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Lester Mendez

LESTER MENDEZ

About

Lester Mendez is a producer with 289 credits across their career. Best known for producing Shakira, their work spans 121 production credits. They have also co-written 75 tracks.

Songwriting

Written by Lester Mendez

61 tracks · 16 artists

Jewel

12 tracks

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Shakira

12 tracks

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Nelly Furtado

9 tracks

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Gemini Rising

8 tracks

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Santana3
Anastacia3
Lena3
Kerli2
Adam Lambert2
Jason Mraz1
Belinda1
Porcelain And The Tramps1
Jessica Simpson1
Dido1
Mýa1
Patrick Doyle1

Production

Produced by Lester Mendez

125 tracks · 16 artists

Shakira

59 tracks

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Santana

22 tracks

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Jewel

14 tracks

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Gemini Rising

8 tracks

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Nelly Furtado6
Kerli3
Jessica Simpson2
Adam Lambert2
Enrique Iglesias2
Mýa1
Belinda1
Porcelain And The Tramps1
Anastacia1
Rittz1
PlayRadioPlay!1
Patrick Doyle1

Artists

Associated Artists

Shakira

Shakira

38 tracks

Santana

Santana

22 tracks

Jewel

Jewel

15 tracks

Discography

Albums

Best Case Life

Best Case Life

Gemini Rising

2019

Shakira. (Expanded Edition)

Shakira. (Expanded Edition)

Shakira

2014

Sale el Sol (Bonus Track Edition)

Sale el Sol (Bonus Track Edition)

Shakira

2010

Most Popular

Top Tracks

La Tortura

Shakira

Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)

Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)

Shakira

Switch Lanes

Rittz

Objection (Tango)

Keyboards

Keyboards — Lester Mendez

53 tracks · 12 artists

Shakira

28 tracks

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Santana

6 tracks

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Jewel

6 tracks

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Adam Lambert

2 tracks

Broken English Lyrics
Shady Lyrics

Coverdale Page2
Nelly Furtado2
Gloria Estefan2
Enrique Iglesias1
Will to Power1
Funky Green Dogs1
David Byrne1
Haddaway1

Programmer

Programmer — Lester Mendez

27 tracks · 7 artists

Shakira

13 tracks

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Santana

6 tracks

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Gloria Estefan

4 tracks

Cuba Libre Lyrics
Corazón Prohibido (Heaven's What I Feel)Lyrics
Oye (Pablo Flores Spanish Remix)Lyrics
Cuba Libre (English Version)Lyrics

Adam Lambert

1 track

Broken English Lyrics

Jennifer Lopez1
Enrique Iglesias1
Nelly Furtado1

Arranger

Arranger — Lester Mendez

19 tracks · 8 artists

Shakira

7 tracks

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Santana

5 tracks

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Kerli

2 tracks

Walking on Air Lyrics
Hurt Me Lyrics

Nelly Furtado

1 track

Más Lyrics

Belinda1
Enrique Iglesias1
Jessica Simpson1
Haddaway1

Engineer

Engineer — Lester Mendez

6 tracks · 2 artists

Santana

5 tracks

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Nelly Furtado

1 track

Más Lyrics

Horns Arranger

Horns Arranger — Lester Mendez

4 tracks · 2 artists

Shakira

2 tracks

Underneath Your Clothes Lyrics
Rules Lyrics

Santana

2 tracks

Why Don’t You & I (Alt. Version)Lyrics
Why Don't You & I Lyrics

Handclaps

Handclaps — Lester Mendez

2 tracks · 1 artist

Jewel

2 tracks

Yes U Can Lyrics
Intuition Lyrics

Percussion

Percussion — Lester Mendez

2 tracks · 1 artist

Santana

2 tracks

Amoré (Sexo) [feat. Macy Gray]Lyrics
Amoré (Sexo)Lyrics

Piano

Piano — Lester Mendez

2 tracks · 2 artists

Belinda

1 track

Amiga Soledad Lyrics

Shakira

1 track

Tú Lyrics

Strings Arranger

Strings Arranger — Lester Mendez

2 tracks · 1 artist

Shakira

2 tracks

Moscas en la Casa Lyrics
Tú Lyrics

Additional Production

Additional Production — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Shakira

1 track

Loca por Ti Lyrics

Additional Programming

Additional Programming — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Shakira

1 track

Boig per Tu Lyrics

Bass

Bass — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Nelly Furtado

1 track

Más Lyrics

Hammond Organ

Hammond Organ — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Shakira

1 track

Fool Lyrics

Instrumentation

Instrumentation — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Nelly Furtado

1 track

What I Wanted Lyrics

Recording Engineer

Recording Engineer — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Dido

1 track

Stoned Lyrics

Rhythm Arranger

Rhythm Arranger — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Shakira

1 track

Obtener un Si Lyrics

Roland JUPITER-8 Synthesizer

Roland JUPITER-8 Synthesizer — Lester Mendez

1 track · 1 artist

Shakira

1 track

Moscas en la Casa Lyrics

Gemini Rising

Gemini Rising

8 tracks

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

6 tracks

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

4 tracks

Kerli

Kerli

3 tracks

Coverdale Page

Coverdale Page

2 tracks

Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert

2 tracks

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

2 tracks

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson

2 tracks

Haddaway

1 track

Dido

Dido

1 track

Mýa

Mýa

1 track

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

1 track

Patrick Doyle

Patrick Doyle

1 track

Rittz

Rittz

1 track

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz

1 track

David Byrne

David Byrne

1 track

Belinda

Belinda

1 track

My Cassette Player

My Cassette Player

Lena

2010

Lullaby

Lullaby

Jewel

2009

Texas

Texas

PlayRadioPlay!

2008

Love Is Dead

Love Is Dead

Kerli

2008

Porcelain And The Tramps

Porcelain And The Tramps

Porcelain And The Tramps

2007

Eragon (Music From The Motion Picture)

Patrick Doyle

2006

0304

0304

Jewel

2003

Grandes Éxitos

Grandes Éxitos

Shakira

2002

Shaman

Shaman

Santana

2002

Laundry Service

Laundry Service

Shakira

2001

Enrique

Enrique

Enrique Iglesias

1999

Feelings

Feelings

David Byrne

1997

Get Fired Up

Funky Green Dogs

1996

The Drive

Haddaway

1995

Coverdale • Page

Coverdale Page

1993

Will to Power

Will to Power

Will to Power

1988

Gemini Rising - EP

Gemini Rising - EP

Gemini Rising

The Best of Nelly Furtado

The Best of Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Mýa

Fijación Oral, Vol. 1

Fijación Oral, Vol. 1

Shakira

The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant (Deluxe)

The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant (Deluxe)

Rittz

Heavy Rotation

Heavy Rotation

Anastacia

Utopía

Utopía

Belinda

All That I Am

All That I Am

Santana

Ultimate Santana

Ultimate Santana

Carlos Santana

Loose

Loose

Nelly Furtado

Oral Fixation, Vol. 2

Oral Fixation, Vol. 2

Shakira

Corazón

Corazón

Santana

Trespassing

Trespassing

Adam Lambert

Loose (Expanded Edition)

Loose (Expanded Edition)

Nelly Furtado

Gloria!

Gloria!

Gloria Estefan

Objection (Tango)

Shakira

Día de Enero

Día de Enero

Shakira

Let's Get Loud

Jennifer Lopez

Underneath Your Clothes

Underneath Your Clothes

Shakira

Te Dejo Madrid

Te Dejo Madrid

Shakira

Ciega, Sordomuda

Ciega, Sordomuda

Shakira

Las de la Intuición

Las de la Intuición

Shakira

Intuition

Intuition

Jewel

No

Shakira