COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR JUANES TO MAKE HIS DEBUT APPEARANCE ON "LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

New York, NY - April 1, 2013 -- Colombian rock star JUANES will make his first appearance on top morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The superstar singer will sit down with hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan to talk about his new, highly-anticipated memoir, Chasing the Sun / Persiguiendo el sol. Juanes will ALSO give a rare performance of "Para Ser Eterno" - taking fans on a journey back to his debut album, F�jate Bien.

With six solo albums to his credit and multi-platinum sales of over 16 million copies, Juanes has been heralded as "The single most important figure of the past decade in Latin music" (LA Times). The Colombian superstar is also frequently recognized as one of the Spanish-speaking world's leading social media voices, with an online following of over 12 million fans. Juanes' dedication as a global activist extends far beyond his passionate lyrics and is seen in his wide ranging charitable work for his own Mi Sangre Foundation and as a co-founder of the "Paz sin Fronteras" (Peace Without Borders) organization. His most recent album, JUANES MTV UnpluggedI, won Album of the Year at the LATIN GRAMMY Awards and this year's GRAMMY for Best Latin Pop Album.

Emmy Award-winning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S. Visit "LIVE" on the web at LIVEKellyandMichael.com, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter, @KellyandMichael.