Alexis Peña (singer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 2, 1984
Alexis Peña | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alexis Peña |
| Born | Jaime Alexis Peña Molina February 2, 1984 Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Singer, pastor, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, percussion Bass |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Amorecords |
| Website | alexispoficial |
Jaime Alexis Peña Molina better known as Alexis Peña (born 2 February 1984) is a Colombian Christian music, singer, songwriter, worship leader, pastor, author, teacher, and speaker known for combining practical biblical principles with the flow of prophetic songs. He plays contemporary worship music for a Latin music audience.
Alexis Peña was born in Piedecuesta, Santander in 1984. He is the youngest brother of five children and grew up in a dysfunctional home. He left home at age 12 and became a drug addict and an alcoholic. At age 18, he met Jesus in a local church and left drugs and alcohol to devote himself to writing songs and singing to God. At age 20, he married Nancy Peña with whom he has a son Angel Alexis Peña.[citation needed]
Peña wrote his first worship song at age 18. In the mid-2000s, he was a worship leader at the Confraternidad Cristiana Internacional in Piedecuesta.[citation needed]
He was ordained as the principal pastor of Casa de adoracion (House of Worship) in Piedecuesta in 2011. He was sent as a missionary to the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela in 2017.[1]
Career
Peña is the principal pastor in the Casa de adoración in Piedecuesta, Colombia. Additionally, he is the founder and leader of the school of worshipers Adoración genuina.[2]
He began his musical career in 2002 as part of a Christian rock band, Si previo aviso (Unannounced).[3]
Peña recorded his first album in 2010, Abriste mis ojos (Open my eyes), which was followed by an international tour. He was ordained as the principal pastor in Casa de adoracion (House of worship) in Piedecuesta in 2011.[4]
He recorded El sacrificio de tu amor (The sacrifice of your love) in 2015.[5] It sold well in Latin American countries like Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and his native Colombia in the tour El sacrificio de tu amor, in 2016 with this same album is nominated as best Latin song of the year in the AMCL awards.[6]
In 2016, he recorded Yo te prometo (I promise you), which includes duets with different Latin American musicians from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Dominican Republic and Colombia. The album was nominated for several Latin American music awards.[7] Peña was sent as a missionary to Venezuela in 2017.[8]