2, the album went platinum 11 times over in the U.S, and double-platinum and gold in Spain. He then burnished his success with a live album, The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden, released in 2012.įor his second solo album, Santos drafted major stars from both the Latin and pop worlds - Drake, Nicki Minaj, Marc Anthony, and Tego Calderón, among others.
Largely written and produced by Santos himself, 2011's Formula, Vol. In conjunction with Sony Music, he made his solo debut with the chart-topping Latin hit single "You," followed by "I Promise," another number one smash, this one featuring Usher. Latin singles chart to their name, Aventura officially called it quits in 2011, as Santos embarked on a much-anticipated solo career.
Live (2006), and The Last (2009) were chock-full of similarly styled hit singles. Subsequent albums Love & Hate (2003), God's Project (2005), K.O.B. Originally known as Los Tinellers, the teenagers made their full-length debut with Trampa de Amor (1995), followed by Generation Next (1999), their first album as Aventura.įusing bachata with R&B, pop, and hip-hop, Aventura broke through to mainstream success with the worldwide chart-topping smash hit "Obsesión," from their third album, We Broke the Rules (2002). 3.īorn Anthony Santos on Jin the Bronx, New York, he got his start as a singer in the choir of his church before co-founding Aventura with his cousin Henry Santos and brothers Lenny Santos and Max Santos. The following year Santos completed his Formula album trilogy with Formula, Vol. His success continued with 2017's star-studded Golden and 2019's Utopia, which featured the hit single "Inmortal" performed by a reunited Aventura, and spawned the 2021 concert document Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium. 1 a Top Five hit in the U.S., while 2014's Formula, Vol. Santos' expert blend of tropical roots and bachata with hip-hop, trap, dance beats, Latin soul, neo-electro, pop, and rock made his 2011 debut album Formula, Vol. Possessing a sweet, smooth, lushly romantic tenor, chart-topping singer, songwriter, and producer Romeo Santos rose to fame as lead vocalist for world-renowned boy band Aventura, and embarked on a massively successful solo career in 2011.
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