Frank Reyes

Name:  Francisco López Reyes
Date of birth: 1969
Place of birth: Tenares, Boba Arriba, Dominican Republic

Frank Reyes, often going under the epithet “El Princípe de la Bachata”, The Prince of Bachata. Reyes grew up in a village with his family where they dealt with cultivation. He discovered his talent for music in his early years and formed an ensemble with his brothers.

At the age of 12 Frank moved to Santo Domingo where he applied for every kind of job he could get, to make his dream come true; to start up his own business. He met with Juan B. Genáo whose idea was to find talented young people and manage them with the ambition to turn them into famous artists. This became the starting point of a fruitful cooperation as Genáo lended his support to Reyes for him to release his first album (“Tu serás mi reina” 1991). A star was born as he made international fame with his bachata music.

In 2001, Reyes became the “Bachata Artist of the Year”.

Discography:
1991    Tu Serás Mi Reina
1993    Si El Amor Condena, Estoy Condenado
1994    Bachata Con Categoria
1996    El Príncipe
1997    Estelares de Frank Reyes
1998    Regreso Mi Amor Bonito
1998    Vine a decirte adios
1999    Extraño mi pueblo
2000    Amor en silencio
2000    Exitos
2002    Bachata de Gala
2002    Dejame entrar en ti
2004    En Vivo
2004    Cuando se quiere se puede
2005    Frank Reyes: Desde Santo Domingo Live!
2006    Dosis de Amor
2007    Tour 2006
2007    Te Regalo el Mar
2008    Mardita tu amada mia
2009    Dejame entrar en ti
 

by Zsuzsa Melkvi
---
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.