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use mdy dates|date=April 2012infobox musical artist | name = Chayanne| image = Chayanne.jpg| caption = Chayanne performing at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States| image_size = 219| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Elmer Figueroa Arce| birth_date = birth date and age|1968|6|28|mf=y| birth_place = Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico , US| death_date = | death_place =| origin = San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico | instrument =| genre = Latin pop | occupation = Singer , actor | years_active = 1980–present| label = Sony Music , RCA Records | associated_acts = Los Chicos | website = http://www.chayanne.net Official website Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), best known under the stage name Chayanne , is a Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 solo albums and sold over 30 million albums worldwide.citation needed|date=February 2012
Biography
Early life
Elmer Figueroa Arce was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He was the third of five siblings. After the birth of two more siblings, the family moved to San Lorenzo - the southeast part of the island (El Pueblo de los Samaritanos - The Town of Samaritans - or La Tierra de las Leyendas - The Land of Legends). His family still lives in San Lorenzo and he frequently returns.
Elmer Figueroa's nickname "Chayanne" was given to him by his mother, in honor of his love for the 1960s television series, Cheyenne (1955 TV series)|Cheyenne .citation needed|date=March 2011
Career with Los Chicos
main|Los Chicos In the late 1970s, he auditioned for Menudo (band)|Menudo , but the producers told him that he was too young to be in the group.citation needed|date=March 2009 He joined another group, Los Chicos, they produced several hit recordings, including "Puerto Rico Son Los Chicos" and Ave Maria.
Solo artist
After Los Chicos separated in 1984, Chayanne began his career as a solo artist. He signed with RCA|RCA Ariola and released his first album, Chayanne es mi Nombre , that year. His second album with RCA, Sangre Latina was released in 1986.
file:Chayannemn.jpg|thumb|left|Chayanne during a concert in Managua , Nicaragua .
After three years with RCA, Chayanne switched labels to Sony Music and broke out with his Chayanne (1987 album)|first self-titled album in 1987. This album featured a blend of ballads and dance tracks, a formula for which Chayanne would be famous. It featured two hit songs, the ballad "Peligro de Amor" written by Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas and a song that would cement him as an overall performer, the upbeat dance track "Fiesta en America" written by Honorio Herrero.
In 1988, Chayanne released the eponymous second self-titled album, Chayanne (1988 album)|Chayanne . This album included several hit singles including Honorio Herrero's "Tu Pirata Soy Yo", José María Cano's "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha", and "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así", composed by Pierre-Edouard Decimus, Jacob Desvarieux and Roberto Livi. At the same time, Chayanne became a spokesperson for Pepsi , with the airing of the first Spanish speaking advertising spot broadcasted on national television coast to coast during the 1989 Grammy Awards telecast.
In 1990 he released the album Tiempo de Vals , featuring some of his best-selling singles such as the title track, composed by José María Cano, "Completamente Enamorados", composed by Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati, and Eros Ramazzotti , and "Daría Cualquier Cosa", composed by Luis Gómez Escolar and Julio Seijas. He followed it with the album whose title track would eventually become Chayanne's signature song , Provocame (1992). That album also featured the hit El Centro de mi Corazon (#1 U.S. Hot Latin, 1992). Two years later, he released the album Influencias (1994), which was a tribute to some of his musical influences. In 1996, he released Volver a Nacer .
In 1998, he received his second Grammy nomination with the album Atado a Tu Amor , which featured his first number-one hit since 1992, "Dejaria Todo" as well as a long-lasting hit in the title track. The hot streak continued in 2000 when Chayanne released Simplemente (Chayanne album)|Simplemente with the top-ten hit "Candela" and the number-one hit "Yo Te Amo". In 2002, he released Grandes Exitos , a greatest hits album with a few new tracks. One of those new tracks, "Y Tu Te Vas", was the number-one song of the summer in 2002. The next year, Chayanne released Sincero which featured two number-one songs, "Un Siglo Sin Ti" and "Cuidarte el Alma". In 2005, he did a tour along with Mexican people|Mexican Alejandro Fernández and fellow Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican Marc Anthony . That same year, he released two albums. First, a second greatest hits album, Desde Siempre with the new song "Contra Vientos y Mareas", followed by Cautivo with hits such as "No Se Por Que", "Te Echo de Menos"" and "No Te Preocupes Por Mi".
Chayanne's 13th album Mi Tiempo (album)|Mi Tiempo was released April 2007. The album debuted at number two on the Top Latin Album chart selling 17,000 copies in its first week of release. The first single off the album " Si Nos Quedara Poco Tiempo|Si Nos Quedará Poco Tiempo " reached number one on the Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Following the album's release, Chayanne began an international tour to promote Mi Tiempo . Among the places visited early in the tour were Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and the United States.cite book| title=Chayanne: En tierras españolas| author=Irene Mahía| publisher=El Nuevo Día|location=Puerto Rico| chapter=Flash!| language=Spanish| date=2007-08-19| pages=95 On August 24, 2008, he began a series of presentations in Spain. When interviewed he noted that the concert would be fluid "like a musical", and "more Latin" than his previous presentations, being composed of "more pop, Brazilian, Caribbean and reggae rhythms" which he would use to "dance constantly". He also gave a special performance in Miss Universe 2003 pageant.citation needed|date=November 2008 On November 3, 2009, Chayanne released a new single titled "Me Enamoré de Ti", http://www.mundosix.com/2009/11/first-look-me-enamore-de-ti-chayanne.html First Look: "Me Enamoré De Ti" Chayanne serving as the theme song for the 2009 soap opera "Corazon Salvaje". This single is featured in Chayanne's 2010 release, No Hay Imposibles .
Acting career
In the 1980s, Chayanne participated in several soap operas and starred in the comedy series Generaciones with Luis Antonio Rivera . More recently, he has received several offers for acting jobs, but he has declined most of them for conflicting with his musical career,citation needed|date=July 2007 which he considers his priority.
In 1998, he starred in his first Hollywood role, playing a Cuban dancer along with Vanessa L. Williams in Dance with Me (film)|Dance with Me . He also made a guest appearance on Ally McBeal .
In 1994 he played himself in Volver a empezar (television)|Volver a empezar along with Yuri (Mexican singer)|Yuri . That same year, he also starred in Linda Sara opposite former Miss Universe , Dayanara Torres . The film was written and directed by famous Puerto Rican Jacobo Morales . More recently he has starred in other projects like the Argentine soap opera Provócame (Argentine soap opera)|Provócame , for which he made the soundtrack of the same name.
In 2008, Chayanne played the title role in a television series titled Gabriel: Amor Inmortal , who is a vampire . To familiarize himself with the concept he adopted a different daily schedule, sleeping during the day and working at night. He noted that the production wanted to "make things look as real as possible", but that the adaptation process was hard.cite web| url= http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/tv/espectaculosasi/chayanne_con_habitos_de_vampiro/194569| title=Chayanne con hábitos de vampiro| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=2008-05-27| accessdate=2008-06-04dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot The series debuted on September 28, 2008, on Mega TV (Florida)|Mega TV .
Personal life
Chayanne lives in Miami http://informe21.com/arte-espectaculos/chayanne-nada-imposible-mensaje-estos-tiempos-dificiles Chayanne: "Nada es Imposible" es un mensaje para estos tiempos difíciles (In Spanish: Chayanne: "Nothing is Impossible" is a message for these troubled times), published January 30, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2011. and is married to a lawyer, attorney, and former Venezuelan beauty queen Marilisa Maronesse. They have two children, Lorenzo Valentino and Isadora Sofia.cite web| url= http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/farandula/espectaculosasi/chayanne:_la_coqueteria_mantiene_vivo_su_matrimonio/215174| title=Chayanne: la coquetería mantiene vivo su matrimonio| publisher= Primera Hora | language=Spanish| date=2008-07-30| accessdate=2008-07-31Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
Actor
2010: Tangled (Film) .... Flynn Rider (Voice in Spanish )
2008: Gabriel (TV series)|Gabriel .... Gabriel Marquez (10 episodes, 2008)
2008: Premios Billboard de la música latina (TV)
2004: La niñera
2001: Provócame (TV series)|Provócame .... Pedro Balmaceda-Linares Duncan
2001: Ally McBeal .... Sam Adams (2 episodes) "Hats Off to Larry" "Mr. Bo"
1998: Dance with Me (film)|Dance with Me .... Rafael Infante
1997: Siempre piel canela (TV) .... Singer
1996: Al compas de un sentimiento .... Singer
1994: Linda Sara .... Young Alejandro
1994: Volver a Empezar (telenovela)|Volver a Empezar .... Chayanne (Himself)
1986: Pobre juventud
Discography
main|Chayanne discography
2012: A Solas Con Chayanne
2010: No Hay Imposibles
2008: Chayanne: Vivo (live)
2007: Mi tiempo (album)|Mi Tiempo
2005: Cautivo
2005: Desde Siempre
2003: Sincero
2002: Grandes Éxitos (Chayanne album)|Grandes Éxitos (hits new and remix)
2000: Simplemente (Chayanne album)|Simplemente
1998: Atado a Tu Amor
1996: Volver a Nacer
1994: Influencias
1992: Provócame
1990: Tiempo de Vals
1988: Chayanne (1988 album)|Chayanne (II)
1987: Chayanne (1987 album)|Chayanne (I)
1986: Sangre Latina
1984: Es Mi Nombre
See also
List of famous Puerto Ricans
References
reflist
External links
official website|1= http://www.chayanne.net
IMDb name|0154663
Chayanne Persondata |NAME=Chayanne |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Arce, Elmer Figueroa |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Singer, actor |DATE OF BIRTH= 1968-6-28 |PLACE OF BIRTH= San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo , Puerto Rico |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Chayanne Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Latin pop singers Category:Puerto Rican film actors Category:Puerto Rican male singers Category:Puerto Rican television actors Category:People from Miami, Florida Category:Puerto Rican people of Spanish descent
