Famous Singers from Colombia
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Shakira, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2nd, 1977, is a globally recognized singer and songwriter known for her unique blend of Latin pop and rock music. She developed an interest in performing at an early age as she frequently participated in school performances showcasing belly dancing skills that later became one of her signature moves. Her career took off after the release of her first two albums under Sony Music Colombia at the tender age of thirteen. However, it was not until the release of Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones? that she gained considerable recognition across Latin America. Her crossover into English-language music solidified her international superstar status with hits like 'Whenever Wherever' from the album 'Laundry Service,' which topped charts worldwide. Apart from being a successful musician, Shakira is also known for philanthropy work mainly focused on education through her Pies Descalzos Foundation. She has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2003 and has been involved with many other charitable organizations over time. Her influence extends beyond music; she has made significant contributions to improving the lives of children around the world by advocating for access to quality education.- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia
- Profession: Record producer, Entrepreneur, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Model
- Credits: Love in the Time of Cholera, 27 Dresses, From Prada to Nada, Camino
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Gilberto Alejandro Durán Diaz, known to all as Alejo Durán or "El Negro Grande" (the great black Man) (February 9, 1919 – November 15, 1989) was a Colombian vallenato music traditional composer, singer and accordionist. Duran was born in El Paso, Cesar and lived his last years in Planeta Rica He is notorious for lyrically "self-flagellating" himself in his songs. In 1968 Duran gained notoriety for winning the first version of the "Vallenato Legend Festival" in the city of Valledupar and is often cited as one of the best Vallenato musician of all times. He died in Montería, Córdoba. Colombian musician Carlos Vives did cover versions of his songs. Popular songs he wrote include "Altos del Rosario", "Pedazo de Acordeón," "Fidelina," and "La Cachucha Bacana".- Age: Dec. at 70 (1919-1989)
- Birthplace: El Paso, Colombia
- Profession: Accordionist, Composer, Singer
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Andrés Mauricio Cabas Rosales (born October 7, 1976) known worldwide as Cabas, is a Colombian musician. His music is characterized by having a modern Caribbean-like sound, mixing genres from Tropical and Cumbia to Trap and Rock in a completely original manner.- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia
- Profession: Musician, Music Producer, Singer
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Andrés Cepeda
Andrés Cepeda (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He composed his first piece at the age of 12. He studied at Colegio San Carlos and later at Colegio Emilio Valenzuela. His musical career began as the lead voice of Poligamia, a latin rock-pop group which he founded with some friends during his adolescence. After Poligamia was disbanded, Cepeda continued with his musical career as a soloist, finding success in different musical genres such as bolero and Balada, among other romantic genres. His album El carpintero achieved quadruple-platinum sales in Colombia.- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Musician, Singer
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Andrés Useche is an award-winning Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Manizales, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Cinematographer, Film Editor, Singer, Writer
- Credits: The Cove PSA: My Friend Is...
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- Age: 39
- Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Musician, Author, Singer
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Carla Giraldo
Carla Evelyn Giraldo Quintero (born on 30 August 1986 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian actress, model and singer. She made her debut in television when she was 13 in telenovela Me Llaman Lolita where she portrays young Lolita Rengifo.- Age: 37
- Birthplace: Medellín, Colombia
- Profession: Model, Actor, Singer
- Credits: Los herederos del Monte
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Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor.- Age: 62
- Birthplace: Santa Marta, Colombia
- Profession: Musician, Actor, Composer, Music artist, Singer
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- Carolina Ovalle Arango, known to fans as "Carolina La O" (born April 12, 1975 Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian Salsa and Tropical music singer. Carolina la O made her live debut at the age of six, singing a traditional song called "Campesina Santandereana" at her elementary school. After she graduated from a local university, holding a management degree,
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Manizales, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Singer
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Danna Maria García Osuna (born February 4, 1978) is a Colombian actress and model best known for her roles in telenovelas.- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Colombia, Medellín
- Profession: Singer
- Credits: Alguien te mira, Pasión de Gavilanes, Bella calamidades, Te voy a enseñar a querer, La traición
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Andrea Echeverri Arias (born September 13, 1965) is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist. She holds a degree in Fine Arts form University of Los Andes and was a ceramist before becoming a musician. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar. In March 2005 her debut solo album "Andrea Echeverri" was released by Nacional Records, a label focused on promoting the best in Latin alternative music. According to NPR's Felix Contreras "It's possible to chart the development of Latin Alternative music by following the career of Andrea Echeverri."- Age: 58
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Profession: Guitarist, Musician, Singer
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Fatiniza
Fatiniza is a Colombian pop fusion singer-songwriter, based in Costa Rica.- Birthplace: Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Profession: Singer
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Ivonne Guzmán
Ivonne Guzmán (born September 10, 1984, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for being a member of Argentine all-female band Bandana. She also acted Inés in Argentine version of theatre musical Hairspray.- Age: 39
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Profession: Singer-songwriter, Actor, Composer
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Sebastián Yatra
- Age: 22
- Birthplace: Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Profession: Singer, Songwriter
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Sara Tunes
Sara Agudelo Restrepo (born October 5, 1992, Medellín, Colombia), known as Sara Tunes, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. Sara Tunes is a pop singer and composer, although her work includes subgenres such as electronic music, R&B, blues and reggaeton. She has recorded several albums. In 2010 she released her debut album, Butterfly, and her first professional music video for the song "And I Love You" (from the same album). In August that year, she entered the MTV (Latin America) chart with the video "Asi Te Amo" ("And I Love You"), and in December was nominated for three TV FAMA Awards, of which she won two, for Best Video of the Year and Best Pop Artist of the Year.- Age: 34
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Samper
- Age: 31
- Birthplace: Cali, Valle, Colombia
- Profession: Musician, Songwriter
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Paula
- Age: 28
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Profession: Singer, Songwriter
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Ana Sol Escobar (born 5 November 1976), known professionally as Anasol, is a Colombian pop singer.- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Profession: Singer
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Darío Gómez
Darío de Jesús Gómez Zapata, (San Jerónimo, Antioquia, Colombia, February 6, 1951) simply called Darío Gómez, is a singer and composer of Colombian popular music, known by the nickname El Rey del Despecho Its initiation in the interpretation happened with a called group Los Legendarios, until obtaining to form its own seal disquero. His artistic career has given him more than six million albums sold in national and international markets. He has successfully performed "Nadie es eterno (Nobody is eternal)", perhaps the greatest success of his artistic career and that gave him the title of EL rey del despecho (the King of the Disappointment). He also composed songs like The black sheep, You and the people, The son of love, The king of spite and Heart resentful. He is also an interpreter of such famous subjects as Sobreviviré.- Age: 73
- Birthplace: Colombia
- Profession: Singer
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Emiliano Zuleta Baquero was a Colombian vallenato composer, accordion player and singer, popularly known as El viejo Mile (The Old Mile). Zuleta was born on January 11, 1912 in La Jagua del Pilar, a small town of la Guajira; He died on October 30, 2005 in Valledupar (Cesar) from respiratory problems at age 93.In 1938 he published his masterpiece La gota fría, a song that emerged from a musical controversy with Lorenzo Morales and that years later Carlos Vives and Julio Iglesias would interpret, turning the song into an international hit.- Age: Dec. at 93 (1912-2005)
- Birthplace: La Jagua del Pilar, Colombia
- Profession: Composer, Singer
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Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born February 8, 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degree in industrial engineering. She is the mother of two children, Mateo and Valentina, and is currently divorced. She signed with Universal Music Latin record label. Her first job in the entertainment industry was in Colombia, as hostess to a music magazine called Siempre Música. She then moved on to radio voice in the principal radio stations from her country. However, she wasn't recognized until 1998, when she made part of the cast from the Colombian soap opera Perro Amor. In 2006 she released Lágrimas Cálidas, winning fame in Colombia and some countries from Latin America, with her two singles that reached the top on the Latin charts. Her 2008 album Dos consolidated her musician career, giving credibility as a famous artist. Her single "Tú No Eres Para Mi" was number one in several countries. She released her third album, Felicidad y Perpetua on November 2011. Her humanitarian work granted her to be named "Goodwill Ambassador" from the FAO.- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Santiago de Cali, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Singer
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Juan Fernando Fonseca, (born May 29, 1979), better known as Fonseca (for his surname) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. Born and raised in Bogotá, he studied at the Colegio Los Nogales from kindergarten to 9th grade where he realized his dream of becoming a singer. He then moved to a new school called Gimnasio Campestre. After his time at Gimnasio Campestre, he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA and while there he got a proposal to record his first single. He left school to focus on his musical career. He began recording some demos and performing in the rock music scene of Bogotá with a rock band "Baroja". In which he participated in Rock al Parque. He recorded his first three solo studio albums with EMI label, then he signed on with Sony Music. He debuted in 2002 with his first album, Fonseca, which was popular in his home country. His follow-up album Corazón (2005) included hits such as "Te Mando Flores" and Hace Tiempo. Fonseca's third album, Gratitud (2008) included the singles Enrédame and Arroyito. After breaking with the label EMI Capitol he decided release his fourth album Ilusión (2011) under the label Sony Music Latin with the hit Eres Mi Sueño. Influenced heavily by Carlos Vives, his style is a blend of vallenato and cumbia, two traditional and popular forms of Colombian music. His achievements include six Latin Grammy Awards and one Billboard Latin Music Awards.- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Profession: Record producer, Songwriter, Singer
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Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born August 9, 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards. According to his record label, Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.Raised in Colombia, Juanes began playing piano at age two. When Juanes was 17, he started his first band, Ekhymosis, in 1988, which went on to release Eight albums, achieving recognition in his native country of Colombia. The track "Dos" from the album Niño Gigante in 1992 was very popular. In 1997 after the band broke up, Juanes continued solo and in 2000 he released the album, Fíjate Bien, which earned him three Latin Grammys. His follow-up album, Un Día Normal, was released in 2000 and was later certified platinum in Guatemala and Uruguay throughout Latin America. Juanes' third album, Mi Sangre (2004), which became an international bestseller, managing to position well in a number of countries around the world, achieved success due to the single "La Camisa Negra". He has since released La Vida... Es Un Ratico (2007) and P.A.R.C.E. (2010). On May 29, 2012 Juanes released the album Juanes MTV Unplugged. According to his label, Universal Music, Juanes has won, among others, twenty Latin Grammy Awards (5 wins in the Grammy Awards on November 13, 2008) and two Grammy Awards. Juanes received the BMI President's Award at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards. Presented By James Edward Taylor Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of anti-personnel mines through his NGO Fundacion Mi Sangre. On April 2013, Juanes released an autobiography titled Chasing The Sun in which he tells his story through narratives and pictures.- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia
- Profession: Musician, Singer-songwriter
- Credits: 2004 Ano de Exitos: Pop
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John Paul Ospina
John Paul Ospina Morales (born 2 September 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.- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Canada
- Profession: Singer, Presenter
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Jorge Villamizar
Jorge Villamizar (born October 14, 1970 in Montería, Córdoba) is a Colombian musician; singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the band Bacilos. Bacilos released their album Madera in 1999, and in 2000 they recorded their first album with Warner Music, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy award for Best New Artist. Caraluna (2002) was released and won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, and Villamizar was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Song for the second single "Mi Primer Millón". The album Sin Vergüenza won a Latin Grammy and the track"Pasos de Gigante" became the band's only top ten single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs, which peaked at number eight. Bacilos disbanded in 2007 and Villamizar made his debut solo album in 2008. Villamizar has written and co-written songs with Marc Anthony, Obie Bermúdez, Julieta Venegas, El Burro y Esteban and Paulina Rubio.He has lived in Miami since 1992.- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Montería, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Composer, Singer
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Maureen Belky Ramírez Cardona, better known by her stage name Marbelle is a Colombian singer singing pop and romantic ballads. Se has released six albums with three being certified platinum and two gold. Her last album gave her greater fame in almost all Latin American countries. She is also known as judge and mentor in El factor X and the children spin-off El factor Xs.- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Buenaventura, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Singer
- Credits: El Factor X, Amor Sincero, Marido a Sueldo
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- Age: 26
- Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia
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Luis Miguel González Bosé (born April 3, 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Panamanian-born Spanish pop new wave musician and actor. Bosé became an honorary Colombian citizen in 2010.- Age: 68
- Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
- Profession: Television director, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Singer
- Credits: Suspiria, La Reine Margot, High Heels, The Knight of the Dragon, Retrato de Familia
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Naëla
Nataly Rivera best known as Naëla, is a Colombian singer, author and songwriter. She made her music debut as the opening act in the show that Mexican group Camila gave in Bogota in 2010. Followed this, she released her debut single No Quiero Estar Sin Ti belongs to her debut album Naëla. On 2011, she released two new single of her album, Esta Noche Mando Yo and Muero Por Amarte.- Age: 34
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
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Rafael José Orozco Maestre (March 24, 1954 in Becerril, Cesar – June 11, 1992 in Barranquilla, Atlántico) was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of that Colombian popular folk music and lead singer and owner, along fellow accordionist Israel Romero, of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. Orozco was assassinated by gunmen in front of his house on his daughter's 15th birthday party. It is believed they were hired by an angry drug lord whose wife-or girlfriend-was obsessed with Orozco. It has been alleged that Orozco had a sentimental relationship with 16 year old Maria Angelica Navarro Ogliasti, identified as the girlfriend of Medellin Cartel hitman Jose Reinaldo Fiallo, who was himself murdered on November 1992 on orders of Pablo Escobar.- Age: Dec. at 38 (1954-1992)
- Birthplace: Colombia
- Profession: Singer
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- Age: 31
- Birthplace: Fonseca, La Guajira, Colombia
- Profession: Songwriter, Musician, Author, Singer
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Valentina Rendón Escobar is a Colombian actress, singer and writer.Rendón studied Industrial Design at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship offered by RCN TV, went to live to Bogotá in order to become an actress. She was the lead voice of the pop group Luna verde. Her television debut was in the 1996 series Copas amargas. After several supporting roles on television, her first lead role was in the 1999 telenovela Tabú. She would appear in several telenovelas, series and perform on theatre. She also participated and won the Colombian version of Dancing with the Stars, Bailando por un sueño. Rendón starred in the 2006 film La voz de las alas. As of 2009, she stars in the Caracol TV telenovela Bermúdez, opposite Víctor Hugo Cabrera. She also appeared in the 2009 Venezuelan film Venezzia, whose script she wrote with Jörg Hiller.- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Manizales, Colombia
- Profession: Actor, Singer
- Credits: Deliver Us from Evil, Venezzia, Bermúdez
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Lucas Arnau
Lucas Arnau is a Colombian singer-songwriter who was born in Medellín, Antioquia on May 16, 1979. Arnau's first album, "Un Poco Más" was produced by Jose Gaviria and Andres Munera in Miami, Florida and was released in Latin America in April, 2004. His second album, "Rompecabezas" was launched in August 2006 and has been very well welcomed by his fans in Colombia, and Latin America. The album was produced by Grammy and Latin Grammy award winning song writer/producer Luis F. Ochoa in Miami, Florida and co-produced by Lucas Arnau and David Cardenas. Both albums have been a smash hit in Latin America, especially in Colombia, Perú, and Ecuador. Lucas Arnau was awarded Shock Magazine’s Best Colombian Pop Artist on September 21, 2007- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Colombia
- Profession: Singer-songwriter
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Alejandro Martínez
Alejandro Martínez is a set decorator and film art director.- Profession: Set Decorator, Film Art Director
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Lelo
Lelo is a singer and musician.- Profession: Guitarist, Musician, Singer
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Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He was considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean music in his country.- Age: Dec. at 55 (1955-2011)
- Birthplace: Cartagena, Colombia
- Profession: Record producer, Singer-songwriter, Composer
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Jean Carlos Jiménez Centeno (born November 11 in Cabimas, Zulia) is Colombian-Venezuelan singer and composer of vallenato, bolero and salsa. Centeno gained fame as singer and composer for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America. On December 31, 2005 Centeno left the Binomio de Oro to pursue his own vallenato group along accordionist Juan Fernando "Morre" Romero. In 2006 Centeno and Romero released the album Ave Libre.- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Venezuela, Cabimas
- Profession: Singer
- Credits: Super Vallenatos del Año 2008
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Itagui Correa is a singer.- Birthplace: Colombia
- Profession: Singer
- José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, known artistically as J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. Balvin was born in Medellín, the largest city of Antioquia, where he became interested in rap, dancehall, champeta and bachata at a young age. He is known for his songs "Yo Te Lo Dije", "Tranquila", "Ay Vamos" and "6 AM".
- Age: 39
- Birthplace: Medellín, Colombia
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Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as Maluma, is a Colombian singer and songwriter, signed to Sony Music Colombia, Sony Latin and Fox Music. Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, and began recording songs at age 16. He released his debut album, Magia, a year later in 2012. However, his breakthrough album was 2015's Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, which led to successful collaborations with artists Thalía, Shakira and Ricky Martin. He released F.A.M.E. in 2018, to further commercial success. He followed it up with 11:11, released the next year. He has won a Latin Grammy Award and two Latin American Music Awards. Musically, Maluma's songs have been described as reggaeton, Latin trap, and pop.- Age: 30
- Birthplace: Medellín, Colombia
- Profession: Musician, Singer
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