Chichi Peralta

Chichi Peralta (July 9, 1966) is a arreglista ,producer,musician and singer from the Dominican Republic.

Biography

Chichi Peralta was born in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. His musical career began at the age of four, when he built his first drum. The first album Peralta released was "Pa' Otro La'o", on which all the tracks were self-edited and produced. In 2000, he released the album "De Vuelta Al Barrio", which won the Best Merengue Album at the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards. In 2005 he released yet another album, "Más que suficiente", which was nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2006 Latin Grammys, and also won many other international prizes. In 2007, Peralta was declared the Dominican Republic's goodwill ambassador. As of 2008, he has begun production on a new album.

Awards

*Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 1998 - Revelación del Año - Género Tropical (Breakthrough Artist of the Year - Tropical Genre)
*Latin Grammy Awards, 2001 - Best Merengue Album ("De Vuelta al Barrio")

Nominations

*Latin Grammy Awards, 2006 - Best Contemporary Tropical Album ("Más que Suficiente")
*Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 2007 - Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year

Discography

*"Pa' Otro La'o" — 1998
*"De Vuelta al Barrio" — 2000
*"Más Que Suficiente" — 2005

References

* [http://www.grammy.com/Latin/7_latin/ 2006 Latin Grammy Nominees and Winners] (in Spanish, English and Portuguese)
* [http://www.chichiperalta.com.do/ Official website] (in Spanish and English)
*Vene Music. [http://hispanicprwire.com/news.php?cha=5&id=4490&l=inid%3D5043/ "El maestro de la fusión en Venevision International; Press Release, July 18, 2005. Accessed April 30, 2008.