Alexis Puentes, who goes by the name Alex Cuba, is a jazz singer who began
playing the guitar as a child taught by his musician father Valentin Puentes. He
and his twin brother Adonis moved to Canada in 1999 and they performed as the
Puentes Brothers with a 2001 album titled 'Morumba Cubana'. His debut solo album
'Humo de Tabaco' came out in 2004 followed by 'Agua del Pozo' (2007). He won a
Latin Grammy Award as Best New Artist in 2010 for his album 'Alex Cuba', which
was nominated as Best Male Pop Vocal Album and also earned a Grammy Award
nomination as Best Latin Pop Album.
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