Cherito

José Bienvenido Jiménez Sosa (born August 23, 1968 in New York City - July 24, 2019 ), known as Cherito , was a Dominican singer, songwriter, arranger and composer.

Cherito was a lead singer, composer and arranger with The New York Band from 1988 to 1995 . With 2.5 million albums sold, the band was one of the most successful Latin American bands in the United States, performing in Madison Square Garden in New York, Festival Calle 8 in Miami, Plaza de Toros in Madrid and Anfiteatro Altos de Chavón in La Romana had. Cherito wrote songs like Si tú no estás , Nadie como tú , Dancing mood and Dame vida for the group .

In 1995 he released his first solo album under the name Chery X , which was successful in the USA and South America with titles such as Que Tentaxión (by Braulio Gracía ) and Así es ella . In 1998 he retired from the stage and worked as a composer, arranger and producer for musicians such as Celia Cruz , Wilfrido Vargas and Olga Tañón . At the same time he promoted young talents such as Jimmy Bauer , Rubén Ariel and Alexa Velez , worked with the producer Sergio George and was the exclusive composer of the Warner Music Group .

In 2007 he went to the Dominican Republic with a merengue project under the title Cherito , but could no longer build on the great successes of the 1980s and 1990s. Cherito died of a heart attack in his sleep on the night of July 24, 2019.

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SURNAME	Cherito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jiménez, Cherito; Jiménez Sosa, José Bienvenido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dominican singer, songwriter, arranger and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	23rd August 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	July 24, 2019