Amaury Gutiérrez, Cuban composer and performer, was born on September 9, 1963, in Santa Clara. He became interested in music from a very young age, so while in secondary school, he earned a scholarship to the School of Art Instructors. He later earned a degree in Choral Conducting from one of the music conservatories and took piano and guitar lessons.

Later, she traveled to the Cuban capital, where she worked with Arturo Sandoval, who was impressed by her a cappella work. From there, she joined the group that used to accompany Silvio Rodríguez, Afrocuba. She performed as a singer for two years.

He later joined a multidisciplinary artistic group, with which he toured several countries, including Mexico, where he decided to establish his residence in 1993. Before beginning to compose and perform his songs, Amaury Gutiérrez sang with various orchestras. During this time, he shared experiences with other prominent musicians such as Francisco Céspedes and David Torrens, with whom he later recorded duets included on his self-titled album.

In Amaury Gutiérrez’s work as a composer, his lyrics are drawn from diverse sources, including literature. He has set to music works by José Martí and several other Cuban poets of his generation. The guitar is his main instrument in his songs.

His style, as he himself defines it, is “Cuban Pop,” which is nothing more than a mix of diverse musical genres that encompasses the old and new Trova, contemporary music, Caribbean rhythms and the authorial feeling of the golden age of bolero, and Mexican music and lyrics.

His debut album, Amaury Gutiérrez (1999), sold more than 600,000 copies. In 2008, he participated in the Kumbia All Starz album A Puro Grito.

Among his awards we can mention the prize for artist of the year (2000), by Premio Onda in Spain.

Discography: Amaury Gutiérrez (1999); Piedras y Flores (2000); Alma Nueva (2001); Your Name Stuck to Me (2004); Pieces of Me (2006); Intimate Sessions (2010).