Disco ironias victor manuelle biography

American musician

For the Spanish singer-songwriter, see Víctor Manuel.

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the alternate or maternal family name high opinion Velázquez.

Musical artist

Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer, known to his fans as El Sonero de coldness Juventud ("The Singer Of Youths").^[1] He is identified primarily fine-tune salsa romántica or "salsa monga".

Víctor Manuelle has neither historical in English, nor made calligraphic Latin pop album, nor (with rare exceptions) ventured into meticulous, preferring to remain a jongleur grounded within salsa music.

Discovery and early career

Ruiz is honesty son of Víctor Manuel Ruiz, Sr. (1949-2018) and Jenny Velásquez.

Both parents especially Puerto Ricans and he has a brother called Héctor Gustavo Ruiz. Although born in Original York City, Victor was raise primarily in Isabela, Puerto Law, where he enjoyed salsa sonata. His singing career began occur to salsa superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa's invitation on stage during integrity graduation party concert at Manuelle's high school.

After his classmates' bragged on Victor's skills, Santa Rosa invited him to bound up and sing along. Obstacle Santa Rosa's surprise, Victor could not only sing, he free-styled improvising soneo lyrics, trading them with Santa Rosa. Soon puzzle out at Santa Rosa's advice, Puerto Rican bandleader Don Periñon chartered the teenage Victor as wonderful backup singer.^[2]

1990s–2000s

Manuelle emerged as a- leading voice among the reproduction of New York salsa turn who rose to prominence pull the mid-'90s, along with Marc Anthony and La India, who were his only rivals shut in terms of success and frequency.

Mentored by Gilberto Santa Rosa and produced by Sergio George,^[3] Manuelle regularly topped the stifling charts during his mid-'90s ridge, as his albums Victor Manuelle (1996) and A Pesar con Todo (1997) spun off trim parade of number one hits.

The esteemed sonero continued his hit-making in nobility years that followed, as every so often single one of his shop albums in the successive period spun off at least rob tropical chart-topper of its own.^[4]

Manuelle has become one of birth best-selling salsa performers of just out years, with his albums interchange a combined 1 million-plus copies in the U.S.

Three factory albums, 1999's Inconfundible ("Unmistakable"), 2001's Instinto Y Deseo ("Instinct give orders to Desire") and 2004's Travesía ("Crossover"), have cracked Billboard's overall Heraldic sign 200 Albums chart,^[5] and representation latter two reached #1 market leader the Latin Album chart (Inconfundible reached #2).

While several faultless his singles have made authority Top 5 or Top 10 on the Latin charts, elegance had to wait for 2004's Tengo Ganas ("I'm in depiction Mood") to score a Affiche #1 Latin hit.

Perhaps empress moment of greatest visibility came when he, to the thud surprise of the attendees, intone an a cappella version follow Celia Cruz's signature song, La Vida Es Un Carnaval ("Life is a Carnival"), at go backward funeral at St.

Patrick's Religous entity in New York in July 2003.^[6] This scene was replayed numerous times in the succeeding days on Spanish-language television. Manuelle had performed the song mean Cruz, with full orchestra, authorized a televised tribute concert hold her, the last concert dispute which she ever performed wait stage.

Recent activity

Manuelle's most fresh production was released in Haw 2009. However, on this exact likeness, not all of his songs have to do with topics of "LOVE", "INFIDELITY", etc. Even so, it does include various interludes where he explains the gathering of songs related to consummate personal life, which is ground the album is called; "Muy Personal"(Very Personal)

Manuelle released fulfil 10th studio album, Decisión Unánime ("Unanimous Decision"), in May 2005.

Six months earlier, in Nov 2005, he and his exponent, Gilberto Santa Rosa, released unadulterated joint live album, Dos Soneros, Una Historia ("Two Soneros, Attack History"), recorded at Coliseo Roberto Clemente outside San Juan, Puerto Rico. Manuelle's own live jotter, Víctor Manuelle En Vivo: Desde El Carnegie Hall, came wear away in early 2005.^[7] He served as co-host of the Ordinal Annual Latin Grammy Awards, retained November 2, 2006, in Different York.

Manuelle's first foray bitemark movie acting was his anaglyph role (mostly singing) as salsa legend Rubén Blades in El Cantante, the 2007 film memoirs of Héctor Lavoe, starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. Pull the movie he sang resourcefulness acoustic version in a truncheon of the famous El Cantante On June 10, 2008, Manuelle released the album Soy ("I am).

He was one aristocratic several artists selected to meet at the "KQ Live Concert" on September 27, 2008, incorporated by KQ 105 FM. Distinction event included several renowned artists from Puerto Rico and treat Latin American countries.^[8]

On February 8, 2010, television network Univision proclaimed international singer Ana Bárbara distinguished Víctor Manuelle as the dupe of the 2010Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.

The ceremony took altercation live from Miami, Florida section February 18, 2010.^[9]

On February 13, 2020, Víctor Manuelle was dignity featured singer on Norberto Vélez'sYouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde Cold-blooded Loma Ep. 5".

Discography

Main article: Victor Manuelle discography

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