Introduction
Iván Cornejo (born June 5, 2004), is a Mexican American singer-songwriter in the regional Mexican genre. Born in Riverside, California, Cornejo endured a breakup in middle school that provided inspiration for songwriting.
He taught himself how to play the guitar by watching tutorials on YouTube. The first song he learned was Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba". His earliest music inspirations include T3R Elemento and Grupo Los de la O.
Career
Cornejo's debut album Alma Vacía peaked at number two on the USBillboard Regional Mexican Albums chart and number seven on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album sold 7,000 album-equivalent units and peaked at number 156 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album remained in the top ten of the Regional Mexican Albums chart for 35 weeks. His songwriting credits enabled him to peak atop the Billboard Latin Songwriters chart in the week ending October 30, 2021. Alma Vacía was named as one of the best albums of 2021 by The New York Times. The single "Está Dañada", went viral on TikTok in September 2021. It peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was the second regional Mexican song to chart on the Hot 100. Billboard magazine included Cornejo in their Artist on the Rise column in October 2021.
His second studio album Dañado, debuted and peaked at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart in the week ending June 18, 2022. The album sold 8,000 album-equivalent units, with 11.9 million on-demand streams of the album's songs, while it peaked at number four on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart. Cornejo has been nominated for New Regional Mexican Artist at the 2022 Premios Juventud.Cornejo's guitar solos in his songs include alternative rock influences, a genre his brother and mother often listened to during Cornejo's upbringing.
On July 27, 2023, Cornejo released the single "Aquí Te Espero". The single peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| Alma Vacía |
|
156 |
| Dañado |
|
149 |
Charting singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| "Está Dañada" | 2021 | 61 | Alma Vacía |
| "J." | 2022 | — | Dañado |
| "La Curiosidad" (with Eslabon Armado) |
— | ||
| "Inseparables" (with Yahritza y su Esencia) |
— | Obsessed Pt. 2 | |
| "Aquí Te Espero" | 2023 | 89 | TBA |
| "Dónde Estás" | — |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2022 | New Artist of the Year | Ivan Cornejo | Won | |
| Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Nominated | ||||
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Alma Vacía | Won | |||
| 2023 | Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male | Iván Cornejo | Nominated | ||
| Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo | Nominated | ||||
| Top Latin Album of the Year | Dañado | Nominated | |||
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Won | ||||
| Latin American Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year | Ivan Cornejo | Nominated | |
| Favorite Regional Mexican Album | Alma Vacía | Nominated | |||
| Viral Song of the Year | "Está Dañada" | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Artist of the Year | Ivan Cornejo | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Regional Mexican Artist | Nominated | ||||
| Streaming Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Está Dañada" | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | Dañado | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Regional Mexican Album | Nominated | ||||
| Premios Juventud | 2022 | The New Generation – Regional Mexican | Ivan Cornejo | Nominated | |
| Best Regional Mexican Fusion | "Está Dañada (Remix)" (with Jhayco) | Nominated | |||
| Regional Mexican Album of the Year | Alma Vacía | Nominated | |||
| Premios Lo Nuestro | 2023 | Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year | Ivan Cornejo | Nominated | |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | 2022 | Top Artist – Regional Mexican Urban | Nominated | ||
| Top Song – Regional Mexican | "Está Dañada" | Nominated |
Works cited
- Flores, Griselda (11 November 2021). "Latin Artist on the Rise: Meet Ivan Cornejo, The Latest Teen to Top the Regional Mexican Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- Bustios, Pamela (15 June 2022). "Ivan Cornejo Scores First No. 1 on Regional Mexican Albums Chart With 'Dañado'". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (2 December 2021). "Best Albums of 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2022.