Cara De Niño - Album

Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez Was Born On July 31 1973. Jerry Is Originally From Humacao Puerto Rico But He Grew Up In Levittown Near Toa Baja On The Central Northern Coast Of The Beautiful Island Of Puerto Rico. Siblings Include Saned Edwin Ito And José Who All Have Careers In Salsa One Of His Brothers Was With Puerto Rican Power . In An Interview With Maria Conchita Alonso For "Al Día Con Maria Conchita" Jerry Talks About How Sure His Father Was That He Would Succeed. His Parents Also Musicians Inspired Him To Become A Musician And As A Child He Would Often Accompany His Mother Dominga A Singer And Father Edwin A Guitarist And Director Of Los Barones Trio During Their Shows. His Favorite Singers Are Eddie Santiago Lalo Rodriguez And In Particular Frankie Ruiz. In 1986 When He Was 13 Years Old He Accompanied His Father Who Was Performing At A Hotel In Isla Verde San Juan. Ruiz Who Was A Guest At The Hotel Appeared And Sang A Couple Of Songs With Them And Had His Picture Taken Alongside Rivera. In 2003 This Picture Was Used By Rivera To Make The Album Cover For His Tribute Canto A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz 'I Sing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz' Who Had Died In 1998. In 1988 Tommy Olivencia Heard Rivera Sing Alongside His Father And Recommended That He Sing Solo. When Jerry Was 14 His Father Made A Demo And Presented It To The CBS Music Department. They Signed Rivera. With His First Album Empezando A Vivir Jerry Rivera Earned The Title "El Bebé De La Salsa" The Salsa Baby . This Project Generated The Hit De La Cabeza A Los Pies Loosely Translates To "From Head To Toes" . His Second Album Abriendo Puertas 'Opening Doors' Produced The Hit Songs Esa Niña 'That Girl' Dime 'Tell Me' And Como Un Milagro 'Like A Miracle' Became Number One Hits First In Puerto Rico Then Among The Hispanic Populations In The United States And Finally Across Latin America. His Third Album Cuenta Conmigo 'Count On Me' Won Three Platinum Record Awards In The United States Puerto Rico Venezuela And Colombia. It Became The Most-Sold Salsa Album In History A Record Previously Held By Willie Colon 1 And Held The Number-One Spot In The Latin American Billboards For Three Consecutive Months. Its Hit Songs Included The Cuenta Conmigo Me Estoy Enamorado 'I Am In Love' And Casi Un Hechizo. The Number One Hit For The Album Was Amores Como El Nuestro Loves Like Ours Which Is Considered To Be The Best Song By Rivera. Rivera Was Awarded Two Premio Lo Nuestro Awards For "Singer Of The Year" And "Album Of The Year" And Sony Records Presented Him With Three Crystal Awards. The Introduction Of Amores Como El Nuestro Was Sampled By Haitian-Rapper Wyclef Jean In His 2004 Song "Dance Like This" From The Soundtrack Of Dirty Dancing Havana Nights Which Would Later Become The Worldwide Number-One 2006 Hit "Hips Don't Lie" By Colombian-Singer Shakira And Wyclef Too. In 1993 He Released Cara De Niño 'Baby Face' With Que Hay De Malo 'That There Of Bad' And Cara De Niño As Hits. In 1994 As His Popularity Was Rising He Released His First Compilation Album Lo Nuevo Y Lo Mejor The New And The Best And Contained The Single Hit Me Estoy Enloqueciendo Por Ti. In 1996 Rivera Released "Fresco" And Una Y Mil Veces One Thousand And One Tries Became Another Hit For Rivera. In 1999 Rivera Recorded De Otra Manera 'Another Way' Which Featured The Bolero Ese. Jerry Sang The Song With His Father At The Roberto Clemente Coliseum In San Juan. In 2000 Rivera Recorded Para Siempre 'Forever' And The Hits Were Amor De Novela Navegándote And Puerta Abierta. This Was His Album On Sony Latin Records. He Has Performed In Venezuela Colombia Honduras Panama The United States Spain And Japan. In 2001 He Released His Self-Titled Album Jerry Rivera Which Would Include Ballad Songs For The First Time In His Salsa Career And Quiero I Want Would Be The Only Hit. The Year After He Recorded Vuela Muy Alto She Flies High Which Brought Him A New Fanbase All Over Latin-America And The U.S. With The Title Track Hit The Top Spot And The Top 10 In Many Charts. The Following Year He Released Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz 'Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz' A Tribute Album To One Of His Idol Frankie Ruiz. The Album Ganer Him A Latin Grammy Nominatation And His Hit Was Ruiz's Mi Libertad Featuring Voltio. Rivera Played A Small Role In The Movie I Like It Like That And Will Appear As Himself In A Latin American Soap Opera Titled Mi Destino Eres Tu 'You Are My Destiny' Slated To Air On Univision In The US During On November 2005. Rivera Has Also Appeared In Various Banco Popular De Puerto Rico Productions Including Al Compas De Un Sentimiento Dedicated To The Late Puerto Rican Composer Pedro Flores And Con La Musica Por Dentro. Amores Como El Nuestro And Magia Is Another Of His Hit Songs. Discography
Empezando A Vivir Beginning To Live 1989 Abriendo Puertas Opening Doors 1991 Cuenta Conmigo Count On Me 1992 Cara De Niño Baby Face 1993 Jerry Rivera Lo Nuevo Y Lo Mejor Jerry Rivera The New And The Best Magia Magic 1995 Fresco Album Fresh 1996 Ya No Soy El Niño Aquel I'm Not That Child Anymore 1997 De Otra Manera In Other Words 1998 Oro Salsero Salsa Gold 2000 Historia 1 History 1 2000 Para Siempre Forever 2000 Jerry Rivera Rivera 2001 No Me Olvidaras You Won't Forget Me 2001 Vuela Muy Alto Fly Very High 2002 Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz 2003 Ay Mi Vida Oh My Life 2005 20 Exitos Originales 20 Originals 2007 Official Website
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