Toño Rosario

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Toño Rosario (born November 3, 1955 , Dominican Republic ), actually Máximo Antonio del Rosario, also known as El Cuco, El Kukito, El Rey Del Merengue, El Rompe Puerta or El King Kong Del Merengue is a well-known merengue musician, composer, songwriter and producer. Toño Rosario is one of the most successful tropical merengue artists of all time. It won the Grammy five times and sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

Toño Rosario during an autograph session
Toño Rosario in Kaskada Park

Career

Toño Rosario has a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother and founded the Los Hermanos Rosario group with his brothers in 1978 . In 1990 he left the group and began a solo career. He made his debut appearance on April 14, 1990 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico . He became the most popular merengue musician and his record sales reached diamond status. His music was also very successful in the USA . His song "Alegria" was played at the home games of the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit , when baseball player Omar Infante came into play. Toño Rosario was one of the first Merenguekünstlern that a sold-out event at Madison Square Garden of New York City reached.

Discography

  • Atado a Tí (1991)
  • Toño Rosario y Más (1991)
  • Retorno a las Raíces (1992)
  • Amor Jollao (1993)
  • Me Olvide de Vivir (1994)
  • Quiero Volver a Empezar (1995)
  • Seguiré (1997)
  • Exclusive (1998)
  • La Alegría del Merengue (1999)
  • La Magia del Cuco (1999)
  • Yo Soy Toño (2000)
  • Toño en America (2002)
  • Resistiré (2004)
  • En Vivo ... El Original (2006)
  • A Tu Gusto (2007)
  • Don't Worry Be Happy: The Best of Toño Rosario (2009)

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Notes and individual references

  1. ^ Spanish Toño - short form of Antonio
  2. ^ Spanish. The cuckoo
  3. ↑ span. The little cuckoo
  4. ^ Spanish. The King of Merengue
  5. ↑ span. The door opener
  6. ^ Spanish. The King Kong of the Merengue
  7. ↑ http://www.latinconcerts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60:tu-cuquito&catid=36:farandula&Itemid=56&lang=pt
personal data
SURNAME Rosario, Toño
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Antonio, Máximo (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dominican merengue musician, composer, songwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd November 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Dominican Republic