A seven-time Latin Grammy nominee, electronic producer/DJ Carlos Jean Arriaga has been at the helm of some of the biggest Spanish pop records of the noughties. Born in the industrial city of Ferrol in North-West Spain in 1973, he began his music career in 1998 when he formed indie pop band Najwajean with actress Najwa Nimri, who released their debut album, No Blood, in the same year. In 2000, he launched a solo career with Planet Jean, and continued to spend the decade alternating between the two, with his own Back to the Earth (2002), which featured the European hit single "Mr. Dabada," sandwiched between the duo's soundtracks to the Daniel Calparsoro-directed films Asfalto & Guerreros, and 2008's Till It Breaks.