Iván Cornejo

Iván Cornejo (born June 5, 2004), is an Mexican American singer-songwriter in the regional Mexican genre. Born in Riverside, California, Cornejo endured a breakup in middle school that provided inspiration for songwriting.

Iván Cornejo
Born (2004-06-05) June 5, 2004
Riverside, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels
Websiteivancornejoofficial.com

He taught himself how to play the guitar by watching tutorials on YouTube. The first song he learned was Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba".[1] His earliest music inspirations include T3R Elemento and Grupo Los de la O.

Career

Cornejo's debut album Alma Vacía peaked at number two on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart and number seven on the Top Latin Albums chart.[1] The album sold 7,000 album-equivalent units and peaked at number 156 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album remained in the top ten of the Regional Mexican Albums chart for 35 weeks.[2] His songwriting credits enabled him to peak atop the Billboard Latin Songwriters chart on the week ending October 30, 2021.[1] Alma Vacía was named as one of the best albums of 2021 by The New York Times.[3] The single "Está Dañada", went viral on TikTok in September 2021. It peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was the second regional Mexican song to chart on the Hot 100. Billboard magazine included Cornejo in their Artist on the Rise column in October 2021.[1]

His second studio album Dañado, debuted and peaked at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart in the week ending June 18, 2022. The album sold 8,000 album-equivalent units, with 11.9 million on-demand streams of the album's songs, while it peaked at number four on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2] Cornejo has been nominated for New Regional Mexican Artist at the 2022 Premios Juventud.[4] Cornejo's guitar solos in his songs include alternative rock influences, a genre his brother and mother often listened to during Cornejo's upbringing.[1]

On July 27, 2023, Cornejo released the single "Aquí Te Espero". The single peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Discography

Albums
  • Alma Vacía (2021) – No. 156 US Billboard 200[2]
  • Dañado (2022) – No. 149 US Billboard 200[2]

Charting singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[5]
"Está Dañada" 2021 61 Esta Dañada
"Inseparables"
(with Yahritza y su Esencia)		 2022 —[upper-alpha 1] Obsessed Pt. 2
"Aquí Te Espero" 2023 89 TBA
"Dónde Estás" —[upper-alpha 2]

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations for Iván Cornejo
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Billboard Latin Music Awards 2022 New Artist of the Year Ivan Cornejo Won [8]
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo Nominated
Regional Mexican Album of the Year Alma Vacía Won
2023 Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male Iván Cornejo Nominated [9]
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo Nominated
Top Latin Album of the Year Dañado Nominated
Regional Mexican Album of the Year Won
Latin American Music Awards 2021 New Artist of the Year Ivan Cornejo Nominated [10]
Favorite Regional Mexican Album Alma Vacía Nominated
Viral Song of the Year "Está Dañada" Nominated
2022 Artist of the Year Ivan Cornejo Nominated [11]
Favorite Regional Mexican Artist Nominated
Streaming Artist of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year "Está Dañada" Nominated
Album of the Year Dañado Nominated
Favorite Regional Mexican Album Nominated
Premios Juventud 2022 The New Generation – Regional Mexican Ivan Cornejo Nominated [12]
Best Regional Mexican Fusion "Está Dañada (Remix)" (with Jhayco) Nominated
Regional Mexican Album of the Year Alma Vacía Nominated
Premios Lo Nuestro 2023 Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year Ivan Cornejo Nominated [13]
Premios Tu Música Urbano 2022 Top Artist – Regional Mexican Urban Nominated [14]
Top Song – Regional Mexican "Está Dañada" Nominated

Notes
  1. "Inseparables" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[6]
  2. "Dónde Estás" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[7]

References
  1. Flores 2021.
  2. Bustios 2022.
  3. Pareles, Caramanica & Zoladz 2021.
  4. Roiz, Jessica (June 14, 2022). "J Balvin & Karol G Lead 2022 Premios Juventud Nominations: Complete List". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. Peaks in the US:
  6. "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  7. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. Cobo, Leila (2022-09-30). "Bad Bunny Wins Big at 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  9. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (August 24, 2023). "Peso Pluma Tops 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. "Toda la lista de ganadores de los Latin AMAs". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  11. Roiz, Jessica (March 3, 2022). "Bad Bunny Leads 2022 Latin American Music Awards Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  12. Roiz, Jessica (June 14, 2022). "J Balvin & Karol G Lead 2022 Premios Juventud Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  13. "Nominados a Premio Lo Nuestro 2023: lista completa y cómo votar". Univision (in Spanish). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  14. Roiz, Jessica (June 23, 2022). "Karol G Wins Big at 2022 Premios Tu Musica Urbano: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

Works cited


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