Coro (born in New York City) is an American

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singer and actor of

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n and Dominican

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, who first had roles in numerous episodes of the star's hit television series, ''

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''. While appearing on ''Vice'', (Jose) Coro struggled to put together a group to get his singing career off the ground. His first efforts never took off, but in 1987, Coro met

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, who was enjoying the success of his first hit record and getting ready to

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. After a stint as a backup vocalist and dancer for Stevie B, the New York-born and Miami-raised Coro made the move back to his native

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to initiate a solo singing career. Coro partnered with freestyle music producers Zahid Tariq, Ziggy Gonzalez and

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in 1989,. Coro's first single, "Where Are You Tonight", became a popular dance song in New York and Miami. The song reached the Top 25 on '' Billboard'' 's club chart and put Coro on the road doing shows in

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s across the country. On his

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debut album, Coro

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Zahid Tariq and Ziggy Gonzalez to create a selection of uptempo dance tunes like "Can't Let You Go", "Where Are You tonight", "My Fallen Angel" and

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s such as "Missing You".

Discography

Studio album

Singles

Video clips

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coro American freestyle musicians 20th-century Dominican Republic male singers Living people Charisma Records artists 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singers Musicians from Miami Singers from New York City Year of birth missing (living people)