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Johann Vera

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Johann Vera
Birth nameJohann Alexander Vera Tapia
Born (1995-12-04) December 4, 1995 (age 28)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active2006–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals

Johann Alexander Vera Tapia (December 4, 1995) better known as Johann Vera, is an Ecuadorean singer, songwriter, and actor from Guayaquil.[1]

He started his career at 10 years old by participating in the RCN show Factor X alongside Camilo and Greeicy. He then participated in La Banda, a reality TV-Show created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell. In both instances, he ended up in the finalists group.

Working as an independent artist, he has released various singles such as “Donde Nací”, “Vuelo a París” and “Pretty Girl”,[2] and appeared on TV Shows such as Disney Channel's Champeta, Nickelodeon's Club 57, Kally's Mash Up, among others.

On 2020, Vera represented Ecuador on the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, winning a "Gaviota de Plata" (Silver Seagull) award; The second ever received by an Ecuadorian artist.[3]

Personal life

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Johann Alexander Vera Tapia was born on Guayaquil, December 4, 1995 to Jayo Vera and Shirley Tapia. He has a younger sister named Stephanie and an older brother named Christian.

When Johann turned six, the family moved to Bogotá, where he lived for the next 10 years and met most of his lifelong friends. During his time in Colombia he participated on Factor X  and later joined MISI, a well known arts academy.[4]

Graduating high school at 15 years old, he moved to the United States, where he could better pursue his life-long dream. He worked as an extra on TV shows and commercials; but his life changed on 2015 when he joined La Banda by Univisión.

As of 2022, he resides in Miami, Florida and remains working as an independent artist. He has been releasing music every year, acting, and posting on his YouTube channel.[4]

Career

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Vera got started as a singer at the age of nine on the RCN show Factor X, where his position as finalist, alongside Camilo and Greeicy, allowed him to access a scholarship to the MISI arts academy. After moving to the US, he participated on the 2015 Univisión show La Banda where he worked with notorious singers such as Ricky Martin, Simon Cowell, Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini.[1]

In August 2016, he released his first independent single and music video, "Pretty Girl (Tu Canción)".[2] The video was mostly recorded in Los Angeles. Later in that year, he also released a single called "Tíralo" with the music video being recorded in Bogota, Colombia.

Johann Vera - Premios Disco Rojo 2022

In 2017, he released another single, this time with a more sentimental note: "Vuelo a París". The music video was recorded in New York City. That same year he released "Ojo por Ojo" on his birthday.

In 2018 he released the song "Nervioso" with the adjacent video recorded in Japan. That year he also became the first Ecuadorian artist to ever sing on an awards ceremony on the United States by releasing his single "Astronauta" on Univision's Premios Juventud.[5]

In 2019 he followed up with "Ahogando". The music video was directed and produced by Vera himself. Being shot in various locations on the Ecuadorian coast, we can see the appearance of 2 notable Ecuadorian celebrities, Nathaly Quiñonez and Michela Pincay.

On February 13, 2020 he released "Perdón", which was the one chosen for him to sing on the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2020, The largest Latin American Music Award. His performance awarded him a "Gaviota de Plata" (Silver Seagull) award. Later that year he released “En Donde Están”.

On 2021, Vera released  “Me Tienes Mal” and “Inevitable”. The latter ended up on Ecuador's top charts for several weeks on that same year. Additionally, the music video was recorded alongside her longtime friend Paula Galindo (commonly known as Pautips) on their former school in Colombia.[6] That same year, Johann finished up the taping of "Kally's Mashup ¡Un cumpleaños muy Kally!" and “Club 57”.[6]

On 2022, Vera was inspired to create a new Ecuador inspired FIFA World Cup song that reached top charts on the country. “Donde Nací” was adopted by Ecuadorian fans as the unofficial team cheer in this year’s cup. The song has been used in thousands of TikTok and Instagram videos including some by influential Ecuadorian figures such as Guillermo Lasso. One of the most viral songs of the season.[7]

Discography

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Singles and EPs

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Year Title Notes
2016 Pretty Girl (Tu Canción)
Pretty Girl (This One's For You) [Spanglish Version]
Tiralo
2017 Tiralo (The RNWY Remix)
Vuelo a París
Flight to Paris
Ojo por Ojo
2018 Nervioso
Astronauta
2019 Ahogando
2020 Perdón
En Dónde Están?
2021 En Dónde Están? (Acústico)
Inevitable
Inevitable (English Live Session)
Me Tienes Mal
2022 El Profe Song released in collaboration with Brray and Jd Patoja
Donde Nací

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Factor X - RCN Colombia Contestant Finalist
2013 - 2014 Every Witch Way - Nickelodeon Giant John
2014 Demente Criminal – Venevisión Internacional Jerónimo[8]
2015 La Banda - Univisión Contestant Finalist
2020 - 2021 Club 57 (Season 2) - Nickelodeon Nero[9]
2021 Master Chef Ecuador (Season 2) Himself Guest Appearance as Celebrity Judge
2022 Master Chef Ecuador (Season 3) Himself Guest Appearance as Celebrity Judge
2021 Enfermeras - RCN Colombia Diego[10]
2023 Champeta: El ritmo de la tierra - Disney Plus Michael[11] Lead Role
2024 Primate - Prime Video Juan Felipe

Movies

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Kally's Mashup ¡Un cumpleaños muy Kally! - Kally's Mashup Storm Lead Role

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2008-2009 Oliver - MISI Colombia Ensemble
2010-2011 Michael Jackson Tribute - Colombia Lead Singer

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result
Kids Choice Awards Colombia - Nickelodeon 2017 Musical.ly (TikTok) Creator of the Year[12] Won
Premios Tu Mundo - Telemundo 2017 Favorite Influencer[13] Won
Premios Tu Mundo - Telemundo 2017 Favorite Artist of the Night[14] Won
Premios Disco Rojo - Radio Punto Rojo 2017 Mejor Canción Urbana - Pretty Girl [15] Won
Premios MBN Ecuador 2018 Mejor Artista Revelación Won
Premios Disco Rojo - Radio Punto Rojo 2018 Mejor Canción Pop - Vuelo a Paris Won
Premios Disco Rojo - Radio Punto Rojo 2018 Mejor Artista Masculino Won
Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2020 Gaviota de Plata (Silver Seagull)[3] Won
Premios Charts Ecuador 2022 Mejor Video Musical - Donde Nací Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "¿Es Johann Vera, de La Banda, colombiano o ecuatoriano?". People en Español. Archived from the original on 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "El finalista de La banda Johann Vera presenta el video de su nuevo sencillo "Pretty Girl"". People en Español.
  3. ^ a b Sandoval, Carla (2020-03-04). "Johann Vera logró la Gaviota de Plata en Viña del Mar pese a un resfriado". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. ^ a b RevistaQueTal.com (2020-08-20). "Biografía Johann Vera". Revista Que Tal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  5. ^ "JOHANN VERA deslumbra en los Premios Juventud 2020". Wow La Revista. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  6. ^ a b "Johann Vera: Le es inevitable no rendirse". www.expreso.ec. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  7. ^ "Most popular FIFA World Cup songs: Hearing the game through music". Hypebot. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ^ Demente Criminal (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-12-28
  9. ^ "El ecuatoriano Johann Vera se integra al elenco de la serie 'Club 57', de Nickelodeon". El Universo (in Spanish). 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  10. ^ canalrcn.com (2021-11-03). "Las mejores fotos de Johann Vera, el nuevo galán de Enfermeras". Las mejores fotos de Johann Vera, el nuevo galán de Enfermeras (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  11. ^ "Johann Vera, el primer ecuatoriano en Disney Channel". www.expreso.ec. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  12. ^ nota (2019-11-27). "JOHANN VERA ESTRENA SU CANCIÓN "AHOGANDO"". Es la nota (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. ^ "Christopher Vélez y Johann Vera, entre los ganadores de Premios Tu Mundo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  14. ^ Johann Vera gana Favorito de la Noche | Premios Tu Mundo 2017 | Entretenimiento, retrieved 2022-12-29
  15. ^ "Ganadores de los Premios Disco Rojo 4ta Edición - Premios Disco Rojo". premiosdiscorojo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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