Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo ( born July 30, 1971 in New York City ) is a Puerto Rican singer.
Life
Elvis Crespo was born in New York. At the age of six, he moved with his mother to Guayanabo, Puerto Rico where he grew up. At 17, he joined the " Willie Berrios Orchestra", later he was even picked up by Toño Rosario in his merengue band. At first it seemed safer to pursue an academic career and besides the music, and he enrolled in the Metropolitan University as a student of business sciences. The study, he gave up when he got the opportunity to be the lead singer in 1993 the newly formed " Grupo Manía ". In this teen boy band he stayed with some success the next three years, is reason enough for Sony Music, with him to try to start a solo career.
With his debut album, Suavemente 1998 he succeeded immediately the international break. He was nominated for a Grammy for " Best Tropical Music Album ", but then the Ricky Martin won. With his second album Píntame he put immediately in the next year and was able to build on the success. He again received a Grammy nomination and won the Latin Grammy for Best Merengue Album.
He then went on tour, attended music festivals throughout Latin America and took home many awards. We Also came in early 2000, a remix album of his best known songs out. This was followed by a small tour of Europe, where he visited Spain, Italy and Belgium. Many German Merengue Elvis Crespo fans were in March 2000 in Antwerp live.
Its also published in 2000 album Wow! Flash on the other hand was a flop. Since it did not help much that the title song Mi amor was sung in Spanglish. He had much more success in 2002 with Urbano, especially with the titles Ojos negros and Besame en la boca.
His last album Saboréalo he presented in 2004 with the title song Hora enamorada. The distance between the most recent publications but was always longer. Explains Elvis Crespo has this. Emotional turmoil after his unexpected success In particular, he is said to have numerous affairs. At 20, he married Ana Ceruto, long before he became famous through his music. With her he had a son: Elvis Francisco ( * 1992). After his wife had separated because of his infidelity from him and wanted a divorce - Elvis Crespo has three illegitimate children by three different women - they have, however, reconciled. Condition for the part of his wife was apparent that Crespo had to make a vasectomy.
Style and meaning
Elvis Crespo, 1998 rather still a newcomer, now belongs to the most prominent representatives of the merengue. He has also clearly demonstrated by its origin, the merengue is not the exclusive rhythm of a single Caribbean island, but that he is also very popular in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
His voice and style of music have a distinct recognition. More than that: his theme song Suavemente and Píntame sound similar even in some way. Nevertheless, a host is in his musical work behind the top hits and danceable popular merengue pieces. Elvis Crespo's trademark in his songs is the exclamation " Pequeña, echate pa'ca ".
At the height of his success in 1998/99 he sang a duet with Milly Quezada, the " Reina del Merengue ". Your title darte Para mi vida allowed them on the famous Music Competition "Premio Lo Nuestro " in Miami in the category " Tropical del Año Duo " to compete ( published on: Merengue en la Calle Ocho '99).
Another highly acclaimed duet he sang with Gizelle D' Cole on Spanglish: Come Baby Come, appeared on the remix CD of 2000.
In the salsa he made on his album Píntame attention to itself only by the title Eres tu. There was also a nice salsa duet with Eddie Santiago, namely Me haces falta his remake, appeared on Celebración (1999).
2004 the German techno group Scooter, a cover version of his song Suavemente.
Discography
- Suavemente 1998
- Píntame 1999
- The Remixes 2000
- Wow! Flash 2000
- Urbano 2002
- Saboréalo 2004
- Hora Enamorada 2005
- Regreso el Jefe 2007
- Indestructible 2010
- Puerto Rican musicians
- World Music Singer
- Grammy winner
- Born in 1971
- Man