Eddie Santiago
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Eddie Santiago (born August 18, 1955) is a salsa
singer from Puerto Rico
. At a young age, Eddie demonstrated great love for salsa music. He performed with several groups, including Generación 2000, Orquesta La Potente, Orquesta Opus, and the Orquesta Saragüey.
Santiago's career took off in 1984 in Puerto Rico and Latin America as a soloist, formimg his own band, and recording songs including: "Tú me quemas" (You Burn Me), "Qué Locura Enamorarme de Ti" (What Madness To Fall in Love With You), "Me Fallaste" (You Failed Me), Antidoto y Veneno (Antidote and Venom), "Tu Me Haces Falta" (I Need You) and his best known hit "Lluvia" (Rain, not to be confused with Menudo
's hit of the same name), and many others with his fame eventually spreading to Europe and the United States making him one of the most popular Salsa singer in the late 80's and early 90's. He was one of the main singers singing what was called "Salsa romántica
", romantic salsa, due to the romanticism present in the lyrics.
His first major recording on an international label was with Sony Music in 1999. He also recorded for the TH, EMI Latin, and Polygram labels, including the well regarded production inspired by the music of Rafael Hernández, entitled "Enamorado".
In 1999 he released Celebration: Epic Duets. He was joined on that album with other stars in the Latin music scene, Víctor Manuelle
, Huey Dunbar
and Elvis Crespo
. The album was named one of the best recordings of 1999 by the National Foundation for Popular Culture.
Santiago has earned both gold and platinum records, along with other awards.
He was nominated for the Salsa/Merengue Album of the Year in the 2006 Grammy Awards.
His song "Black is Black" was included on the Nacho Libre
movie soundtrack.
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
singer from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. At a young age, Eddie demonstrated great love for salsa music. He performed with several groups, including Generación 2000, Orquesta La Potente, Orquesta Opus, and the Orquesta Saragüey.
Santiago's career took off in 1984 in Puerto Rico and Latin America as a soloist, formimg his own band, and recording songs including: "Tú me quemas" (You Burn Me), "Qué Locura Enamorarme de Ti" (What Madness To Fall in Love With You), "Me Fallaste" (You Failed Me), Antidoto y Veneno (Antidote and Venom), "Tu Me Haces Falta" (I Need You) and his best known hit "Lluvia" (Rain, not to be confused with Menudo
Menudo (band)
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
's hit of the same name), and many others with his fame eventually spreading to Europe and the United States making him one of the most popular Salsa singer in the late 80's and early 90's. He was one of the main singers singing what was called "Salsa romántica
Salsa romantica
Salsa Romántica, also known as Salsa Erotica, is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York City and Puerto Rico...
", romantic salsa, due to the romanticism present in the lyrics.
His first major recording on an international label was with Sony Music in 1999. He also recorded for the TH, EMI Latin, and Polygram labels, including the well regarded production inspired by the music of Rafael Hernández, entitled "Enamorado".
In 1999 he released Celebration: Epic Duets. He was joined on that album with other stars in the Latin music scene, Víctor Manuelle
Victor Manuelle
Víctor Manuelle, born Víctor Manuel Ruiz on November 4, 1968 in Bronx, New York, is a successful Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican American salsa singer, songwriter, and improvisational sonero, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud...
, Huey Dunbar
Huey Dunbar
Huey Dunbar, , is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers...
and Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
. The album was named one of the best recordings of 1999 by the National Foundation for Popular Culture.
Santiago has earned both gold and platinum records, along with other awards.
2004 and present
In 2004, Eddie Santiago announced a return to commercial music, with his new CD, Despues del Silencio, a title that alludes to the long period since his previous CD was released.He was nominated for the Salsa/Merengue Album of the Year in the 2006 Grammy Awards.
His song "Black is Black" was included on the Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre is a 2006 comedy film directed by Jared Hess. It is a production of Nickelodeon Movies.The script was written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess and Mike White. It was loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta , aka Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a...
movie soundtrack.
Discography
- 1986 - Atrevido y DiferenteAtrevido y DiferenteAtrevido y Diferente is the second studio album by Puerto Rican salsa singer, Eddie Santiago. Released in 1986, it was cited as one of the turning points of the salsa genre into salsa romantica.-Singles:...
- 1987 - Sigo AtrevidoSigo AtrevidoSigo Atrevido is the third studio album by Puerto Rican salsa singer Eddie Santiago. The album was released in 1987 and topped the tropical charts throughout the first half of 1988...
- 1988 - Invasion De La Privacidad
- 1989 - El Rey de la Salsa Romantica
- 1990 - New Wave Salsa
- 1991 - Soy el Mismo
- 1993 - Intensamente
- 1994 - Cada Vez, Otra Vez
- 1995 - Eddie Santiago
- 1996 - De Vuelta A Casa
- 1998 - Enamorado
- 1999 - Celebracion: Epic Duet
- 2001 - Ahora
- 2002 - Interpreta 'Los Grandes Exitos De Luis Angel'
- 2005 - Despues Del SilencioDespués del silencioDespués del silencio is a 1956 Argentine film....
- 2006 - En Su Estilo...Romantico Y Sensual