Alex Campos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alex Campos
Alex Campos in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora
Born	(1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 48)
Origin	Bogotá, Colombia
Genres	Latin Christian Gospel
Years active	1999–present
Labels	CanZion Group LP

Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora, known to many as Alex Campos, is a popular singer and songwriter from Colombia. He writes and performs Christian music.

Alex Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards for his Christian albums sung in Spanish. He has also sung duets with other famous Christian artists. Some of these include Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, Marcela Gandara, Lilly Goodman, and Jorge Celedon. He has also helped produce music for other Colombian artists.

About Alex Campos

His Early Life

Alex Campos was born on September 10, 1976. He grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, and is the oldest of four brothers. When he was twelve years old, he started going to a local Christian church. By the time he was 14, he joined his first music group. In this group, he played the recorder.

His Music Career

Alex Campos started his own music group called Misión Vida when he was 17. The band included Esteban Machuca and Freud Romero.

His first album was recorded live in Bogotá. It was called Tiempo de la Cruz, which means Time of the Cross. After that, he released a studio album named Al Taller del Maestro (To the Master's Workshop). Alex dedicated this album to God. He believed God had healed a tumor in his throat.

He then released a live version of Al Taller del Maestro. Next came albums like Como un Niño (Like a Child), El Sonido del Silencio (The Sound of Silence), and Cuidaré de Ti (I'll Take Care of You).

In 2007, Alex Campos and Misión Vida performed at La Mina Music Fest in Juncos, Puerto Rico. He also sang a duet with Jesus Adrian Romero called "Razones Pa' Vivir." This song was on Romero's album Ayer Te Vi... Fue Más Claro Que La Luna.

Alex Campos has held concerts to help raise money for an organization called Misión Child. He was the first Christian singer to sell out a concert at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. About 12,000 people attended this concert! His seventh album, Te Puedo Sentir, was a live concert recording.

He recorded an album called Lenguaje de Amor (Language of Love). This album helped him win his first Latin Grammy Award. In 2012, Campos released Regreso a Ti (Return to You). In 2015, he put out a live studio album titled Derroche De Amor (Waste of Love).

His Family Life

On March 22, 2004, Alex Campos married Natalia Rodríguez. They have two children, a daughter and a son.

Music Albums

Studio Albums

Live Albums

Awards and Recognitions

Alex Campos has won many awards for his music. Here are some of the most important ones:

GMA Dove Awards

The Dove Award is a special award given in the United States. It recognizes amazing achievements in the Christian music industry. Alex Campos has received one of these awards.

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is a very important award. It is given by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for great music in Latin America. Alex Campos has won three of these awards from five nominations.

Arpa Awards

The Arpa Awards are given every year by the National Academy of Music and Christian Arts. They celebrate great achievements in Latin Christian music. Alex Campos has won eight Arpa Awards from thirty nominations.

Premios Nuestra Tierra

A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an award that celebrates great music in Colombia. Alex Campos has won one of these awards.

See also

In Spanish: Alex Campos para niños