his childhood in the South American country.
In Miami, he grew up in the suburbs of Pembroke Pines. Currently, the musician has a permanent residence in the city.
two. dreamed of becoming a soccer player
As a child, the Colombian was part of his school’s football team and dreamed of becoming an athlete.
“But I already knew that I was very slow and that I wasn’t going to make it,” he once said.
He gave up this idea at the age of 12 after taking part in a theatrical adaptation of the famous American film High School Musical, produced by his school.
“Something made a connection,” he said in an interview with music journalist Leila Cobo.
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After this presentation he decided to start taking singing, dancing and guitar lessons.
But he has a special fondness for football and is a fan of England’s Liverpool FC and Colombia’s Atético Nacional.
3. problems with your mental health
That year, the composer admitted he was beginning to treat his mental health.
The reason was the emotional strain caused by the corona pandemic.
“Last year was the year emotionally more complicated for me. It made me question a lot of things in every way, and I decided to start therapy after 26 years of life,” he told Spanish newspaper ABC.
“It was one of the most important decisions I’ve ever made,” he added.
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She also said she combines her psychological sessions with yoga and channels her emotions through songwriting.
4. It’s true Surname is not Yatra
Many artists change their names and this Colombian is no exception.
Sebastián Obando Giraldo is his name. Then, From DorWhere does Yatra come from?
The musician explained in an interview that it is a Hindi word meaning “sacred way”.
It was his mother – a woman he describes as “intuitive, ‘honest’ and ‘pure’ – who advised him to use the term as his ‘artistic surname'”.
His new name, he said, “is a journey that has taken me a long way.”
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