Awards & Winners

Fernando Osorio

Fernando Osorio is a singer-songwriter, born in Santa Fé, Bogotá and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. At age seven, Osorio played the cuatro, violin, flute and viola in school. In 1982, while being a member of the choir of his church, met Juan Carlos Perez and formed the duo Fernando y Juan. They recorded in 1985 their first album, which was only released in Venezuela. Osorio also has had combined a parallel career as a songwriter. Venezuelan performer Guillermo Dávila recorded in 1984 "Definitivamente" written by Osorio, being the first time someone recorded a song by Osorio. Karina and Ricardo Montaner followed Dávila and also included songs by Osorio on their respective albums. As a writer, his first success overseas came with "Sólo Con Un Beso" recorded by Montaner in 1988. The song peaked at number seven in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States. Osorio also composed "Ojos Negros" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" for Montaner's debut album. Osorio recorded a self-titled debut album in 1993. In 1996, he wrote "Lloraré" for Jerry Rivera's album Fresco, reaching number-one on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart. A year later he wrote "Se Mi Aire" for Mexican singer Cristian Castro. Castro also covered "Lloraré" and included those songs on the Grammy Award nominated album Lo Mejor de Mí. Osorio also wrote "Moja Mi Corazón" with Andrés Levin, the first single of Azabache, a 1997 studio album released by Spanish singer Marta Sánchez. The track became a Top 20 hit in the United States Latin charts and number-one on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. The same year, Osorio signed a recording contract with WEA Latina and wrote 40 songs for his first album under this contract. In 1998 the album was released under the title Con Palabras. According to the writer, this album included eleven "stories of love, with personal and some borrowed feelings." Osorio received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards, losing to Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer.

Awards by Fernando Osorio

Check all the awards nominated and won by Fernando Osorio.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song Regalo

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song Sueño Contigo

2004


Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song
Honored for : Ríe Y Llora

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song Ríe Y Llora

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year La Negra Tiene Tumbao

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist