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Plan B | |
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Born | [1] (Maldy) July 29, 1979 [2] (Chencho) | February 19, 1982
Origin | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Genres | Reggaeton |
Years active | 1999–2018 |
Labels |
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Members | Chencho Maldy |
Website | www.PlanBLive.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2016) |
Plan B was a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Chencho and Maldy, who are co-working cousins. [3] In 2002 they rose to fame and released their first studio album, El Mundo del Plan B . It featured collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Speedy, Rey Pirin, Great Kilo, Guelo Star, and other artists and producers. Chencho and now Maldy are both producers, Chencho has his own record label by the name plagio of Chencho Records, Maldy has his, Maldy Records. They released their second album in 2005 called Los Nenes del Blin Blin . Maldy's album, released in 2007, was named Reggaeton de Markesina. The duo released their third album in 2010 called House of Pleasure and released singles from the album such as "Si No Le Contesto" and "Es un Secreto". Finally, the duo released their fourth and final album in 2014 called Love and Sex and worked with artists like Alexis & Fido, J Álvarez, Tego Calderón, Zion & Lennox, Clandestino y Yailemm, and Amaro.
Title | Year | US Latin [4] | US Latin Pop [5] | US Tropical [4] [6] | US Latin Rhythm [7] |
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"Frikitona" | 2006 | 41 | — | 16 | 14 |
"Solos" | 2009 | — | — | — | 10 |
"No Se Ve" | — | — | — | 18 | |
"Si No Le Contesto" | 2010 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 17 |
"Es un Secreto" | 2011 | — | — | 16 | 23 |
"¿Por Qué Te Demoras?" | — | — | 31 | 21 | |
"Parisera" | — | — | — | 20 | |
"Se Cree Mala" | 2012 | — | — | — | 16 |
"Te Dijeron" | 39 | 19 | 2 | 5 | |
"Amor de Antes" | 2013 | — | — | — | 18 |
"Candy" | 31 [8] | — | 28 | 9 | |
"Zapatito Roto" | 30 | 19 | 30 | 5 | |
"Pal Piso" | — | — | — | 18 | |
"Choca" | 2014 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 8 |
"Mi Vecinita" | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
"Fanática Sensual" | 2015 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
"Dónde Los Consigo?" | — | — | — | 25 | |
"Fronteo" | 2016 | — | — | — | 24 |
"Te Acuerdas de Mí" | 2017 | 35 | 22 | — | 15 |
"—" denotes that a recording did not chart. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | "A Donde Voy" (Cosculluela featuring Daddy Yankee) [upper-alpha 1] | Best Urban Song | Nominated | [9] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Plan B | Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominated | [10] |
Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Won |
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