Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura.

[5] Romeo was exposed to Latin genres of music including salsa, merengue, and bachata, listening to it at a young age because of his parents' love for it.

In 1995 they met a man by the name of Elvin Polanco who would eventually manage and help them record their first album titled Trampa de Amor (1996).

Aventura released their debut album in 1999 titled Generation Next with the hopes of bringing bachata into the mainstream from its traditional base and fuse it with hip hop and R&B.

Aventura released three more studio albums and three live albums in a decade, spawning many top 10 internationally famous hits like "Hermanita", "Ella y Yo" featuring Don Omar which elevated the group's success in 2005, "Un Beso", "Los Infieles", "El Perdedor", "Por un Segundo", "Dile al Amor", and many others.

[7] In April 2011, after his success as a songwriter and lead singer for Aventura, Romeo announced he was leaving the band to pursue a solo career.

The album featured collaborations with Usher, La Mala Rodríguez, Mario Domm from the trio Camila, Tomatito, Lil Wayne and George Lopez.

It also featured bachata legends Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, Luis Vargas, and Raulin Rodriguez as they united for the song "Debate de 4".

The tour featured artists like Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, Luis Vargas, Wisin & Yandel, P. Diddy, and Usher.

In December 2012, he sold out twice in a row at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on the 15th and 22nd of that month.

He started the 2013 portion of the tour with two nights at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the 14th and 15th of that month.

It featured collaborations with Drake, Nicki Minaj, Marc Anthony, Carlos Santana, Tego Calderón, and Kevin Hart.

[19] On December 1, 2015, it was announce that Aventura would reunite to have a series of concerts for the whole month of February 2016 at the United Palace Theater in New York City.

It featured American actress Génesis Rodríguez, who voiced Honey Lemon in Disney's 2014 film Big Hero 6.

It featured collaborations with Swizz Beatz, Juan Luis Guerra, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Daddy Yankee, Julio Iglesias, and Jessie Reyez.

The tour would end in February 2019 with two nights at San Juan, Puerto Rico's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on the 8th and 9th of that month.

El Chaval de la Bachata, Frank Reyes, Raulin Rodriguez, Elvis Martinez, Kiko Rodriguez, Teodoro Reyes, Joe Veras, Zacarias Ferreira, Luis Vargas, Monchy & Alexandra, and Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos all participated in the album to show that unification within bachata is possible.

The duet version was supposedly planned to be part of Santos' fourth studio album, but was not added to it, thus being released as separate single a year later.

They ended the tour with two nights at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on December 18, and 19, of 2021.

The album featured collaborations with Justin Timberlake, Rosalía, bachata veteran Luis Miguel Del Amargue, Christian Nodal, Chris Lebron, Lapiz Conciente, and Katt Williams.

It also featured merengue legends Fernando Villalona, Rubby Pérez, Toño Rosario, and Ramon Orlando as they united for the song "15,500 Noches" ("15,500 Nights").

Santos included his manager Johnny Marines, requinto guitarist ChiChi, and producer MateTraxx for a skit which featured a special character.

[28] In May 2023, Romeo would once again make history in San Juan, Puerto Rico as he performed 2 nights at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on the 20th, and 21st of that month.

[34] On June 25, 2021, Romeo Santos: Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium was released as a PPV event, based on the September 2019 concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Romeo Santos was inspired by many exponents of music to compose his songs, artists he has admitted having influence of or admiring them includes Shakira, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Héctor Lavoe, Camilo Sesto, Rocío Dúrcal, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Juan Gabriel, José José, Manuel Alejandro, Julio Iglesias, Fania All-Stars and particularly within his genre are artists like Anthony Santos, Juan Luis Guerra, Luis Vargas, Raulín Rodríguez, and Frank Reyes.

[46] Romeo Santos made his Hollywood debut in the film Furious 7, released April 2015, alongside Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Paul Walker.

Romeo, along with the other members of Aventura, are considered the main reason why bachata is recognized worldwide and made it more appealing to younger audiences, with their 2002 single Obsesión launching their careers.

His collaborations with Usher and Drake led to the songs Promise and Odio, both of them being certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Santos continued to break records by selling out Madison Square Garden 3 nights in a row in February of both 2011 and 2018, and Chile's Movistar Arena in March 2023.

His historic collaborations in Utopía brought unity into bachata and introduced to a bigger international audience the pioneers that made the genre what it is today.