23 Facts About Kike Santander

Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur.

Kike Santander was born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, On May 11 1960 and he was raised in La Flora, a typical upper-middle-class neighborhood of Cali.

Kike Santander's father was the dentist, poet and guitarist Flavio Santander and his mother's name is Judith.

Kike Santander began his musical studies at an early age, playing the accordion and experimenting with instruments like acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lira, the electric bass, piano and later devoted himself to the percussion.

Kike Santander worked as a doctor for one year before deciding to dedicate himself completely to studying music and his musical career.

Kike Santander moved to Bogota in 1987 where he worked as a jazz bassist and wrote his first song, "El jardin de mis amores", at age 33, that was dedicated to his parents.

Kike Santander met producer Bernardo Ossa, who introduced him to the "big leagues" of advertising agencies, where he devoted his time and effort to write and produce commercial jingles, learning to make melodies that could be remembered.

Kike Santander wrote and produced over 1500 jingles in the 9 years in which he worked in commercial jingles.

Kike Santander began his career as a composer and producer, working for various Colombian artists such as Marcelo Cezan, for whom he wrote and produced the hits: " Una en un millon" and "Hierba Mojada" as well as for several local rock and pop bands.

In 1995 Kike Santander received a call from Emilio Estefan, who proposed that he write some songs for a Christmas album that Gloria Estefan would record.

Kike Santander agreed, and ended up writing all the songs for the production.

In 1997 Kike Santander created Kike Santander Music Group, a company that is principally engaged in musical production.

Kike Santander's career continued to rise by producing and writing hit after hit.

On Thursday, March 10,2011, Kike Santander received in Las Vegas the President Award, the highest distinction of delivering the Latin BMI.

In 2005 Kike Santander moved to Barcelona, Spain where he created BATUKA, a group fitness workout method with original music he composed.

BATUKA is going through an aggressive expansion phase with the creation of six new fitness programs for the health club market as well as its own nutrition method created and developed by Miriam Nelson, one of the most respected authorities in nutrition in the US, as well as its own " Batuka Philosophy" created by Kike Santander, which is a way to educate people about how to achieve a more balanced way of life and a more harmonious inner state.

In 2007, Kike Santander partnered with the renowned musician, composer and producer Mark Portmann to start a company to create music for film and television.

In February 2014, Kike Santander launched the QiClub program, an online service online and via monthly subscription, with which people do fitness exercises from their phone or from their tablet.

Kike Santander was heavily influenced by the Colombian and international folklore that his parents listened to during his childhood.

In 2001 Kike Santander sued Emilio Estefan for breach of contract, lack of benefit payments and for the title of Producer, where supposedly Estefan was not physically present, thus ending a successful business relationship which began in 1995.

In 2004 Kike Santander became a naturalized US citizen, and the family settled in Huntington Park, California in October 2010.

Kike Santander has received the following Billboard Latin Music Awards and nominations.

Kike Santander has received the following Latin Grammy Awards and nominations.