Austin Santos Santos ( New York , 23 of December of 1985 ), known as Archangel, is an American singer of reggaeton latino.
Summary
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- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Childhood
- 2 Adolescence
- 3 Artistic career
- 2 Discography
- 3 Sources
Biographical synthesis
Childhood
Born in New York in the heart of the stanSpanish Harlem]] on 23 December of the 1985 . From the womb of his mother, Austin got used to music since his mother kept singing until she was seven months pregnant in the merenguero feminine group the girls of New York. Finding herself alone and with a child in hand, she decides to return to Puerto Rico to lead her new family life with her son Austin. Like many, Austin grew up in a humble, low-income home in the Sierra Linda area, but he was never short of the essentials. With a talented and clear mother with a musical spirit, Austin always identified with the artistic life and his tuning for singing, imitating Roby Drako Rosa from a very young ageand the late Tupac , an interesting combination that is later projected into his singing style.
Adolescence
Over time, he became rebellious like many teenagers, appreciating him and finding a family on the street, but he always stayed in the school which he graduated and finished completely. It is at this stage that you really make the decision to be a singer. Knowing how hard it is to choose this lifestyle since his mother lived it, Austin decides to follow his convictions and begins to write and focuses on becoming a musical marvel. With great admiration for Tempo, his lyrics adjusted to their times, creating friendships and alliances to record. In a studio in Santurce (Puerto Rico) he proposes to record his first production, at that time after the product was finished, due to things that he could not control, that production was pirated.
Artistic career
This step helped the public to lend their ear to the Archangel of reggeton. Little by little he expanded his connections, along the way he found and established a friendship with another young aspiring artist from the ghetto , what they do not know is that although they aspired to separate careers, destiny unites them in a special way. Arcángel was extremely focused on his work and collaborated in studies such as Echo , Nelly and others. Echo recognizing the great talent of this artist decides to put a theme for the production ” Los Bandoleros ” by the well-known artist Don Omar .
This issue el callejón caught the attention of many producers, one of them was Naldo , who was in the process of producing a production of new talents sponsored by renowned artists. The chosen theme was a duet where 2 friends shared a theme and it was the one that launched them as Arcángel and De la Guetto in the production Sangre Nueva. The artist who sponsored them was Zion from the old duo Zion and Lenox , he was in a new stage as an entrepreneur opening his own label. Zion was so impressed with the charisma of these young people that he decided to sign them both individually. In this way the “Arcángel” of reggeatón. He gets his first record deal. The reality is that this young manartist has been in the first 5 places of the radio for the last 8 months releasing more than just commercial hits that took this duo to another level. It is with great appreciation for De la Guetto that his initial intention was diverted, which was to build his career as a solo artist. This decision upset many people and even put him in the position of reorganizing his priorities and administration, for this reason it led to his label and his old management in order to have control of the course of his artistic career. There are many things you can expect from Archangel. More than a charismatic human being artist, with a unique personality. Today even more mature than in his beginnings, a new father and with a different perspective on life. Arcángel the musical marvel of reggaeton and urban movement, from here to the world.
Discography
- 2010: Coup d’état.
- 2010: Optimus.
- 2010: The problem child.
- 2009: The metallic ones.
- 2008: The phenomenon.
- 2008: The wonder.
- 2007: The new king.
- 2007: The new threats.
- 2007: The diary of a dreamer.
- 2006: old clothes
