Juan Luis Morera Luna (; born December 19, 1978), best known as his stage name Wisin (), is a Puerto Rican

reggaeton Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...

rapper, singer and record producer, best known as a member of the reggaeton duo

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only ...

. Wisin is noted for his unique and aggressive style of rapping.

Career

Wisin met

Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, '' Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. ...

in school. They began performing as a duo in the late 1990s and made their album debut in 2000 with ''

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''. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with '' Mi Vida... My Life'', their first for

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subsidiary

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. ''

Pa'l Mundo ''Pa'l Mundo'' ( en, For the World) is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, released on November 8, 2005, by Machete Music. The album includes the singles, "Rakata," "Llamé Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)," and "Noch ...

'' then catapulted them to mainstream success in 2005. Subsequently, Wisin & Yandel established their own label,

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, and presented an affiliate group, Los Vaqueros. In November 2013, after the duo's Líderes tour, the duo went into hiatus, but although rumors saying their split was because of differences between them, Yandel denied those rumors and confirmed they are not disbanded. Wisin released his first solo album ''

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'' in 2004, and ten years later, in 2014, his second solo studio album, ''

El Regreso del Sobreviviente ''El Regreso del Sobreviviente'' (English: ''The Return of the Survivor'') is the second studio album (first one in 10 years as a solo artist), by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Wisin. It is the sequel to his first studio album El Sobreviviente. ...

'' was released. Wisin is currently working with

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on their ''Power and Love'' tour. Wisin & Yandel reunited in 2018 and released their tenth studio album after spending five years apart. The new album is called "Los Campeones del Pueblo / "The Big Leagues". On July 11, 2018,

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announced Wisin as a coach on La Voz (U.S.). Wisin joins

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

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and

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as coaches on the Spanish-language version of

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singing-competition ''

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''.

Personal life

Wisin is married to Yomaira Ortiz Feliciano. The couple married on July 26, 2008, in Wisin's hometown of

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after four years together. They have three children, Yelena, born and Dylan Luna, born and Victoria, born on August 29, 2016, with

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, but died on September 30.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Featured singles

Promotional singles and other charted songs

Album appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Wisin.

Music videos

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1978 births Living people 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Spanish-language singers of the United States People from Cayey, Puerto Rico Sony Music Latin artists Latin music songwriters Reggaeton record producers