Jorge Oñate
Lovingly dubbed as “El Jilguero de América” (America’s Goldfinch), Colombian singer-songwriter Jorge Oñate (March 31, 1949) is one of the lead exponents of the local genre known as vallenato. Throughout his decades-spanning career, he has achieved multiple gold and platinum certifications for his prolific catalog. Born in the city of La Paz, in the department of Cesar, Oñate and his mother relocated to Bogotá when he was still a teenager. After finishing high school, he took his first steps as the lead singer for the group Los Guatapurí, making his recording debut with the album Festival Vallenato (1968). He then joined Los Hermanos López, with whom he released a string of highly-acclaimed albums in the 70s, most notably El Jardincito (1971), Fuera de Concurso (1974), and Canto a mi Tierra (1975). During the 80s, his creative association with accordionist Juancho Rois spawned the full-lengths El Cantante (1981), Canto y Tradición (1984), and El Cariño de mi Pueblo (1985). Oñate kicked off the 90s with El Más Fuerte (1990), which included the hit “No Comprendí Tu Amor” and featured the talent of accordionist Alvarito López, a partnership that continued well into the mid-90s and ended with 1996’s Nací Para Cantar. In subsequent years, the singer teamed up with accordionists Cocha Molina, Julián Rojas, and Cristian Camilo Peña for a string of classic vallenato records before reuniting with López for Patrimonio Cultural (2016), the last album before his conversion to Christianity in 2018.
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Coleccion Top 50
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 15 Aug 2006
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El Folclor Se Viste de Gala
Latin America - Released by Columbia on 29 Jan 2007
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30 Exitos Jorge Oñate
World - Released by Columbia on 25 Feb 1999
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Homenaje a Jorge Oñate
Latin America - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 1 Mar 2021
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Mi Mejor Momento
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 5 Oct 1992
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Cadena de Amor
Latin America - Released by Jorge Oñate on 16 Apr 2019
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Canto a Mi Tierra
Latin America - Released by Columbia on 29 Jan 2007
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Llevame Contigo
World - Released by Universal Music Colombia S.A.S. on 12 Jan 2001
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Diosa Divina
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 2 Feb 2012
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Volví a Llorar
Silvestre Dangond, Jorge Oñate
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 20 Dec 2019
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Noche de Estrellas
Latin America - Released by Columbia on 29 Jan 2007
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El de Todos Los Tiempos
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 3 Mar 2022
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Tiempos de Vallenato
World - Released by Columbia on 10 Jan 2002
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Los Dos Amigos
Folk - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 9 Dec 1975
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El Poder De Mis Canciones
Jorge Oñate, Gonzalo "Cocha" Molina
World - Released by Universal Music Colombia S.A.S. on 9 Nov 1999
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Bailando Así
World - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 6 May 1992
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13 Aniversario
Jorge Oñate, Juancho Rois, Jorge Oñate & Juancho Rois
World - Released by Columbia on 1 Jan 1983
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La Parranda Y La Mujer
Folk - Released by Columbia on 6 Oct 1975
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El Cantor de Fonseca
Latin America - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 9 May 1973
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