Víctor Antonio Santiago Negrón, known as Víctor (born February 5, 1983, in Villalba,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

) is a Puerto Rican singer, host, and actor. He is known for being one of the finalists of the fourth season of

reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...

talent show A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather ...

Objetivo Fama ''Objetivo Fama'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''OF'', Spanish for ''Target: Fame'') is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that aired for over six years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United Stat ...

Career

Víctor grew up in

Villalba, Puerto Rico Villalba (), originally known as Villa Alba, is town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo. Villalba is spread over 6 barrios and Villalba Pueblo (the down ...

. Early in his career, he sang choirs for Las Nenas del Swing. Later, he was a member of merengue groups Mambo and Karís. In 2007, he was selected to be a contestant in the fourth season of ''

'', a Puerto Rican reality/talent show. Víctor was a consistent competitor and ended up in third place in the competition. During his stay in the show, Víctor performed the following songs: After ''Objetivo Fama'', Víctor began working on his first album which was released on November 20, 2007, under the title ''Desesperados''. The album spawned a hit single titled "Salvajemente Enamorada". In 2009, he released his second album titled ''La Medida del Amor''. In July 2013, Víctor headlined a show dedicated to

bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

s held at the National Foundation of Popular Culture at

Old San Juan Old San Juan ( es, Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the islet of San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (s ...

. Aside of his music career, Víctor has been acting in theater and plays. He also co-hosted, along with Jose Figueroa, the TV show ''ASF'' (first called ''Adrenalina Sin Frenos'') which aired on

Univision Puerto Rico WLII-DT (channel 11), branded on-air as TeleOnce, is a television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico, serving the Territories of the United States#Permanently inhabited territories, U.S. territory as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás. ...

Personal life

Victor married Yizette Cifredo in a private ceremony on November 24, 2012. Their first daughter, Eva Santiago Cifredo, was born in April 2014.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Victor 1983 births Living people People from Villalba, Puerto Rico 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers