Reggaeton player Rauw Alejandro has just announced his arrival in our country to present his music. It will be at a show, on February 18 at the Luna Park stadium, in their first big concert in Argentina. Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz – his real name – became one of the musical stars of the moment. His song Todo de ti is one of the most played on streaming platforms.

At just 28 years old, the singer, songwriter, dancer and producer began his career in 2014, always haunting various genres such as reggaeton, hip hop, dancehall, Latin trap and also pop. Rauw was born in Palma Sola, a humble neighborhood in northern Puerto Rico in 1993. His father was a guitarist and his mother, a chorus girl. As he told in an interview, since he was a child he had an eclectic musical education. Boleros, rock and hip hop alternated in his house, without forgetting rancheras, merengue and salsa. He grew up with Michael Jackson and revealed that he loved Latin stars: Chayanne, Ricky Martin and… Hail Mary !, David Bisbal. And yet his first vocation was not music.

Raúl wanted to be a footballer. That was his passion in a country devoted to baseball. With this goal in mind, he went to live in the United States, but it could not be. On the other hand, there he also came into contact with R&B and dancehall, and his vocation changed. The first steps were not easy. Before becoming a promising singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer under the stage name Rauw, he had been dedicating himself to music since 2014. It took him six years to publish his first studio album called Aphrodisiac. And he took it out with the support of Rosalía, his current partner, who helped him in the production.

However, after his first Mixtape Punto de equilibrium in 2016, many international artists have sought him out to do work together. His collaborations with Selena Gomez (Baila Conmigo), Anuel AA (Reloj) and Camilo (Tattoo), among others, are now famous, his songs Que le dé, along with Nicky Jam and Fantasías, with Farruko, finished consolidating him as an artist. international.

Rauw Alejandro is nominated for four Premios Juventud and four MTV MIAW awards . And you’re ready to go on a tour of the United States and Spain. The shows at the Coliseo in Puerto Rico, his native country, on October 20, 21 and 22, are already sold out. And if its popularity revalues ​​even more in the coming months there could be more than one date in Argentina, but that will only be known when the tickets go on sale in the next few hours.

It should be noted that his new album Viceversa features songs produced by artists such as Mr. NaisGai, Tainy and Caleb Calloway. The Brazilian star Anitta and the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Lyanno participate in it. In the United States, Rauw reached number one on the Latin Pop Airplay charts, and number three on Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, and Latin Rhythm.

Recently, the artist made the news in the heart magazine when his romance with the singer Rosalia (28) was confirmed. The couple met in Miami, where the Catalan has lived for more than a year and a half, and both played games on their social networks by throwing affectionate messages or showing her wonderful bouquets of red roses received by the Puerto Rican. In August of this year, the first photo arrived together leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles, but in the last hours on the occasion of the Spanish birthday, the relationship was “official” and they were complicit and happy on Instagram.

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