Johnny Rivera is a Puerto Rican American salsa

Salsa music

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 singer.

Rivera was raised in the Bronx, and attended high school

High school

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 at Benjamin Franklin High School. He moved briefly to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 before returning to New York

New York

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 to begin a career in music. His first album was released in 1991, and since then he has scored fifteen hit singles, including the Billboard Latin Tropical #1 "Se Parecia Tanto a Ti" (1995).

Discography

• Tiburón with Grupo Fascinación (Rico Records, 198?)
• Salsa Vice with Grupo Fascinación (Rico Records, 1986)
• Mas Clasico de Nunca with Conjunto Clasico (Lo Mejor, 198?)
• Clasico 89 with Conjunto Clasico (Lo Mejor, 1989)
• Y Ahora de Verdad (Sony, RMM Records, 1991)
• Encuentro Casual (Sony, RMM records, 1992)
• Cuando Parara la Lluvia (RMM records, 1993)
• Dejame Intentarlo (RMM records, 1993)
• Paisajes de la Vida (RMM records, 1996)
• Un Estilo Propio (RMM records, 1998)
• Estoy Aqui (RMM records, 2000)
• Palladium Series Live (RMM records, 2001)
• Vivo por Ti (Coallition Music, Universal Music Group, 2007)