User:Leslyp14/Romeo Santos

(Early life paragraph) Santos was born in 1981 in The Bronx, New York City, to a Dominican father and a Dominican mother born in Puerto Rico. He had a humble upbringing, with his father working in construction and his mother staying at home to take care of the family. He was a momma's boy and his father struggled to provide for his family, they were middle class people at the time. Santos started off his career by singing in a church choir. Thanks to his parents Romeo was exposed to different song genres at a very young age including salsa, merengue and of course bachata. (Solo paragraph) In April of 2011, Romeo announced he was pursuing his solo career. On April 7th, 2011, he signed with Sony records and Jive Records. On May 9, he released the first single of his debut album Formula, Vol. 1, called "You". The song went to number one on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts. The second single "Promise", featured a collaboration with R&B singer Usher. As with the previous single, "Promise" topped the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts.