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Ryan Castro

Ryan Castro biography

Ryan Castro is a Colombian singer and songwriter in the urban genre. He began his music career in 2017 with the single “Morena,” and later gained recognition through his association with Kevin Roldan. Some of his notable songs include “Dime,” “1994,” “Lejanía,” “Chupable,” and “Medellín.” Today, Castro is considered one of the new faces of what is known as “neighborhood reggaeton.”

Ryan Castro’s early years

Ryan Castro was born and raised in the Pedregal neighborhood of Medellín, Colombia, in a humble family. From a young age, he showed a great talent for music. In school, he stood out for his rap and freestyle skills. After finishing school at 17, he began singing on buses to help support his family. Over time, he gained experience and confidence, and started performing at bars, clubs, and music events.

Later, he traveled to Curacao, where he performed at hotels and restaurants. He used the money he earned to finance his music productions and videos. During his time in Curacao, Ryan recorded two songs that went viral online and connected him with the label of Colombian singer Kevin Roldan. This marked a turning point in his career.

Ryan Castro’s debut and career

In 2017, Castro began his professional music career. His first single was “Morena,” which had a great impact. In 2018, he released “Miami,” “Woman,” and “Secreto.” That same year, Ryan also had his first collaboration with “Nunca Imagine” with Maycol Riddim. A year later, in 2019, he released the singles “Campeón” and “Cositas.”

In 2020, Ryan released the singles “Perdóname” and “Guere Guere.” In April of the same year, he released “Quizás,” a collaboration with Riddim and Aston Maio, and two months later, in June, he released “1994” with SOG. It was in 2020 that he released his first hits with Roldan.

Sponsored by the famous singer, Ryan released “Dime” (ft. DBwoy) and “Pensándote” in June. Then, in August, he released “Jamaica” with Massianello. On October 8, 2020, he released “Medellín,” a collaboration with Roldan and Reykon, which quickly surpassed 10 million views on YouTube. The video currently has over 21 million views on the platform.

Other hits in 2020 were “Lejanía” and “Mansion o Ghetto.” In 2021, Castro continued to release hits. He started the year with “Hay Amores” and “Tu Name.” Then came “Porte” and “San Valentín,” released in February, and the same month he released the remix of “Lejanía” featuring Mackie and Ben3detti. He also collaborated that month with SOG and Ronald El Killa on “Bendición.”

Other successes in 2021 included the release of “Jordan” on April 30, a song that made reference to the famous basketball player Michael Jordan. In August, he released “Wasa Wasa,” a song that has more than 41.1 million streams on Spotify. In November, he released “Monastery” in collaboration with Feid, and the same month he released “Chupable” with El Alfa and Chikybombom La Pantera. Mexican influencer Kunno appeared as a guest in the music video for this last song.

At present

In December 2021, Castro was one of the invited artists on Karol G’s tour in Medellín. As a release that month, he appeared on “Noche en Medallo,” a collaboration with Totoy El Frio, Sharik, and Kevin Roldán.

On January 21, 2022, Ryan returned with the collaboration “La Niña De Mis Sueños” with Blessd. Six days later, on January 27, he released “Quien TV Remix” with the same artist. Later, in February, Ryan released “Pendiente al Paso” with Fuego and collaborated with Ovi on the single “Clásico.” “Clásico” was a success on the platforms, currently with over 5 million views on YouTube.

In April 2022, Ryan returned to collaborate with Blessd on “La Nueva,” a track with SOG, Totoy El Frio, and appearances by Nath and Natan & Shander. That same month, Ryan participated in “Fiesta” with Farina.

He recently released “Mírate Bien” with Justin Quiles and Symon Dice.

Ryan Castro Curiosities

In April 2022, he participated in a brief interview with influencer Victoria Merlano. Shortly before the release of his track “Noche en Medallo,” singer Karol G announced that she would not participate in the song as originally planned. She resigned after finding out that there were other recordings of the same song, including several remixes.

His song “Monastery” was one of the most listened to on Spotify during the first week of December 2021. In 2022, the official video for “Jordan” exceeded 198 million views on YouTube, being one of the trending videos of the month of May. It is currently one of his most viewed videos.