Daniel Santacruz

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Daniel Santacruz (born November 23, 1976 in New Jersey ) is a Dominican singer and composer .

The son of a Cuban father and a Dominican mother, was born in New Jersey but grew up in the Dominican Republic. He has been interested in music since his early youth and, as a self-taught composer, was influenced by musicians such as Wilfrido Vargas , Juan Luis Guerra and Luis Miguel . In 1997 he joined the group Rikarena .

His first solo album Por un beso was released in 2003 and earned him a nomination for the Premio Lo nuestro as artistic discovery of the year. For the song Perdidos , which he composed for the duo Monchy y Alexandra , he received ASCAP prizes in 2005 and 2006 . The song also won a Billboard Award for Best Tropical Song in 2005 and was recorded by José Feliciano and Milly Quezada in 2008 for the Grammy- winning album Señor Bachata .

Monchy y Alexandra also recorded his song No es una novela in 2006 , which reached top positions in the US and Latin American charts and received a Premio Lo Nuestro in addition to another ASCAP award. The Mexican group REIK made Santacruz's composition Me duele amarte one of the most popular hits in the US and Latin America in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, Santacruz released his second album, Radio Rompecorazones , which was extremely successful in the US, Dominican Republic and Europe Adonde Va El Amor? . Santacruz has been nominated for a Latin Grammy several times.

In addition to Monchy y Alexandra , Milly Quezada and José Feliciano, Santacruz has also composed titles for musicians such as Frank Reyes , Wason Brazobón , Eddy Herrera , Domenic Marte and Tito Rojas . In 2014 his studio album Lo Dice La Gente was released with the Kizomba Lento , which also became popular in European countries such as Portugal and Switzerland.

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SURNAME Santacruz, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dominican singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH New Jersey