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Jorge Drexler

1964 - Today

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Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born 21 September 1964) is a Uruguayan musician and actor. Drexler is known for winning the 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries, becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar and marking the first time a Spanish-language song received the award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Drexler is the 1,600th most popular singer (down from 1,473rd in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 186th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Uruguayan Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jorge Drexler ranks 1,599 out of 4,381Before him are François Deguelt, Katie Melua, Jonathan Davis, Roberto Goyeneche, and Carl Douglas. After him are Olga Guillot, Seo Kang-joon, Tego Calderón, Sally Yeh, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Missy Elliott, and Alan Sorrenti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jorge Drexler ranks 304Before him are Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Iliana Iotova, Stephen Colbert, Musashi Mizushima, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, and Alain Guiraudie. After him are Joanne Harris, Vivica A. Fox, Fernando De Napoli, Guru Josh, Rose Christiane Raponda, and Ian Haugland.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Jorge Drexler ranks 213 out of 444Before him are Antonio Alzamendi (1956), Tomás Berreta (1875), Emilio Álvarez (1939), Alberto Cardaccio (1949), Omar Caetano (1938), and Nelson Acosta (1944). After him are Héctor Salva (1939), Jorge Larrionda (1968), Aníbal Ruiz (1942), Máximo Santos (1847), Ever Almeida (1948), and Antonio Urdinarán (1898).

Among SINGERS In Uruguay

Among singers born in Uruguay, Jorge Drexler ranks 2Before him are Natalia Oreiro (1977).