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Romeo SantosAll AboardPromiseYou
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.[1] On May 9, 2011,
Santos released his first single, "You", from his upcoming solo debut album, Formula.[2] The song became a number-one
debut on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs chart.[3] The second
single revealed from his album was "Promise" which features a duet with Usher.[4] The single has peaked at number ten on
the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs
chart. In 2003, Santos took an ASCAP award in tropical
music for his megahit song "Obsesión" and another in the English-language market in Pop—the first time a Hispanic/Latino
writer has won an ASCAP award in the U.S. market. In 2007, he took
the Billboard Composer of the Year Award over such legendary writers
as Marco Antonio Solís and Joan Sebastian. In 2008 he was nominated
again in this prestigious category. Frankie J's cover version of "Obsesión" was #2 across the country in all markets for twenty-two weeks; this recording
earned Santos ASCAP awards in Latin and Pop. He has also penned
hits for artists such as Wisin & Yandel ("Noche de sexo"), Thalía ("No no no"), Hector Acosta ("Me voy"), and Antony Santos ("Mátame"). In 2009, Aventura won the "Favorite Latin Music Artist" prize at the American Music Awards, and was invited to play for United States
President Barack Obama at the White House.[6] [7] 2011: Formula [edit] Singles 2011: "You"
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