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Distinguish|Antony SantosInfobox musical artist | name = Anthony Romeo Santos| image = | caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| alias = Anthony Santos| birth_date = birth date and age|1981|7|21|birth_place = The Bronx , New York City , New York, United States| genre = Bachata (music)|Bachata , Hip hop music|Hip hop , Merengue music|Merengue , Reggaeton , Contemporary R& B|R& B | years_active = 1995–Present| label = RCA Records|RCA , Premium Latin, Sony Music Entertainment|Sony , Jive Records|Jive | associated_acts = Aventura (band)|Aventura , Lenny Santos , Henry Santos , Max Santos , Wisin & Yandel Usher (entertainer)|Usher , Akon , Antony Santos , Luis Vargas , RaulinRodriguez , Héctor Acosta , Thalía , Wyclef Jean , Thalia, Ludacris , Don Omar , Lil Wayne , Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull , La Mala Rodriguez , Tomatito | website = http://www.romeosantosofficial.com/us Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata (music)|Bachata group Aventura (band)|Aventura . As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Magazine|Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song " Obsesión " was number one in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks.
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.Rosen 2009 On May 9, 2011, Santos released his first single, "You", from his upcoming solo debut album, Formula .cite web|title=Billboard Bits: Charlie Sheen Releases 'Winning' Single, Bruno Mars Responds to Tyler Dis|url= http://www.billboard.com/news/billboard-bits-charlie-sheen-releases-winning-1005178372.story#/news/billboard-bits-charlie-sheen-releases-winning-1005178372.story|work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |publisher= Prometheus Global Media |date=2011-05-10|accessdate=2011-05-16 The song became a number-one debut on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-dance-club-play-songs-1005185612.story|title=Chart Highlights: Pop, Dance/Club Play Songs & More|date=2011-05-16|accessdate=2011-05-16 The second single revealed from his album was "Promise" which features a duet with Usher (entertainer)|Usher .cite web|url= http://musica.terra.com/generos/urbano/romeo-santos-junto-a-usher-en-promise,2f9cc31c80c12310VgnVCM20000099f154d0RCRD.html|title=Romeo Santos junto a Usher en "Promise"|work= Terra Networks |language=Spanish|date=2011-08-30|accessdate=2011-09-02 The single has peaked at number #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-rodney-atkins-takes-back-1005359862.story|title=Chart Highlights: Rodney Atkins Takes 'Back Road' To No. 1 On Country Songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2011-09-12|accessdate=2011-09-12
Discography
Studio albums
2011: Formula, Vol. 1
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US cite web
US Latin
2011
" You (Romeo Santos song)
97
cite web>title=Latin Songs – Week of May 28, 2011
Formula, Vol. 1
" Promise (Romeo Santos song)
83
cite web>title=Latin Songs – Week of October 29, 2011
Rosen, Jody. " http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/arts/music/07rose.html Crossover Dreams of a Bronx Bachatero". New York Times . Arts:Music. June 3, 2009
Symkus, Ed. " http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg? articleid=1215605 Listen to the Tale of Aventura". The Edge . The Boston Herald.com December 1, 2009
Aventura Persondata | NAME = Santos, Anthony | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Romeo Santos | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = July 21, 1981 | PLACE OF BIRTH = bronx
| DATE OF DEATH =not dead | PLACE OF DEATH =not dead DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Anthony Category:American people of Dominican Republic descent Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent Category:Bachata musicians Category:American musicians Category:Songwriters from New York Category:American singers Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:RCA Records artists
