[1][2] Monchy (real name Ramón Rijo, born 19 September 1977 in La Romana) first performed in a group in the Dominican Republic, which earned him a place in the recording of the Bachatazos series of releases.
Alexandra (full name Alexandra Cabrera de la Cruz, born 19 October 1978 in Santo Domingo) was attending a university in 1998, but her studies were put on hold when the opportunity arose to audition for arranger/producer Martires De Leon and executive producer Victor Reyes, who were looking for someone to pair with Monchy.
[1] They were the first bachata act to perform on the show Sabado Gigante in April 2001, after their single "Hoja En Blanco" began to finally climb the Billboard charts in the US.
[2] Cabrera credited their success in part to their early singles' roots in the vallenato genre, noting that vallenato lyrics traditionally are "sweeter [and] more romantic" in contrast to the traditionally bitter lyrics favored in the male-dominated bachata scene.
[1] The album's lead single "Te Quiero Igual Que Ayer" was written by the same composer, Wilfran Castillo, that penned "Hoja En Blanco".
It also featured the single Dos Locos, which was added as a sound track for GTA Online: The Contract (2021), in the fictional radio station Motomami Los Santos.
In addition, it also included 3 new songs which were "Te Regalo", "Corazón Prendido", and "No Es Una Novela", which was released as the main single for the album.
[5] Also in 2006 were included in the songs "Dame una Noche" with Dominican rapper Don Miguelo for his album Contra El Tiempo, and "La Otra" with merengue rap group Ilegales for the group's album La Republica.
On May 20, 2008, they released their second live album and concert film En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes.
In the same year, she started her first collaborations as a solo singer with artists like Jandy Feliz and Daniel Monción.
She then went on to release more singles like "A Dormir Juntitos" featuring Eddy Herrera, "Y Aquí Estoy" which is a cover of an Ana Gabriel song, "Ángeles Desnudos", "El Teléfono", among others.
In 2019, the duo reunited to collaborate on a track "Años Luz" with Romeo Santos for his fourth studio album, Utopía.
This is due to the fact Monchy had sign a contract that terminated his contractual relationship with J&N and prohibit him from ever working with Alexandra as per J&N demands.
On September 21, 2019, the duo performed the song with Santos as part of his Utopía concert at MetLife Stadium.
In the same year, J&N release their third compilation and greatest hits album Dos Locos, named after their single from 2002.
She has collaborated with more artists like Chiko Swagg, Gustavo Enrique, Daniel Santacruz, Henry Santos, among others.
Monchy & Alexandra are considered the greatest duo in the history of bachata, a genre in which is mostly dominated by solo artists.
Hits like "Hoja En Blanco", "Te Quiero Igual Que Ayer", "Perdidos", "No Es Una Novela", among others, helped with the expansion of bachata by giving it a different vibe to the genre.
^ a: The press release actually said in Spanish, "La decisión fue de Alexandra, los motivos no los conozco todavía, ya que al momento de informarme sobre esto no me explicó las razones y sucedió mientras realizábamos la gira europea específicamente en Milán, Italia".