Frank Reyes – Nada de Nada
Frank Reyes is born in Boba Arriba, the capital of Tenares, Dominican Republic. During his youth he already sang in a band with his brothers. With 12 years he moved to Santo Domingo where he met Juan B. Genao who produced his first record: Tu seras mi reina.
Today he is called “El Principe de la Bachata. Between 1993 and 1996 he got his first platin record: Se fue mi amor bonito, Suspiro de amantes, La ley de la vida et Basta ya. He changed his label to Juan & Nelson Records (J&N). In 2001 he had another platin record with: Tu eres ajena.
His career became international in 2002 with his single: Nada de Nada. This title was 18 month in the charts. It was successful in the Caribbean, USA, Europe and South America.
Monchy & Alexandra – Perdidos: Great Bachata Music from real Dominicans. They have Bachata music in their blood. Do you like it?
From: JNRECORDS2007
Monchy (Wikipedia)(real name: Ramón Rijo) and Alexandra (real name: Alexandra Cabrera de la Cruz) are two Dominican bachata artists. They have been singing together as a group for more than five years. They have had several major hits, including La Otra (2007), No Es Una Novela (2006), Perdidos, Hasta El Fin, Yo Sin Ti Y Tu Sin Mí, No Me Pidas (2004), Polos Opuestos (2003), Te Quiero Igual Como Ayer, Dos Locos, Cuando No Se Puede Olvidar (2002), Hoja en Blanco (1999), Pasión, and Llorando Penas (2001).
This history making duo is made up of Ramón E. Rijo, better known as Monchy, and Alexandra Cabrera. Rijo was born September 19, 1977. From an early age he studied piano, guitar and singing. He was destined to become a success in the music industry. He first performed in a group in the Dominican Republic; this earned him a place in the recording of the Bachatazos series of releases. This success set the wheels in motion for him to find a partner for the follow-up release to come.
The feminine side of this duo belongs to Alexandra Cabrera, born October 19, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She attended a university in 1998, but her studies were put on hold when the opportunity arose to audition for arranger/producer Martires De Leon and executive producer Victor Reyes, who were looking for someone to pair with Monchy. Alexandra won and began the duo that would become Monchy & Alexandra.
Today this duo has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide of the releases Hoja En blanco, Unplugged, Confesiones, and the mix album. In their short career, Monchy & Alexandra have been recognized by some of the most prestigious organizations of the music business. They have been nominated for Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premios Cassandra, Premios Lo Nuestro and a Latin Grammy. This duo, in a short time, has made its impact on the Latin music world and continues to set the standard for bachata world-wide.
In 2003, the duo received its first major awards, “Tropical Album of the Year, Duo or Group” (for Confesiones) and “Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group” (for “Te Quiero Igual Que Ayer”) from the Billboard Latin Music Awards. The pair also won the Tropical Album of the Year award for Éxitos y Más (Hits and More) and the Tropical Song of the Year prize for “No Es Una Novela” (It’s Not a Novela at the 2007 Premios Lo Nuestro ceremony.[1]
In 2005, the duo performed with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres, He Venido A Pedirte Perdon, on an album contributing to Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel.
Antony Santos (Wikipedia) is a bachata musician from the Dominican Republic, renowned for his role in redefining the genre to include romantic music.
From: y2julio
He entered onto the scene in the early 1990s, being the first rural bachatero to reach a mainstream audience with his hit “Voy pa’lla”, shortly after Blas Durán had appropriated the electric guitar for the genre. Santos’ adoption of soft romantic lyrics was more socially accepted than the bawdy cabaret style common to bachata before him, and he shortly became the genre’s leading artist, helping move bachata into the Caribbean Latino mainstream.
Antony Santos is currently the best paid bachatero in the Dominican Republic. He has already signed the contract to offer a concert in Puerto Rico at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, a venue with a seating capacity of 10,000 people. This concert was on May 12, 2007 and he’s said to have been paid an unprecedented US$90,000 for this one presentation alone.
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