Antonio Rayo (born July 16, 1982), best known as Rayito, is a Spanish musician of Gitano and

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heritage. His father, a flamenco guitarist, taught him to play the instrument at a young age, and at the age of four years he was already giving concerts and winning television contests. By age eight he was famous throughout Spain as a virtuoso of flamenco guitar, and in 1992, at age ten, he released his first album, ''Rayito en Concierto''. Thus he became the youngest person accepted into the SGAE, the Spanish equivalent of

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."Niño prodigio de la guitarra flamenca resurge como cantante pop"

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. November 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2007. At age 15 he moved to

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, where he collaborated with artists including

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, and

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. In June 2005 he moved again to

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, where he began work on a new project of his own. The product was his eponymous second album, which he released on September 26, 2006. He describes it as a flamenco pop album that draws on

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, hip hop, Caribbean rhythms, and Latin American styles. Rayo signed a publishing deal with

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in January 2009. He has worked with

, and

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, among other artists.

Credits

*"Lloraré las penas" -

(2002) *" Jaleo" -

(2003) *"Cómo olvidar" -

(2004) *"Sin palabras de relleno" -

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

(2007) *"No vale la pena" -

David Bustamante David Bustamante Hoyos (born 25 March 1982) is a Spanish pop singer and songwriter. He gained his initial fame in 2001 as a third-place winner on '' Operación Triunfo'', the interactive musical reality television show that went on to achiev ...

(2008) *"Cuánto te amé" -

(2008) *"Gitana" -

(2008) *"Crees que me engañas" -

Shaila Dúrcal Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras (born August 28, 1979), better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior"). Biography She was born in Madrid, ...

(2008) *"Hay milagros" -

(2008) *"Ojo por ojo" -

(2009) *"Al Ándalus" -

(2009) *"Antes o después" -

(2009) *"Latin Love" -

(2009) *"Ahora tú" - Malú (2010) *"Solo por amor" - Camila (2012) *"Bailar" -

Lorena Gómez Lorena Gómez Pérez (born 12 April 1986 in Lleida) is a Spanish pop singer known artistically as Lorena. She was the winner of TV's Spanish language's talent-search program fifth series of ''Operación Triunfo''. In 2007, her debut album, ...

(2013) *"La noche de los dos" -

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(2013) *"Madre Tierra (Oye)" -

(2014) *" Adiós" -

(2014) *"Corazón" -

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*"Ladies' Night" - Sweet California (2016) *"Ando buscando" - Carlos Baute ft Piso 21 (2016) *"No creo en el amor" - Danny Romero ft Sanco ft

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(2016) *"Todo no es casualidad" -

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(2016) *"Together" - Yall ft Mandy Diaz *"

Do It for Your Lover "Do It for Your Lover" is a song performed by Spanish singer Manel Navarro and written by himself together with Rayito, Antonio Rayo "Rayito". The song was released as a digital download on 13 January 2017 through Sony Music, Sony Music Spain. It ...

" -

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(2017) *"Tiemblo" - Carlos Ares (2017) *"Casi humanos" -

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(2017) *" Me enamoré" -

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(2017) *"Pasajeros" -

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(2017) *"Vamo' a la calle" - Carlos Baute (2017) *"Acércate" -

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(2017) *"Mama" -

ft Ana Mena (2017) *"Acércate" -

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ft Danny Romero (2017) *"Qué bonito" -

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(2018) *"Mi cama" -

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombians, Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimente ...

(2018) *"

Él no soy yo is a song by Spanish singer Blas Cantó. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 9 March 2018, as the third single from Cantó's debut studio album ''Complicado''. The song was written by Antonio Rayo, Leroy Sanchez, Manuel ...

" -

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(2018)

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