Anthony Santos, born on July 21, 1981 in the Bronx, New York (United States), better known by his stage name Romeo Santos, is an American singer-songwriter from a working-class, low-income family. His father, Francisco Sandoval, was a bricklayer and of Dominican origin, while his mother, Lidia Santos, was a homemaker and came from Puerto Rico. Romeo Santos grew up with his sister Laura and has always been passionate about music. From a young age, he participated in the local church choir and began composing his own songs, preferring to spend time writing instead of going out and having fun with his friends. His memories are full of Latin culture and, with a lot of effort, he managed to approach the world of music and achieve his goals. Although bachata was not a popular genre at the time, Romeo Santos has always been a fan of this musical style.
At the age of 14, Romeo Santos took his first steps in music by joining the group “Los Tinellers” with his cousin and two friends. They released an album called Trampa de amor and, in the late 90s, the group changed its name to Aventura.
Gradually, Romeo Santos became more well-known in the music world and became the lead vocalist and main composer of the bachata group “Aventura,” successfully popularizing this rhythm internationally. Some of his songs reached the top of Latin and European ranking lists.
However, at the age of 17, his personal life became complicated when he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant. As he was very young, he was overwhelmed by fear and desperation and decided to end the relationship and not take responsibility as a father. The impact of the news allowed him to act like a coward and, at the time, he did not understand that the primary victim was the child, not him. That’s why he stayed away for two years without any news of them. However, thanks to his mother’s advice, the upbringing he received at home, and his principles, Romeo, very ashamed, decided to face the situation and search for his son.
When he found him, his son was two years old and he was able to be a father. Currently, he has a beautiful relationship with his son Alex Damián, whom he publicly presented at the age of 14 when they posed for the cover of People magazine. Romeo Santos says he maintains a beautiful friendship with his son’s mother.
Romeo Santos achieved great success with Aventura and also composed for other great artists such as Wisin & Yandel, Thalía and Don Omar. With the group, he won several international awards. In 2002, the song “Obsesión” reached No. 1 in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks
It was then that the singer decided to use a pseudonym to get on stage. He says: “I was extremely shy when I started in this business. I didn’t know how to act on stage and avoided eye contact with the audience. That wasn’t going to be attractive to women”. That’s why he created an alter ego inspired by the protagonist of Romeo and Juliet, in order to become the “modern Romeo”. He says:
“I’m romantic, but I can also be seductive, I can be cool and charismatic. On stage I’m Romeo, that gave me confidence and self-esteem”.
En 2007, Romeo Santos performed a mini concert on the musical program Pasión de sábado. He also received the Billboard award as Songwriter of the Year.
In 2009, they were invited to sing at the White House in the United States for President Barak Obama and his family.
On September 12, 2010, Romeo Santos presented at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010 to present an award.
In 2011, he announced his separation from the group to launch himself as a solo artist, and since then Romeo has achieved seven No. 1 singles on the Hot Latin Chart and eight No. 1s on the Hot Tropical Songs Chart in four years.
His first single was called “You” from his first album Fórmula Vol. 1 (released on November 8, 2011 by Sony Music Latin), which became number one on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts. The second single from this album, titled “Promise,” features a duet with American singer Usher, and like the previous single, it reached No. 1 on the most listened-to music charts on Latin radio stations in the United States, bringing him to the top of fame.
En 2012, Romeo Santos sold out tickets at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was released on CD/DVD as the live album “The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden,” which was screened in theaters in the United States and then exhibited on HBO. However, his largest audience was in the Dominican Republic, where he attracted one hundred thousand people.
In 2013, Romeo Santos received a Grammy nomination for his work Formula Vol.1 for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.
In 2014, he released his most recent work “Formula Vol.2” (released on February 25 of the same year), in which he replicated his format, combining bachata with popular sounds and known voices. On this album, he managed to get rappers Drake and Nicki Minaj to sing in Spanish, and he also had the company of guitar player Carlos Santana, Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón and the voice of famous singer Marc Anthony.
However, his biggest hits were “Propuesta Indecente,” with over 600 million views on YouTube, while “Eres Mía” follows with 198 million. This album became the best-selling in the first half of the year. On July 11 of the same year, it was featured on the cover of the New York Times, being the only article about art on the page and, in fact, calling it a “true super star” in its title.
Romeo swept the 2015 Latin Music Billboard Awards, taking home ten of the coveted trophies, including Artist of the Year, a very disputed category, as he shared honors with Marc Anthony, Prince Royce and Enrique Iglesias. He also won the “Hot Latin Song”, Best Composer, Best Producer and “Top Latin Album” of the Year awards.
In a presentation where he exhibited all his hits, Romeo met the expectations of his followers, who always cheered him on, and simply unleashed the frenzy at the Viña del Mar Festival 2015, where he won the Silver and Gold Seagulls.
The popular King of Bachata also made his film debut in the movie “Fast & Furious 7.” His recognition at the Latin Music Billboard Awards, with ten awards, confirms Romeo’s good moment. He was one of the big winners at the Premios Soberano 2015, the most important event held in the Dominican Republic in the fields of communication and entertainment, organized by the Association of Art Critics (Acroarte) of that country. He won four awards: Composer of the Year, Outstanding Artist of the Year Abroad, Album of the Year and Bachata categories. At a moment of happiness, he took the opportunity to send a very special message:
“I want to thank the pioneers of bachata who paved the way for my genre”.
On January 27, 2017, in Miami, United States, Romeo Santos became one of three artists in the history of Latin music to receive a RIAA Latino Diamond recognition (10x multi-platinum and counting for exceeding 600 thousand units) with his song “Propuesta Indecente,” recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America.
On the night of Premio Lo Nuestro 2017 (February 23), Romeo Santos received the highest award: the Premio Lo Nuestro for Excellence
With more than 30 million followers on social media, he declared on his Twitter account:
“PROUD TO BE LATIN. PROUD TO BE BACHETERO AND PROUD TO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE MY LANGUAGE”.
After three years of much mystery, Romeo Santos releases his new single and video “Héroe Favorito” which was filmed in the style of a movie in the city of Los Angeles with actress Génesis Rodríguez, a very contagious song, in the best style of the “Rey de la Bachata”, in this single he makes a similarity with various superheroes such as (Hulk, Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, Flash and the Invisible Man), not only does the song address the theme of the characters, but the cover of the single was created by Marvel Custom, (the content and marketing agency of the comic giant), who turned Romeo into a superhero, currently available on all digital platforms. It is presumed to be the first theme of his new album and as Romeo stated on social media it will be called “Golden”.
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