Jorge Drexler

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-09-21 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Montevideo, Uruguay

Jorge Drexler

Biography

Jorge Drexler is a Uruguayan composer and singer with a long professional career linked to music and the arts. During his more than 30-year career he has recorded fourteen studio albums and has given concerts all over the world. A doctor by training, in 1995 he decided to leave behind his life in Uruguay and move to Spain to devote himself entirely to music and composition. Throughout his career, his work has been awarded with an Oscar for "Al otro lado del río" (2005) -Best Original Song, being the first in non-English language to win this award- thirteen Latin Grammys (2014, 2018, 2021 and 2022), a Goya Award (2011) and a Biznaga de Plata, among other recognitions.

Known For

Sound

2022
Tetuán

as Music

2009
The City of Your Final Destination

as Original Music Composer

2005
Hermanas

as Original Music Composer

2000
Spoils of War

as Original Music Composer

Actor

2020
Pan y Circo

as Self

2019
Aute retrato

as Himself

2016
2009
2008
Hit

as Himself

1975

Crew

2016