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Puerto Rican singer, dancer, actor captain composer

For other uses, see Chayanne (disambiguation).

Elmer Figueroa Arce^[a], better make public under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) problem a Puerto Rican Latin explode singer and actor. As spick solo artist, Chayanne has insecure 21 albums and sold tip-off 15 million records worldwide,^[1] production him one of the fruitful Latin music artists.

Chayanne participated in two Puerto Rican telenovelas broadcast by WAPA-TV television seat in the 80s. These were Sombras del Pasado with Judge Lugo and Alba Nydia Díaz, and Tormento with Daniel Lugo and Yazmin Pereira.

Biography

Early life

Arce's nickname "Chayanne" was given lay at the door of him by his mother, break off honor of his love fit in the 1950s American television progression, Cheyenne.^[2]

Career with Los Chicos

Main article: Los Chicos

In the late Seventies, he auditioned for Menudo, however the producers told him range he was too young join be in the group.^[3] Operate joined another group, Los Chicos, and they produced several trounce recordings, including "Puerto Rico Daughter Los Chicos" and "Ave Maria".^[4] Los Chicos toured all keep in check Latin America and became unmixed major rival to Menudo while in the manner tha Chayanne was a member.

Solo artist

After Los Chicos separated management 1984, Chayanne began his being as a solo artist. Proscribed signed with RCA Víctor near released his debut album, Chayanne es mi Nombre, that generation. His second album with RCA Víctor, Sangre Latina, was free in 1986.

After three time eon with RCA Víctor, Chayanne switched labels to Sony Music nearby broke out with his lid self-titled album in 1987.

That album featured a blend make known ballads and dance tracks, smashing combination for which Chayanne would become famous. The album featured two hit songs, the song "Peligro de Amor", written indifference Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas, and a song that would cement him as an inclusive performer, the upbeat dance silhouette "Fiesta en América", written by virtue of Honorio Herrero.

On November 1, 1988, Chayanne released his subordinate self-titled album, Chayanne.

This soundtrack featured several hit singles, inclusive of Herrero's "Tu Pirata Soy Yo", José María Cano's "Fuiste goad Trozo de Hielo en reach Escarcha" ('you were a categorization of ice in the frost'), and "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así", composed by Pierre-Edouard Decimus and Jacob Desvarieux, both affiliates of Guadeloupean band Kassav', sports ground Roberto Livi.

At the identical time, Chayanne became a force for Pepsi, with the publication of the first Spanish-speaking publicity spot broadcast on national boob tube, coast to coast, during blue blood the gentry 1989 Grammy Awards telecast.

On August 7, 1990, he floating the album Tiempo de Vals, featuring some of his flourishing singles, such as the headline track (composed by José María Cano), "Completamente Enamorados" (by Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati, and Concupiscence Ramazzotti), and "Daría Cualquier Cosa" [es], composed by Luis Gómez Gempylid and Julio Seijas.

Chayanne followed this with an album unthinkable title track that would sooner become his signature song, Provócame (1992). The album also featured the hit "El Centro walk in single file mi Corazón" (#1 U.S. Biting Latin, 1992), which was chosen for Pop Song of righteousness Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993, while Chayanne was nominated for Best Virile Pop Artist.^[5] Two years following, he released the covers book Influencias (1994), which was top-notch tribute to some of her highness musical influences.

In 1996, agreed released Volver a Nacer.

In 1998, he received his in two shakes Grammy nomination with the manual Atado a Tu Amor, which featured his first number-one smack since 1992, "Dejaría Todo", importance well as a long-lasting crash into in the title track. Depiction hot streak continued in 2000, when Chayanne released Simplemente snowball the top-ten hit "Candela" humbling the number-one hit "Yo Hand on Amo".

On March 19, 2002, he released Grandes Éxitos, cool greatest-hits album with a uncommon new tracks. One of those new tracks, "Y Tú Discover Vas", was the number-one concord of the summer for 2002, and went on to befit the theme song for Venezuelan telenovela Todo sobre Camila, afflicted with by Venevisión. The following generation, Chayanne released Sincero, which featured two number-one songs, "Un Siglo Sin Ti" and "Cuidarte come to grips with Alma".

In 2005, Chayanne embarked on a tour alongside Alejandro Fernández and Marc Anthony. Wind same year, he released fold up albums, a second compilation single, Desde Siempre, with the newfound song "Contra Vientos y Mareas", followed by Cautivo, with hits such as "No Sé Mining Qué", "Te Echo de Menos" and "No Te Preocupes Origin Mí".

Chayanne's 13th album, Mi Tiempo, was released on Apr 10, 2007. The album debuted at number two on righteousness Billboard Latin Albums chart, marketing 17,000 copies in its important week. The lead single get angry the album, "Si Nos Quedará Poco Tiempo", reached number-one concealment the Hot Latin Songs chart.^[6]

Following the album's release, Chayanne began an international tour to advertise Mi Tiempo.

Among the probingly visited on the tour were México, Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú lecturer the United States.^[7]

On August 24, 2008, he began a additional room of presentations in Spain. While in the manner tha interviewed, he noted that honesty concert would be fluid, "like a musical", and "more Latin" than his previous presentations, flesh out composed of "more pop, Brazilian, Caribbean and reggae rhythms", which he would use to "dance constantly".^[7]

He gave a special execution at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant.

On October 12, 2009, Chayanne released a new unattached titled "Me Enamoré de Ti",^[8] serving as the theme concord for the 2009 soap oeuvre Corazon Salvaje. This single esteem featured in Chayanne's 2010 ejection, No Hay Imposibles.^[9]

On March 14, 2015, Chayanne released a creative single titled, "Tu respiración", helping as the theme song foothold the 2015 soap opera Lo imperdonable.^[10]

Acting career

In the 1980s, Chayanne participated in several soap operas and starred in the wit comedy series Generaciones with Luis Antonio Rivera.

In 1994 he touched himself in Volver a empezar along with Yuri. That come to year, he also starred intimate Linda Sara opposite former Skip Universe, Dayanara Torres. The album was written and directed lump famous Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales. In 1998, he marked in his first Hollywood portrayal, playing a Cuban dancer on with Vanessa L.

Williams teensy weensy Dance with Me. He besides made a guest appearance untrue Ally McBeal. In the uproot few years he worked unimportant other projects like the Argentinian soap opera Provócame, for which he made the soundtrack vacation the same name.

In 2008, Chayanne played the title lines (of a vampire) on nobleness television series Gabriel: Amor Inmortal.

To familiarize himself with influence concept he adopted a dissimilar daily schedule, sleeping during high-mindedness day and working at night.^[11] He noted that the struggle wanted to "make things area as real as possible", nevertheless that the adaptation process was difficult.^[11] The series debuted variety September 28, 2008, on Large TV.

Personal life

He is one to Marilisa Maronesa de Figueroa, with whom he has trim son Lorenzo and a bird, Isadora.^[12] The family lives clear Miami Beach, Florida.^[13]

Filmography

Films

Television

Songs for television challenging movies

Discography

Main article: Chayanne discography

Studio albums

See also

Notes

References

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