Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora, better known as Alex Campos, is a Colombian Christiansinger-songwriter. He has released 11 albums during his 16-year career. He also performs on concert tours reaching more than 400,000 people each year. He has more than 8 million social media followers, and his song "Derroche de Amor" has sold over 6 million copies. His other well-known songs include "Sueño de Morir", "Al Taller del Maestro", "Me robaste el Corazon", "Tu Poeta", "Como el Color de la Sangre", "El Sonido del Silencio", "No Tiene Priza" and "Lenguaje de Amor y Amigos". Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards for Best Christian Album in Spanish. He has recorded duets with Christian artists such as Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, Marcela Gandara, Lilly Goodman, and Jorge Celedon, and the well known David Toledo. He has also produced for other Colombian artists including Fonseca, Sara Borráez and Su Presencia.
Biography
Early life
Campos, the eldest of four brothers, grew up in a dysfunctional family. At the age of twelve, he started attending the local Christian church. At the age of 14, he joined his first musical group, in which he played the recorder. Campos formed the group Misión Vida when he was 17 years old. On March 22, 2004, Campos married Natalia Rodríguez. Together they have a daughter and a son.
Career
Throughout his music career, Campos has published eight albums. The first was a live recording in Bogotá, Colombia, titled Tiempo de la Cruz. Soon after, he released a studio album, Al Taller del Maestro. Campos dedicated this album to God because he believed that God had healed a tumor in his throat. His third album was a live version of Al Taller del Maestro, recorded in Bogotá, Colombia. He followed this with Como un Niño, and Cuidaré de Ti. On July 18, 2007, Campos and Misión Vida went to Juncos, Puerto Rico, to take part in La Mina Music Fest. He was featured in Jesus Adrian Romero's album Ayer Te Vi... Fue Más Claro Que La Luna, singing a duet with Romero titled "Razones Pa' Vivir", and in David Toledo's album Soldados De Jesús. Campos performed concerts to promote and raise funds for the organization Misión Child. He became the first Christian singer to sell out a concert at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with an audience of 12,000. Campos's seventh album, Te Puedo Sentir, was a live concert recording. His latest tour began with a series of concerts in Denver, Colorado, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and McAllen, Dallas, and Houston, Texas. He recorded an album titled which earned his first Latin Grammy win. In 2012, Campos recorded. In 2015, he released a live studio session album titled. Campos is currently working on a new album in Mexico that will feature Mariachi music.
A Premio ARPA is an accolade from the Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas of Mexico to recognise outstanding achievement in the Latin Christian music industry. Alex Campos has received eight awards from thirty nominations.
Premios Nuestra Tierra
A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognises outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Campos has received one award from one nomination.
