Elvis Crespo

Biography

Along with his mastery from the Dominican Republic’s merengue tradition, New York-born and Puerto Rican-raised vocalist Elvis Crespo wasted virtually no time in achieving the apex of contemporary Latin music. His debut recording, Suavemente, reached the very best slot machine on Billboard’s Country wide Hot Latin Best 40 in 1998, and spawned two record-breaking singles — “Tu Sonrisa” as well as the name monitor. Crespo received Billboard honours for Latin recording of the entire year, Man artist of the entire year, group or duet of the entire year, and melody of the entire year. Elevated by his mom in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, from age six Crespo offered an extended apprenticeship. Starting his profession in 1988 as an associate from the Willie Berrios Orchestra and six years using the Toño Rosario Orchestra. Departing Rosario’s group in 1994, Crespo briefly went to the Metropolitan School of Puerto Rico, where he examined business administration. An invitation to become listed on Grupo Mania, nevertheless, was too luring to withstand. Agreeing to become listed on the favorite Latin music group, he composed and sang on the hit “Linda Ha sido.” He still left the group after 3 years to spotlight his solo profession. The gamble paid. His 1998 work, Suavemente, topped the graphs and found huge viewers in Miami and NY along with the Caribbean. The record gained him four Premio Lo Nuestro honours, the Billboard award for Greatest Male Tropical/Salsa Record, and a location over the Billboard Latin albums graphs for 96 weeks. He adopted match with 1999’s Pintame, which earned a Grammy for Greatest Merengue Efficiency and firmly founded his put in place Latin music. Crespo toured nearly constantly, and made an appearance on tv and in movies. His following providing was 2000’s Wow Adobe flash. In 2001, he participated within the all-star advantage recording “Un Ultimo Adios” for the victims from the Sept 11 attacks for the Globe Trade Middle in NY. 2002’s Urbano held him in the forefront from the merengue viewers but was his last recording for Sony. While 2005’s Saboréalo (released on Ole) didn’t size exactly the same product sales levels as his earlier offerings, it do online him a Latin Grammy Greatest Merengue Recording. In 2007, Crespo shifted gears. He remaining Ole for Machete, and released Regresó un Jefe. It showcased nine of his personal compositions and instantly catapulted him back again to the limelight within the Americas. The solitary “La Foto Se Me Borró” might have been a merengue tune, however the recording also showcased bachata and metropolitan designs amid his swinging mambos. The recording topped the Latin Albums and Tropical Salsa graphs and was nominated for any Latin Grammy; it consequently won many four Premio Lo Nuestro honours. Carrying out a live recording, Crespo came back to Sony briefly via its Nulife imprint and released Indestructible this year 2010. It got in the very best Ten of both Latin Recording and Salsa graphs. On this arranged, the merengue hooks collided at once with traveling salsa and bachata beats. Crespo re-signed to Machete and released Live from NEVADA in 2011. It had been just a stopgap before his following big change, as he concocted a smooth mixture of merengue, metropolitan, salsa, and Latin pop for 2012’s Monsters. For 2013’s One Flag, he leaned greatly on hard-driving metropolitan pop and big creation salsa as his merengue development continued toward golf club audiences. Pitbull made an appearance around the monitor “Sopa de Caracol.” For 2015’s Tatuaje, Crespo appeared completely back to the center from the merengue custom — albeit with some contemporary production details. With wealthy, swinging horns, joyous support choruses, and levels and levels of organic rhythms and piano montunos, the recording marked an innovative go back to the artist’s host to origins.

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1	Was named after his mother's favorite American singer, Elvis Presley.



Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Loco x vos	2016	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Como anillo al dedo		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Avis de mistral	2014	"Suavemente"
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony	2009	Video Game performer: "Suavemente" / writer: "Suavemente"
The Life of David Gale	2003	performer: "Tiemblo" A.T. Molina Remix 1999 / writer: "Tiemblo" A.T. Molina Remix 1999
The Original Latin Kings of Comedy	2002	Documentary performer: "Suavemente" / writer: "Suavemente"
Skeppsholmen	2002	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Training Day	2001	performer: "Wow Flash!"
Born Romantic	2000	performer: "Pintame" / writer: "Pintame" - as Crespo
Center Stage	2000	performer: "Eres Tu", "Mas Que Una Caricia", "Come Baby Come" / writer: "Come Baby Come"
Carita pintada	1999	TV Series performer: "Píntame" / writer: "Píntame"

Actor

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Center Stage	2000		Salsa Singer
Con la música por dentro	1999

Music Department

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
2000 Hispanic Heritage Awards	2000	TV Special song performer

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
DUB Latino	2013	TV Mini-Series	Himself
El Vacilon	2009	TV Series	Himself
Nuestra Belleza Latina	2009	TV Series	Himself - Performer
Teletón	2000-2008	TV Series	Himself - Performer
¡Despierta América!	2004	TV Series	Himself
Big Brother VIP: México	2004	TV Series	Himself
Don Francisco presenta	2004	TV Series	Himself
Maru a la tarde	2001	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Sábado Bus	2001	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Carnaval	2001	TV Movie	Himself
Miss España 2001	2001	TV Movie	Himself
Noche de fiesta	1999-2001	TV Series	Himself
2000 Hispanic Heritage Awards	2000	TV Special
2000 y una noche	2000	TV Movie	Himself
Sabor a tí	2000	TV Series	Himself
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar	2000	TV Series	Himself - Performer
Billboard Latin Music Awards	2000	TV Special	Himself
Música sí	1999	TV Series	Himself
Totalmente	1999	TV Series	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman	1999	TV Series	Himself
Billboard Latin Music Awards	1999	TV Special	Himself
Romance del cumbanchero	1998	Video documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Don Francisco presenta	2004	TV Series	Himself

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