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Kevin Kaarl
Erick valdes (Meoqui, Chihuahua; May 15, 2001), known as Kevin Kaarl, is a Mexican folk music singer, songwriter and musician. The first single he released was "Amor viejo" on September 18, 2018. It began to capture the attention of the public, with more than 7 million views on YouTube. Months later, in December of that same year, he released "Vamonos a Marte" and had much more impact, with over 23 million views on YouTube and over 104 million plays on Spotify. Kevin spent his childhood and adolescence in different choirs and musical bands. At the age of 7 he joined a youth band in Meoqui. Later, in elementary school, he joined the choir of that same school, and years later he joined another band in his town. Before he started his project, he and his brother played guitar and trumpet while singing regional Mexican songs, but in 2014 he stopped playing guitar and singing to start a photography and film project with some classmates.

Kaarl has 2 studio albums: Hasta el fin del mundo (2019) and Paris Texas (2022). In addition to 1 EP, San Lucas (2019). Among his most popular songs are songs like; "San Lucas", "Vamonos a marte", "Colapso", "Es que yo te quiero a ti", "Si supieras", "Toda esta ciudad", "Amor viejo", "Abrazado a ti", "Mujer distante", "Tu si eres real", "Cómo me encanta", "Quédate" or "Vete". Besides singing in Spanish, he also sings in English and has composed songs such as "Next to you", "Good times", "Selfish pretty girl", among others.

Biography
Kevin demonstrated a strong interest in music since he was a child, participating in different school bands. In an interview with Ricardo O'Farrill he mentioned that he was also in Norteño music groups during his childhood and adolescence along with his twin brother Bryan, learning to play different instruments, among them the guitar and trumpet. As Kevin grew up he leaned more towards the guitar and, he recounts, he started writing songs out of boredom in his room and as a hobby he decided to upload them to his YouTube channel and unexpectedly began to get a lot of views, which made him focus more on this independent musical project. Before this project Kevin was interested in starting a photography project.

In 2018, together with his twin brother, Bryan Kaarl, who acts as a trumpet player and playing second with vocals, they would start their musical project, Kevin Kaarl, launching on YouTube their first song "Amor Viejo", which already exceeds 19 million views. Later on, he would add his songs to digital platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.

On February 28, 2019, his debut album, "Hasta el Fin del Mundo", was released, featuring his most recognized singles, "Si Supieras", "Vámonos a Marte" and "Colapso", surpassing 100 million plays on platforms. Later that same year, on November 7, he would release an EP titled San Lucas, of which his best known singles are "San Lucas" and "Abrazado a Ti".4 That same year he also released different singles, such as "Next to You", a song in which he sings in English, "Quédate" and "Más y Más", in a collaboration with Sebastián Romero.

In 2020, he released the single "Es Que Yo Te Quiero A Ti", during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the lip of this single, Kevin portrayed in the company and on behalf of the non-profit organization Justicia Para Nuestras Hijas, the pain suffered by families who lose a loved one due to insecurity.

During 2021, Kevin only released two works, "Por Ti Me Quedo en San Luis", together with Un León Marinero and "Toda Esta Ciudad". He also participated in the album of Mexican musician, Daniel Quién, "Aroma a Nostalgia", in the song "Dime Que Siempre Vamos a Estar Juntos".

In 2021, it was announced that he would be part of the list of artists in the Vive Latino 2022 festival.

On June 14, 2021, Kevin made it known that he was composing a next album, however, it was not until July 28, 2022 that he would announce the release date, August 25, 2022, releasing on that date his second studio album, Paris Texas.

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Studio Albums

 * 2022: París Texas
 * 2019: "Hasta el Fin del Mundo"

EP

 * 2019: San Lucas

Singles

 * 2018: «Amor viejo»
 * 2019: «Next to You»
 * 2019: «Quédate»
 * 2019: "colapso"
 * 2019: «Más y más»
 * 2020: «Es que yo te quiero a ti»
 * 2021: «Por ti me quedo en San Luis»
 * 2021: «Toda esta ciudad»
 * 2022: «Summer moon ft. Leon Bridges»