Charlie Zaa

Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, January 30, 1974), known professionally as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez. This career decision was made in the mid 90s.

On July 23, 2004, Zaa suffered a severe abdominal pain as he was about to begin a concert in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He couldn't perform that day, having to be taken to a local hospital. Zaa was then flown to Miami, Florida, where he remained hospitalized until he was diagnosed with a kidney condition. Soon after, his personal doctor corrected the problem in a surgery performed in his native Colombia.

Zaa's daughter Lauren Mia Sanchez was a survivor of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which 17 people lost their lives, including one of her teachers.

Music career Charlie Zaa has recorded over 10 albums since launching his career as a solo artist. His record Sentimientos, in which he sings some past hit songs, sold over three million copies throughout Latin America and the United States. For his fourth album, Zaa returned to the Sonolux studios in Bogotá, where he made his first album Sentimiento, and to his original producer, Milton Salcedo, and recorded old romantic standards, boleros and waltzes, in an attempt to replicate the success of Sentimiento. Zaa's album De Un Solo Sentimiento was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2002. In 2011, Zaa's album De Bohemia reached the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart. Some of Charlie Zaa's music was inspired by notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist Julio Jaramillo.

Discography Sentimientos (1996) Un Segundo Sentimiento (1998) Ciego de Amor (2000) De Un Solo Sentimiento (2001) Puro Sentimiento (2004) De Bohemia (2011) Mi Mejor Regalo (2015) Celebración (2017)