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ﾃ］gel Peﾃｱa (musician)
ﾃ］gel "Cucco" Peﾃｱa (born September 1, 1948) is a composer, musician, singer, and record producer. Early years Born in Santurce, a district in the Puerto Rican capital San Juan, Peﾃｱa and his two siblings became interested in music at an early age. After completing their primary and secondary education, the Peﾃｱa brothers attended the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. Following his graduation, Peﾃｱa joined the Panamericana Orchestra, which played various musical styles such as bolero, blues, jazz, rock, pop and salsa. Musical career After Peﾃｱa left the band in 1980, he became a music director, producer, composer and arranger for a wide variety of singers and styles, such as Willie Colﾃｳn, Olga Taﾃｱon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Lissette, Ricardo Arjona, Luis Fonsi, Josﾃｩ Feliciano, Celia Cruz, Franco de Vita, Willy Chirino, Juan Diego Florez, Marc Anthony, Lucecita Benﾃｭtez, Glenn Monroig, Ilan Chester, Gloria Estefan, Jerry Rivera and Lun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Santurce (, meaning Saint George from Basque language, Basque ''Santurtzi'') is the largest and most populated Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico, barrio of the Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico. With a population of 69,469 in 2020, Santurce is also one of the most population density, densely populated areas of the Geography of Puerto Rico, main island of Puerto Rico (13,257.4 persons per square mile (5,178.6/km2)) with a population larger than most municipalities of the territory. Founded as San Mateo de Cangrejos in the 1760, Santurce officially became part of the municipality of San Juan in 1863. From its original settlement, its history has been marked by diverse waves of immigration, particularly of Afro窶撤uerto Ricans, Afro-Puerto Rican, Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico, Chinese, History of the Jews in Puerto Rico, Jewish and Dominican Republic immigration to Puerto Rico, Dominican communities who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Director
A music director, musical director or director of music is a person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the director of music of a film, the director of music at a radio station, the person in charge of musical activities or the head of the music department in a school, the coordinator of the musical ensembles in a university, college, or institution (but not usually the head of the academic music department), the head bandmaster of a military band, the head organist and choirmaster of a church, or an organist and master of the choristers (the title given to a director of music at a cathedral, particularly in England). Orchestra The title of "music director" or "musical director" is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. The term "music director" is most common for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco De Vita
Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the CBS Records International, CBS Records label in 1989, and in 1990, his album ''Extranjero'' had a song that reached No. 1 on the United States Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award. His 2004 album ''Stop (Franco De Vita album), Stop'' reached the Top 10 throughout Latin America and on the United States Latin charts. In the United States alone, he has scored more than two dozen hits on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts.Cordova, Randy.Franco de Vita talks inspiration, influences, 5/10" ''The Arizona Republic''. May 5, 2015. Career 1980s One of four children born in Venezuela to Italian immigrants, De Vita returned to Rome, Italy with his family when he was 3. The family moved back to Venezuela when De Vita was 13. Due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Cruz
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 窶 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of , earning the nickname "". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the " Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She had sold over 10 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists. The artist began her career in her home country Cuba, earning recognition as a vocalist of the popular musical group Sonora Matancera, a musical association that lasted 15 years (1950窶1965). Cruz mastered a wide variety of Afro-Cuban music styles including , rumba, afro, and bolero, recording numerous singles in these styles for Seeco Records. In 1960, after the Cuban Revolution caused the nationalization of the music industry, Cruz left her native country, becoming one of the symbols and spokespersons of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josﾃｩ Feliciano
Josﾃｩ Montserrate Feliciano Garcﾃｭa (; born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican musician. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' " Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song "". Music genres he explores consist of fusion of many styles, such as Latin, blues, jazz, soul and rock music, created primarily with the help of his signature acoustic guitar sound. In the United States, Feliciano became popular in the 1960s, particularly after his 1968 album '' Feliciano!'' reached number 2 on the music charts. Since then in his career, he released over 50 albums worldwide in both English and Spanish languages. Early life and family Josﾃｩ Montserrate Feliciano Garcﾃｭa was born on September 10, 1945, in Lares, Puerto Rico, the fourth child of eleven sons. He was born blind as a result of congenital glaucoma. He was first exposed to music at the age of three, playing on a cracker tin can while accompanying his uncle who played the cuatro. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodrﾃｭguez Lﾃｳpez-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin Grammy Award nominations in the ''Record of the Year'' category and won ''Song of the Year'' thanks to the song "Aquﾃｭ Estoy Yo". The song also won three Billboard Latin Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. "Despacito" became Fonsi's biggest success, winning four Latin Grammy Awards, seven ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, five Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards and three Grammy Awards nominations. He also won one Latin American Music Award for "ﾃ営hame la Culpa" with Demi Lovato. As of 2018, Fonsi has broken six Guinness World Records and sold more than 11 million records with "Despacito", whose music video was the List of most-viewed YouTube videos, most-watched YouTube video of all time until November 2020, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently A capella, a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteﾃｱo (music), Norteﾃｱo music, and Latin music (genre), Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, sexuality, violence, racism and immigration. As of 2016, Arjona had released sixteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and forty-three singles. Four Arjona albums reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums, and ten reached number one in Argentina. Four albums had charted on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Four singles had reached number one on the Billboard Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissette
Lissette ﾃ〕varez Chorens, commonly known as Lissette, (born March 10, 1947) is a singer, songwriter, and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish language-version of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1985. Early life Lissette was born March 10, 1947, in Lima, Peru, at a time when her parents, Cuban TV stars Olga Chorens and Tony ﾃ〕varez (Cuban singer), Tony ﾃ〕varez (''Olga y Tony''), were touring South America. While living with her parents in Havana, Cuba, Lissette made her first recording at age 5, the children's song "El Ratoncito Miguel", which would eventually become a hit for her. She and her sister Olguita were sent to live in Dubuque, Iowa in the United States when she was 14 years old (on September 13, 1961) through Operation Peter Pan, a US government sponsored program in conjunction with the Catholic Welfare Bureau, and which transported 14,000 Cuban children from Cuba to the United States. The scheme was devised for famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Chayanne participated in two Puerto Rican telenovelas broadcast by WAPA-TV television station in the 80s. These were ''Sombras del Pasado'' with Daniel Lugo and Alba Nydia Dﾃｭaz, and ''Tormento'' with Daniel Lugo and Yazmin Pereira. Biography Early life Arce's nickname "Chayanne" was given to him by his mother, in honor of his love for the 1950s American television series, ''Cheyenne''. Career with Los Chicos In the late 1970s, he auditioned for Menudo, but the producers told him that he was too young to be in the group. He joined another group, Los Chicos, and they produced several hit recordings, including "Puerto Rico Son Los Chicos" and "Ave Maria". Los Chicos toured all over Latin America a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, Salsa music, salsa, and other genres. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo (group), Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, ''Ricky Martin (1991 album), Ricky Martin'' (1991) and ''Me Amaras (album), Me Amaras'' (1993), both of which were focused on Sentimental ballad, ballads. Martin's third album, ''A Medio Vivir'' (1995), helped him rise to prominence in European countries. The chart-topping single "Marﾃｭa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortﾃｩs (), nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three million records in the United States and Puerto Rico. Santa Rosa also starred in a comedy. Early years Santa Rosa was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Here he received his primary and secondary education and became interested in music. He took part in his first concert while a teenager and in 1976, he made his recording debut as a backup singer with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra; soon afterwards he was recruited by La Grande Orchestra, where he became the lead singer. He remained with the orchestra for two years, during which time he met Elias Lopez who helped to mold and polish him as a singer. Singing career During the 1980s, he recorded ''Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri'' (''Tribute to Eddie Palmieri'')) with the Puerto Rican All Stars. He also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Taﾃｱon
Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai * Olga Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai * Olga (river), Primorsky Krai United States * Olga, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Olga, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Olga, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Olga, Washington, an unincorporated community * Olga Bay, Alaska, a bay on the south end of Kodiak Island * Olga, a neighborhood of South Pasadena, California Elsewhere * Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Australia, also known as the Olgas, a group of domed rock formations ** Mount Olga, the tallest of these rock formations * Olga, Greece, a settlement * 304 Olga, a main belt asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Olga'' (opera), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
