Juan Luis Alberto Morera Luna (; born December 19, 1978), known professionally as Wisin (), is a Puerto Rican

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

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...

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

Career

Wisin met

Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar (born January 14, 1978), best known by his stage name Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, ''Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. His s ...

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'' () is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, released on November 8, 2005, by Machete Music. The album includes the singles, "Rakata (song), Rakata," "Llamé Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)," ...

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

WY Records WY Records was a record label founded in the United States by popular reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. Artists * Wisin & Yandel * Gadiel Veguilla Producers and composers * Tainy * Wisin & Yandel * O'Neill * Chris Jedi * Jumbo el Que Produce Solo ...

, 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'' (transl. ''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. I ...

'' 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 his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin ...

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and

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as coaches on the Spanish-language version of

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singing-competition '' The Voice''.

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 Morera Ortiz, born and Dylan Morera Ortiz, born and Victoria Morera Ortiz, born on August 29, 2016, with

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, but died on September 30.

Discography

;Studio albums * 2004: ''

'' * 2014: ''

'' * 2015: '' Los Vaqueros: La Trilogía'' * 2017: ''

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'' * 2024: ''Mr. W'' ;with

Los Legendarios Los Legendarios is a duo of reggaeton music producers, originally from Puerto Rico, made up of Marcos Ramírez and Víctor R. Torres. They made their debut as producers in 2008, under the name ''Marc & Jaycob'', a name that, in 2009, would chang ...

* 2021: '' Los Legendarios 001'' * 2022: ''Multimillo, Vol. 1''

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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