Romeo Santos

About

Anthony “Romeo” Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bachata group Aventura, one of the most influential Latin music bands of the 2000s. Santos later established a successful solo career, achieving seven number-one songs on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and eighteen number-one hits on the Tropical Airplay chart. He has sold over 24 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.

Anthony Santos was born and raised in the New York City borough of the Bronx, on July 21, 1981, to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. He had a humble upbringing, with his father, who worked in construction, being underpaid but being able to make ends meet for his family. His mother was a stay-at-home mom who took care of him and his siblings. Santos attended public school in the Bronx and began his career by singing in a church choir at a young age. He was exposed to various Latin genres of music including salsa, merengue, and bachata, listening to them at a young age due to his parents’ love for them.