Bengie

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Bengie , real name Benjamin Luís Zamot , (born April 11, 1986 in Arecibo , Puerto Rico ) is a Christian R&B and reggaeton artist.

Life

Benjamin was adopted when he was eight years old; He did not yet know his parents. He grew up in New Orleans . Since his adoptive parents were very religious, Bengie was also brought up in a Christian way. When he heard about his uncle living in Brazil at the age of 13, he went to Brazil to look for his uncle. But before he could tell Benjamin anything about his parents, his uncle died. Bengie wrote a song on it called Llueve La Sangre (Eng. It's raining blood ). Many Christian-oriented record companies became aware of Bengie, including Funky & Vico C . The label only wanted the lyrics, but Bengie also wanted success as a singer. He turned down the offer as a songwriter and opened his own label Bengierecods at the age of 16 . The single became a hit in the Latin area and the following album Un Rapero Diferente ( Eng . A slightly different rapper ) also. After that he had no further success for the time being, and he slipped into the barrios of Puerto Rico , where he moved after his first single. In 2004, Manny Montes rediscovered Bengie for his United Kingdom project, which was looking for young Christian talent. At the concert in Arecibo, he sang the song Llueve La Sangre and also found his birth parents, who still lived in Arecibo. In 2006, after Bengierecods went bankrupt in 2003, he founded a new label under the name Bengiestudio .

Music genre

All the songs on Bengie's debut album can be assigned to the genre of reggaeton , you could also hear a lot of electrical strings which is rather untypical for Christian reggaeton, but the album had great success in Latin America. Benjamin's style changed over time when his third studio album was released, it was now classic newfangled reggaeton that you heard on the long player. Since 2008 Bengie has been working a lot with melodic singing, he is developing more and more into an R&B artist with unmistakable vocals.

Achievements & Awards

  • Bengie received a Latin Grammy Award in 2002 for "Best Debut Album" so Bengie was the youngest winner of a Latin Grammy Award, in 2008 the 8-year-old Miguelito also won an award for "Best Debut Album" and is thus the Youngest Grammy winner.
  • After Daddy Yankee had been voted model of the year in Puerto Rico since 2004 , Bengie won this title in 2009, a year later his discoverer Manny Montes won the title, and in 2011 Daddy Yankee was again model of the year.
    Bengie (r.) With explorer Manny Montes (2004)
  • In his hometown of Arecibo there is a street called calle de el mensajero benjamin zamot ( eng : street of the messenger benjamin zamot).
  • In 2009 he won the Latin Grammy for Best Video with his label colleague Ivan 2Filoz

Discography

Studio albums

  • Cristo es la Solución (2003)
  • Un Rapero Diferente (2002)
  • One ID (2005)
  • Profetizando Sobre Huesos Secos (2006)
  • Cueste Lo que Cueste (2008)
  • Encontré El Amor (2008)
  • Bienaventurados (2009)
  • Real (2011)
  • De Otra Forma (2012)
  • Representando Al Mejor De Los Mejores (2012)

Live albums

  • Bengie: En Vivo! (2005)
  • Profetizando Sobre Huesos Secros Live! (2007)
  • Cupid Y Más Live! (2009)

Prestige albums

  • Two ID (2005)

Singles

  • Llueve La Sangre (2002)
  • Yo Soy Cristiano (2002)
  • Es Tiempo Ft. Manny Montes (2004)
  • Tu Nina (2005)
  • Necesitamos Un Cambio Ft. Manny Montes & King Hamburg (2005)
  • Pronto Llegaré (2005)
  • Cai (2006)
  • El Amor De Un Padre (2006)
  • Mi Vida Eres Tu (2007)
  • Cuanto Quisiera (2008)
  • Ellas Se Lucen Ft. Erick Daulet (2008)
  • Zapatito Roto Ft. Mickey Medina (2009)
  • Bienaventurado (2009)
  • Vivimos Guerreando (2010)
  • Real (2011)

Videos

  • Llueve La Sangre (2002)
  • Yo Soy Cristiano (2002)
  • Es Tiempo Live (2004) F / Manny Montes
  • Llueve La Sangre Live (2004) F / Manny Montes
  • Tu Niña (2005)
  • Cai Live (2006)
  • El Amor De Un Padre (2006)
  • Que Susto / Domingo Mas Ná Live (2007) F / Santito
  • Cuanto Quisiera (2008)
  • Una Dama (2008) F / Mickey Medina
  • Tumba Este Templo (2009) F / Ivan 2 Filoz
  • Arca De Noe (2009)
  • Vivimos Guerreando (2010)
  • Mi Primer Amor (2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Bengie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zamot, Benjamin Luís (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican reggaeton and R&B musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Arecibo , Puerto Rico