Leonard León is considered one of the best voices in cumbia, but also one of the most controversial. At 43 years old, the Peruvian artist recognizes that he has made mistakes due to his immaturity, but he assures that he now knows the importance of responsibility, even more so when he is the leader of his own group and head of the family, which he has formed together with Olenka Cuba the woman of his life. León, from Trujillo by birth but from Chiclayano at heart, has been in various groups.
He first went through the Sextet Internacional, then the Hermanos Yaipén, Internacional Idéntica de Chepén, Grupo 5, América and Cumbia Star. He is currently a soloist and is happy with the success of ‘Una mujer como tú’, the most important song of his career. YOU CAN SEE: Leonard León on videos that Group 5 deleted: “They are trying to tell me ‘what you do is useless’” —Who was to blame for you being a singer? —My mother for bringing me into the world.
Well, I was born to be a singer and the person who is a fundamental part of my life as a singer is my dad, because he shaped my early years and encouraged me in music. He has also been a singer, but not a professional, but an amateur and because of him he listened to ballad classics and bolero classics. It was a very nice school that he taught me from a very young age and since I was born with the talent, I forged it little by little.
I also studied vocal technique and developed professionally. —Was cumbia.
