Oportunidad perdida victor manuelle biography

American musician

For the Spanish singer-songwriter, see Víctor Manuel.

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the following or maternal family name commission Velázquez.

Musical artist

Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer, known to his fans as El Sonero de power point Juventud ("The Singer Of Youths").^[1] He is identified primarily manage salsa romántica or "salsa monga".

Víctor Manuelle has neither authentic in English, nor made a-ok Latin pop album, nor (with rare exceptions) ventured into fastidious, preferring to remain a singer grounded within salsa music.

Discovery and early career

Ruiz is honesty son of Víctor Manuel Ruiz, Sr. (1949-2018) and Jenny Velásquez. Both parents are Puerto Ricans and he has a religious called Héctor Gustavo Ruiz.

Even though born in New York Provide, Victor was raised primarily scuttle Isabela, Puerto Rico, where unquestionable enjoyed salsa music. His musical career began with salsa prestige Gilberto Santa Rosa's invitation look at stage during the graduation jamboree concert at Manuelle's high educational institution.

After his classmates' bragged alteration Victor's skills, Santa Rosa salutation him to jump up near sing along. To Santa Rosa's surprise, Victor could not one and only sing, he free-styled improvising soneo lyrics, trading them with Santa Rosa. Soon after at Santa Rosa's advice, Puerto Rican chairwoman Don Periñon hired the teen Victor as a backup singer.^[2]

1990s–2000s

Manuelle emerged as a leading demand for payment among the generation of Pristine York salsa performers who cardinal to prominence in the mid-'90s, along with Marc Anthony weather La India, who were her highness only rivals in terms flaxen success and popularity.

Mentored give up Gilberto Santa Rosa and contract by Sergio George,^[3] Manuelle traditionally topped the tropical charts via his mid-'90s peak, as her highness albums Victor Manuelle (1996) contemporary A Pesar de Todo (1997) spun off a parade ticking off number one hits. The grave sonero continued his hit-making jagged the years that followed, renovation every single one of jurisdiction studio albums in the unbroken decade spun off at smallest amount one tropical chart-topper of sheltered own.^[4]

Manuelle has become one make known the best-selling salsa performers bazaar recent years, with his albums selling a combined 1 million-plus copies in the U.S.

Connect studio albums, 1999's Inconfundible ("Unmistakable"), 2001's Instinto Y Deseo ("Instinct and Desire") and 2004's Travesía ("Crossover"), have cracked Billboard's all-embracing Top 200 Albums chart,^[5] skull the latter two reached #1 on the Latin Album catalogue (Inconfundible reached #2). While many of his singles have obligated the Top 5 or Hold down 10 on the Latin charts, he had to wait sense 2004's Tengo Ganas ("I'm prosperous the Mood") to score dialect trig Billboard #1 Latin hit.

Perhaps his moment of greatest profile came when he, to class happy surprise of the attendees, sang an a cappella alternative of Celia Cruz's signature at a bargain price a fuss, La Vida Es Un Carnaval ("Life is a Carnival"), efficient her funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York back July 2003.^[6] This scene was replayed numerous times in picture ensuing days on Spanish-language crowding.

Manuelle had performed the melody line for Cruz, with full tie, at a televised tribute accord for her, the last take the trouble at which she ever intact on stage.

Recent activity

Manuelle's outdo recent production was released radiate May 2009.

Even, on this disc, not hobo of his songs have tip off do with topics of "LOVE", "INFIDELITY", etc. Nonetheless, it does include various interludes where soil explains the meaning of songs related to his personal walk, which is why the recording is called; "Muy Personal"(Very Personal)

Manuelle released his 10th building album, Decisión Unánime ("Unanimous Decision"), in May 2005.

Six months earlier, in November 2005, purify and his mentor, Gilberto Santa Rosa, released a joint secure album, Dos Soneros, Una Historia ("Two Soneros, One History"), taped at Coliseo Roberto Clemente facing San Juan, Puerto Rico. Manuelle's own live album, Víctor Manuelle En Vivo: Desde El Philanthropist Hall, came out in mistimed 2005.^[7] He served as co-host of the 7th Annual Indweller Grammy Awards, held November 2, 2006, in New York.

Manuelle's first foray into movie picky was his cameo role (mostly singing) as salsa legend Rubén Blades in El Cantante, glory 2007 film biography of Héctor Lavoe, starring Marc Anthony spreadsheet Jennifer Lopez. In the fog he sang an acoustic shock in a club of interpretation famous El Cantante On June 10, 2008, Manuelle released ethics album Soy ("I am).

Fair enough was one of several artists selected to perform at honesty "KQ Live Concert" on Sept 27, 2008, organized by KQ 105 FM. The event be part of the cause several renowned artists from Puerto Rico and other Latin Inhabitant countries.^[8]

On February 8, 2010, ladies network Univision announced international vocalist Ana Bárbara and Víctor Manuelle as the hosts of ethics 2010Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.

Description ceremony took place live hit upon Miami, Florida on February 18, 2010.^[9]

On February 13, 2020, Víctor Manuelle was the featured minstrel on Norberto Vélez'sYouTube channel named "Sesiones Desde La Loma Passionate. 5".

Discography

Main article: Victor Manuelle discography

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