Juanes

It’s essentially impossible to overstate the impact Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez—the man known throughout the Americas and around the world as Juanes—has had on Latin music. Since making his solo debut in 2000, he’s racked up hit after hit, bringing rock music and thoughtful lyrics together with folkloric Latin American rhythms on songs like “Es Por Ti,” “La Camisa Negra,” and “A Dios Le Pido.” The New York Times called him “a soulful poet with electric guitar.” TIME called him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, while Rolling Stone said his album Un Día Normal is one of the best of the 21st century so far. He’s the winner of a staggering 29 Latin Grammys and Grammys combined.

After a period of stretching his sound to include fusions with a wider range of contemporary sounds, his 2023 album Vida Cotidiana paired his most personal songwriting with a return to the powerful guitar-driven rock of his earliest records, leading Rolling Stone to call it “his best, most soulful album yet.” When he returns to the Bowl after seven years away, he’ll bring songs from his critically acclaimed new album as well as hits from throughout his career.