Eduardo Waghorn

Eduardo Waghorn Halaby (born 14 June 1966) is a Chilean musician, composer, singer-songwriter and lawyer, although he has also dabbled in poetry, drawing and advertising. He has written more than 500 songs. Waghorn defines his style as "a mix of trova, pop and folk".

Biography

Early years Waghorn was born in Santiago, and studied at the Liceo de Aplicación, a secondary school, where he was an active member of the choir. At age 12, he won a singing competition, representing his school on the television show "Hola Hola", hosted by Pablo Aguilera. In 1984, when he had not yet turned 18 and was a freshman studying law at the University of Valparaíso, he began composing his first songs. He participated in and won various festivals in the area, and also conducted several programs for the Valentín Letelier Radio, where he interviewed many young musicians. Additionally, he was the opening act for Sol y Medianoche, Hugo Moraga, Rudy Wiedmaier, Eduardo Peralta and Payo Grondona, among others. Back in Chile, from 1991 he started recording several demos, to release his first album on the market. However, the project was postponed. A similar situation occurred with Sello Alerce record company in 1998. Finally, he collected some of his best known songs and recorded them on his first official album, Muñeco de Trapo (Rag Doll). In January 2012, he played at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival with his song "Yo me quedo en cada cosa", edited with a more pop style, and arranged by composer Francisco Mendoza V. and national singer Eduardo Valenzuela.

In April 2012, he released his single, "12 de Agosto", which was produced by Valenzuela. In 2013, he was nominated for the Altazor Award, Musical Arts, with his song "Si me Hablaran las Estrellas", and arranged by composer Francisco Mendoza V. and honorable mention for "Best Pop Song". In 2014, he has also been newly nominated for the Altazor, this time for 12 de Agosto as "Best Pop Album or Ballad".

Discography

Official 2011: Muñeco de Trapo 2012: 12 de Agosto