Kike Santander

Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. Santander has composed more than 710 songs and has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. His work as songwriter and producer includes themes such as Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez, Abriendo puertas by Gloria Estefan, Me Estoy Enamorando by Alejandro Fernández, Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor by Cristian Castro, and Premonición by David Bisbal, as well as many songs recorded by artists such as Thalía, Natalia Oreiro, Gisselle, Edith Márquez, Luis Miguel, Soledad Pastorutti and the Spanish song for Eurovision Song Contest 2004, amongst others.

More than 25 of his songs have been in the coveted Top Ten, as reflected in the Latin Billboard charts since 1999. More than 15 of his songs are featured within the top 100 played songs by the BMI Association of Authors and Composers. His songs and productions have surpassed 25 million albums worldwide His earliest musical influences came from a wide mix of genres that include indigenous artists of his native country. His main influences were bolero, rock and roll, Anglo-American pop, classical music and jazz. He studied music at the Cali Conservatory. In 1978, when he was 18, he began his medical studies at the University of Valle from which he graduated in Medicine and Surgery.

As a student, Santander tried his hand at a number of business ventures, such as starting a fish and seafood processing and distributing business, in the 9 years in which he worked in commercial jingles. In 1997 Santander created Santander Music Group, a company that is principally engaged in musical production.

After Gloria Estefan's album Abriendo Puertas (in which he composed all the songs

In 2007, he was named the Best Songwriter of The Year by Billboard magazine.

In August 2010, he launched his label "Santander Records", primarily oriented towards regional Mexican music, and whose philosophy is to launch and develop different artists and position them.

On Thursday, March 10, 2011, Santander received in Las Vegas the President Award, the highest distinction of delivering the Latin BMI. and he is very involved with the talent show Operación Triunfo (a program of which he became director in 2005 and 2006).

In 2005 Santander moved to Barcelona, Spain where he created BATUKA, a group fitness workout method with original music he composed. BATUKA was launched on the Spanish market in July 2005 and became an instant phenomenon selling more than 1.5 million DVDs in the first 16 months in Spain only. BATUKA created a new trend in the way to do group fitness and started expanding to other European countries such as Italy, Germany and France. BATUKA is going through an aggressive expansion phase with the creation of six new fitness programs for the health club market as well as its own nutrition method created and developed by Miriam Nelson, one of the most respected authorities in nutrition in the US, as well as its own "Batuka Philosophy" created by Santander, which is a way to educate people about how to achieve a more balanced way of life and a more harmonious inner state. BATUKA was officially launched in North America in 2011 and the rest of Europe in 2012.

In 2007, Santander also partnered with the renowned musician, composer and producer Mark Portmann to start a company to create music for film and television.

Since late 2013, Kike Santander has been the advisor of the 2º season of contest "La Voz Colombia".

In February 2014, Santander launched the QiClub program, an online service online and via monthly subscription, with which people do fitness exercises from their phone or from their tablet. The program has videos of fitness trainers, fitness, a Colombian national, who teach these things. The videos were recorded in Los Angeles to present on television and offer this service through the platforms. Fitness has three programs, one dance; another hike and one more musical strengthening. All these initiatives have original music composed by Santander.

Musical influence Santander was heavily influenced by the Colombian and international folklore that his parents listened to (especially the Mexican music that his father frequently listened to) during his childhood. Also, during his teens, he frequently listened to tropical music, pop and rock of the '70s, both jazz and classical music. All these styles would be influential in his understanding of music and would influence the way he wrote and composed his songs.

Producer of the Year

2004

BMI Latin awards Santander has won the following BMI awards.

Songwriter of the Year

Song of the Year

"Corazon Prohibido" "En El Jardin" "No Sé Olvidar" "Yo Naci Para Amarte"

Songwriter of the Year "Decir Adios"

"Te Vas" "Tu Amor"

Songwriter of the Year "Alguna Vez"

"Da la Vuelta" "Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor" "Volver a Amar"

"Azul" "Jurame" "Si Te Vas"

"Con Ella" "Entre el Delirio y la Locura" "Por Mas Que Intento"

"No Podras" "Quiero Perderme en Tu Cuerpo" 2006 "Buleria" 2008 "¿Quién Me Iba a Decir?" 2011 Himself BMI's President Award

Latin Grammy Awards Santander has received the following Latin Grammy Awards and nominations.

Best Regional Song "Da la Vuelta"

2001

2002

Producer of the Year