Elvis Crespo

Name at birth:  Elvis Crespo
Date of birth: 30 July 1971
Place of birth: New York City (U.S.)

Elvis Crespo is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy Award winning merengue singer. Although Crespo was born in New York City he grew up in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with his mother. He joined the ensemble Grupo Mania in the mid 90’s, which led him to fame. In 1998 he embarked on his solo career. His debut album, Suavemente, became a tremendous success.

Awards:
1999    Tropical: Album of the Year (Suavemente)
Tropical: Male Artist of the Year
Tropical: Best New Artist
Tropical: Song of the Year (Suavemente)
2000    Tropical: Album of the Year (Pintame)
Tropical: Male Artist of the Year
Tropical: Song of the Year (Pintame)
2001    Merengue: Artist of the Year
People Choice Awards: Tropical Artist of the Year
2003    Merengue: Artist of the Year
2005    Merengue: Artist of the Year
Grammy Awards
1999    Best Merengue Performance (Pintame)
Latin Grammys
2005     Best Merengue Album (Saborealo)


Discography:
1998    Suavemente
1999    Pintame
1999    The Remixes
2000    WOW! Flash
2002    Urbano
2004    Saboréalo
2005    Hora Enamorada
2007    Regresó el Jefe
2008    "Me Gusta Me Gusta” Elvis Crespo: Live in Las Vegas


by Zsuzsa Melkvi
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About the Author: Zsuzsa Melkvi is a salsa dancer and teacher, having competed in Latin-American and Standard dances from 1995-1998. She is also the founder of Baila Cuba (www.bailacuba.hu), a Dance company focused on giving exclusively pure Afro-Cuban workshops in Hungary. Zsuzsa holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Hertfordshire.