Remigio Alejandro Valenzuela Buelna, known as Remmy Valenzuela (born 2 October 1990), is a Mexican singer, songwriter and

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ist. He was nominated for the "New Artist of the Year" at the

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and his album ''Mi Vida en Vida'' was nominated for the Best Norteño Album at the

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Life

Born in

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state, he started off as a drummer but switched to the

at the age of 13. His initial successes were with

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, but started gaining mass popularity with romantic songs like ''Te tocó perder''. Eventually, he signed with Fonovisa. In 2015, he released his album ''Mi princesa'', of which the single ''¿Por qué me ilusionaste?'' was mentioned as one of the "Best Songs of 2015" by Ben Ratliff of the

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. By the age of 22, he is reported to have "foiled death twice", once after a car crash, and the second time at a shootout between government forces and an organised crime syndicate during a performance in the

Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...

state of Mexico. In Sinaloa state in 2015, he was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm. He was released on bail after two days.

References

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