Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971 in New York City) is an American singer and songwriter of the Merengue genre. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue.

Elvis Crespo
Birth nameElvis Crespo Díaz
Born (1971-07-30) July 30, 1971
New York City, New York, U.S.
OriginGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
GenresMerengue
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1988–present
Associated acts
  • Grupo Mania
  • Tono Rosario
  • Zone D' Tambora

Early years

Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley. He was raised in the city of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he spent his childhood and adolescent years.

Musical career

He first gained fame in the mid-90s when he joined Grupo Mania, in Puerto Rico. Eventually he decided to try to go solo in 1998. His debut album, Suavemente was a hit, both in Latin America and in the US. The single "Suavemente" was a huge hit and eventually helped him earn the Best Male Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year from Billboard magazine. His album went platinum in the Venezuelan and Central American markets and gold in Chile. Released in 1998, Crespo's debut also earned a gold album for sales of over 500,000 copies in the first year after its release in the United States. "Suavemente" set a record for holding the top position on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for six weeks. Part of the song's success was its unexpected crossover appeal to English-speaking listeners, particularly in Miami and New York."[1] His album was mostly merengue influenced, but his follow-up albums would venture from these roots eventually. Wow Flash! is Elvis Crespo's third solo recording for Sony Music. Elvis Crespo's latest album, Regresó el Jefe, went on sale on 5 June 2007, with its first single being "La Foto Se Me Borró." He dedicated this album to his niece, Wilmarie Agosto Crespo, who died in a car accident on March 28, 2007. In 2016 Elvis was featured on Deorro's number one hit song "Bailar" which was featured on a Target Corporation Commercial. [2][3]

Personal life

On March 16, 2009, Crespo married his manager, Maribel Vega, in Puerto Rico.

Discography
Main article: Elvis Crespo discography

Studio albums

Awards

This is a list of awards and nominations of Puerto Rican merengue artist Elvis Crespo. Here are some of the awards he has won during his musical career.

Premio Lo Nuestro

1999[4]

  • Tropical: Album of the Year (Suavemente)
  • Tropical: Male Artist of the Year
  • Tropical: Best New Artist
  • Tropical: Song of the Year (Suavemente)

2000

  • Tropical: Album of the Year (Pintame)
  • Tropical: Male Artist of the Year
  • Tropical: Song of the Year (Pintame)

2001

  • Merengue: Artist of the Year
  • People Choice Awards: Tropical Artist of the Year

2003

  • Merengue: Artist of the Year

2005

  • Merengue: Artist of the Year

2012

  • Merengue: Artist of the Year

Grammy Awards

1999[5]

  • Best Merengue Performance (Pintame)

Latin Grammys

2005

  • Best Merengue Album (Saborealo)
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See also

References
  1. "Elvis Crespo Biography". Musician Guide.
  2. "Deorro - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.
  3. "From Daddy Yankee to Shakira to Ricky: 10 Essential Latin Dance Songs". Billboard.
  4. Univision. "Univision - Shows, Entretenimiento, Noticias, Deportes y Novelas". Univision.
  5. "Grammy Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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