Biografía

Alberto Barros was born in Barranquilla, Colombia into a musical home. His father, the famous Colombian composer José Benito Barros, guided his son's pursuit of music from an early age. At age 14 he began formal music studies.

He founded Los Titanes in 1982 and won the Golden Congo at the Barranquilla Carnival Orchestra Festival with his first recorded hit, "La Palomita." The group's other early hits include "Sobredosis de Amor", "Por Retenerte" and "En Trance". Barros's reputation as a musical director spread far and wide. Los Titanes eventually became one of the leading Colombian salsa groups of the 1990s.

In 2005, Barros was nominated again and won his first Latin Grammy for his production of Marc Anthony's "Valió la Pena".