Ivan Cornejo is a singer-songwriter who plays regional Mexican music in the United States. He was born in Riverside, California, in 2004. The middle school breakup suffered by Cornejo served as a source of creative inspiration. He used YouTube videos to teach himself how to play the guitar. The first song he learned to play was Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba.”
Alma Vacia, Cornejo’s debut album, reached number two on the Top Latin Albums chart and number seven on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart. The album reached its highest position on the Billboard 200 list at number 156 and sold 6,000 album-equivalent units. It also spent 35 weeks in the top ten on the Regional Mexican Albums chart. He reached the top of the Billboard Latin Songwriters chart in the week of October 30, 2021, thanks to his songwriting credits. The New York Times chose Alma Vacia as one of the top albums of 2021. In September 2021, the song “Está Daada” gained a lot of popularity on TikTok. The second regional Mexican song to chart on the Hot 100, it reached its peak at number 61. In October 2021, Billboard magazine featured Cornejo in their Artist on the Rise section.
In the week ending June 18, 2022, his second studio album, Daado, debuted and peaked at the top of the Regional Mexican Albums list. The album peaked at number four on the Top Latin Albums list and sold 8,000 album-equivalent units. It also received 11.9 million on-demand streams of its songs. Manzana Records may thank Daado for their first chart-topping album. The album’s peak position on the Billboard 200 list was number 28. At the Premios Juventud in 2022, Cornejo has been nominated for Best New Regional Mexican Artist. T3R Elemento and Grupo Los De La O were two of his musical influences. During Cornejo’s formative years, his mother and brother frequently listened to alternative rock, which is evident in the guitar solos in his songs.
