BIOGRAPHIES
JORGE DREXLER
Jorge Drexler was born in Montevideo on September 21st, 1964. He is a famous singer,
songwriter and is also a doctor.
He started playing piano when he was 5 years old. But first he studied medicine and
graduated as a doctor. He specialized in othorinolaryngologist
In 1989, he started composing songs and in 1992 he recorded his first album. At that
time, he played a lot in Montevideo in pubs and theatres.
In December 1994, he is invited to open the shows of the famous Spanish artist
Joaquin Sabina. Sabina invites Drexler to go to Madrid and in February 1995, Drexler
travels to Madrid.
albums In Madrid he starts obtaining recognition and fame and now he is one of the
most
important Latin-American artists worldwide. In 2005, he won an Oscar for Best Song
with the song ‘Al otro lado del rio’. He has seventeen recorded at the moment.
Drexler now lives in Madrid. He has 3 sons and he is in love with the Spanish actress
and singer Leonor Watling.
1) Answer the questions
a) Where was he born? Jorge Drexler was born in Montevideo
b) When was he born? on September 21st, 1964.
c) When did he record his first album? in 1992 he recorded his first álbum
d) Why did he go to Madrid? In December 1994, he is invited to open the shows of the
famous Spanish artist Joaquin Sabina.
e) Does he live in Montevideo? No, Drexler now lives in Madrid
f) Is Drexler a father? Yes,He has 3 sons
2) True or False (provide evidence)
a) He started playing piano as an adolescent- False, He started playing piano
when he was 5 years old
b) He never studied at- university False, studied medicine and
graduated as a doctor.
c) Sabina invited him to Spain- True, Sabina invites Drexler to go to Madrid and in
February 1995
d) He travelled to Madrid in the second month of 1995 - True, Drexler to go to
Madrid and in February 1995
e) He recorded 16 albums- False,He has seventeen recorded at the moment.
f) He started composing songs two years before 1990 - False, , he started
composing songs and in 1992
g) His girlfriend is not an artist – False, he is in love with the Spanish actress
and singer Leonor Watling.
h) He doesn’t live in Uruguay – True, Drexler now lives in Madrid
3) Write about your favourite artist
Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner was born in Argentina on September 8, 1957,
known artistically as Ricardo Montaner.
He is a singer, songwriter and actor.
At the age of six he emigrated with his family to the city of Maracaibo in
Venezuela.
When he reached his teens, Montaner composed his first song, "Noches de
primavera"
Throughout his career he has released more than 25 million records.
It was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
She has participated in programs such as the voice Argentina, the voice Colombia,
the voice Mexico, Puerto rico idol.
She also participated in films and soap operas in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.
Winner of several music awards, he participated several times in the Viña del Mar
Festival (Chile), and won the Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence in 2016,
being nominated in 2014 and 2020.
He has 5 children and is married to Marlene Rodriguez, a music producer
