Carlos Isaías Morales Williams (born December 3, 1993), better known as Sech, is a Panamanian singer. He is from the
Río Abajo
Río Abajo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 26,607 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 33,155; its population as of 2000 was 28,714. It is a West Indian neighborhoo ...
township of
Panama City
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and is best known for his single "
Otro Trago
"Otro Trago" (English: "Another Drink") is a song by Panamanian singer Sech featuring Puerto Rican rapper Darell, released as a single from Sech's debut album '' Sueños'' in April 2019 through Rich Music. It reached number one in Sech's native ...
", which was nominated for Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the
2019 Latin Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with numerous Latin artists including
Maluma
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Nicky Jam
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,
Daddy Yankee
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, and
Bad Bunny
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. He released his debut studio album ''
Sueños'' in April 2019 and his second album ''
1 of 1'' was released on May 21, 2020.
Biography
1993–2014: Early life and career beginnings
Carlos Isaías Morales Williams was born the youngest of four children in the
Río Abajo
Río Abajo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 26,607 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 33,155; its population as of 2000 was 28,714. It is a West Indian neighborhoo ...
township of Panama City to parents who were both pastors.
He developed his singing voice while singing in his church's choir. He additionally enjoyed writing poetry and singing along to the music of
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.
[ After high school, he worked in the food service and construction industries while producing music on the side with his friend Focking Rafita.][ He began his musical career in Panama as a street vendor who also sang to customers.] Morales started his career in the group Los Principiantes. His first song with the group, titled "Te Llamaba", was released in June 2008.
2014–2018: Solo career and national success
In 2014, Sech released his debut single "Yo Sin Ti". Between 2014 and 2017, Sech began releasing new songs until the release of "Miss Lonely", which became his first national hit and gave him his national recognition. The song went viral in Colombia and attracted the attention of producer and DJ Dimelo Flow.[ Following this, Sech was signed to ]Rich Music
Rich Music is an independent record label founded by entrepreneur Richard Mendez and his son, Joshua Mendez, in 2007.
In February 2017, the label signed a distribution deal with Sony Music's Latin division. In April of the same year, Rich Music wa ...
in 2017, and in December of that year, he released his first mixtape album, titled ''The Sensation Mixtape''.
Sech's debut extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. ''The Sensation'', was released on December 6, 2018. Consisting of 8 songs, the album includes the singles "Me Gustaría", "La Vida" and the original version of "Que Más Pues", which its remix would be included on his following release. The album also features guest appearances from International artists, including Justin Quiles
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, Jowell & Randy
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and Dalex
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Currently, Dalex is signed to the Rich Music record label.
Jayma y Dalex
After ...
.
2019–present
In April 2019, Sech released "Otro Trago
"Otro Trago" (English: "Another Drink") is a song by Panamanian singer Sech featuring Puerto Rican rapper Darell, released as a single from Sech's debut album '' Sueños'' in April 2019 through Rich Music. It reached number one in Sech's native ...
". The song reached number one in his native Panama, as well in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Honduras and Mexico. It also became Sech's first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peaking at number 34. Sech describes "Otro Trago" as "the song that truly changed islife".[ The track was nominated for Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards.][ That same month, Sech released his debut studio album ''Sueños'', which reached number three on the '']Billboard
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'' Top Latin Albums
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chart. The album includes the Panamanian top 10 single "Solita" featuring Farruko
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and Zion & Lennox
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. It also includes the remix of the song "Qué Más Pues" featuring Maluma
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, Nicky Jam
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, Lenny Tavarez, Justin Quiles
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and Dalex
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Jayma y Dalex
After ...
.[ ''Sueños'' was ranked number three on the ''Rolling Stone'' list of the "25 Best Latin Albums of 2019".] In August 2019, Suzy Exposito of ''Rolling Stone'' noted that Sech is "rapidly becoming urbano's most wanted collaborator".
He featured on Nicky Jam's 2019 ''Íntimo
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'' album on the song "Atrévete", released in November 2019. The song peaked at number four in Sech's native Panama. Sech also appeared on the song "Ignorantes
"Ignorantes" () is a song by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny and Panamanian singer Sech. It was released on February 13, 2020, as the second single from Bad Bunny's second solo studio album ''YHLQMDLG''. The song debuted and peaked at number 3 on ...
" with Bad Bunny
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, included on Bad Bunny's album ''YHLQMDLG
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''. The song reached the top ten in Panama, Spain and the US ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart, and peaked at number 49 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Other songs Sech was featured includes " Definitivamente" with Daddy Yankee
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, and "Ganas De Ti" with Wisin & Yandel
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, with both songs peaking at number two in Panama.
During a Zoom
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listening party on May 7, 2020, Sech announced that his second studio album, ''1 of 1'' would be released on May 21, 2020. The album's lead single, "Si Te Vas" with Ozuna
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, reached the top ten in Panama and Spain. The album also includes the Panamanian top 10 single "Relación" and features appearances from Daddy Yankee
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, Arcángel
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, Nando Boom, and Lenny Tavarez. Sech explained that the album also includes "throwbacks to Panama's classic reggae en español sound".[ "Relación" became Sech's fourth top 10 on the ]Hot Latin Songs
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chart and his first solo song to do so. The song also garnered popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok
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.
On April 15, 2021, Sech released his third studio album called ''42'', an 11 track album with features from Rauw Alejandro
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, Wisin
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, Yandel
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, Arcángel
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, and Nicky Jam
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. The name of this album was chosen as a tribute to Jackie Robinson
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, who was the first African American in the MLB
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. The number also has significance to Sech because of how it was passed on to Panamanian baseball player, Mariano Rivera
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.
Also in 2021, he released "Volando (Remix)" with Bad Bunny
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and Mora, Una Nota with J Balvin
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, "Tus Lágrimas" with Mora, and "Se Le Ve" with Dímelo Flow
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, Justin Quiles
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, Lenny Tavárez
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Career
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, Arcangel
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, De La Ghetto
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Earl ...
, and Dalex
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Currently, Dalex is signed to the Rich Music record label.
Jayma y Dalex
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.
At the end of 2021, Sech and DJ Khalid released the song "Borracho". Sech also released a single called "Noche De Teto" as his first song in 2022. Also, via Instagram stories, Sech said that the name for his upcoming album would be "Bienvendios al Bloke." The date for this album has yet to be announced.
Musical style
Sech possesses a tenor
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vocal range.[ A ''Billboard'' staff member wrote that Sech's music contains "soothing vocals, sensual urban fusion melodies, and lyrics that focus on romance, dreams and positive vibes".][ In an interview with ''Billboard'', Sech mentioned ]El General
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as being an influence on his music. "Otro Trago" was described by ''Rolling Stone
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'' as a "piano-reggaeton ballad about drinking and dancing the heartbreak away".[ Sech is a fan of jazz music and expressed a desire to incorporate jazz music into his compositions.][ He described his musical experimentation by saying, "Everything changes so fast. Today, we're singing reggaeton. Tomorrow, we'll be singing in Arabic! You never know where things are gonna go, and that's an exciting challenge".][
]
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Mixtapes
Extended plays
Singles
As a lead artist
As a featured artist
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
See also
*Number-one singles of 2019 (Panama)
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Dur ...
Notes
References
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1993 births
Living people
21st-century Panamanian male singers
21st-century Panamanian singers
Panamanian reggaeton musicians
Panamanian songwriters
Panamanian people of African descent
People from Panama City
Latin music songwriters