EmmaKings

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EmmaKings
Birth nameEmmanuel Reyes Evangelista
Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Genres Bachata (music), Latin pop, Tropical music, Reggaeton, Contemporary R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, former professional baseball player
InstrumentVoice
Years active2019–present

Emmanuel Reyes (born December 14, 1997, stage name EmmaKings), is a Dominican singer, songwriter and professional baseball pitcher. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2022 he participated in the television series The Voice Dominicana , and in 2019 he was a semi-finalist in the television series Dominicana's Got Talent . [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Reyes was born in Cancino Adentro, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on December 14, 1997. He is the second of his siblings and the son of Dominican parents. [4]

Career

In 2016, Reyes began his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. [2] He immigrated to Florida, participated in 3 seasons. In 2019 he began his musical career and together with his sister became a semi-finalist in the television series Dominican's Got Talent. [4] [5]

He participated in contests through social networks and performed songs by Romeo Santos and Lenny Santos, ex-guitarist of Aventura. At the same time he received a call from one of Romeo Santos' current guitarists, Wilmore Franco (Bimbo), and invited him to participate in the studio album American Bachata, [6] joining singers Eddy Herera, Alex Matos, Kiko Rodríguez, Vakero, Juddy Santos participate. In 2020 Reyes released the song ''Baby Yo Te Quiero a Ti'', a Spanish version in the bachata genre, a remake of the original song ''Baby I Love You ''. In 2022 he participated in the second season of The Voice Dominicana . [7] [8] [9] He participated in the 2021 Soberano Awards Casting. [10]

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