John Paul Ospina
Background information
Birth name	John Paul Ospina Morales
Born	September 2, 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 26)
Origin	Vancouver, B.C.,  Canada Medellín, Antioquia,  Colombia
Genre(s)	Electronica / Rock / Pop / Latin
Occupation(s)	Professional Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, TV Host, Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Website	http://www.johnpaulospina.com

John Paul Ospina Morales (born September 2, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a Colombian singer, songwriter, producer, actor and TV host. He is well known for his participation on Latin American Idol (Season 1), aired by Sony Entertainment Television Latin America, and for hosting the latin version of E! News for E! Entertainment Television Latin America. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... BC may stand for: Before Christ (see Anno Domini) : an abbreviation used to refer to a year before the beginning of the year count that starts with the supposed year of the birth of Jesus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Nickname: Location of the city (urban in red) and municipality (dark gray) of Medellín in Antioquia Department. ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... Look up rock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on July 12, 2006 . ... Sony Entertainment Television is the name of two cable television channels available in Latin America and India, both owned by Sony. ...

Biography

Early years

Ospina, was born in Vancouver, Canada. Though his parents, both Colombian amateur singers, were brought together by music in a foreign land, he describes himself as a full-bred Colombian. He arrived to Medellín in 1991, with the experience of having played part in multiple school musicals. His interest for music grew influenced by the anglo and latin sounds of New York City streets (the city he called home for 5 years), taking in various musical genres such as Pop, Pop Rock, RnB, Hiphop, Rap, Jazz and Salsa. Nickname: Location of the city (urban in red) and municipality (dark gray) of Medellín in Antioquia Department. ... “New York, NY” redirects here. ... Look up pop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... Look up salsa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He studied Classical Singing at Antioquia University (la Universidad de Antioquia) and concurrently became the frontman for the noted pop rock band, El Sótano. At their side he gained recognition as part of the musical community in Medellín. First and most important university of Antioquia, Colombia, and one of the most important in Colombia. ... Nickname: Location of the city (urban in red) and municipality (dark gray) of Medellín in Antioquia Department. ...

Rising career

In 2003, Ospina decided to move to Bogotá, to try and “make it” in the big city. Once there, he caught the eye of the famed acting coach and teacher Victoria Hernández. Under her wing, he began studies in dramatic arts, obtaining the antagonist role on the 2004 television series, “Al Ritmo de tu Corazón” (Canal RCN) [1] transmitted in numerous countries around the world. Nickname: Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars Localities (localidades) of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 Government  - Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area  - City 1,587 km²  (612. ... RCN Televisión is a Colombian private television network. ...

Television has been an important part of John Paul’s music. Many of his songs, some of which were co-produced by Alejandro Restrepo (a.k.a. Patacón) and Camilo Soler, became part of the soundtrack for some of Colombia’s top series such as "Francisco el Matemático". John Paul also sung the title song for the latin version of “Peep and the Big Wide World” ("El Mundo Divertido de Peep"), on Discovery Kids. Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and science to preschoolers. ... Discovery Kids Channel is a digital cable television channel, owned by Discovery Communications (see Discovery Channel) with programming for education of children. ...

In 2005, he takes on yet another challenge as the host of City TV’s Mucha Musica [2], his country’s most important music show. As Much Music Colombia’s “main man” he gathered a long list of interviewees; among others: La Ley, Los Prisioneros, Andrea Echeverri, Fatboy Slim, Alerta, Junior Reid, Fidel Nadal, Good Charlotte, Miranda y The Black Eyed Peas. MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour cable television music video and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... La Ley (Spanish, The Law) is a Chilean rock band, formed in Santiago by Luciano Andrés Rojas and Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo with Archi Frugone, Mauricio Clavera and Andrés Bobe. ... Los Prisioneros was a Rock en Español band from San Miguel, Santiago, Chile completely formed in 1982. ... Andrea Echeverri spent 10 years as the lead singer of the popular Colombian rock band Aterciopelados. ... Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963, also known as Norman Cook) is an English musician in the dance music genre. ... Alerta is a city in the the Ucayali Region of Peru. ... Junior Reidis a Jamaican reggae singer that is best known as the man that released the hit song One Blood as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist with Black Uhuru. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Miranda is a female given name of Latin origin meaning to be admired or wonderful. It may also refer to: // Miranda Silvergren, a Swedish psytrance artist and producer Juan Carreño de Miranda, a Spanish painter (1614-1685) Miranda (moon), a moon of Uranus Miranda programming language, the first purely... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ...

Also in 2005, he was invited by Fashion TV (FTV), to host an array of fashion specials, and to star in their renowned shows “UOMO” and “Model Fan”. FTV is a three-letter abbreviation that stands for : Federalna Televizija, the government television station in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

A great number of companies and fashion designers have chosen him to be their image and voice for important campaigns in Colombia and abroad. Some of these have been: Levi's, Diesel, Fedco, Lina Cantillo, Ricardo Pava, El Ministerio de Turismo de El Salvador, Bellsouth, Kellogg's, and Johnson & Johnson Latin América. Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913), inventor of the diesel engine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ...

Fun fact: John Paul came to be nominated as Best Male Model at the Cromos Fashion Awards, or Premios Cromos de la Moda, in 2004!

His interest for electronic music became more than evident towards the end of 2005, when he became the lead singer of Da Goske [3], an electronic music project directed by Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex), touring Colombia’s main hotspots.

In 2006, and topping over 20.000 contestants in Latin America throughout numerous auditions and televised tryouts, he became one of the top 10 finalists on Sony Entertainment Television Latin America’s first season of Latin American Idol [4], transmitted for more than 26 countries and over 300.000.000 viewers. Latin American Idol is a reality television series on the Sony Entertainment Television network based on the popular Pop Idol. ...

E! News (2007), John Paul Ospina on E! News Latin America.

On June 11th, 2007, John Paul makes his comeback to international TV as E! Entertainment Television Latin America’s first male host sided by well-known female entertainment host Daniela Kosán [5]. Together, they take on E! News for Latin America, 100% in Spanish, transmitted on prime time for over 14 million Hispanic speaking viewers. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... E! News is the E! networks nightly entertainment news show. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... Daniela Kosán Daniela Kosán Montcourt is a Venezuelan model and television presenter born February 24, 1974 (1976 according some sources) in Maracay. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ...

Presently, he is working on the preproduction of his first commercial album, of electronic genre, where he will showcase his singer-songwriter and production abilities. Some of the multiple international artistic talents collaborating on this album are: Carlos Iván Medina, Mario Jiménez (a.k.a. Rex) and Hernán López Sosa [6].

References

• IMDB "Al Ritmo de tu Corazón (2004)", September 8, 2004. Accessed September 8, 2004.
• CityTV Bogotá "John Paul Ospina - VJ", 2006.
• Da Goske "Da Goske's Official MySpace", 2006.
• Latin American Idol "John Paul Ospina: Idol Interview", 2006
• E! Online Latino "E! News Promo"
• John Paul "John Paul´s Official MySpace"

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