Tito Nieves

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Tito Nieves
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The Puerto Rican musician in 2007
Background information
Birth nameHumberto Nieves
Born (1958-06-04) June 4, 1958 (age 67)
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Genres Salsa
Occupation Musician
Years active1977–present
Website Official website

Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1958; also known as "El Pavarotti de la Salsa") is a Puerto Rican musician who became one of the leading salsa singers [1] of the 1980s and the early 1990s.

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Early life

Humberto "Tito" Nieves was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the United States. [2]

Career

Nieves began his career while participating in Orquesta Cimarron, a New York–based group. [2] In 1977, he teamed up with singer Héctor Lavoe and his Orchestra and joined the Conjunto Clasico. [3] Later, Nieves started his solo career in 1986, setting himself apart by singing salsa in English. [2] He is known for his hits such as "El Amor Más Bonito", "Sonámbulo", and the English-salsa hit, "I Like It Like That" produced by Sergio George and remixed by Frankie Cutlass (1996). [4] Hits from the album Fabricando Fantasias included "Fabricando Fantasias" and "Ya No Queda Nada" with La India, Nicky Jam, and K-Mil. He attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he played in a Spanish-language band named Makondo. Though he left before graduating, he was given an honorary diploma in 1994.

The main producer and musical director for most of his recorded albums was Sergio George (1988–1993, 2001–2008, 2012–2013, 2018–2020). [5]

In 2007, he released Canciones Clasicas De Marco Antonio Solís, a tribute to Mexican singer, Marco Antonio Solís. [6]

On August 12, 2021, Tito Nieves was the featured singer on Norberto Vélez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. 19".

Personal life

Tito Nieves was married to his first wife Wanda Vazquez, and had their son Ommy Nieves, who died of bone cancer at the age of 24. He later married Irma Nieves and had Humberto Nieves, Jr. Tito dedicated the song, "Fabricando Fantasias", to his deceased son. [7] Tito married Janette Figueroa on January 28, 2017, in Puerto Rico. [8]

Solo albums, singles and projects

See also

References

  1. ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. pp. 505–. ISBN   9781858286365 . Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1828/9. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  3. ↑ "Conjunto Clasico:Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Tito Nieves". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (in Spanish). November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tito Nieves". Discogs.com.
  6. ↑ "Canciones clásicas de Marco Antonio Solís por Tito Nieves". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). April 7, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "LaMusica: Radio, Podcasts, & Noticias". Lamusica.com.
  8. ↑ Peña López, Brenda I. (January 30, 2017). "Tito Nieves tuvo la boda que pidió". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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