Jean Carlos Centeno

Jean Carlos Jiménez Centeno (born Evel Antonio Jiménez Centeno, December 13, 1976), known professionally as Jean Carlos Centeno, is a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter born in Venezuela. During his childhood, he emigrated to Colombia, where he obtained Colombian citizenship through naturalization and began his professional artistic career.

Centeno rose to prominence as a singer and songwriter during his tenure with the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, which he joined in 1993 and remained with until 2005. That year, he left the group to pursue a solo career alongside accordionist Juan Fernando “Morre” Romero. In 2006, Centeno and Romero released their first independent album, Ave Libre. Throughout his career, Centeno has released 17 studio albums (11 with Binomio de Oro and six as a solo artist). In 2022, he won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Song/Album and had previously received a nomination in 2018.