Fernando Villalona

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Fernando Villalona, ​​2010

Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora (born May 7, 1955 in San Fernando de Monte Cristi ) is a Dominican merengue singer.

Villalone grew up in Loma de Cabrera, where he also received his vocal training. In 1970 he took part in the Festival de La Voz in the Teatro de Bellas Artes of Santo Domingo as a representative of his city and won first prize. He then recorded some tracks with Rafael Solano and made his first major appearances as a member of Sergio Vargas' band Los Hijos del Rey . Since the 1980s he became known as the leader of his own band called El Mayimbe . He recorded more than twenty of his own albums.

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