Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with Andrés "El Turco" Gil; and his mother, who comes from a musical family and passed down her charismatic nature to him, while also playing a major role in his formal and personal education.
Early career
2002: Debut album
After graduating from high school Dangond stayed dedicated to his music. He grouped with amateur accordion player Ramón López and after performing in some parties and gigs they recorded their first album in 2002, called Tanto para Tí, which included 12 songs: "Nada te conmueve" composed by Fabian Corrales, "Necesito verte" by Juan Manuel Perez, "No te escondas mas" by Felipe Pelaez, "Mi encantadora egoista" by Alberto Murgas, "Quien me mando" of his own authorship, "Un amor tan grande" by Freddy Carrillo, "Muñeca de porcelana" by Luis Alonso, "Que no me roben tu corazón" by Antonio Meriño, "Lloraras un amor" by Jaime Bayona, "La flor mas linda" by Armando Moscote, "El extorcionista" by Carlos Ramirez and "Tanto para ti" by Freddy Carrillo. During this time he met his friend and vallenato singer Kaleth Morales.2003–2013: Rise to national prominence
By coincidence and through a mutual friend, manager and promoter Carlos Blum, Dangond officially met accordionist Juancho De la Espriella during a serenata. Both of them knew who the other was but had never crossed paths. Since that day they became good friends. Blum convinced them to become a musical duo and arranged their first gig together at the Alfonso López Michelsen Building in a celebration of the Cesar Department foundation.Lo mejor para los dos
Their musical union created great buzz within the vallenato critics and fans, and shortly they recorded their first album together, Lo mejor para los dos, containing 13 tracks: "La pinta chevere" of Dangond's authorship, "Nuestra vida" by Jose Hernandez, "Detalles y recuerdos" by Enrique Carrascal, "Mi amor por ella" by Omar Geles, "Ni en pintura" by Dagoberto Osorio, "El ring ring" by Luis Alonso, "Sabroso" by Hernando Marin, "Dejame quererte" by Alejandro Sarmiento, "No se, me equivoque" by Rafael Manjarrez, "La razon de mi vivir" by Ivan Calderon, "El chinchorrito" by Alejo Duran, "Me vuelve loquito" by Josue Rodriguez and "Lo mejor para los dos" by Kaleth Morales. Dangond and De la Espriella performed in more than 250 shows throughout 2003, most of them in December with 28 presentations.
Mas unidos que nunca
Their following album was Mas unidos que nunca, released on June 13, 2004, containing 14 songs which included one unplugged bonus track: "Cautico mi canto" of Dangond's authorship, "El vaiven" by Hernando Bustos, "A blanco y negro" by Omar Geles, "La Colegiala" of Dangond's authorship, "Yo no me como ese cuento" by Dagoberto Osorio, "Acepto el reto" by Luis Egurrola, "Pa Barranquilla" of Dangond's authorship, "Me la juego toda" by Kaleth Morales, "Baila Vallenato" by Leo Duran, "La Mentira" by Wilfran Castillo, "Cuando llego en temple" by Armando Romero, "Celos y que" by Luis Alonso, "La mujer de mis sueños" by an unknown author and "La colegiala" unplugged version. With this album Dangond and De la Espriella consolidated as one of the most successful vallenato groups in this genre thanks to the acceptance of their hit song "La colegiala".
Ponte a la moda
In 2005 Dangond and De la Espriella released their third album together, titled Ponte a la moda, which also became a great success in Colombia and outside Colombia, especially within the Latin American community in the United States. The album included the songs "Ahi viene ahi va" of Dangond's authorship, "Pa una mujer bonita" by Omar Geles, "Dile" by Alberto Mercado, "El tao tao" by Lucho Perez, "Mi seguidora y yo" by Kaleth Morales, "Esa mirada" by Enrique Araujo, "La pareja del momento" by Jeiner Lopez, "La misteriosa" by Isaac Calvo, "Ponte a la moda" by Luis Alonso, "Silvetre en Carnaval" by various artists, "Una vez mas" by Luis Egurrola, "El enredo" by Manuel Julian, "Por ser machista" of Dangond's authorship and "La indiferencia " by Luis Alonso.
Personal life
Dangond is the son of amateur singer William José Dangond Baquero and Dellys Corrales Rojas and has one brother, Carlos Ivan. He is married to childhood sweetheart Pieri Avendaño and they have three children, Luis Jose, Silvestre Jose and Jose Silvestre.Discography
; With Román LópezTanto para Tí; With Juancho De la EspriellaLo Mejor Para Los Dos Más Unidos Que Nunca Ponte a la Moda La Fama El Original El Cantinero No Me Compares Con Nadie Más Unidos Que Nunca: Beta-16 El Último Baile
; With Rolando OchoaLa 9a Batalla Esto es vida
; With Álvaro LópezSigo Invicto
; With Jorge Lucas DangondSigo Invicto Gente Valiente Esto es vida Las Locuras Mías
; With Rubén Lanao Jr.Intruso
- ''Ta' Malo''