Iván Cornejo

Iván Cornejo^[1] (born June 5, 2004), is an American singer-songwriter in the regional Mexican genre. Born in Riverside, California, Cornejo endured a breakup in middle school that provided inspiration for songwriting.

Iván Cornejo
Cornejo in 2024
Born	(2004-06-05) June 5, 2004 (age 20) Riverside, California, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter guitarist
Musical career
Genres	Regional Mexican alternative-indie rock sierreño
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2021–present
Labels	Manzana Zaragoza Interscope
Website	ivancornejoofficial.com

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".^[2] 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 US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart and number seven on the Top Latin Albums chart.^[2] 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.^[3] His songwriting credits enabled him to peak atop the Billboard Latin Songwriters chart in the week ending October 30, 2021.^[2] Alma Vacía was named as one of the best albums of 2021 by The New York Times.^[4] 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.^[2]

His second studio album Dañado, debuted and peaked at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart in the week ending June 18, 2022.^[3] It spent a total of 37 weeks at number one, fourth highest since the chart's creation.^[5] 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.^[3] Cornejo has been nominated for New Regional Mexican Artist at the 2022 Premios Juventud.^[6] Cornejo's guitar solos in his songs include alternative rock influences, a genre his brother and mother often listened to during Cornejo's upbringing.^[2]

On July 27, 2023, Cornejo released the single "Aquí Te Espero", which peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7] He released "Donde Estás" three months later.

On March 14, 2024, Cornejo released "Baby Please", which earned him his first top 10 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, peaking at number eight, since 2021 when "Está Dañada" peaked at number two.^[8]

Iván Cornejo announced his third studio album Mirada on June 18, 2024. It was released on July 19, 2024, by Interscope and Zaragoza Records, his first for those labels.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales	Certifications
		US [9]	US Latin [10]	US Reg. Mex. [11]
Alma Vacía	Released: August 20, 2021 Label: Manzana Records Formats: Digital download, streaming	156	7	2
Dañado	Released: June 2, 2022 Label: Manzana Records Formats: Digital download, streaming	28	2	1		RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin)[12]
Mirada	Released: July 19, 2024[13] Label: Zaragoza, Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming	17	1	1	US: 9,000[upper-alpha 1]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		US [15]	US Latin [16]
"Noche de Relajo"	2020	—	—		Alma Vacía
"Llamadas Perdidas"	2021	—	—
"Corazón Frío"		—	—
"Está Dañada" (solo or remix with Jhayco)		61	2	RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin)[12]
"El Greñas Mentado"		—	—		Non album-single
"El de Houston"		—	—
"Perro Abandonado"	2022	—	24		Dañado
"Triste"		—	—		Non-album single
"J."		—[upper-alpha 2]	14		Dañado
"La Curiosidad" (with Eslabon Armado)		—[upper-alpha 3]	15
"Inseparables" (with Yahritza y su Esencia)		—[upper-alpha 4]	17		Obsessed Pt. 2
"Aquí Te Espero"	2023	89	11		Mirada
"2ndo Chance" (with Becky G)		—	34		Esquinas
"Dónde Estás"		—[upper-alpha 5]	27		Mirada
"Baby Please"	2024	95	8
"Intercambio Injusto"		—[upper-alpha 6]	7

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		MEX [21]	US [22]	US Latin [23]	WW [24]
"No Me Quise Ir"	2022	—	—	31	—		Dañado
"La Última Vez"		—	—[upper-alpha 7]	15	—		Dañado (Deluxe)
"Tatuajes"		—	—	21	—
"Ya Te Perdí"		—	—	17	—
"Mentiras" (with Grupo Los de la O)		—	—	—	—	RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin)[12] AMPROFON: 2× Platinum[26]	Pura Manzanita, Vol. 3
"Reloj" (with Peso Pluma)	2024	13	69	3	130		Éxodo
"Sale Para Ser Feliz"		—	—[upper-alpha 8]	9	—		Mirada
"Herida Abierta"		—	—	21	—
"Vuelve"		—	—	23	—
"Interlude"		—	—	41	—
"Quiero Dormir Cansado"		—	—	38	—
"Mirada"		—	—	14	—
"Atención"		—	—	29	—

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Iván Cornejo

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Billboard Latin Music Awards	2022	New Artist of the Year	Ivan Cornejo	Won	[28]
		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	[29]
		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	[30]
		Favorite Regional Mexican Album	Alma Vacía	Nominated
		Viral Song of the Year	"Está Dañada"	Nominated
	2022	Artist of the Year	Ivan Cornejo	Nominated	[31]
		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	[32]
		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	[33]
Premios Tu Música Urbano	2022	Top Artist – Regional Mexican Urban		Nominated	[34]
		Top Song – Regional Mexican	"Está Dañada"	Nominated

Notes

1. United States first week sales figures for Mirada.^[14]
2. "J." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[17]
3. "La Curiosidad" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[17]
4. "Inseparables" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[18]
5. "Dónde Estás" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[19]
6. "Intercambio Injusto" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[20]
7. "La Última Vez" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[25]
8. "Sale Para Ser Feliz" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[27]

References

1. Rana, Rajesh Kumar. "Ivan Cornejo Upcoming Concerts & Tickets: Catch the Latin Music Star Live in 2024!". Traveler Lifes. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
2. Flores 2021.
3. Bustios 2022.
4. Pareles, Caramanica & Zoladz 2021.
5. "Billboard's 2024 Latin Women in Music". Billboard. 136 (8): 78. June 1, 2024.
6. Roiz, Jessica (June 14, 2022). "J Balvin & Karol G Lead 2022 Premios Juventud Nominations: Complete List". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. Lopez, Julyssa; Mier, Tomás (July 28, 2023). "Ivan Cornejo Drops 'Aqui Te Espero': Watch". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
8. Bustios, Pamela (March 28, 2024). "Iván Cornejo's 'Baby Please' Makes Top 10 Debut on Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
9. Peaks in the US:

   • Alma Vacía: "Billboard 200: Week of October 23, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
   • Dañado: "Billboard 200: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
   • Mirada: @billboardcharts (July 29, 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Twitter.
10. Peaks in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart:

    • Alma Vacía: "Top Latin Albums: Week of October 23, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
    • Dañado: "Top Latin Albums: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
    • Mirada: "Top Latin Albums: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
11. Peaks in the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart:

    • Alma Vacía: "Regional Mexican Albums: Week of October 16, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
    • Dañado: "Regional Mexican Albums: Week of June 16, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
    • Mirada: "Regional Mexican Albums: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
12. "American certifications – Ivan Cornejo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
13. Lopez, Julyssa (June 5, 2024). "Ivan Cornejo Announces New Album 'Mirada'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
14. Bustios, Pamela (July 31, 2024). "Iván Cornejo's Mirada Takes Off at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
15. Peaks in the US:

    • "Esta Dañada": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 23, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
    • "Aquí Te Espero": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 12, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
    • "Baby Please": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 30, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
16. Peaks on US Hot Latin Songs:

    • "Esta Dañada": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of October 30, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "Inseparables": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of October 22, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "Perro Abandonado": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
    • "J.": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of November 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "La Curiosidad": "Eslabon Armado Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "2ndo Chance": "Becky G Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "Aquí Te Espero": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of August 12, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
    • "Dónde Estás" and "Intercambio Injusto": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
    • "Baby Please": "Hot Latin Songs: Week of March 30, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
17. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of September 3, 2022". Billboard. September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
18. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 22, 2022". Billboard. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
19. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
20. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
21. "Peso Pluma Chart History: Mexico Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
22. "Peso Pluma Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
23. Peaks on the Hot Latin Songs chart:

    • Songs from Dañado: "Hot Latin Songs: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
    • "Reloj": "Peso Pluma Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
    • Songs from Mirada: "Hot Latin Songs: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
24. "Peso Pluma Chart History: Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
25. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
26. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Iván Cornejo in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and / in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
27. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
28. Cobo, Leila (2022-09-30). "Bad Bunny Wins Big at 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
29. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (August 24, 2023). "Peso Pluma Tops 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
30. "Toda la lista de ganadores de los Latin AMAs". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
31. Roiz, Jessica (March 3, 2022). "Bad Bunny Leads 2022 Latin American Music Awards Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
32. Roiz, Jessica (June 14, 2022). "J Balvin & Karol G Lead 2022 Premios Juventud Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
33. "Nominados a Premio Lo Nuestro 2023: lista completa y cómo votar". Univision (in Spanish). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
34. Roiz, Jessica (June 23, 2022). "Karol G Wins Big at 2022 Premios Tu Musica Urbano: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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.