It’s a Bachata takeover! Romeo Santos & Prince Royce bring the Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour 2026 to the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, May 2.
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Possessing a sweet, smooth, lushly romantic tenor, chart-topping singer, songwriter, and producer Romeo Santos rose to fame as lead vocalist for world-renowned boy band , and embarked on a massively successful solo career in 2011. Santos' expert blend of tropical roots and bachata with hip-hop, trap, dance beats, Latin soul, neo-electro, pop, and rock made his 2011 debut album Formula, Vol. 1 a Top Five hit in the U.S., while 2014's Formula, Vol. 2 was a multi-platinum smash. His success continued with 2017's star-studded Golden and 2019's Utopia, which featured the hit single "Inmortal" performed by a reunited , and spawned the 2021 concert document Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium. The following year Santos completed his Formula album trilogy with Formula, Vol. 3.
Born Anthony Santos on July 21, 1981 in the Bronx, New York, he got his start as a singer in the choir of his church before co-founding with his cousin and brothers Lenny Santos and Max Santos. Originally known as , the teenagers made their full-length debut with Trampa de Amor (1995), followed by Generation Next (1999), their first album as .
Fusing bachata with R&B, pop, and hip-hop, broke through to mainstream success with the worldwide chart-topping smash hit "Obsesión," from their third album, We Broke the Rules (2002). Subsequent albums Love & Hate (2003), God's Project (2005), K.O.B. Live (2006), and The Last (2009) were chock-full of similarly styled hit singles. With nine Top Five hits on the U.S. Latin singles chart to their name, officially called it quits in 2011, as Santos embarked on a much-anticipated solo career.
In conjunction with , he made his solo debut with the chart-topping Latin hit single "You," followed by "I Promise," another number one smash, this one featuring . Largely written and produced by Santos himself, 2011's Formula, Vol. 1 marked his full-length debut. He then burnished his success with a live album, The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden, released in 2012.
For his second solo album, Santos drafted major stars from both the Latin and pop worlds -- , , , and , among others. Released in 2013 as Formula, Vol. 2, the album went platinum 11 times over in the U.S, and double-platinum and gold in Spain. Including a pair of chart-topping singles ("Propuesta Indecente" and "Odio"), it hit number one in several countries and reached number five on the U.S. pop charts, remaining in the top rungs of the Latin Albums charts for more 120 weeks.
In early 2017, he returned with the single "Héroe Favorito" and released his third album, Golden, on his birthday. Boasting guest appearances by , , and , the album topped the Latin and Tropical albums charts and peaked at ten on the Top 200. Achieving multi-platinum status, it netted six charting singles including "Héroe Favorito," "Imitadora," and "Bella y Sensual." The album's video teaser racked up over eight million views on YouTube the week of its release. The video for "Imitadora" had 52 million views on its own.
In April 2019, Santos released Utopia, his fourth studio album. It included guest spots on virtually every track. Its premier single, "Inmortal," marked the official studio-recorded reunion of (who had been performing segments during Santos' concerts for a couple of years). Other hits included "La Demanda" with , "Millonario" with , and "El Beso Que No Le Di" with . Certified five-times platinum, Utopia entered the Latin and Tropical albums charts at number one and peaked at eight on the Top 200 and charted in seven countries. In September 2021, Santos followed it with Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium. The next year, the singer returned to his Formula album series, closing out the trilogy with Formula, Vol. 3 which featured the hit single "Sus Huellas" and an array of high-profile guests including ("Sin Fin") and ("El Pañuelo"). ~ Jason Birchmeier & Thom Jurek, Rovi
In the past 15 years, multi-platinum award-winning singer/songwriter Prince Royce has become a bona fide Latin superstar and bachata music idol, scoring 22 #1 radio hits, 25 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 21 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, 21 Premios Juventud Awards, 9 Latin AMAs, and 15 Latin GRAMMY nominations.
Royce has a massive fan base with more than 80 million followers on social media and has sold over 10 million albums worldwide and his music has amassed over 14 billion global streams. He has sold out many of the most prestigious venues in Latin America and the United States. In February 2019, Prince Royce made history becoming the first and only tropical music artist to perform at the Houston Rodeo at the NRG Stadium where he attracted more than 55 thousand euphoric fans.
Some of the artist's collaborations include Shakira, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Thalia, Maná, Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Anitta, Ludacris, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Farruko, and Maluma, among others.
August 9, 2018 was proclaimed "Prince Royce Day" in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio in recognition of his contributions to society, as well as for being a role model to youth in his hometown. He was also inducted into the Bronx Hall of Fame in 2017 with a street named after him, becoming the youngest public figure ever to achieve such an honor.
Royce was the second most successful Latin artist of the last decade (2010-2020) according to Billboard's Top Latin Artists of the Decade chart. His 2013 album *Soy El Mismo* was included in Billboard's 50 Best Latin Albums of the Decades list. Royce's self-titled debut album was placed at #4 on Billboard's list of Top Latin Albums of the Decade (2010s) and he has three songs in the Hot Latin Songs of the Decade chart: "Darte Un Beso", "Corazón Sin Cara" and "El Verdadero Amor Perdona", the latter with Mexican rock icons Maná.
Royce set a new record with 29 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart with his smash hit “Carita De Inocente”, earning him an official Guinness World Records certification.
Prince Royce has topped Billboard’s Year-End Tropical Airplay Artists chart for two consecutive years (2020 and 2021). Likewise, his single “Carita De Inocente” was 2020's #1 Tropical Song according to Billboard's Tropical Airplay Songs chart.
Royce's self-titled debut album has reached 13X Diamond status and the artist has seven hit songs certified Diamond by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America): "Corazón Sin Cara" (5x Diamond, 50x Platinum), "Darte Un Beso" (21x Diamond), "Sensualidad" (19x Diamond), "Deja Vu" (15x Diamond), "El Clavo" (12x Diamond), "Bubalu" (11x Diamond), and "El Amor Que Perdimos" (10x Diamond).
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