Juanes Announces The December 16th Release Of "La Luz" (The Light)

New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Universal Music Latin Entertainment) Early this morning, Colombian singer, songwriter and guitarist, JUANES announced via his Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts that his new single - " La Luz " (The Light) - will be released next Monday, December 16 , 2013. The first advance single from Juanes' eagerly-awaited next album, the song will become globally available through digital music stores, online streaming services and radio.

" La Luz " was written (music and lyrics) by Juanes, recorded in Los Angeles, California , and produced by famed producer/sound engineer Steve Lillywhite ( U2, The Killers, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band , Peter Gabriel , Morrissey & more ), in collaboration with critically-acclaimed Mexican musician/ producer Emmanuel "Meme" del Real of Cafe Tacvba.

About Juanes
With six solo albums to his credit and multi-platinum sales of over 15 million copies, Juanes is the world's leading all-Spanish language rock artist --both a GRAMMY and 19-time LATIN GRAMMY winner with eight #1 singles on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart. Hailed as " the first truly international rock star to emerge from Latin America " (AP) and " a soulful poet…Latin America's hottest singer-songwriter (NY Times), Juanes is also frequently recognized as one of the Spanish-speaking world's leading social media voices with an online following of over 15 million fans. The Colombian superstar's dedication as a global activist also extends far beyond his passionate lyrics and is seen in his wide ranging charitable work for his own Mi Sangre Foundation and as a co-founder of the "Paz sin Fronteras " ( Peace Without Borders ) organization., which utilizes music to unite populaces regardless of political or geographic divides and advocates that all people are entitled to the basic human right of peace.

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