At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards

At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, Juanes won three additional awards to his nine previous Grammy awards. He took the award for Best Rock Song for "Nada valgo sin tu amor" ("I Am Worthless Without Your Love"), Best Rock Solo Album for Mi sangre and Best Music Video for "Volverte a ver" ("To See You Again"). On December 9, 2005, Juanes performed "La camisa negra" at an international gala in Germany celebrating the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Draw evening. In 2006, he recorded a duet of " The Shadow of Your Smile" with Tony Bennett for Bennett's Duets an American Classic

In June 2006, Juanes began a year-long sabbatical to spend time with his wife, model Karen Martínez, and their daughters Luna and Paloma. He was working on an album that was released on October 23 2007. When asked about the possibility of recording an album in English, Juanes responded, "singing in Spanish is very important because it's the language in which I think and feel. I respect people that sing in English, but for now I'll keep my Spanish. "Juanes planned to launch his own music label, named 4J, in October 2007, to be distributed by the Universal Music Group. He also was working on a new album, titled “ La vida es un ratico “ (Life Is a Little Moment).

“La vida es un ratico" was released on Oct 23, 2007 with the first single being "Me Enamora" (it makes me fall in love). The second single was "Gotas de Agua Dulce" (drops of sweet water), and the third single became the vallenato fusion of "Tres" (three).

HIS STARTED SOLO CAREER

After Latin rock band Ekhymosis disbanded in 1998, Colombian Juanes decided to go on his own, starting his solo career. To make his first record, singer and guitarist Juanes moved to the U.S., meeting producer Gustavo Santaolalla in Los Angeles, soon after, he recorded Fijate Bien, a combination of vallenato, salsa, funk, and rock & roll, released by Surco, a Universal associate label. To promote that album, a video for its main title was made in Toronto, Canada, directed by Simon Brand. The album generated a huge buzz in Latin America, and spent ten weeks at the top of the Colombian charts. Fijate Bien garnered Juanes seven Latin Grammy nominations, and, after an acoustic performance at the October, 2001 ceremony, the unassuming singer took home Best New Artist. Now a star throughout Latin America, the US, and the world, Juanes set about working on his sophomore effort. Un Día Normal dropped in May 2002. Produced by rock en español pro Gustavo Santaolalla, it combined balladry with native Colombian rhythms and more straightforward pop/rock material, and roundly repeated the success of Jaunes' first effort. With the US climate for Latin music softened by the rise of Enrique Iglesias, Un Día made quite a dent domestically, and was even more popular internationally. In the wake of the album's success, Juanes was nominated for five Latin Grammys; at the ceremony in September 2003, he took home all five, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Es Por Ti".

JUANES STARTED

JUANES started the pop band Ekhymosis in 1988, and it released its self-produced debut album, Nino Gigante, the same year. The band released five studio albums during its career and shared the stage with acts including Alejandro Sannz, Aterciopelados, and Ricky Martin; however in Juanes' words, the band "couldn't get out of Colombia" and remained "very local and confined to the Colombian market. " Juanes disbanded the group in 1998 so that he could pursue a solo career ".