Rauw Alejandro

Raul Alejandro Olasio Ruiz was born on the 10th of January 1993. He is known as Rauw Alejandro. Referred to as the "King of Modern Reggaeton",[2][3he is part of "the younger generation" of Puerto Rican urban musicians. His debut album, Afrodisiaco was released in November of 2020. Vice Versa was his second studio album. The album's first single, "Todo de Ti", was released in June 2021. He has won two Latin Grammy Awards from twelve nominations. Raul Alejandro Ruiz 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 was a guitarist , and his mother Maria Nelly Ruiz was his back-up vocalist. He was introduced to music by Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. [6] For many years, Alejandro and his father resided in the continental United States, mainly Miami and New York City, where he got inspiration from the R&B and dancehall genres. Alejandro and Anuel A.A. an fellow Puerto Rican rapper are childhood close friends. They went to the same school together and shared classes. 9/10/10 Alejandro was a part of school talent shows as a child since he was a lover of dancing. After finishing high school, Alejandro was enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico. He played soccer from the age of six to twenty-five. However, he quit playing because he wasn't performing as well as he had thought. In the year 20 his injury was a major one. Then he moved to Orlando to see if he could be scouted by the Premier Development League (PDL). Rauw Alejandro's style of music is Latin R&B and reggaeton. He also likes the rhythmic pop and ballads. Billboard stated that his music "set him apart" from the growing group of pop-leaning Reggaetoneros. [23] He was inspired early on by Presley and Jackson, and later by Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, as well as Chris Brown. [24] He also cites Ciara as an influencer in music.