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Birth name | Anthony Santos |
Born | New York City, U.S. | July 21, 1981
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Website | romeosantosonline |
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2011 the Band Aventura broke up. In 2002, the song "Obsesión" was number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up. Since then, Santos has embarked on a solo career which has included seven number one songs on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and seventeen number ones on the Tropical Airplay chart. He has sold over 24 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin artists ever.[2]