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 life

Santos was born in 1979, in

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. He moved with his family to the Bronx, NY, at age of 14. He is the cousin of bachata star

Romeo 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 It ...

, with whom he co-founded Los Tinellers in 1994 in what would later become the group known today as Aventura.AventuraWorldwide.com - Biography Page
/ref> When he was 17, he became an American citizen and then changed his last name from Santos, which now is his middle name, to Jeter. Santos explained that the

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are his favorite baseball team. At the time,

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had just started and Santos was so hyped about him to the point that he legally changed his name to Henry Santos Jeter.

Music career

With Aventura

Santos was a singer, songwriter, and producer for the band. He and Anthony "Romeo" Santos have written several hits for the band such as "Deja Vu", "Voy Mal Acostumbrado", "9:15" and "Princesita". Originally known as "Los Tinellers", the group made its full-length debut with “ Trampa De Amor” in 1995. Aventura became recognized worldwide with the smash hit "Obsesión" from their third album, We Broke The Rules (2002). Aventura's success was elevated by "Ella Y Yo", a collaboration with the reggaeton artist

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from their fifth Studio album God's Project (2005). It was the first of ten straight top ten hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. After nine albums (six studio and three live efforts) Aventura announced their separation in 2011. Later that year, Henry Santos & Romeo released solo albums. Santos would eventually have multiple reunions with his group over the years. First time it happened on July 12, 2014, 3 Years after the split, he reunited with his old bandmates Lenny, Max & Anthony in a surprise reunion of Aventura during Romeo Santos' historic sold out concert at

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. On February 4, 2016, Henry Santos would reunite with Aventura for a 21-day concert series at the

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. On September 21. 2019, he reunited again with the group at his cousin Romeo Santos' sold out concert at

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to close the show. Later that year they had announced the Inmortal Tour. From February to March 2020, Aventura tour around the United States until the Covid 19 Pandemic. Show were cancelled and weren't able to finish the tour. They eventually would return in 2021 in which they did 4 Stadium show in the United States. The last concert of the tour was on October 9, 2021 at

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. There last 2 show together were On December 18 and 19 of 2021 in

. Both shows were a huge success.

Solo career

In 2011, Santos released his debut solo album, "

Introducing Henry Santos ''Introducing Henry Santos'' or ''Introducing'' is the debut album by bachata singer Henry Santos. It is Santos's first album as a solo artist following the break-up of American bachata group Aventura, of which he was a backup singer and mostly t ...

". It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Tropical Albums Chart. Hits such as "

Poquito A Poquito "Poquito A Poquito" is a song by Dominican singer Henry Santos. It was released on May 2, 2011, and served as the first single for his debut album ''Introducing Henry Santos ''Introducing Henry Santos'' or ''Introducing'' is the debut album by ...

", "Por Amor (Mi Fiel Fanatica)" and "

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" were favorites among worldwide bachata listeners. In 2013 Santos released his second studio album

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. It positioned two number-one hits on the

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chart with "My Way" and "La Vida". On April 22, 2013, it was announced on

's Tropical Charts & Nielsen charts that "My Way", Henry Santos' first single off his second solo album, became number one in the USA radio Airwaves of the Tropical Charts, positioning him as one of the favorites in the Latin market. On June 25, 2013, his second solo album was released under exclusive licensing to VeneMusic & Universal Music Group, executive produced by HustleHard Ent. called "Henry Santos' My Way". On April 14, 2014, TR3S launched an exclusive campaign featuring Henry Santos' third video

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, in collaboration with

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award winning producer

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. In 2015, after the disappearance of Siente Music, the label that represented Santos (collaboration between Venemusic &

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), Henry continued his independent solo career under his own record label (HustleHard Entertainment LLC) releasing two successful productions. On April 8, 2016, he released his third studio album, " Henry The Third Deluxe". It debuted at #7 in the iTunes digital charts. This album includes hits such as "

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", " Quédate", "Ella Me Dijo", "Ella Tiene Mareo" & "Si Me Besa Tu Boca". On February 24, 2017, he released his first live solo album The Live Album: Sólo Éxitos". This is a live album compilation of Henry Santos' best songs. I also included all the songs that included his voice from his time in Aventura. From Henry Santos' solo breakout hit "Poquito A Poquito" to one of the most popular Grupo Aventura tracks performed at 2011's Festival Viña Del Mar "Nueve & Quince", we're are able to relive all the glorious moments of Henry Santos' 20-year music career. On June 1, 2018, his fourth studio album was released titled " Shut Up & Listen" spawning the hits "Descarados", "Algo Estúpido", "Tu Ego", "Aún No Es Tarde", "Once Mil Cosas" among others. On February 8, 2019, "Reto: Canta Con Henry Santos Vol.1" was released worldwide. It's a karaoke album for fans to sing to. He released Vol. 2 (Los Clásicos) (The Classics) on January 24, 2020. On May 3, 2019, "Don Juan & Cupido" featuring Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos was released. This is the first single of Henry Santos' 5th studio album,

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, which was released in 2021. Later that year he released the single "Weekend" November 15, 2019, featuring

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& Lirow. In 2021 he released ''

'' where he was able to record tracks with legends in the Bachata genre such as

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, Luis Vargas, Joe Veras,

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, as well as colleagues & newcomers. This also included the

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song "

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" which features Dominican salsa singer David Kada. It peaked at number #10 on the

chart. On February 4, 2022, he released the bachata version of "Te Di" with

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. "Te Di" is originally a pop song by Pavel Núñez from his 2012 album ''Paso A Paso''. On May 20, 2022 he released "Cuando Te Toco" with JFab, and Paola Fabre.

Acting

Henry Santos have make cameos in two successful Dominican movies, '' Sanky Panky'' and '' La Soga''. Santos was the music supervisor of ''La Soga''. He also hosted a fictional radio station called San Juan sounds in the biggest video game franchise '' Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony''. He is the lead actor in ''Por Nada, A Musical Film'' a 30-minute short film linked to the second single "Por Nada" of his ''Introducing Henry Santos'' solo debut album.

Discography

Studio albums

(2011) *

(2013) *

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(2016) * Shut Up & Listen (2018) *

(2021)

Live albums

* The Live Album: Sólo Éxitos (2017)

Karaoke albums

* Reto: Canta Con Henry Santos, Vol.1 (2019) * Reto: Canta Con Henry Santos, Vol.2 (Los Clásicos) (2020)

Singles

''Mira Quien Baila''

In September 2012, it was announced that Henry Santos would be the first dancer from the Dominican Republic involved in the third season of ''Mira Quien Baila'',

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's Spanish version of ''

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''. He would be competing in support of the National Latino Children's institute. Week after week, Santos dominated every challenge given to him on the dance floor. The dances ranged from Hip-Hop and

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, to

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and

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. Not only did Santos dominate the dance floor, but his charm and charisma heavily attracted the fans, which made the third season of ''Mira Quien Baila'' the highest rated season in history. Santos made it to the finale without ever being nominated for elimination, setting a new record for the show. ''Mira Quien Baila'''s finale aired November 18, 2012. The episode was seen by over seven million people worldwide. Santos was crowned by the fans "El Rey de la Pista" (King of the Dance Floor) with over 41% of the votes against

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and

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Community work

Competing in

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, Henry Santos represented the National Latino Children's institute as support for the organization. But that was no't his only contribution in terms of community work. On May 6, 2014, Santos partnered up with NYC Presbyterian Hospital & Columbia University in the fight against child obesity in the United States with their community program "Vive Tu Vida" by CHALK, offering a healthy alternatives menu in restaurants all over NYC and educating Latinos on recommended portion sizes for foods, the benefits of exercising and a healthier lifestyle. Subsequently, Santos represented his foundation in the popular Telemundo cooking competition ''Top Chef Estrellas'' with the purpose of spreading the message. On May 14, 2014, Santos was named the "Padrino" (Godfather) of the

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in the United States, helping spread the word among Latin people on the fight against this illness. Subsequently, his voice and image were used on the

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Campaign, "Una Conversation A La Vez" ("One Conversation at a Time"), educating Latin people on the prevention of

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References

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