Rauw Alejandro

Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz born on 10 January 1993 is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter. He has been called the "King of modern Reggaeton".[2][3He is part of the "new generation" of Puerto Rican musicians. His debut album, Afrodisiaco (studio album) was released in November , 2020. Vice Versa was his second studio album. The first single, "Todo de Ti", was released in June 2021. Two Latin Grammy Awards have been taken home by him from 12 nominations. Raul Alejandro Ocasio was born on January 10 1993, in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was raised in Canovanas and Carolina. [4][5] His father Raul Ocasio Ruiz played guitar and his mother Maria Nelly Ruiz was his backing vocalist. He was introduced to music by Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. 6 Alejandro was a part of his father's household for many years throughout the United States, mostly New York City and Miami where were influenced by R&B and the dancehall genres. Alejandro and Anuel, who is a other Puerto Rican rapper, were childhood friends. They both went to the same school and shared classes. [9][10] As a child, Alejandro competed in school talent shows because he has an intense love for dancing. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at University of Puerto Rico. He was a soccer player between six to twenty. But , he resigned due to the fact that he did not perform as expected. To be scouted for the Premier Development League (PDL), he moved to Orlando, Florida. Rauw Alejandro's style of music is Latin R&B and reggaeton. He also loves dance music and rhythmic pop. Billboard said that it's been instrumental in helping "set him apart from a growing class of reggaetoneros who are influenced by pop". [23] He was influenced early on by Presley and Jackson, and later by Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee and Chris Brown. [24He also credits Ciara as a musical influencer.