Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the
bachata group
Aventura. In 2002, the song "
Obsesión" reached number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up. Since then, Santos has embarked on a solo career which has spawned seven number one songs on the
Hot Latin Songs
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chart and seventeen number ones on the
Tropical Songs
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chart. Over his career, he sold over 40 million albums and over 100 million singles.
Early life
Santos was born in 1981 in
the Bronx
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, New York City to a
Dominican father and a
Puerto Rican mother. He had a humble upbringing, with his father, who worked in construction, under-paid but earning enough for his family with his mother staying at home taking care of them.
Santos began his career by singing in a church choir at a young age. Romeo was exposed to Latin genres of music at a young age due to his parents.
Musical Influences
Romeo was inspired by many exponents of music to compose his songs, among them are:
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
,
Camilo Sesto
Camilo Blanes Cortés (16 September 1946 – 8 September 2019), known professionally as Camilo Sesto "El Rey del Amor", was a Spanish singer, songwriter and music producer. There are various sales figures for him, ranging from 70 to 200 million ...
,
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
,
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...
,
Manuel Alejandro
Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez (born 21 February 1932), better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer of Latin love songs, which are better known as ''ballads''. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Migu ...
, within his genre are:
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...
and
Anthony Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in I ...
.
Romeo Santos started in music when he was a teen. At first, he wasn't concentrating on bachata until one day his father bought an
Anthony Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in I ...
cassette. Romeo saw the cassette and noticed that the artist had the same name as him. He played the cassette and immediately fell in love with his music. Thus, inspiring him to become a bachata singer.
Music career
Aventura
![Romeo Santos](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Romeo_Santos.jpg)
Romeo was the lead singer, songwriter and co-producer of
Aventura. Aventura was formed in 1994 by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, his cousin
Henry Santos
Henry Santos Jeter (born Henry Santos on December 15, 1979) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and producer. Best known for his tenure as a singer and songwriter in the bachata group Aventura. He made his debut as a solo artist in 2011.
Early ...
"Hustle Hard", and friends
Lenny Santos
Lenny Santos a.k.a. Len Melody (born October 24, 1979) is an American guitarist, composer, producer and entrepreneur. He rose to global fame as the co-founder of the bachata group Aventura where he served as producer, lead guitarist, vocalist, c ...
"Len Melody", and
Max Santos
Max "Mikey" Santos (born January 30, 1982), known professionally as Max Agende, is an American bass guitarist, musical arranger and rapper. He rose to global fame as the co-founder of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. ...
"Mikey a.k.a Max Agende". They were originally called Los Tinellers. In 1998 they signed with Premium Latin Music and were rebranded as Aventura.
Aventura released their debut album in 1999 with the hopes of bringing bachata into the mainstream from its traditional base and fuse it with
hip hop and
R&B. In 2002, the song, "
Obsesión" achieved huge success in many countries, topping many international charts in France, Germany and Italy. Aventura released five studio albums in a decade, spawning many top 10 hits like internationally famous "Obsesión", "Cuando Volverás", "Un Beso", :Amor de Madre", "Los Infieles", "El Perdedor", "Por Un Segundo", "Dile Al Amor", and many others.
In 2009, Aventura was invited to perform for the
44th President of the United States Barack Obama
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at the
White House
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.
In 2011 Aventura separated. According to Romeo, the group was "on pause to do individual projects". Romeo, along Lenny, Mikey and Henry (Aventura) reunited to close out the second night of Romeo Santos' sold-out Yankee Stadium concerts on July 12, 2014. It was announced on December 1, 2015, that Aventura would have a set of concerts for the last time as a group for the whole month of February at the United Palace Theater in New York City. Their first concert since their split started with a sold-out crowd on February 4, 2016, with the final concert ending on February 28, 2016. On December 8, 2019, Romeo Santos posted a video saying that Aventura is going on tour around the United States in 2020 called Gira Inmortal. They would eventually go on tour until the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to cancel. In 2021, they continued the tour as a stadium tour in which they performed in 4 stadiums in the United States and 1 stadium in the Dominican Republic.
Solo
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In April 2011, after his success as a songwriter and the lead singer for Aventura, Romeo announced he was leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Romeo Santos signed with Sony records on April 7, 2011.
Formula Volume 1 and The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden (2011-2013)
![Romeo Santos en Acceso Total (6345415835)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Romeo_Santos_en_Acceso_Total_%286345415835%29.jpg)
On May 9, 2011, he released the debut single and his first single off his debut album ''
Formula, Vol. 1
''Formula, Vol. 1'' is the debut studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on November 8, 2011 by Sony Music Latin. It is Santos's first album as a solo artist following the break-up of American bachata group Aventura, of which he ...
'', called "
You
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". The song went to number one on the
Hot Latin Songs
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and
Tropical Songs
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charts.
The second single "
Promise
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", featured a collaboration with R&B singer
Usher. As with the previous single, "
Promise
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" topped the
Hot Latin Songs
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and
Tropical Songs
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charts.
He released his debut album
Formula, Vol. 1
''Formula, Vol. 1'' is the debut studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on November 8, 2011 by Sony Music Latin. It is Santos's first album as a solo artist following the break-up of American bachata group Aventura, of which he ...
on November 8, 2011. The album featured collaborations with
Usher,
La Mala Rodríguez
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,
Mario Domm
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from the trio
Camila,
Tomatito
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,
Lil Wayne
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and
George Lopez
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. It also featured
bachata legends
Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos,
Luis Vargas,
Raulin Rodriguez as they united for the song "Debate De 4" ("Debate Of 4").
In February 2012, he sold out
New York City
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's famous
Madison Square Garden
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three nights in a row on the 11th, 23rd, and 24th of that month. The first night kicked off
The King Stays King
The King Stays King (also known as Formula, Vol. 1 Tour) was a worldwide concert tour by American singer Romeo Santos. The tour was a promotion for his debut solo album, ''Formula, Vol. 1''. On December 13, 2011, Santos announced that he would be ...
tour which was the tour of his first solo album. On August 20, 2012, a live version of the song
Llévame Contigo was released as a single to promote Santos' first live album as a solo artist.
On November 6, 2012, Santos' released ''
The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden''. It is a CD and DVD based on the three nights at MSG. This is his first live album and concert film as a solo artist. The live album peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 and at 1
Billboard Top Latin and
Tropical
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Albums charts.
In December 2012, He sold out twice in a row at the
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
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in
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,
Dominican Republic
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on the 15th and 22th of that month. Santos made history selling out two nights at a stadium with a capacity of over 50,000 for concerts. This was the end of the 2012 portion of the tour.
In February 2013. He started the 2013 portion of the tour with two nights at the
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
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in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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on the 14th and 15th of that month.
The tour would continue until July of 2013.
Formula Volume 2 (2013-2016)
![Romeo Santos - Estadio Nacional de Chile 2015 (16688631111)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Romeo_Santos_-_Estadio_Nacional_de_Chile_2015_%2816688631111%29.jpg)
On July 30 2013, he released the first single off his second album, "
Propuesta Indecente". It peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard
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Hot Latin songs chart
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. It received a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year in 2014. As of 2021, is the second best-performing Latin song of all-time on the chart. It lasted on the chart for 125 weeks in which it 4 of those it was positioned at number 1. It also peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard
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Latin
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and
Tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
Airplay
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charts. The music video for this single reach over 1 billion views on
YouTube
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. As of 2022, it has over 1.9 billion views.
On January 28, 2014, second single,
Odio, was released. It featured Canadian rapper
Drake
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* ...
. It peaked at #1 on the
Billboard
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Hot Latin Songs
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chart and lasted 13 weeks on that position. It also peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard
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Latin
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and
Tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
Airplay
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charts. This song was the first time Drake sang in Spanish.
His second album, ''
Formula, Vol. 2
''Fórmula, Vol. 2'' is the second studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on February 25, 2014, by Sony Music Latin. The album was pushed by the success of its first two anticipation singles, "Propuesta Indecente," and " Odio", fea ...
'', was released on February 25, 2014. It featured collaborations with
Drake
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People and fictional characters
* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name
* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
,
Nicki Minaj
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,
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...
,
Carlos Santana
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,
Tego Calderón
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, and
Kevin Hart
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After winning se ...
. ''Formula, Vol. 2'' became the best-selling Latin album of 2014. In 2020, the album was awarded
Billboard Top Latin Album of the decade at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
In July 2014, he sold out an entire double-header show at
Yankee Stadium
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Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...
on the 11th and 12th of that month. Santos was the first Latin artist to headline at the stadium. The Fania All-Stars last did so, one block south at the
old Yankee Stadium
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on August 24, 1973. This show featured a special
Aventura reunion to close out one of the nights.
In July 2015, he sold out three nights at the
Barclays Center
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in
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of that month. The tour would continue until August of 2016.
Golden (2017-2018)
On February 10, 2017, He released the song "
Héroe Favorito
"Héroe Favorito" (English: “Favorite Hero”) is a song by American singer Romeo Santos. The song was written by Romeo Santos and Joaquín Díaz, with production handled by Romeo Santos and Matetraxx. It was released to digital retailers on Fe ...
". It is the lead single for his third studio album ''
Golden
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* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
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''. Santos partnered with
Marvel Comics
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to design the art cover for the single. It debut at number 2 on the
Billboard
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Hot Latin Songs
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chart and lasted 13 weeks on that position. It also debut at number 1 on the
Billboard
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Latin Airplay
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This chart lists the 50 most-played songs on Spanish-language radio stations across the country as monitored by Niel ...
Chart It also debut at number 1
Tropical Airplay
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chart and lasted 8 weeks on that position. The music video was released 4 days later on Valentine's Day 2018. It was shot in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. It featured American actress
Génesis Rodríguez
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, who voiced
Honey Lemon in Disney's 2014 film ''
Big Hero 6''.
On June 23, 2017, He released his second, "
Imitadora
"Imitadora" is a song by American singer Romeo Santos. The song was written by Philip (Taj) L. Jackson and Romeo Santos, and conducted by Carlos Dalmasí, with production handled by Vinylz, Romeo Santos, Allen Ritter and Frank Dukes. It was releas ...
". It peaked at number 5 on the
Billboard
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Hot Latin Songs
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chart. It also peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard
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Latin Airplay
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This chart lists the 50 most-played songs on Spanish-language radio stations across the country as monitored by Niel ...
Charts, which lasted four weeks on that position, and on the
Tropical Airplay
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chart, which lasted 10 weeks on that position. The music video was released on July 18, 2017. It was directed by Carlos Pérez and won Best Bachata Video at the Videoclip Awards 2018.
He released his third studio album titled ''
Golden
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* Golden Cap, Dorset
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'' on July 21, 2017. It featured collaborations with
Swizz Beatz
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,
Juan Luis Guerra
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,
Ozuna
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,
Nicky Jam
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,
Daddy Yankee
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,
Julio Iglesias
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and
Jessie Reyez
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. This was his first studio album to not be part of the Formula series. It was nominated for Best Latin Album in the
Billboard Music Awards
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2018.
In February 2018, Santos would kick off the
Golden Tour
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, which was the tour for ''
Golden
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Golden may also refer to:
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* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
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'', the same way he did for
The King Stays King
The King Stays King (also known as Formula, Vol. 1 Tour) was a worldwide concert tour by American singer Romeo Santos. The tour was a promotion for his debut solo album, ''Formula, Vol. 1''. On December 13, 2011, Santos announced that he would be ...
tour in 2012. He once again sold out
New York City
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's famous
Madison Square Garden
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three nights in a row on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of that month. The tour would end in February of 2019 with two nights at
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on the 8th and 9th of that month.
Utopía and Live from MetLife Stadium (2019-2021)
0n April 5, 2019, he released his fourth studio album ''
Utopía'' where he united with pioneers and legends of traditional modern bachata. El Chaval De La Bachata,
Frank Reyes
Frank Reyes born June 4, 1969, he is one of the best known bachata artists, famous throughout Latin America. He was born in the town of Tenares in the Dominican Republic. Reyes discovered his musical talent when he was a young boy. He and his b ...
,
Raulin Rodriguez,
Elvis Martinez, Kiko Rodriguez, Teodoro Reyes, Joe Veras,
Zacarias Ferreira,
Luis Vargas,
Monchy & Alexandra
Monchy & Alexandra were a bachata musical group from the Dominican Republic. They sang together as a duo beginning in 1998. Their first big hit was " Hoja en Blanco", which they released in 1999. Since then, they had many other hits, such as "H ...
, and
Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos all participated in the album to show that unification within bachata is possible. The band
Aventura, as a group, released an official song within this album titled "
Inmortal". It was released as the lead single for the album. On the
Billboard
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charts it peaked at 95 on the
Billboard Hot 100
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, at number 5 on
Hot Latin Songs
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, and at number 1 on both
Latin
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and
Tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
Airplays. Later on, the other songs from the album all got music videos with the exception of the song "Bellas".
On September 21, 2019, Romeo Santos sold out
MetLife Stadium
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making him the first Latin artist to do so. The concert was based on the album ''
Utopía''. It featured almost every bachata artist from the album, including the other members of Aventura. Not only did each artist sang the songs from the album, but also got to sing one or two of their greatest hits. This concert celebrated the history of bachata.
In the same year, Santos decided to do a tour around Dominican Republic during November and December. These shows were free to watch and went to different towns and cities.
On June 25, 2021, a film based on the Metlife concert premiered on
PPV
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and then on
HBO Max
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on July 30, 2021. On August 20, 2021, he released a live version of the song "
Inmortal". It's from the film and became a single for Santos' second live album titled ''
Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium
''Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium'' is the second live album and second concert film by American singer Romeo Santos as a solo artist. It is based on the sold-out concert that took place on September 21, 2019, at MetLife Stadium. The film versio ...
''. The live album was released on September 10, 2021. It was named after the concert film released earlier that year.
Formula Volume 3 (2022)
On February 8, 2022, Romeo Santos announced that he would release a new album. It was first rumored, but then confirmed by Santos himself through YouTube and social media. It will be part of the Formula series as this album is titled ''
Formula, Vol. 3
''Formula, Vol. 3'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on September 1, 2022, by Sony Music Latin. It is the third installment of Santos' ''Formula'' trilogy following ''Formula, Vol. 1 (2011)'' and ''Formula, Vo ...
''. Fans expected the third volume to have been his third studio album. However, his third studio album ended up being titled ''
Golden
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Golden may also refer to:
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*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
'' and then ''
Utopía'' for his fourth. After those two albums, fans never thought Fórmula would get a trilogy, until now. Its first single,
Sus Huellas
"Sus Huellas" ("Her Prints") is a song written and performed by American bachata singer Romeo Santos. It is the first single for his fifth studio album ''Formula, Vol. 3'' (2022). It was released on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, als ...
was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2022. On July 22, 2022, Santos performed on NBC's
Today
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as part of the
Citi
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Summer Concert Series. He said that he is planning to release the album on September 1, 2022, which is on his first born son's birthday. He did not confirm that it would be the official released date, but he said he was working on it. On August 15th, 2022, he posted a teaser and confirmed that the official release date was going to be on the date he had mention at the concert series.
On September 1, 2022, ''
Formula, Vol. 3
''Formula, Vol. 3'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on September 1, 2022, by Sony Music Latin. It is the third installment of Santos' ''Formula'' trilogy following ''Formula, Vol. 1 (2011)'' and ''Formula, Vo ...
'' was released. It was released along with the music video for the single "
Sin Fin" which featured American singer
Justin Timberlake
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. His fans were confused when on that day at midnight the album wasn't available at that moment. Later on in the morning, Santos announced on social media that the album would be released at 11pm, which was 23 hours after the expected release time. The album featured collaborations with
Justin Timberlake
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,
Rosalía
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,
bachata veteran Luis Miguel Del Amargue,
Christian Nodal
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, Chris Lebron, Lapiz Conciente, and
Katt Williams
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. It also featured
merengue legends
Fernando Villalona
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,
Rubby Pérez,
Toño Rosario
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,
Ramon Orlando as they united for the song "15,000 Noches" ("15,000 Nights"). Santos included his manager Johnny Marines,
requinto
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Wind instruments
''Requinto'' was 19th-century Sp ...
guitarist ChiChi and producer MateTraxx for a skit which featured a special character. He also included his 3 sons in the intro along with Williams. Santos mentioned that one of the reasons this album is his most personal one is because of his 3 sons being involved in it.
Concert films and documentary
On November 6, 2012, ''
The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden'' was released on DVD by
HBO Latino
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. This is Santos' first concert film as a solo artist. It was based on his 3 night performance at Madison Square Garden in February of 2012. It is currently available on
HBO Max
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as ''Romeo Santos: The King Stays King – Live at Madison Square Garden''. It featured performances by
Anthony Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in I ...
,
Luis Vargas,
P. Diddy
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,
Tomatito
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,
Wisin & Yandel
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, and
Usher. It included behind the scenes footage and clips of Santos talking about a few topics involving his life and career.
On June 25, 2021, ''Romeo Santos:
Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium
''Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium'' is the second live album and second concert film by American singer Romeo Santos as a solo artist. It is based on the sold-out concert that took place on September 21, 2019, at MetLife Stadium. The film versio ...
'' was released as a PPV event, based on the September 2019 concert in New York that featured guests
Cardi B
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,
Daddy Yankee
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,
Emilio Estefan
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,
Marc Anthony
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,
Thalía
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and more. Concurrently, a documentary on Santos premiered on the same day titled ''
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata'' which traced the history of Bachata, and showed Santos travelling to the Dominican Republic with
The Kid Mero
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. To promote the documentary, HBO built an elaborate pop-up promotion in
Washington Heights, NYC in the form of a
bodega, called House of Bachata, with free haircuts, Presidente beer, and karaoke parties honoring Santos. At its center was a
PORTL "hologram" device in which Santos appeared in lifelike, lifesized, volumetric 4K to interact with fans. On July 30, 2021, both films were released on
HBO Max
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.
Acting career
His first film appearance was on the 2007 Dominican film "Sanky Panky" as himself alongside his fellow band members from Aventura performing live at Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic. Romeo Santos made his Hollywood debut in the film ''
Furious 7
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'', released April 2015, alongside
Vin Diesel
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Diesel began audition ...
,
Dwayne Johnson
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, and
Paul Walker
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Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recogniti ...
.
He was nervous about acting in ''Furious 7'' but the cast made him feel welcomed.
Santos was also the voice of the cartoon character Early Bird in the 2016 film ''
The Angry Birds Movie
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''.
He sang "Quiero Ser Tu Amigo", a song about friendship, on an episode of ''
Sesame Street
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'' in 2013.
Discography
*''
Formula, Vol. 1
''Formula, Vol. 1'' is the debut studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on November 8, 2011 by Sony Music Latin. It is Santos's first album as a solo artist following the break-up of American bachata group Aventura, of which he ...
'' (2011)
*''
Formula, Vol. 2
''Fórmula, Vol. 2'' is the second studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on February 25, 2014, by Sony Music Latin. The album was pushed by the success of its first two anticipation singles, "Propuesta Indecente," and " Odio", fea ...
'' (2014)
*''
Golden
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Golden may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
'' (2017)
*''
Utopía'' (2019)
*''
Formula, Vol. 3
''Formula, Vol. 3'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on September 1, 2022, by Sony Music Latin. It is the third installment of Santos' ''Formula'' trilogy following ''Formula, Vol. 1 (2011)'' and ''Formula, Vo ...
'' (2022)
Tours
*
The King Stays King
The King Stays King (also known as Formula, Vol. 1 Tour) was a worldwide concert tour by American singer Romeo Santos. The tour was a promotion for his debut solo album, ''Formula, Vol. 1''. On December 13, 2011, Santos announced that he would be ...
(2012–2013)
*
Fórmula, Vol. 2 Tour (2014–2016)
*
Golden Tour
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(2018–2019)
*
Utopía Tour (2019)
*
Fórmula, Vol. 3 La Gira (2023)
Filmography
Live concerts
*''
The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden'' (2012)
*''
Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium
''Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium'' is the second live album and second concert film by American singer Romeo Santos as a solo artist. It is based on the sold-out concert that took place on September 21, 2019, at MetLife Stadium. The film versio ...
'' (2021)
Documentary
* ''
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata'' (2021)
Movies
Awards and nominations
References
Further reading
* Rosen, Jody.
Crossover Dreams of a Bronx Bachatero" ''New York Times''. Arts:Music. June 3, 2009
* Symkus, Ed.
Listen to the Tale of Aventura. ''The Edge''. ''The Boston Herald.com'' December 1, 2009
* Salsa con Son
Top 10 Romeo Santos Songs. April 10, 2016
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Romeo
1981 births
Living people
American bachata musicians
American male singer-songwriters
American people of Puerto Rican descent
American musicians of Puerto Rican descent
African-American male singers
American singers of Dominican Republic descent
Aventura (band) members
Musicians from the Bronx
Hispanic and Latino American musicians
Latin music songwriters
RCA Records artists
Singers from New York City
Sony Music Latin artists
Spanish-language singers of the United States
21st-century American singers
African-American songwriters
Puerto Rican people of Dominican Republic descent
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Latin music record producers
Bachata singers