Ricky Laureano (born August 3, 1969) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the guitarist and one of the main

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

s of the

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band

Fiel a la Vega Fiel a La Vega is a Rock en Español band from Puerto Rico formed in 1994. The band consisted of members Tito Auger and Ricky Laureano (vocals and guitars), who come from the northern city of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, along with brothers Pedro and ...

Biography

Ricky Laureano met

Tito Auger Alfonso "Tito" Auger Vega (born 3 March 1968, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician best known for being the lead singer of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Auger is also the band's main songwriter, together with Rick ...

in the late 80s. Together they formed another band called ''Farenheitt''. The band recorded a single with the first writing collaborations of Auger and Laureano. Their first songs were titled "Maryann" and "I'd Been Looking". In 1990, Laureano and Auger decide to seriously pursue a career in music and they moved to the

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, specifically in

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. Three months later, Auger's father died and he returned to Puerto Rico. Laureano stayed there and started playing with a band called ''Pure Myth''. Two years later, upon Auger's return they reunited again. After returning to

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, Laureano and Auger reunited with friends

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and Pedro Arraiza, with whom they had played before and formed

. The band quickly achieved great success in the island releasing several radio hits and winning several awards. As of 2019, the band has released five studio albums, three live albums, a compilation, and has performed hundreds of concerts through Puerto Rico and the United States. They have also won several awards. Since 2010, the band has reduced their presentations, which has allowed Laureano to work on his own music. Through the last years, he has recorded and released numerous singles and EPs which he has made available through his own website. In 2017, Laureano recorded his first full-length album in which he sang and recorded all the instruments. The eponymous album features twelve songs, all written by Laureano.

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External links

Ricky Laureano at Allmusic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laureano, Ricky 1969 births Living people People from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican guitarists Fiel a la Vega members 20th-century American guitarists

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