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Romeo Santos, born Anthony Santos in 1981 in The Bronx, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the group Aventura and has been active since 1995. Santos performs primarily in the bachata genre and is signed to Sony Music Latin. He sings using his voice and speaks both Spanish and English.
He has received several awards, including Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and recognition from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He also holds a Guinness World Record. Santos is known by the pseudonyms El Rey de la Bachata, El chico de las poesias, and El King. He is of Dominican American and Stateside Puerto Rican descent.
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The Bronx, New York, USA
Anthony "Romeo" Santos is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, best known as the lead member and vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión" reached number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up.
Known for
- Romeo Santos: King of Bachata — Self2021
- Romeo Santos: Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium — Self2021
- The Shop — Self2018
- The Angry Birds Movie — Early Bird (voice)2016
- Furious 7 — Mando2015
- Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It — Self2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
- Romeo Santos: The King Stays King – Live at Madison Square Garden — Self2012
- Aventura: Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden — Self2007
- El hormiguero — Self - Guest2006
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1981
Discography
- Solo (remix)2010
- Fórmula, vol. 12011
- Promise2011
- You2011
- Llévame contigo2012
- Mi santa2012
- Rival2012
- The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden2012
- Propuesta indecente2013
- Cancioncitas de amor2014
Member of
- Aventurasince 1994
- Los Tinellers
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 851,895
- Total plays
- 26,386,336
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Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, featured composer and lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song "Obsesión" was number one in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks. Santos was born in The Bronx, New York, United States to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother.
Key facts
- Born
- Anthony Santos , ( 1981-07-21 ) July 21, 1981 (age 44) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Spouse
- Francelys Infante
- Genres
- Bachata Latin pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Works
- Albums
- Labels
- RCA Sony Latin Jive
- Member of
- Aventura
- Website
- romeosantosonline .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anthony
- Family name
- Santos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- bachata
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Sony Music Latin
- Official website
- romeosantosonline.com
- Image
- Romeo Santos y Juan Luis Guerra (cropped).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1981-07-21
- Commons category
- Romeo Santos
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- member of
- Aventura
- pseudonym
- Romeo Santos
- name in native language
- Romeo Santos
- social media followers
- 22500000
- writing language
- English language
- official shop URL
- romeosantosstore.com
- ethnic group
- Stateside Puerto Ricans
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Encyclopedic overview
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bachata group Aventura, one of the most influential Latin music bands of the 2000s. Santos later established a successful solo career, achieving seven number-one songs on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and eighteen number-one hits on the Tropical Airplay chart. He has sold over 24 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.
Early life
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