José René Villafuerte Flores (born 26 January 1997), known as René Villa, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter, model and actor, based in Ireland.

Biography

René Villa was born on 26 January 1997 in

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. Especially Carey influenced his music style, to bring different types of music together. Throughout his career, René has worked with Costa Rican musician and producer Alan Shepard, as well as Nelss, Carlox, among countless others. As a solo artist, he has released two albums and EPs that defy category, traversing intimate singer songwriter, pop, Latin pop, pop rock, electronic and dance. René submitted the first songs he ever wrote, and soon found himself making his debut with “Dónde Estás”, under the name of Shory Flores. That fateful turn of events changed his life as a musician, shifting his focus to composition and singing, and sending him on a profoundly winding and rewarding musical journey. Before changing his artist name, the songs were released by his old names, including "Juntos (Al Amanecer)" and "Te Quiero (Pa' Mi)". During 2020, Villa participated on Shepard's album ''The Right Time'', which is the featuring in ”A Tu Lado" under the pseudo name of “Jay Flores”. In 2021, the album ''Rawr'' was released in the U.K., which contains nine songs, including "It's Your Fault", written by René and produced by Shepard.

Discography

Singles & EPs

* ''Dónde Estás'' (2015) * ''Falsas Promesas de Amor'' (2015) * ''Juntos (Al Amanecer)'' (2016) * ''Te Quiero (Pa' Mí)'' (2019) * ''Es Imposible'' (2021) * ''Si Tú No Estás'' (2022) *''En Peligro de Extinción'' (2022) * ''Mistakes'' (2022)Rene Villa Drops New Single 'Mistakes'
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Albums

* ''Summer Dreaming'' (2020) * ''Rawr'' (2021)

References

External links

* , Villa's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Villa, René 1997 births Living people 21st-century Costa Rican people 21st-century male singers 21st-century singer-songwriters Composers from Dublin (city) Costa Rican composers Costa Rican dance musicians Costa Rican expatriates Costa Rican male singers Electronic musicians Expatriates in Ireland Latin music songwriters Male pop singers Male singer-songwriters People from Guanacaste Province Singers from Dublin (city)