Daddy Yankee (Daddy Yankee)

Real name: Raymond Ayala. Born: February 3, 1977 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Raymond Ayala (Daddy Yankee) was born and grew up in Villa Kennedy, located in the capital of Puerto Rico, San - Juan. At an early age, Raymond wanted to be baseball players, and everyone agrees that it was a very good baseball player, and walked towards the major leagues. However, one summer night in an accident, because of which the 17-year-old Raymond severely injured his leg. After the case Daddy Yankee has devoted his life to his true passion: to create music.

Daddy Yankee has created his first recording with the talented hands of DJ Playero, one of the pioneers of Reggaeton. The audience immediately fell in love with the lyrics and creativity Daddy Yankee. Soon he was nicknamed 'the King of Improvisation'. His energy, translates into the music became a musical sensation, which crossed the linguistic and cultural boundaries and made Reggaeton popular among different people around the world. After staying on the upward trajectory for more than 15 years within the Latin music scene and the entertainment industry, Daddy Yankee legitimately earned the recognition and became one of the respected and influential artists, performing Reggaeton. Carefully created lyrics Daddy Yankee and the ability to freely interpret his work has allowed the king of improvisation to reach the masses to the ever successful path. From love themes and to the socio-saturated comments on the everyday Puerto Rican life, most of his songs became hits on the club scene, and some have even become classics Reggaeton. With the support of his fans and his own desire to share his vision with the rising artists, Yankee has successfully created and became the head of the Los Cangris Inc. and El Cartel Records. Permanent consolidating and rapid development enabled him to collaborate with artists such as NAS and DJ Tony Touch. Yankee was invited to record songs NASa entitled 'The prophecy' in New York. Terror Squad also invited to participate in Daddy Yankee's video called '100% percent '. Multiple winner Grammy - Olga Tanon invited Daddy Yankee together to speak at a concert in the Performing Arts Center in Sinturce, Puerto Rico. Also, Grupomania recorded a song with Daddy Yankee for the album 'The Dynasty'. Without doubt, many album sales confirm his success and popularity among Latin American music. All of his albums 'El cartel de Yankee', 'El cartel de Yankee II', 'El cangri.com' and 'Los home-runes' received platinum. In 2002, Mr.. album 'El cangri.com' had the biggest sales in his native Puerto Rico. This album highlighted Daddy Yankee in the music world. Multilateralism 'El cangri.com' deserves the attention of many famous figures in the music industry. In 2003, there have been great changes in the career of Daddy Yankee. Not long after the presentation of the album 'Los home-runes', he reached the peak sales. Also one of his cherished dream has come true - more than 12 thousand fans danced to his songs in Puerto Rican history of the Coliseum. Roberto Clemente. Shaw called 'Ahora Le Toca Al Cangri' quickly turned to the Yankee most significant and historic moment in the achievement of unfading glory.

2004

In July 2004, Daddy Yankee released the most anticipated album in the genre of Reggaeton music 'Barrio Fino'. Being a loyal Salsa fan since childhood, he used this opportunity to cooperate with one of the legendary performers of Puerto Rico Andy Montanez in 'Melao'. Album 'Barrio Fino' was supported by the tour that included performances in countries such as the U.S., Puerto Rico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela and Santo Domingo. Daddy Yankee, actively traveling with concerts throughout Latin America and the United States of America, has earned thousands of fans in each region. With his energy, enthusiasm and devotion to work, Daddy Yankee has recorded over 130 songs, many of which were included in various compilations Reggaeton album.

2005

February 24, 2005, Mr.. Daddy Yankee performed at Lo Nuestro Awards held in Miami, where he was awarded in the category "Album of the Year 'in the category of street music. A live performance with his destroyer hit 'Gasolina' that night have seen the millions of viewers, and received naivysochayshie ratings during performances in the history of the program. 28 April 2005. Daddy Yankee was awarded at the prestigious ceremony Billbord Latin Music Award 2005 for Best Reggaeton Album of the Year. This time he has played with an explosive mixture of hits such as 'Gasolina' and 'Lo que paso paso'. During the performance, P. Diddy got on stage and with Daddy Yankee singing in Spanish 'Dame mas gasolina'.