The man who a lot of women consider their ideal knight in shining armor has been knighted in the true sense. Colombian rockero Juanes received earlier this week one of France’s highest honors, becoming “Knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters”, awarded him by the Ministry of Culture and Art.

He may be a knight, but he’s not getting all big-headed about it:

True to his humble nature, Juanes shared that he was surprised to be getting the decoration. “I am just a musician who enjoys what he does, and a Colombian who dreams and fights for peace in his country, nothing more,” the star said.

France has bestowed this award upon Juanes because of his “significant contributions to the arts.”

I think it’s pretty amazing that an artist receive this decoration so (relatively) early in his career, and this goes to show that you don’t have to sing in English to “cross over”.

Via / Sofia News Agency