Lasso (singer)

This article is about the musician. For other uses, see Lasso (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lazo and the second or maternal family name is Uslar.

Lasso
Birth nameAndrés Vicente de Jesús Lazo Uslar
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36)
Caracas, Venezuela
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2011–present
LabelsIndie
PartnerSheryl Rubio (2011-2018)
Websitewww.lassomusica.com

Lasso (was born Andrés Vicente de Jesús Lazo Uslar on 18 February 1988), is a Venezuelan singer and composer, nephew of Mimí Lazo.

Solo career

In 2009, Lasso started working on his first album with Francisco Díaz, producer of Desorden Público, to produce and mix his album. This process started at Sonofolk, a music studio, between October 2009 and June 2010, and came out with twelve songs. Once he finished recording the album, Lasso had the chance to hire Brian Gardner to master and finish the album in Los Angeles. When designing the album's artwork, he decided he would change his name to Lasso to pay homage to a Phoenix song of the same name he really enjoyed.

The music genre of this album is pop rock, but there are also influences of Latin rhythms like reggae and European rhythms like Flamenco.

After many months, Lasso returned to Venezuela with his first single "No Pares de Bailar", from his album Sin Otro Sentido. This album was launched in March 2011 and Recordland in charge of the national distribution. His single "Te Veo", became a number one hit in Venezuela, South America.[1]

In 2015 he moved to Mexico City to continue expanding his audience and musical career. There he launched his album "El Exilio Voluntario de una Mente Saturada" and his two recent singles "Un Millon Como Tu", in collaboration with Chilean-born Camila Gallardo, and "Souvenir" and the new song “Subtítulos” with Danna Paola released on 27 September 2019.

First single

The launch of his first single, "No Pares de Bailar", came with a music video filmed in November 2010. The producer was Paolo Merlini, Carolina Uslar as art director, and Rodolfo Bear as a photographer.

"No Pares de Bailar" was a Top #1 in HTV and his album Sin otro sentido became a top seller at the popular Venezuelan music stores Recordland for many weeks.

Awards

Lasso was named Debut Artist of the Year at the 2012 Pepsi Venezuela Music Awards,[2] and Pop Artist of the Year in 2013.[3] In 2023 Lasso and fellow Venezuelan group LAGOS were awarded best Pop/Rock Song on the 23rd Latin Grammys.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Sin Otro Sentido (2011)
  • El Exilio Voluntario de una Mente Saturada (2017)
  • Cuatro Estaciones (2021)
  • Eva (2023)

EP

  • Cuatro Estaciones: Primavera (2020)
  • Cuatro Estaciones: Verano (2020)
  • Cuatro Estaciones: Otoño (2021)
  • Cuatro Estaciones: Invierno (2021)

Live

  • En Vivo Desde El Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago de Chile (2023)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
VEN
[4] 		ARG
[5] 		BOL
[6] 		ECU
[7] 		MEX
[8] 		PER
[9] 		WW
[10]
"No Pares de Bailar" 2011 — — — — — — — Sin Otro Sentido
"Sin Otro Sentido" — — — — — — —
"Te Veo" 2012 — — — — — — —
"Quiero Que Vuelvas"
(with Sheryl Rubio) 		— — — — — — —
"Como Te Odio" 2013 — — — — — — — El Exilio Voluntario de una Mente Saturada
"De Tú a Tú" 2014 13 — — — — — —
"Hoy Te Dejo de Amar" 2015 16 — — — — — —
"Diferente" 2016 1 — — — — — —
"No Me Trates de Olvidar" 2017 1 — — — — — —
"Cambio de Luces"
(with SAAK) 		2018 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Un Millón Como Tú"
(with Cami) 		2019 2 — — — — — —
"Souvenir" 4 — — — — — —
"Subtítulos"
(with Danna Paola) 		4 — — — — — —
  • AMPROFON: Platinum+Gold[11]
 Cuatro estaciones
"Odio Que No Te Odio"
(with Cami) 		2020 — — — — — — —
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[11]
 Non-album singles
"Kamikaze" — — — — — — — Cuatro estaciones
"Vamos a mi Ritmo"
(with Isabela Souza) 		— — — — — — —
"Mmm" — — — — — — —
"Hasta Ese Día" — — — — — — —
"Los Amigos No Se Besan en la Boca"
(with Ana Guerra) 		— — — — — — —
"La Lotería" — — — — — — —
"Tenemos Que Hablar" 2021 — — — — — — —
"Me Arruinaste Netflix"
(with Micro TDH) 		— — — — — — —
"Ladrones"
(with Danna Paola) 		— — — — — — —
"De Mí, De Mí, De Mí"
(with José Madero) 		— — — — — — —
"Dios" 2022 17 — — — — — — Eva
"Ojos Marrones"
(solo or with Sebastian Yatra) 		11 41 7 9 7 5 75
  • AMPROFON: 2× Platinum+Gold[11]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[12]
"Algodón" — — — — — — —
"Yo-yo" — — — — — — —
"Corriendo Con Tijeras" — — — — — — —
"Yo No Nací Para Amar"
(with Juan Gabriel) 		— — — — — — — Los Dúo 3
"Oma" — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Plástico" 2023 — — — — — — — Eva
"Los Hombres Son Todos Iguales" — — — — — — —
"Eva" — — — — — — —
"El Primero" — — — — — — — TBA
"Feliz Por Ti" — — — — — — —
"Todo Regresa" — — — — — — —
"La Mexicana"
(with Ramon Vega) 		2024 — — — — — — —
"Si no fuera por ti"
(with Beret) 		— — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Top 100". Record Report. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ Obelmejías Valdez, Yolimer (29 March 2012). "Músicos venezolanos le dijeron no a la violencia" [Venezuelan Musicians Say No to Violence]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Lo mejor de los Premios Pepsi Music 2013" [The Best of the 2013 Pepsi Music Awards] (in Spanish). Venezuela Al Día. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ Peak positions on the Venezuela Top 100 chart:
    • "De Tú a Tú": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Hoy Te Dejo de Amar": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Diferente": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "No Me Trates de Olvidar": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Un Millón Como Tú": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Souvenir": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Subtítulos": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Dios": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    • "Ojos Marrones": "Top 100 Venezuela". Record Report. 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 11 de septiembre del 2022". Billboard. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Bolivia Songs: The Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Ecuador Songs: The Week of July 30, 2022". Billboard. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Mexico Songs: The Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Peru Songs: The Week of July 30, 2022". Billboard. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Global 200 Chart". Billboard. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Type "Lasso" in the box under the ARTISTA column.
  12. ^ "American certifications – Lasso". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 April 2024.