Elvis Crespo Díaz is an American singer of the Merengue genre. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue music.
Suavemente is the debut studio album by American merenguero recording artist Elvis Crespo. Released by Sony Music Latin on April 14, 1998, the album popularized merengue music and established Crespo as a leading artist in the Latin music market. He collaborated with several songwriters and record producers to create an overall tropical music-flavored recording.
Alexis & Fido, a.k.a. Los Pitbulls, Los Reyes Del Perreo, are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They are CEOs and co-founders of Wild Dogz Music. In 2008, Sobrenatural was nominated for Album Urbano. In 2012, "Energía" was nominated for Canción Urbana. In 2013, "Rompe la Cintura" was nominated for – Interpretación Urbana. Nominated for the 2014 awards, "Álbum Urbano" with La Esencia.
This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Elvis Crespo, a Puerto Rican merengue singer. Elvis Crespo has released 10 studio albums, 19 singles, and many music videos in the record label Sony BMG.
"Suavemente" is a song recorded and composed by Puerto Rican artist Elvis Crespo on his first solo album, Suavemente, which followed his departure from Grupo Manía. Released as the lead single, "Suavemente" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks on May 16, 1998, and remained atop the chart for six weeks. Crespo re-recorded it with Spanglish lyrics. The song also hit the Billboard Hot 100 as well as received a Premios Lo Nuestro award and two Latin Billboard Music Awards the following year. "Suavemente" was the tenth best-performing Latin single of 1998. The song has been covered by several artists, some of whom also charted.
Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to record producer Sergio George, who immediately signed him to his label after hearing three of his demos.
"Sopa de Caracol" is a song performed by the Honduran punta rock band Banda Blanca. It was originally written by Belizean singer Hernan "Chico" Ramos and translated to Spanish by Banda Blanca. The song was released by Sonotone Music in 1991 and achieved international success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Songs in the United States. The track included elements of Garifuna music and punta, and has been used as a promotion for the Ladino region of Honduras.
Manuel Alejandro Ruiz is a multi-platinum and award-winning music and filmmaker and producer known by his stage name Boy Wonder. Wonder is also the CEO the record label Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. and has been recognized as one of the pioneering entertainment figures to elevate Reggaeton, and push the genre to the forefront of the music industry. Over the years, he has worked with stars like J Balvin, Farruko, Daddy Yankee, Wisin, Yandel, Pitbull and new school Latin urban artist's Jon Z and Darkiel.
"Bailando Por El Mundo" is the single by Spanish producer, singer, remixer and DJ of electronic music Juan Magan, featuring vocals from American artist Pitbull, and Dominican artist El Cata. It was released as a digital download on October 4, 2011.The song was a hit in Spain and became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The track was nominated for Collaboration and Urban Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.
"Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" [Shortening of Echa Para Allá (Manos Para Arriba)] (English version known as "Go Away (Hands Up)") is a Latin Grammy award-winning song by American recording artist Pitbull for his seventh studio album Global Warming. The song features guest vocals from Papayo. It was released on Jul 16, 2012. It was produced by Gregor Salto, Todorov and Urales "DJ Buddha" Vargas. The song has achieved moderate chart success and has found its way in Billboard Top Latin Songs. It also peaked number 5 on the Billboard Tropical Songs Chart. It was also the official Miss Teen USA 2012 theme song. "Echa Pa'lla" won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Performance. At the 2014 Lo Nuestro Awards, it won the award for Urban Song of the Year at the 26th Lo Nuestro Awards.
The 11th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1998 and 1999 took place on May 6, 1999, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.
The 13th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision to honor the best Latin music of 2000 and 2001, took place on February 8, 2001, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards were first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. As of 2004, the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The 25th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the American network Univision, honored the best Latin music of 2012 in the United States and took place on February 21, 2013, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Lo Nuestro Awards were presented in 33 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Univision, was produced by Antonio Guzmán. Mexican performers Ninel Conde and Pedro Fernández hosted the show.
Erika María Ender Simoes is a Panamanian-American singer and songwriter. In addition to her singing career, Ender is considered one of the most important and prolific composers in the Latin music market today. Along with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, she is the co-writer of the worldwide hit "Despacito".
"Acapella" is a song by Czech singer Mikolas Josef featuring vocals from Panamanian-Canadian Tropical Urban singer-songwriter Fito Blanko and Mexican-American singer, songwriter and rapper Frankie J. It was released as a Digital download on 24 May 2019 by Vivienne Records. The song was written by Jenson Vaughan, Francisco Bautista, Sarah Raba, Christophe Vitorino De Almeida, Walid Benmerieme, Mikoláš Josef and Roberto Testa.
"La Noche" is a salsa song written and performed by the Colombian singer Joe Arroyo. Billboard called it a "groundbreaking song" that made Arroyo "a groundbreaking force in Colombian salsa."
"Píntame" is a song by Puerto Rican American singer Elvis Crespo from his 1999 second studio album of the same name. The song was written by Crespo with Luis Angel Cruz and Robert Cora handling its productions. It is a merengue song in which Crespo asks an artist to materialize his lover by painting her. The song was met with positive reactions from three music critics who found the song to be catchy. An accompanying music video for the single features Crespo dancing with other performers in a white background.
