Gerardo Mejía (born April 16, 1965
[ Biography – Gerardo ''Billboard.com.'' Retrieved September 22, 2008.]), better known by his
mononym
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A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains ...
Gerardo, is an
Ecuadorian
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-born American singer, rapper and actor. He gained wide visibility with his 1990s hit song "
Rico Suave", and later became a recording industry executive and a
Christian pastor.
Personal life
Mejía is married to Kathy Eicher, a former pageant titleholder who was
Miss West Virginia USA 1989. They have three children:
Nadia, Bianca, and Jaden. Nadia is a model who competed in pageants like her mother, and won the title of
Miss California USA 2016. They have a granddaughter, Lily, and live in Kentucky.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
* "
Rico Suave" (1991; No. 7 US
''Billboard'' Hot 100),
[ Artist Chart History – Gerardo ''Billboard.com''. Retrieved November 15, 2012.] No. 87 in Australia.
* "We Want the Funk" (1991; No. 16 US ''Billboard'' Hot 100)
No. 128 in Australia.
* "When the Lights Go Out" (1991; No. 98 US ''Billboard'' Hot 100)
* "Latin Till I Die (
Oye Como Va
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Geography
*Oye, Ekiti, a town and LGA in Ekiti State.
*Oye-Plage, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
*Oyes, a commune in Marne, France
People
*Kenneth A. Oye, an American pol ...
)" (1991)
* "Here Kitty Kitty" (1992)
* "Love" (1992)
* "Maria Elisa" (1994)
* "Ae-Ah"
(featuring The Outhere Brothers) (1998)
* "Americana" (2004)
* "Sueña" (2005)
* "Raperito"
(featuring Vico C
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) (2007)
* "Agua Amarga"
(featuring Funky
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) (2021)
* "Eres bueno"
(featuring Alex Zurdo & Frankie J
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Born in Mexico, he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle art ...
) (2021)
Filmography
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Musicians from Guayaquil
Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States
Hip-hop singers
Rappers from California
20th-century American rappers
21st-century American rappers
Hispanic and Latino American rappers
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Interscope Records artists