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. He came to prominence in 2010 with his debut studio album, ''El Talento Del Bloque''.

Career

2007–2011: Career beginnings

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called ''Su hija me gusta'', where a young man tells a father ''I like your daughter''. As his style developed he typically directed his music to younger people and relationships. As his songs grew in popularity online, Puerto Rican radio stations picked up on the internet hype and began to broadcast Farruko to a wider audience, solidifying his presence in the Reggaeton scene.

2012–2022: Early music

Farruko was nominated for the

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in 2012. In the summer of 2014, Farruko's hit songs, "Passion Whine" and "6 AM", both with

, 6AM changed Farruko's career for the best, both songs reached spots 1 and 2, respectively."Passion Whine" ranked on the Top Latin Songs list, published by Monitor Latino, for 26 consecutive weeks. The song "6 AM" earned Farruko nominations at

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for Best Urban Fusion/Performance for "6 AM" and Best Urban Song at the

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. He has been the lead singer or featured on top performing songs including "Krippy Kush," "Inolvidable," "Quiereme," and "Calma (Remix)." Farruko has collaborated with many artists including

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, Travis Scott,

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. On June 24, 2021, Farruko released his hit single "

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", which has more than 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song is a mixture of Tribal guarachero and

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. On February 12, 2022, during a performance at the

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, Farruko stopped the concert to give a speech, in which he devoted himself to preaching about God, expressing his problems and asking forgiveness for the lyrics of some of his songs. Responding to complaint of fans, Farruko replied that "Farru is retired and Carlos is here now" and that they will refund the money of dissatisfied attendees.

Arrest

On April 3, 2018, Farruko was arrested in Puerto Rico, accused of hiding $52,000 in undeclared cash in shoes and luggage when returning from the

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for which he was required to do three years of probation. As of 2017, he had a net worth of $3 million.

Tours

*2010–2011: El Talento Del Bloque Tour *2012: TMPR Tour *2013: El Imperio Nazza Farruko Edition Tour *2015: Los Menores Tour Bus *2016: Visionary World Tour *2017: TrapXFicante Tour *2019: Gangalee Tour

Discography

Studio albums

* ''El Talento del Bloque'' (2010) * ''The Most Powerful Rookie'' (2012) * '' Farruko Presenta: Los Menores'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

TrapXFicante ''TrapXFicante'' is the fifth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Farruko, released on September 15, 2017, through Sony Music Latin. It was produced by Ez el Ezeta, Prida Beats, Christian Adorno, Rvssian, Sharo Towers, Andy Clay, Luis Salazar, Jhon ...

'' (2017) * ''

Gangalee ''Gangalee'' is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Farruko, released on April 26, 2019, through Sony Music Latin. It was produced by Sharo Towers, DJ Rome, George Noriega, Álex Gárgolas, Rvssian, Dímelo Flow, Jumbo "El ...

'' (2019) * ''En Letra de Otro'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farruko 1991 births Living people People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Urbano musicians Latin trap musicians Sony Music Latin artists Latin music songwriters