Raul Midón is a Grammy-nominated contemporary singer/songwriter whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing which traverses pop, jazz, soul, urban, cumbia, & flamenco - has garnered as much attention as his smooth singing & sophisticated writing. Blind since birth, Midón's breezy style has endeared him to jazz & pop audiences worldwide. His sweet, silky tenor delivery and poignant, emotional phrasing have been influenced by everyone from Bill Withers and Michael Franks to Donny Hathaway and D'Angelo. Though he began his career as a backing vocalist for Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, and Julio Iglesias, Midón made some bones as a singer with DJ/producer Little Louie Vega's Elements of Life Orchestra. He was signed by Arif Mardin to Manhattan Records as solo artist in 2005 and issued the Top 200 debut offering State of Mind in 2005. 2010's Synthesis for Decca was produced by Larry Klein. It introduced Midón to top-flight jazz musicians including Dean Parks, Larry Goldings, Paulinho Da Costa, and Vinnie Colaiuta. Despite a rigorous touring schedule, he has accumulated a body of carefully curated work for various labels. Midón's greatest industry notice occurred with 2016's Bad Ass and Blind and 2018's If You Really Want, with the Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza, earning him back-to-back Grammy nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album. In 2024 he will release his 13 album "Lost & Found." He debuted the single "Keep On Keeping On" 12/22 on The Jennifer Hudson Show.