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Bor January 19 1964
born in Jocotenango, Guatemala -
His childhood
He spent most of his childhood in Guatemala City, where he began his musical instruction. At age twelve, he participated in the contest "Festival Infantil Juventud 74" with "Gracias al Mundo", a song composed by his father, finally winning the event -
Beginnings and early breakthrough
Arjona began his musical career at age 21,when he signed with the now defunct, Guatemalan record label, Discos de Centroamérica, S.A. and distributed by PolyGram, and released his debut album Déjame Decir Que Te Amo in 1985. The label attempted to portray Arjona as a stereotypical Latin lover. The title track was released as a single, "Déjame Decir Que Te Amo". -
graduated
Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), he graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences -
International breakthrough
with the albun "si el norte fuera el sur"
Arjona started the new decade as a regular in the Mexican telenovela alcansando una estrella (Reaching a Star), which assisted him in becoming a known singer throughout Latin America. After joining Sony Music in 1990 -
Begings writting songs
he started composing songs for other artists, such as Yuri's "Detrás de Mi Ventana", for her album Nueva era -
number one spot
He reached No.1 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart for three weeks with his song "Detrás de Mi Ventana" -
His seventh studio album
"Sin Daños a Terceros". Terry Jenkins from Allmusic, on his review of the album, awarded it 4 stars, writing that "Sin Daños a Terceros continues Ricardo Arjona's streak of accomplished, affecting albums that spotlights both his melodic skills and his sharp social consciousness. -
World tour
Arjona's eighth studio album, Galería Caribe was preceded by the single "Cuándo", which became a commercial success and reached number 1 on both Top Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs -
controversial song
"El mesias"
On his song Arjona talks about a character who appears "in the form of a wealthy, well-armed magnate with some sinister plan for the world. The song became a subject of some controversy when fans and critics noted connections between its theme and the attacks of September 2001, months after the song's release, which resulted in the FBI investigating Arjona.