DE LA LUNA
Cristian de la Luna was born in the Colombia of Garcia Marquez. He grew up in the noisy bustle of Cumbia, Porro and San Juanero. He played the trumpet in a traditional Colombian music ensemble, a "papayera" and percussion in the school band, It is there that he found the unalterable passion of his life: music.
When he emigrated to Quebec, at the age of 17, the exile and the nostalgia served him to compose his first songs, play his first concerts and made his first tours in the province of the "language of Molière" .
The sad and unjust history of his exile from Colombia and the adaptation in his country of adoption; Canada, shaped this "new wave » Canadian, As culturally diverse polyglot and an human rights activist, Cristian seeks with his music, promoting the unification of races and religions, crushing divisions, and dismantling the chronic neglect of those who stop dreaming.
JOURNEY
After Quebec, Western Canada was his home. In the shadow of the Rockies, he wrote songs for his band La Luna de Santiago. In 2013 With La Luna, he received a nomination to the Western Canadian Music Awards for his album, "Puede ser" propelling him to various Canadian music festivals.
After proposing his songs in French he was awarded at the most prestigious Francophone song writing and performing contest: Polyphonik where he was selected to represent Alberta at the prestigious Western Canadian « Chant’Ouest » competition in Victoria, British Columbia 2014.
Awarded with the prix RGE-RADARTS in 2017 he started to Showcase and tour around the country.
De La Luna launched his album Sabes in 2018. Video Clip "Sabes" and "Elle" 2019.
Nominations:
* CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS 2020 ( WORLD SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR ).
* Emerging Artists at the Mayor Celebrations of the Arts (St Albert) 2018 2019.
* Gala Talento Latino 2020 Calgary.
Awards:
* EDMONTON MUSIC AWARDS 2018, LATIN RECORDING OF THE YEAR * PRIX RGE-RADARTS, CONTACT OUEST 2017
Tours:
*Est Coast Tour (Acadie)2019
*Quebec Tour 2019
*West Coast Tour 2020
Tele-series-Streaming:
*Balade TV5Unis Oct 2019
*Tout Pour la Musique TPLM Juin 2020 Canada wide Streaming.
*Alberta Spot light Sept 2020
*Fete Franco-Albertaine July 2020
*National Multiculturalism day May 2020
