Anthony
Santos (born July 21, 1981) known professionally as Romeo Santos is an American
singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura.
As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata,
with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of
charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song "Obsesión" was number one
in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks.
Santos was
born in The Bronx, New York, United States to a Dominican father and a Puerto
Rican mother. At twelve years of age, he became a member of the church choir. While
the group performs in both English and Spanish, their work was widely ignored
by the English-language media during the early part of their career. On May 9,
2011, Santos released his first single, "You", from his solo debut
album, Formula, Vol. 1. The song became a number-one debut on the Hot Latin Songs
and Tropical Songs chart. The second single revealed from his album was
"Promise" which features a duet with UsherThe single has peaked at
number #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs
chart.
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