Toby Love is an American singer and songwriter.
/ref> Love is known for performing a style of bachata music that combines traditional and urban singing and production.

Background

Toby Love was born in

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to Puerto Rican parents, his mother later remarried to a Dominican man, which eventually led to Toby Love's exposure to the genre of music known as Bachata. He started working with Aventura as a back-up singer.Toby Love Coming to Los Angeles To Promote His New Album
/ref> His voice was featured in 2 songs, I Believe and Gone in the album

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beginning a solo career with his 2006 LP, ''

Toby Love Toby Love is an American singer and songwriter. Love is known for performing a style of bachata music that combines traditional and urban singing and production. Background Toby Love was born in The Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents, his m ...

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. In 2008, he received four nominations to the

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for songs included in his debut album. Love won awards for two categories, Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, and Latin Rap / Hip Hop Album of the Year. Love embarked on his solo career. Living in the same neighborhood as the group, he became close friends with the member "

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", who later asked Love to join. Toby Love is recognized as the artist that made the subgenre of crunkchata popular. As the result of having recorded half of his debut album in

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, Love became a fan of

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music, and incorporated it into his bachata music. Love produces the majority of the music used in his albums, along with co-producer Eddie Perez.

Personal life

In addition to living in New York, Toby Love also spends his time between homes in

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. Love hopes to begin working as an actor, in addition to his career as a musician.

Discography

Studio albums *''

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La Voz De La Juventud ''La Voz De La Juventud'' is the third studio album by Urban Bachata (music), Bachata artist Toby Love released in 2011 through Sony Music Latin. Track listing Charts References

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, 2011) *''

Amor Total ''Amor Total'' is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican-American Bachata artist Toby Love released in 2014 through Top Stop Music Top Stop Music is an independent record label founded by Puerto Rican producer, Sergio George in 2009 based in ...

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, 2013) *''

Bachata Nation ''Bachata Nation'' is the fifth studio album by The Bronx born Bachata artist Toby Love released in 2016 through Top Stop Music. This album included 4 singles that reached the top of the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. The song "El Aire Que Re ...

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, 2016) Compilation albums *''Mis Favoritas'' (

, 2012)

Singles

Featurings

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- Soy Igual Que Tu * Chosen Few Movement - Grind It Up (featuring Toby Love & Lumidee) *

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- Tu No Ta Pa Mi (Remix) * Magic Juan - La Otra Noche * Aventura - I Believe (Yo Creo) & Gone *Javi G - Por Qué? (Toby Love y Mikey) *

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- Mi Primer Amor (Salsa Version) *

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- Y Si te Digo (Bachata, 2007) * R.K.M & Ken-Y - Tengo un Amor (2006)

References

External links

Toby Love
on Myspace * {{DEFAULTSORT:Love, Toby Aventura (band) members Living people Entertainers from the Bronx American bachata musicians Singers from New York (state) American musicians of Puerto Rican descent American male singers Sony Music Latin artists Top Stop Music artists Latin music songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Bachata singers