- Eddy Herrera
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Eddy Herrera
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Origin =Dominican Republic
Birth_name = Eddy José Herrera de los Ríos
Born = birth date and age|1964|4|30
Genre =Merengue
Years_active = 1984 – present
Label = J&N Records
URL = [http://www.eddyherrera.com/ www.eddyherrera.com]
Current_members =Eddy Jose Herrera de los Rios, also known as Eddy Herrera, is a merengue singer and winner of more than seven Casandra Awards. Born on
April 30 1964 in theDominican Republic , in the city of Santiago de Los Caballeros.History
He got his start in music at the age of nine, when he began to play the guitar and take classes from a music teacher. Eddy Herrera developed his talent and began to participate in various music contests, among them the Festival of the Voice of Santiago, where he won second place at the age of 15. At 17 he took first prize.
He entered the Pontifical, Catholic University Madre y Maestra to study architecture, but only lasted two and a half years,as he was presented with the opportunity to work in the group of
Wilfrido Vargas and gladly accepted, disregarding his mother's objections.His first international success was titled "El jardinero", which was launched three months after having joined the
Wilfrido Vargas 's musical group. He stayed in that group from 1984 to 1990, when he was launched as a soloist under the label MP Records. Their second album was recorded a year later under the same label; it was titled "Mi more".He later he changed record companies, joining MP J & N Records to launch the album "Amame," from then on, all his records have come under the same label.
Discography
*Independiente (1990)
*Mi more (1991)
*Ámame
*Lluvia de amor
*Los hombres calientes
*Alma gemela
*Me enamoré (2000)
*Atrevido
*Para siempre (2003)
*Amor de locos (2005)External links
* [http://www.eddyherrera.com/ Official Eddy Herrera website]
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