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Romeo Santos

His real name is Anthony Santos. He was born on July 21, 1981, in The Bronx, New York City. He is the son of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. He has a humble beginging his father worked in construction and his mom stayed home to take care of her family. He had a passion for bachata so he founded a group called los Tinellers, that means teenagers. This group made an album named Trampa de Amor. By the end of the 1990s they changed the name of the band to aventura.In 2009 he was invited to the white house to sing to president Barack Obama. Romeo Santos in 2011 left aventura en started a solo career, which has been a success. at he considered to be very commercial.

 

Prince Royce

His real name is Geoffrey Royce Rojas. Born on May 11 of 1989 in The Bronx, New York City. His parents are Dominican, his father was a taxi driver and his mother worked at a beauty salon. He begun making music with a partner named Jose Chusan better known as "jino". The duo was also known as Jino and Royce, El Duo Real. In 2007 the duo met with the Atlantic Record. They at first he was interest on reggaeton but with the decline of this genere he decide to focus on bachata. In 2010 he made his album , which was a hit. one of the most popular songs is Stand by Me.

Juan Luis Guerra

He was born on June 7, 1957 in Dominican Republic. Studied philosophy and literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Then studied guitar and music theory at El Conservatorio Nacional de Música de Santo Domingo, He decided to go abroad and study in Berklee College of Music in Boston. He graduated in 1982 with a diploma in jazz composition. He returned to Dominican Republic, and released his first album, "Soplando"(1984) with a group of local musicians, they had a group called Cuatro cuarenta. The group members were Maridalia Hernández, Roger Zayas-Bazán, and Mariela Mercado. Juan Luis Guerra signed with Karen Records. he was focus at first with merengue but then he released his album, Bachata Rosa, in 1990. This album made him earn his first Grammy award. The albu sold more than five million copies and allowed him to be heard in all the world..

 

Anthony Santos

JuaHis real name is Domingo Antonio Santos Muñoz. He was born on may 5, 1967 in Dominican Republic. His career started by playing the Guira. He became the first bachata rural singer to get a national recognition with his succes Voy pa'lla. He became the most important artist of the genre, making bachata as important as merengue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Torito

His real name is Hector Acosta. He was born may 23, 1967 in Dominican Republic. His career started by playing the Guira. He started his career in a band called Los Toros Band. It was one of the most populars bands in the country. He became a solist and started making songs with Alejandro Fernández, Romeo Santos, Don Omar and Jorge Celedón. His songs Sin Perdón and Con qué ojos have been in the Hot list Latin Billboards songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toby Love

His real name is Octabio Rivera. He was born in New York in 1985. He has Puerto Rican and Dominican fathers. He started as second voice of aventura before becoming a solist in 2006. He formed part of Scarlito Entretainment with the compositor Anthony Lopez creating a new style like a soloist. His most famous song is Tengo un amor.

Fernando Villalona

His real name is Ramón Fernando Villalona. He was born in Dominican Republic on May 7 of 1955. He is a Bacahta and Merengue singers. He began in the 70s. He is 60 years old and he is still singing, eventhough he has health problems. His biggest hits in the 90s were No Podrás, Retorno, Me he enamorado.

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