Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana: Biography in Details

Who is Carlos Santana?

Carlos Santana is a Mexican-born musician. Mostly, he is famous as the guitarist of his self-titled band, Santana. Ten times Grammy award winner, he is also a songwriter and percussionist.

Additionally, now, he is an eminent figure in the music industry as of now. Now, he has released eight albums.

Carlos Santana: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Nationality

Carlos Santana was born in the city of Jalisco in Mexico. He was born on July 20, 1947. He is 74 years old. His father was also a musician. That for sure influenced his passion for music.

At the early age of 5, Carlos Santana started playing the violin. Similarly, at the age of 8, he learned to play guitar. He is of Mexican ethnicity.

As a young kid, his early influence towards music was the late singer/songwriter, Ritchie Valens. He moved with his family from Jalisco to Tijuana and later San Francisco.

His childhood was rough. It’s because he became the victim of sexual abuse at the early age of 10 to 12.

Talking about his education, Carlos Santana studied at James Lick High School and Mission High School.

Later for his further studies, Carlos Santana had opportunities to attend California State University and Humboldt State University. But he didn’t go to college.

Carlos Santana: Professional life, Career

Carlos Santana started learning music at a very young age. During his early career, he started with the band, “Tijuana Strip.” His breakthrough in music happened after forming the band, “Santana.” It is a Latin rock band.

Then in 1969, the band released its first album, “Santana” with a hit single named, “Evil Ways.”

Apart from being the bad guy, he also released several albums as a solo artist. Some of them are “Love, Devotion, Surrender,” “Illuminations,” and “Havana Moon.”

Along with the band, his albums are “Santana,” “Caravanserai,” “Amigos,” “Marathon,” and others. He has faced several ups and downs during his music career commercially.

Furthermore, Carlos Santana is also a vocalist. He mainly provides backup vocals. His latest album as a solo artist is “Power of Peace.”

Carlos Santana has been a great influencer in genres like Latin rock, blues rock, and jazz fusion.

Carlos Santana: Salary, Net Worth

His fame and performance help him grab a hefty amount of income or salary.

Consequently, Carlos Santana possesses an estimated massive $120 million as his net worth.

Carlos Santana: Rumors, Controversy

Carlos Santana was part of rumors in several media outlets. It was his alleged relationship with Connie Hamzy that caught media attention.

Recently in 2017, he became part of the controversy. It’s because he made a statement saying “Beyonce is not a singer.” But later he apologized for that.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Carlos Santana is a man with talent and charisma. He stands tall at around 5 feet 11 inches in height and weighs 95 kg.

His hair color is dark brown. Similarly, his eye color is light brown.

Social Media

Carlos Santana has around 155.5k followers on Twitter.

Additionally, he has 7.8 million followers on Facebook and more than 248k followers on Instagram.

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