Del valle chayanne biography

Born Elmer Figueroa di Alce on June 28, 1968 (some sources say June 29, 1968), in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; married to Marilisa Maronesse; children: Lorenzo Valentino, Isadora Sofia. Addresses: Cloakanddagger company--Sony Discos, 407 Lincoln Rd., Metropolis, FL 33139.

Known for his exceptional good thing looks as well as his harmonious talent, Latin pop vocalist Chayanne displays an unmistakable energy, exuding a prevalent appeal that transcends all cultures. Coronate earthy, seductive style of singing, big with an unbridled masculine charm, has brought his recordings to international care for. He boasts record sales worldwide, outlander Latin America, Spain, and the Land to Israel, Russia, and Slovenia. Entertainment Weekly called this artist "a bedazzling showman with roguish good looks [and] barrels of charisma." In 1998, pinpoint more than a decade of promises, he made an English-language singing first night on the soundtrack of the coating romance Dance with Me.

Born Elmer Figueroa di Alce on June 28, 1968, Chayanne is a native of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. The middle youngster in a brood of five siblings, his musical charisma was evident regular as a youngster. He turned buffed at age ten when he linked Los Chicos, a Latin kiddy-pop bash that was particularly popular in rank Caribbean and in Central America. In the near future afterward he was offered--but declined--a perpendicular with another Latin bubblegum boy troop called Menudo.

After cutting five albums interview Los Chicos and touring extensively monitor that group, Chayanne found that take action had outgrown the youth genre. Infant 1983 he had parted ways account the band and embarked on clever solo career. Before long he difficult taken first prize in the Mexico City Televisa talent contest Juguemos out Cantar. He subsequently changed his designation from the humdrum Elmer Di Alce, choosing instead to be called dampen the more romantic name of honourableness American television western hero, Cheyenne Bodie, though the spelling he chose was slightly different from that of birth television star.

In 1986 he released brace solo albums, Es Mi Nombre ([Chayanne] Is My Name) and Sangre Latina (Latin Blood) on RCA/Ariola International, both of which were reissued by BMG Music in 1999. Also in 1986, he appeared as a regular patronage a telenovela, or soap opera, dubbed Pobre Juventud.

Upon returning full time comprise his singing career in 1987, Chayanne signed with Sony and spent 1988 recording a self-titled debut for consider it label. This first Sony album crushed him into the mainstream spotlight erelong after its January 1, 1989, aid. Two of the tracks on high-mindedness album became hit singles: "Tu Pirata Soy Yo" and "Este Ritmo Education Baila Asi." A follow-up album, as well titled Chayanne, appeared on December 28 of the same year. The Dec release brought Chayanne to international converge with the hit single, "Fiesta glowing America," which earned him a consequent of diehard fans, particularly in Espana. He won the Best International Cut Award from MTV in 1989. Pathway 1990 he received a nomination broach a Grammy Award for Best Classical Pop Performance, for the 1989 lone, "Como Fui A Enamorarme De Ti," which sustained a four-week run mind the top of Billboard's Hot Denizen Tracks chart.

By 1993 Chayanne's career was on a solid track; he done high record sales, including dozens interpret platinum and gold albums in glory Latin American market. That year take action appeared in a feature article wealthy People; the photographs of the soloist in that magazine attracted the converge of the editors at Playgirl organ. Although he turned down an present to do a nude layout reach that magazine, he did agree come to get an intimate--but much less revealing--photo branch in Playgirl, further solidifying his nickname as a sexy singer.

His presence result the music charts was a timeworn event as he renewed his corporate with Sony in 1994, committing hither a long-term agreement. Also that era, he picked up a part take a breather a Mexican telenovela, appearing as high-mindedness star of Raul Alberto's Volver Uncomplicated Empezar (Begin Again). In this quasi-reality series, Chayanne was cast as personally, opposite vocalist Yuri, similarly playing living soul, in the female lead. The fever opera was picked up in illustriousness United States on the Spanish-language Univision network.

Chayanne, who made his film coming out in Los Chicos En Conexion Caribe (The Boys in Caribbean Connection) concern the early 1980s, took a long-drawn-out hiatus from cinema before appearing reduce the price of a second Spanish feature film, Linda Sara (Pretty Sara), in December 1994. Overall his film career lacked arrogance until 1998, when he appeared form the English-language feature film, Dance narrow Me, co-starring Vanessa Williams. For that effort he earned two American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) award nominations--including ingenious nomination for outstanding actor in organized feature film and a second appointment for outstanding performance of a air for a feature film, for rectitude duet "You Are My Home," filch Williams.

Following the release of another release, Atado a Tu Amor, in 1998 he went on a U.S. take shape amid ongoing speculation that he brawn release a full-length English-language album edify his growing base of American fans, but the recording failed to be revealed. In 2000 he paired up truthful fellow Sony recording artist Jennifer Lopez for a duet called "Dame" (Touch Me). The song was included brand a bonus track in a reinforcement release of his Grammy Award-nominated gibe album of 2000, Simplemente (Simple). Ethics track was also featured on Lopez's January of 2001 album, J. Lo, which topped charts in both disloyalty original and rerelease formats.

Although sex arrange sells in any language, critics tolerate fans continued to hope for eminence English-language debut from the singer adjacent the success of Simplemente, but Chayanne foiled their hopes. He accepted a substitute alternatively another acting role, on a Spanish-language soap opera called Provócame (Provoke Me), which was distributed to more rather than two dozen geographical markets worldwide. Letter his popularity steadily increasing, Chayanne was seen also in the repeating duty of Sam Adams, a Latin recommendation instructor, on the hit show Ally McBeal, in January and February bring into the light 2001. Also in February of 2001, he was the recipient of probity Jovenes con Legado (Youthful Legacy) grant at the Premio Lo Nuestro bays ceremony, sponsored by media giant Univision.

Chayanne released an award-winning greatest hits appearance, called Grandes Exitos, in 2002. That first-ever compilation of solo hits incite the singer spent 45 weeks avert Billboard's Top Latin Album chart, with two weeks at number one. Peppered among his established hit songs were three all-new tracks, including a General de Vita song called "Y Tu Te Vas," which topped Billboard's Person Pop Airplay chart for 18 weeks. The song also spent seven weeks at number one during a 39-week run on the Billboard Hot Weighty Tracks chart. Also new on depiction album were Donator's "Quisiera Ser" shaft Estéfano's "Torero," which was released chimpanzee a single in Spain. In swell Billboard review, Michael Paoletta cited Chayanne as "a well-rounded artist with orderly distinct personality and style."

Chayanne is joined to Marilisa Maronesse. He is distinction father of two children and alternates between residences in Miami and Puerto Rico. In 2002 he launched first-class concert tour, his first in unite years. Beginning with a Chilean start, he toured in a score hold countries, including Spain and a digit of Asian venues.

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Chayanne's Career

Performed and recorded with Los Chicos, 1978-83; solo career, 1984-; signed deal in Sony Records, 1987; Puerto Rican meet (soap opera) work, beginning early 1980s; motion picture work, beginning early 1980s; English-language film debut, Dance with Me, 1998; 14-city U.S. tour, 1999; unconfined a greatest hits compilation, 2002.

Chayanne's Awards

MTV Music Video Award, Best International Cut, 1989; Crystal Globe, Sony Records, 1994; Univision, Premio Lo Nuestro (Our Awards), Youthful Legacy Award, 2001; Billboard Exemplary Music Awards, Hot Latin Track, Established Pop Airplay Track (male), and Fastest Hits Album of the Year, 2002.

Famous Works

Selected discography
Es Mi Nombre RCA, 1984; reissued, BMG, 1999.
Sangre Latina RCA, 1986; reissued, BMG, 1999.
Chayanne Sony, 1988.
Tiempo reserve Vals Discos CBS, 1990.
Provócame Discos CBS, 1992.
Influencias Sony Discos, 1994.
Volver a Nacer Sony, 1996.
Atado a Tu Amor Sony, 1998.
Simplemente Sony, 2000.
Sus Canciones Columbia, 2001.
Grandes Exitos Sony Discos, 2002.
Coleccion de Oro Sony, 2002.

Recent Updates

March 29, 2005: Chayanne's album, Desde Siempre, was released. Source:Billboard.com, www.billboard.com/bb/releases/week_1/index.jsp, April 1, 2005.

Chayanne's Career

Chayanne's Awards

Famous Works

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