Elvis Crespo

About

Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971) is an American merengue singer. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue music.

Crespo was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. He was named “Elvis” after Elvis Presley. He was raised in the city of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he spent his childhood and adolescent years.

Crespo first gained fame in the mid-90s when he joined Grupo Mania, in Puerto Rico. Eventually he decided to go solo in 1998. His debut album, Suavemente, was a hit both in Latin America and in the US. The single “Suavemente” was a huge hit and eventually helped him earn the Best Male Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year from Billboard magazine. His album went platinum in the Venezuelan and Central American markets and gold in Chile. Released in 1998, Crespo’s debut also earned a gold album for sales of over 500,000 copies in the first year after its release in the United States. “Suavemente” set a record for holding the top position on Billboard’s Hot Latin Tracks chart for six weeks. His album was mostly merengue influenced, but his follow-up albums would venture from these roots eventually. Wow Flash…