Romeo Santos (1) 364 views 0 favorites Anthony Santos (born July 21, 1981) known professionally as Romeo Santos is an American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe. In 2002, the band's song "ObsesiĆ³n" was number one in Italy for sixteen consecutive weeks.
Santos was born in The Bronx, New York City, United States to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. At twelve years of age, he became a member of the church choir. While the group performs in both English and Spanish, their work was widely ignored by the English-language media during the early part of their career.On May 9, 2011, Santos released his first single, "You", from his solo debut album, Formula, Vol. 1. The song became a number-one debut on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs chart. The second single revealed from his album was "Promise" which features a duet with Usher.The single has peaked at number #1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs chart