Huey Dunbar
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Huey Dunbar, is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

 mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers. His hits with the band included "La Quiero a Morir
Je l'aime à mourir
"Je l'aime à mourir" is a French-language song written by Francis Cabrel and a big hit for him. It is taken from his second hugely successful album Les Chemins de traverse released in 1979 that sold over 600,000 copies in France. The single "Je l'aime à mourir" became in its own right a huge hit...

", "Juliana", "No Morirá
No Matter What (George Lamond song)
-Charts:-Dark Latin Groove version:In 1996, New York salsa band Dark Latin Groove covered "No Morirá" as their debut single from the eponymous album. The single peak at #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart and #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay. The single spent three weeks at #1 on the chart.-Charts:...

", "Volveré", "Todo Mi Corazón", and a remake of Ricardo Montaner's original classic "Me Va a Extrañar". In 2000, he split up with DLG and since had a solo career which, though commercially successful, has not equaled the diverse acclaim accorded DLG. For his first solo album he was awarded "Best New Artist" by Billboard magazine, and received a Grammy nomination. The album was certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA. In 2007 Dunbar was invited by producer Sergio George to reunite with DLG, but Dunbar refused. The seven-year gap between Dunbar's 2003 and 2010 albums has not been publicly explained, but is uncharacteristic of a popular star at the peak of his career. Sales of "Huey Dunbar IV" have been strong in Latin America. In Billboard's Tropical Songs
Latin Tropical Airplay
The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

 chart, the single "Te Amare" had moved from the number 9 song to number 4. "Huey Dunbar IV", debuted on the Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...

 chart at number 2 on March 20, 2010.

Albums

  • Yo Si Me Enamoré - (2001)
  • Music for My Peoples
    Music for My Peoples
    Music For My Peoples is the second studio album from Huey Dunbar. It was released on August 19, 2003, with the singles "Sin Poderte Hablar" and "A Donde Ire".-Track listing:#"Sin Poderte Hablar - 3:20#"Jamas" - 3:59...

    - (2003)
  • Huey Dunbar IV - (2010)

Singles

  • "Con Cada Beso" - (2001)
  • "Yo si me enamore" - (2001)
  • "A Cambio de Qué" - (2002)
  • "Sin Poderte Hablar" - (2003)
  • "A Dónde Iré" - (2003)
  • "Te Amare" - (2010)

External links

  • Official Website
  • HueyDunbarPERU
  • Huey Dunbar on the Internet Movie Database
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