YANDEL
Yandel began his career in 1998. He is a phenomenally successful Puerto Rican vocalist, songwriter, musician, record producer and reggaetón artist. He took a new turn as a soloist in 2014, touring the US. Yandel’s De Lídera Leyenda VIP Touro sold-out in New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Orlando and Latin America.
His solo album, released in November 2013, De Líder a Leyenda and landed #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart and #9 on the Top Rap Albums chart. It was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA (2014) and received a Latin Grammy nomination. In October 2014 Yandel became the first artist of his genre to record a TV special for the prestigious network HBO Latino. He also recorded a new track, “Marcando Territorio,” for Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2, the mixtape soundtrack featuring multiple artists for HBO’s megahit series Game of Thrones.
November 2015 marked the arrival of the highly anticipated production title Dangerous. Dangerous climbed and achieved a #1 on sales the week of its release. The same month, the singer/producer score another first, by becoming the first Latino artist to stream a live concert via Tidal and performing live at the boxing match produced by HBO Cotto vs. Canelo. Some of his musical collaborations in general and Hispanic marketinclude: J-Lo, Akon, R. Kelly, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Eve, Nelly Furtado, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Chayanne, Gilberto SantaRosa, Maluma, Ozuna, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Romeo Santos, Sebastian Yatra y ManuelTurizo, Luis Fonsi, J. Balvin, Zion & Lennox, Lele Pons and others.
Some of his achievements as solo artist include two Latin Grammy Awards in 2016 (Best Urban Fusion Performance), (Best Urban Song); a Latin American Music Award (Album of the Year) and numerous BMI Awards. In 2018, Yandel surprised his fans with the announcement of a tour with his long-time friend and music collaborator Wisin.The duo kick-off their first of eight record-breaking concerts at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and made history when they became the artists with the most amount of sold out shows in that arena.
As a soloist, Yandel has scored 10 #1’s at Billboard’s Top Latin Airplay list, in March 2019 he released his sixth solo álbum titled “THE ONE”, in 2018 recorded with Wisin their duo album Los Campeones del Pueblo / The Big Leagues and his most recent solo album is titled“QUIEN CONTRA MI 2” (summer 2020). In 2021, Yandel received 16 Platinum and 4 Gold certifications from RIAA. In 2022, Yandel was signed to NEON16 under the management division.