17 januari 2014
| Naam | Elvis Crespo Díaz |
| Functie | 5 × zanger |
| Geslacht | man |
| Geboortedatum | |
| Leeftijd | 53 |
| Herkomst | Puerto Rico  |
| Genres | merengue |
| Links |        |
Biografie
Elvis Crespo is the only Latin artist whose music has been literally played even on the moon, and has positioned a tropical genre song in the charts longer than any other. The Spanish National Football (Soccer) team celebrated the 2010 World Championship chanting one of his songs, and even President Barack Obama got into his groove at the Hispanic Congressional Caucus Awards in Washington D.C. These are some of the few landmarks for this artist who has broken every norm throughout his thunderous career.
At least 3 of his songs (Tu Sonrisa, Pintame, Suavemente) have become true anthems for celebration, regardless of the language, they have broken every frontier. "Suavemente", his most emblematic song, has been played from the neighborhoods in Egypt, to concerts in Australia, and was the only song in Spanish chosen by the astronauts in the 2006 Discovery mission. This is because Elvis Crespo quickly went from just another meringue artist, to becoming the king of meringue and meringue-fusion.
Elvis was born in New York City, on July 30thm 1971, but he only lived there until he was six, when his family moved to Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. There, he developed his two biggest passions, music and baseball. As a kid, he dreamt about being in the group Menudo, and later on, becoming a professional baseball player.
In baseball, he could not consolidate himself as a player, but he did so in team management. Throughout this time, he kept pursuing his passion for music, and at the age of 17 he began working professionally in the Willie Berríos, Lenny Pérez, and Toño Rosario orchestras. The major jump in his career occurs in the mid 90's when he enters the popular group, Grupo Manía, as a singer and composer. One of the group's biggest hits, was "Linda eh", written by Elvis. This gave him the necessary exposure and in 1998, Sony offered him to go solo.
From his debut, Elvis' career seemed destined for fast and big success. His first album, "Suavemente", reached the Billboard National Hot Latin Top 40 and two of its singles, "Tu Sonrisa", and "Suavemente", were massive hits. "Suavemente" went to #1 in the Billboard National Hot List and stayed there for seven weeks, becoming the longest lasting Tropical song in a national list. It was also the first in Sony's roster of tropical artists to sell over a million copies in the US, and over 4million worldwide.
In 20120, the undisputed king of merengue-fusion released his 8th solo production called, "Indestructible", a word that symbolizes what his career has been like, overcoming all kinds of obstacles. Elvis Crespo has proven that his talent goes far beyond performing, succeeding as a songwriter, producer, actor, and TV host. His hits are still played from his native Puerto Rico, to countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, México, Guatemala, Panamá, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Perú, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Australia, Dubai, Israel, Spain, Alaska and the United States, among many others.
His versatility and insatiable hunger for trying new genres and keeping the audience guessing what he'll do next are part of his trademark style.
At least 3 of his songs (Tu Sonrisa, Pintame, Suavemente) have become true anthems for celebration, regardless of the language, they have broken every frontier. "Suavemente", his most emblematic song, has been played from the neighborhoods in Egypt, to concerts in Australia, and was the only song in Spanish chosen by the astronauts in the 2006 Discovery mission. This is because Elvis Crespo quickly went from just another meringue artist, to becoming the king of meringue and meringue-fusion.
Elvis was born in New York City, on July 30thm 1971, but he only lived there until he was six, when his family moved to Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. There, he developed his two biggest passions, music and baseball. As a kid, he dreamt about being in the group Menudo, and later on, becoming a professional baseball player.
In baseball, he could not consolidate himself as a player, but he did so in team management. Throughout this time, he kept pursuing his passion for music, and at the age of 17 he began working professionally in the Willie Berríos, Lenny Pérez, and Toño Rosario orchestras. The major jump in his career occurs in the mid 90's when he enters the popular group, Grupo Manía, as a singer and composer. One of the group's biggest hits, was "Linda eh", written by Elvis. This gave him the necessary exposure and in 1998, Sony offered him to go solo.
From his debut, Elvis' career seemed destined for fast and big success. His first album, "Suavemente", reached the Billboard National Hot Latin Top 40 and two of its singles, "Tu Sonrisa", and "Suavemente", were massive hits. "Suavemente" went to #1 in the Billboard National Hot List and stayed there for seven weeks, becoming the longest lasting Tropical song in a national list. It was also the first in Sony's roster of tropical artists to sell over a million copies in the US, and over 4million worldwide.
In 20120, the undisputed king of merengue-fusion released his 8th solo production called, "Indestructible", a word that symbolizes what his career has been like, overcoming all kinds of obstacles. Elvis Crespo has proven that his talent goes far beyond performing, succeeding as a songwriter, producer, actor, and TV host. His hits are still played from his native Puerto Rico, to countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, México, Guatemala, Panamá, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Perú, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Australia, Dubai, Israel, Spain, Alaska and the United States, among many others.
His versatility and insatiable hunger for trying new genres and keeping the audience guessing what he'll do next are part of his trademark style.
