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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image = Titorojas.jpg|image_size = 150 ||name = Tito Rojas||caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1955|6|14|death_date =|alias = El Gallo|origin = Humacao , Puerto Rico |genre = Salsa music|Salsa |Occupation: Singer-Songwriter |years_active = 1978 in music|1978 - present|website = Tito Rojas a.k.a. "El Gallo Salsero" (The Salsa Rooster), (born June 14, 1955) is a salsa music|salsa singer and bandleader .
Early years
Rojas {birth name: Julio César Rojas ) was born and raised in the town of Humacao, Puerto Rico , which is located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. There, he received his primary and secondary education. He enjoyed singing to his family and he would also sing the latest salsa tunes with his friends.
Singing career
In 1975, he auditioned with Pedro Conga and his International Orchestra and was hired as a singer. After a short while, he left the band and joined the "Conjunto Borincuba", conducted by Justo Betancourt , as lead singer. With this band, he participated in the recording of Con Amor (With Love), which became a "hit" in 1978.
That same year Rojas joined the Fania All Stars|Fania All-Stars and had a "hit" song with El Campesino (The Farmer). After spending some time with the Fania All Stars|Fania All-Stars , Rojas decided to form his own band the "Conjunto Borincano", but the venture was short lived. In 1987 and 1989, he had hits with the salsa versions of the ballards Noche de Bodas (Wedding Night), and Quiereme Como Soy (Love me the way I am). These were accomplished after he joined the "Puerto Rican Power" band.
In 1990, Rojas went "solo" and recorded Condename (1990) and A Mi Estilo (My Style) (1994), however it was his 1995 recording Por Propio Derecho (On my own right), that placed Rojas on the Billboards|Latin Billboards hit list. He gained the recognition he always wanted when he won a double Gold record|Platinum Record Award , the Antonio Paoli|Paoli Prize for "Best Salsa Artist of the Year" and an "ACE" Award.
In 1996, Rojas had hits with Humildemente (Humbly) and ''Pal' Pueblo (For my town), he also released 20th Aniversario , Alegrias y Penas and Navidad con Tito in 1999.
Recordings
external media| align = center | audio1 =You may listen to Tito Rojas' " A Ti Volvere " http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=2_aoyQZhs6A here . | audio2 = The following are some of Rojas recordings:
Solo Con Un Beso (with Puerto Rican Power ) (1991)
Condéname (1992)
A Mi Estilo (1993)
Live Salsa Festival de Curazao (1994)
Por Derecho Propio (1995)
Humildemente (1996)
Pal' Pueblo (1997)
Salsa Mixes y Más Mixes (1997)
Alegrías y Penas (1999)
Navidad Con Tito Rojas (1999)
20th Anniversary (1999)
10 Aniversario (1999)
Rompiendo Noches (2000)
Quiero Llegar a Casa (2001)
Auténticamente en Vivo (2001)
Canta el Gallo (2003)
El de Siempre (2003)
Perseverencia (2003)
Tradicional (2004)
Borrón y Cuenta Nueva (2005)
Mejor Que Siempre (2006)
Éxitos y Más (2007)
Sin Comentarios (2007)
Solamente Éxitos (2009)
Vida (2010)
Independiente (2011)
Currently
In 2002, Rojas and his band performed and recorded "live" from Las Vegas, Nevada . The album is titled Tito Rojas Live: Autenticamente En Vivo with Roberto Roena as a special guest on the Bongo drum|bongos . His latest album Sin Commentarios was released in 2007.
See also
Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography
List of famous Puerto Ricans
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External links
http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/artists/tito_rojas/ www.musicofpuertorico.com Music of Puerto Rico
Persondata | NAME = Rojas, Tito | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = June 14, 1955 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Tito Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:People from Humacao, Puerto Rico Category:Puerto Rican singers Category:Salsa musicians Category:Puerto Rican bandleaders
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