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Presenting Puerto Rican Salsa Vocalist Jerry Rivera

By Octavio Mercas


Jerry Rivera, Latin vocalist and well regarded as Latin Grammy and Grammy awards nominee for his tracks was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1973 putting him slightly previous to Puerto Rican Reggaeton artists just like Don Omar, Daddy Yankee and Tito el Bambino. Humacao, Puerto Rico is not among the list of urban centers adjacent to San Juan however is a bit more eastern and south of San Juan. A couple of other recognized Puerto Rican celebrities likewise originated from Humacao, Puerto Rico. One has been actually delivered in Santurce, Puerto Rico and relocated as a young child to Humacao and his name is Carlos Ponce born a year previous to Rivera in 1972. He is a musician, composer and acting professional. The other is Adamari Lopez, actor born in 1971.

Early Musical Family Years

Different from the other Latin Pop performers right from Puerto Rico that were raised in Puerto Rico Jerry Rivera wasn't only has been curious about the early music artists but his mom and dad Edwin played out the guitar and Dominga sang. He most likely heard Tito Rojas who has been born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1955 and has been a salsa singing legend for many years. Furthermore Jerry family members incorporated Edwin Rivera and his sister Saned were recording personalities. His brothers Jose and Ito were competent instrumental performers. So with regard to his entire younger years he existed with the impact of music. In 1986 he appeared together with his idol Frankie Ruiz in a photograph that he subsequently applied to an album cover.

His Music Life

He used to go with his mom and dad to their shows as a youngster. His overall musical family stimulated his very own life into music. His album released in 2003 devoted to Canto a mi idolo Frankie Ruiz contained that picture taken in a hotel where Jerry Ruiz was performing on the cover. Jerry Ruiz was born in New York in 1958 however traveled to Puerto Rico in 1976. In 1986 he came across Jerry Rivera. He dies an early death from drug abuse and in the end AIDS. Still he influenced Jerry in lots of ways.

An Early Singing Career

He first was heard by CBS in 1986. He was born Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez but uses Jerry Rivera as his artist name. His father made the demo that he then sent to CBS and CBS signed him on. After he released his first album Empezando a Vivir with Sony Studios in 1986 he picked up the nickname El Bebe de la Salsa loosely translated as the salsa baby but he is no longer referred to by that nickname as he has made a career of singing Latin salsa. This first album Empezando a Vivir contained the hit single song De La Cabeza A Los Pies. The Next Albums And Going Platinum His second album Abriendo Puertas contained not one but four hits that all went to number one in Puerto Rico, then with Hispanic listeners in the US and onto the rest of Latin America. His third album Cuenta Conmigo won three Platinum records Awards in Puerto Rico, US, Columbia and Venezuela.




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